After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Factual
1 min read
Xumo & European pubcasters ink pre-sales for ‘Silverback’ documentary
US streamer Xumo and European pubcasters ORF in Austria, UR in Sweden and YLE in…
2 min read
News round-up: WBD & ITVX bring back ‘Bean’; ITV returns ‘Stand Up Sketch Show’; UKTV extends ‘Special Ops’ series
WBD & ITVX bring back Bean Warner Bros. Discovery and ITVX have ordered a fourth…
1 min read
Love Nature expands Nordic footprint with Allente deal
Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature wildlife and nature brand is expanding in the Nordics after…
1 min read
US horror powerhouses Blumhouse & Atomic Monster confirm merger
US horror producers Blumhouse and Atomic Monster have formally combined forces, following a protracted merger…
1 min read
France’s Kwanza appoints ZED alum Lucy Le Gruiec to head sales & acquisitions
French factual producer and distributor Kwanza has appointed ZED alum Lucy Le Gruiec as head…
2 min read
SkyShowtime alum Jon Farrar lands at BritBox International
Streaming service BritBox International has hired Jon Farrar as SVP of group editorial & content,…
2 min read
Lionsgate strikes SPAC deal with Screaming Eagle to split studio business from Starz
Lionsgate is splitting its TV & film studio business from Starz in a move that…
2 min read
Lionsgate closes $375m acquisition of ‘Peppa Pig’ & ‘Yellowjackets’ firm eOne
Lionsgate has completed its acquisition of production-distribution group Entertainment One (eOne) for $375m, also assuming…
1 min read
Warner Bros. Discovery buys local Turkish drama streamer BluTV
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has acquired Turkish drama streamer BluTV, marking the first such deal…
2 min read
Paramount & WBD talks could prompt move from NBCU owner Comcast, analysts suggest
News of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Paramount talks around a potential merger could push…
1 min read
Max goes ‘Chasing Flavor’ with new Carla Hall-hosted food series
Warner Bros. Discovery streamer Max has commissioned Chasing Flavor, a new unscripted food & travel…
1 min read
Smithsonian Channel takes to the skies with ‘Extreme Airport Africa’ from Rare TV
Smithsonian Channel in the US has commissioned Extreme Airport Africa, a new docuseries and expansion…
1 min read
Prime Video India & BBC Studios team for ‘Wedding.con’ true crime docuseries
Prime Video India has commissioned Wedding.con, a true crime docuseries that aims to put a…
1 min read
WBD appoints WBITVP Spanish drama head Alberto Carullo as VP of Max Iberian originals
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has appointed Alberto Carullo as VP of Max local original production…
1 min read
Dorothy St Pictures lands Naomi Benson from BBC Studios
UK factual prodco Dorothy St Pictures has hired BBC Studios (BBCS)’s Naomi Benson to work…
1 min read
Fremantle acquires int’l sales rights to ‘Zuckerberg: King Of The Metaverse’
Fremantle has acquired the international distribution rights to Sky original documentary Zuckerberg: King Of The…
2 min read
Warner Bros. Discovery & Paramount chiefs Zaslav & Bakish in ‘preliminary merger’ talks
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Paramount chief Bob Bakish have met up in…
1 min read
Wedotv expands German FAST footprint on Amazon Freevee
AVOD and FAST channel operator and platform provider Wedotv has launched all three of its…
1 min read
‘MasterChef’ hits 70 territory milestone following latest European deals
Banijay’s culinary format MasterChef is set to hit 70 territories after deals for local versions…
1 min read
France’s Canal+ preps Karl Lagerfeld documentary exploring early life & career
Canal+ in France is preparing to premiere a new documentary about fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld….
2 min read
Round up: Canal+, France TV snag ‘Tinka’; ABC orders true crime trio; First K-pop FAST launch
Canal+, France TV snag Tinka France Télévisions and Canal+ have both picked up rights to…
1 min read
Fremantle docs chief Mandy Chang steps down to focus on prodco, BBCS alum takes interim charge
Fremantle’s global documentary chief Mandy Chang is stepping down after less than three years in…
2 min read
RTL Group to sell Netherlands business incl Videoland to VTM owner DPG Media in $1.2bn deal
European media giant RTL Group is selling its Netherlands-based operation, including streamer Videoland, to VTM…
1 min read
Spain’s Movistar Plus+ strikes streaming pacts with WBD’s Max & SkyShowtime
Movistar Plus+ has struck deals that will see it offering shows from Warner Bros. Discovery…
1 min read
Stanley Tucci embarks on new Italian travels on Nat Geo with new culinary docuseries
Stanley Tucci is heading back to Italy with National Geographic, which has ordered a new…
1 min read
Max joins YouTube’s Primetime Channels in US, strikes Vodafone pact in Spain
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s streamer Max has joined YouTube’s Primetime Channels in the US and…
2 min read
Exclusive: Fremantle’s VP of FAST channels Valerio Motti steps down
Fremantle’s VP of FAST channels Valerio Motti has left the company after 18 months in…
1 min read
Germany’s Autentic & Canada’s Super Channel double down on Go Button shows
German broadcaster Autentic and Canada’s Super Channel have commissioned a pair of shows from Daniel…
1 min read
Telecinco takes German format ‘Celebrity School’ back into Spain
Mediaset España’s Telecinco is remaking German format Celebrity School, marking the second Spanish adaptation of…
2 min read
Jeff Zucker’s RedBird IMI leading race to buy All3Media in $1.26bn deal
Jeff Zucker’s US investment firm RedBird IMI is leading the race to acquire All3Media in…