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Mediawan acquires UK docs producer Misfits Entertainment
French group Mediawan has acquired a majority stake in UK-based documentary production firm Misfits Entertainment….
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Indielab opens applications for annual TV Accelerator scheme
UK-based Indielab is opening applications for its annual TV Accelerator scheme, targeting scripted and non-scripted…
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Round-up: GRB unveils deals ahead of NATPE; ‘Beep And Mort’ go global
GRB unveils NATPE deals Discovery in Spain has extended its deal for five seasons of…
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Bruin Capital takes ‘significant’ stake in ‘Drive To Survive’ prodco Box To Box
US-based Bruin Capital has taken an undisclosed minority stake in Drive To Survive producer Box…
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Former BBC Studios, Beyond Prods exec joins UK-based Ricochet
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Ricochet has appointed a former Beyond Productions exec as its new creative…
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Kristin Jones steps down as president of int’l TV at Peter Chernin’s North Road
Kristin Jones has stepped down as president of international TV at Peter Chernin’s The North…
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Argonon & News UK alums launch branded content firm House Of Oddities
Sachini Imbuldeniya and Darren Smith, who until recently were exec creative director and chief creative…
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TBI Weekly: How global execs are picking their paths to growth in 2024
As the next 12 months unfold, it is clear that competition across all facets of…
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Topic Studios restructures TV division amid ‘evolution of staffing & structure’
100 Foot Wave producer Topic Studios is laying off a swathe of employees and restructuring…
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Topic co-owner Kino Lorber names Ed Carroll president, MHz Choice’s founder becomes advisor
Kino Lorber, the US distributor behind streaming duo Topic and MHz Choice, has upped former…
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Blue Ant Studios hires Rive Gauche’s Marine Ksadzhikyan amid US deals
Blue Ant Studios has hired Rive Gauche’s Marine Ksadzhikyan as VP of content sales, with…
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Check out TBI en Español & our new Spanish-language site!
TBI has unveiled its inaugural Spanish-language magazine and a new, customised homepage providing curated content…
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Mikael Borglund re-acquires Beyond production entities from Banijay
Mikael Borglund, the founder of Australia- and LA-based Beyond, has re-acquired the production entities of…
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Optomen bolsters senior team for fact-ent & reality push
All3Media-owned prodco Optomen has made a number of senior hires promotions as it looks to…
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Max in Spain unveils first entertainment shows with ‘Peking Express’ & naked duo
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled the first entertainment formats for its soon-to-launch Max streamer…
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Viaplay names former MTG exec Roger Lodewick to lead in Netherlands
Embattled Nordic streamer Viaplay has appointed Roger Lodewick to lead its operations in the Netherlands….
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Round-up: BBCS lands Woodcut shows; Prime Video UK buys from Abacus; Max cancels ‘Our Flag Means Death’
BBC Select lands Woodcut shows BBC Select, the BBC Studios-owned streamer in North America, has…
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Zee & Sony alum joins India’s Swastik Productions to oversee digital push
Swastik Productions, the indie outfit behind Colors TV’s Chand Jalne Laga and Sony’s Shrimad Ramayan,…
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Lionsgate reveals new unscripted unit following eOne deal
Lionsgate is creating a new unscripted division that will house Pilgrim Media Group and the…
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India’s $10bn merger between Zee & Sony again in doubt, but talks ongoing
India’s $10bn merger between Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony’s domestic unit is again in doubt,…
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Firecrest secures court access for BBC’s ‘Murder Trial’ series exploring Brenda Page killing
The BBC has commissioned a third instalment of its Murder Trial series with a new…
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France’s ZED expands sales team with France Télévisions and RTL Belgium alums
French distributor and producer ZED has expanded its sales team by hiring France Télévisions and…
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Factual prodco KM hires former France TV exec Catherine Alvaresse as CEO
Banijay France’s factual label KM has appointed former France Télévisions exec Catherine Alvaresse as CEO….
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CPL Productions alum Jack Shillaker joins Ant & Dec’s’s Mitre Studios as creative chief
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s Mitre Studios has named former CPL Productions exec Jack Shillaker…
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SideXSide appoints Electus Int’l & Propagate alum Max Richards to lead business development
Factual producer SideXSide Studios has hired former Electus International exec Max Richards. Richard becomes director…
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UK’s Channel 4 eyes deepest cuts for 15 years amid ‘acceleration’ into streaming
Gogglebox broadcaster Channel 4 in the UK is poised to cut around 16% of its…
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Newen Connect lands Rainmaker’s SVP of sales & co-productions Karen Wise
TF1 Group-owned Newen Connect has hired Rainmaker’s SVP of worldwide sales & co-productions Karen Wise…
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Wheelhouse Entertainment elevates Gardner Reed to SVP development
Wheelhouse Entertainment, the US unscripted firm led by Brent Montgomery, has promoted Gardner Reed to…
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TBI Weekly: Unpacking the key trends for 2024
The next 12 months will define the future of the content industry, as streamers, broadcasters…
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Germany’s VOX rejigs execs with Marcel Amruschkewitz & Iris Preiß taking key roles
RTL Group’s German network VOX has rejigged its top team with Marcel Amruschkewitz and Iris…