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India to be ‘third largest SVOD market’ by end of 2020
India will have the third most SVOD subscribers in any country worldwide by the end…
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Discovery’s Dplay to launch in MENA via Starzplay
Factual giant Discovery and streaming service Starzplay have signed a deal to bring the former’s…
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NENT Group’s ‘profitable growth at risk’ as Coronavirus hits
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has said the spread of Coronavirus is “having an adverse…
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Coronavirus hits more events as European producers call for support
Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the international TV industry with shows and events cancelled…
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Exclusive: ProSieben pulls out of Red Arrow Studios sale amid ‘Coronavirus crisis’
German media giant ProSiebenSat.1 has pulled the potential sale of production and distribution arm Red…
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Germany, UK are ‘biggest’ European markets for SVOD, says research
Germany and the UK have emerged as the biggest European markets in terms of SVOD…
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Vaudeville Sound expands operations in Canada
International post-production company Vaudeville Sound has expanded its operations with the launch of a new…
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Smithsonian Channel preps Bayou short-form series
ViacomCBS-owned Smithsonian Channel is marking the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with a new digital…
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LA Screenings cancelled as Coronavirus hits production on numerous shows
The spread of Coronavirus has forced the cancellation of LA Screenings, the annual US-based sales…
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Essential Media’s Greg Quail & Jesse Fawcett buy prodco back from Kew Media
The CEO and North American president at Australia and LA-based production group Essential Media Group…
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‘Inside The Ambulance’ prodco Brown Bob expands with new US office
UK-based Brown Bob Productions has launched its first US office and appointed a former NBCUniversal…
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Nine Entertainment, Discovery explore new channel launch in Oz
Australian media giant Nine Entertainment is reportedly in talks to launch a new network in…
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Pandemic series ‘Contagion’ sold to European, Asian broadcasters
UK production house Rare TV’s medical documentary Contagion has been picked up for re-broadcast in…
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TBI Factual: Dialing up diversity in a new decade
As part of our focus on delivering more incisive commentary on the global content business,…
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Kew Media Group’s BGM acquired by Quebec’s Datsit Sphere
Quebec-based producer and distributor Datsit Sphere has acquired factual and kids production company BGM (formerly…
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Mark Wahlberg docuseries ordered at HBO Max
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max has ordered a new eight-part documentary series fronted by US movie star…
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Deals round-up: TLC preps UK cookery special; ‘Watch!’ lands in Poland & Finland; eOne sells big in Russia
Reality stars dish up and dish out for TLC special TLC UK has commissioned a…
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Factual round-up: TVF tackles Coronavirus; Reelz marks VIS UK first; Red Arrow, Blue Ant add to slate
TVF working on Coronavirus specials UK-based independent distributor TVF International is working on two investigative…
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Znak & Co pushes podcasts with new division and Coex Studios deal
Znak & Co, the LA and London-based producer behind Netflix’s I Am A Killer and…
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BBC Studios makes latest distribution shift with Maggy Chan promotion
BBC Studios (BBCS) has upped Maggy Chan to the newly created role of MD for…
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ViacomCBS restructures down under as Network Ten CEO Paul Anderson resigns
ViacomCBS is introducing a new management structure across its businesses in Australia and New Zealand,…
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Series Mania cancelled as Coronavirus impact continues
French drama festival Series Mania has become the latest TV event to be cancelled as…
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Cineflix hires J.C. Mills to head production, Charles Tremayne to launch prodco
Cineflix Media has appointed J.C. Mills to oversee its production division, with incumbent Charles Tremayne…
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Disney hires Google, BBC Studios alum to head finance, strategy & ops at streaming division
Discovery has hired Google and former BBC Worldwide exec Neil Chugani as chief financial officer…
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Channel 4 hunts for current affairs chief as Dorothy Byrne steps down
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is on the look-out for a new head of news and…
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TBI names Mark Layton as deputy editor
Television Business International (TBI) has appointed Mark Layton as deputy editor. Layton has spent the…
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Exclusive: Insight TV, Vice Studios link up for docuseries about Prince Harry’s Invictus Games
Insight TV’s production arm has linked up with Vice Studios to co-produce a three-part documentary…
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Latin American pay TV market hit by economic stagnation, recession
Economic stagnation and recession across Latin America has heavily impacted the region’s pay TV markets,…
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Movistar strikes exclusive distribution deal for Disney+ in Spain
Disney has signed an exclusive deal with Telefónica for its Movistar service to distribute Disney+…
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SXSW, Cabsat become latest events hit by Coronavirus, as France expands ‘gathering’ ban
Coronavirus has forced the cancellation of more industry events including Austin-based SXSW and Cabsat in…