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BBC’s iPlayer heads to Sky as part of content, tech deal
The BBC in the UK has struck a deal that covers content and technology with…
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Zig Zag appoints Ronnie Krensel to head up US operation
UK-based Zig Zag Productions has appointed executive producer and showrunner Ronnie Krensel to lead its…
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News round-up: BBC extends ‘Mallorca Files’; Beta, ZDF JV preps drama duo; ‘Dance Revolution’ lands in Poland
BBC returns to Mallorca Files The BBC has extended its big budget daytime drama The…
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Exclusive: Sony, All3 eye Red Arrow Studios as sales process heats up
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and All3Media are understood to be among leading suitors for Red…
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Banijay merges Italian prodcos DryMedia and Magnolia into single entity
Banijay Group is merging its Italian production businesses DryMedia and Magnolia into a single entity….
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News round up: SBS buys Silverlining doc; BBC extends ‘Gone Fishing’; Hulu adds ‘Hardy Boys’
SBS visits Silverlining’s Mega Resort Australian broadcaster SBS has picked up a 90-minute special from…
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Amazon follows tennis star Andy Murray’s road to recovery in feature doc
Amazon Prime Video is readying the roll-out of a feature doc on tennis player Andy…
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Red Arrow Studios fuels ProSiebenSat.1 revenues as advertising declines
Red Arrow Studios’ revenues have soared by almost a quarter over the last three months,…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix’s ‘Pure’ soars in Europe; Off the Fence finds ‘Love After Lockup’
Cineflix enjoys ‘Pure’ success in Europe Cineflix Rights has struck a raft of deals with…
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Citizen Pictures poaches Dorsey exec for development
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives producer Citizen Pictures has appointed Dorsey Pictures exec Katie Alvord to…
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Amazon takes ITV’s ‘Love Island’ to France, orders drama from ‘Narcos’ prodco
Amazon Prime has unveiled four new French shows including a local reboot of ITV reality…
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Fred Media appoints former TCB, Cineflix exec for pre-sales and acquisitions
Australian distributor Fred Media has appointed former TCB Media MD Kate Lewellyn-Jones as a strategic…
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Endemol Shine closes China office, William Tan to depart
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) is closing its office in China following a review of the…
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Channel 4 preps doc on Boeing 737 Max disaster from Arrow
Channel 4 has commissioned Arrow Media for a doc on the Boeing 737 Max disaster….
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Ample Entertainment names creative director, adds exec producer
LA-based producer Ample Entertainment has promoted Sam Lang to become its creative director and appointed…
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Deals round-up: Kew takes Dan Reed’s ‘Superbug’; Sundance Now bags Banijay dramas; TCB deals down under
Kew claims Dan Reed’s Superbug Kew Media Distribution has secured international rights to forthcoming documentary…
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Animal rights group PETA hits out against Discovery’s ‘Man vs. Bear’ competition
Animal rights group PETA is hitting out against Discovery’s forthcoming Man vs. Bear in the…
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UK parliament calls for high-end tax relief reform, terms of trade review
The UK’s high-end tax relief for drama should be reformed and producers’ Terms of Trade…
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Julie Bristow steps down at Kew Media-owned Bristow Global Media
Julie Bristow, president and CEO of Bristow Global Media (BGM), is leaving the Kew Media…
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Exclusive: RMC Découverte expands ‘Record-Breaking’ series with Pernel
RMC Découverte in France has ordered a factual documentary that explores some of the most…
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Vice Media names Studios president, COO as Refinery29 co-founders step down
Vice Media has appointed a president for its Studios division and promoted one of its…
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News round-up: Prosieben, SBS get ‘Blinded’ by All3; FilmRise renews ‘Forensic Files’ deal; FX extends ‘Mayans MC’
ProSieben, SBS first to get Blinded from All3 Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 and SBS in Australia are…
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Propagate secures global sales rights to Showtime factual package
A+E Networks-backed producer and distributor Propagate has struck a deal to sell an array of…
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BBC Studios, Oxford Scientific Films, EOS explore China with CITVC co-production
China International Television Corporation (CITVC) is working with BBC Studios, EOS Films and ITV Studios-backed…
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Antenna Group extends far-reaching joint venture with Vice
CEE-focused broadcaster Antenna Group has extended its joint venture with Vice Media through 2024 and…
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TBI Weekly: How and why private equity is getting into TV
It’s been a busy few months for M&A execs around the world. From Banijay’s acquisition…
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Super Channel rejigs exec team, names chief content officer
Canadian broadcaster Super Channel has revamped its senior executive team, including naming a chief content…
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Discovery signs up for Kinetic Content’s ‘Man vs. Bear’ competition
Discovery has commissioned Red Arrow Studios-owned Kinetic Content for an unscripted competition series pitting man…
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True North appoints Norma Wisnevitz as COO
UK producer True North has appointed former Channel 4 Growth Fund executive Norma Wisnevitz as…
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Inside HBO Max’s complete originals slate
HBO Max may not be launching for another seven months, but the service is ramping…