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ITV creates brand-funded unit BE Studio to create ‘entirely new formats’
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has launched a new ad-funded entertainment unit to create entirely new…
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Blue Ant Media sets top production & distribution team following Marblemedia deal
Blue Ant Media has set the management team that will oversee its yet-to-be named studio…
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Brinkworth Productions recruits BBCS & Vice alum Yonni Usiskin to head global unscripted
London-based factual indie Brinkworth Productions has hired BBC Studios and Vice alum Yonni Usiskin as…
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BBC to rest ‘Top Gear’ for “the foreseeable future” following Freddie Flintoff car crash
BBC motoring show Top Gear is to be rested “for the foreseeable future” following the…
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Sony Pictures Television & Matt Smith’s Circle Circle Films strike production & distribution deal
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has struck a far-reaching partnership with Circle Circle Films, the UK…
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News round-up: CreativeChaos to adapt ‘This Is War’; Showtime orders ‘The World According To Football’; Prime Video & NRK acquire ’44 Hours’
CreativeChaos to adapt ‘This Is War’ US prodco CreativeChaos has acquired the rights to adapt…
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Dwayne Johnson’s Seven Bucks recruits SPT’s Scott Landsman to head up TV
Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions has hired Sony Pictures Television (SPT) exec…
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Banijay names Endemol Shine Poland MD & rejigs structure under German chief Fabian Tobias
Banijay has re-hired Małgorzata Perkowska-Czaja to become MD of Endemol Shine Poland, replacing the departing…
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Exclusive: Endemol Shine Poland chief Ryszard Sibilski departs after almost two decades
Ryszard Sibilski, the veteran MD of Banijay-owned Endemol Shine Poland, is to leave the company…
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Chernin’s North Road buys ‘The Last Dance’ director’s prodco Little Room Films
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has dipped into its pockets again, this time picking…
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Benelux duo VRT & NPO strike ‘unprecedented’ five-show co-pro pact with ‘Professor T’ firm De Mensen
Belgian broadcaster VRT and NPO in the Netherlands have signed an unprecedented five-show co-production pact…
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Spanish Sales Insights: Onza Distribution’s head of sales, Béatrice Nouh
Earlier this month, TBI and Audiovisual From Spain brought you deep-dive insights into the latest…
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Spanish Sales Insights: Artico Distribution CEO, Carlos Sevillano
Earlier this month, TBI and Audiovisual From Spain brought you deep-dive insights into the latest…
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WedoTV extends FAST offering with channel launches in Nordics & Benelux
AVOD and channel provider Wedotv is expanding its FAST channels offering across Europe. The company’s…
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Banijay hires Great Scott co-founder Leon Wilson to lead Shine TV & Zeppotron
Former Talkback and Thames MD Leon Wilson has landed the top job at Banijay’s UK…
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Spanish Sales Insights: Zona Mixta’s MD, Robert Fonollosa
Earlier this month, TBI and Audiovisual From Spain brought you deep-dive insights into the latest…
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Round-up: CBS ends ‘Young Sheldon’; BBCS strikes deal in Japan; Shinfield Studios nears final phase
CBS ends Young Sheldon US network CBS is bringing the curtain down on Young Sheldon,…
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BBC Two lands AMC drama ‘Mayfair Witches’ & extends Putin docuseries
The BBC has acquired supernatural drama Mayfair Witches from AMC Networks and extended its Vladimir…
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RTL Deutschland names chief creative officer Stephan Schmitter as CEO
RTL Group has named Stephan Schmitter as CEO of RTL Deutschland, with a remit across…
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London TV Screenings organisers unveil 2024 schedule & record number of distributors
The London TV Screenings has unveiled its schedule for 2024 and confirmed it will attract…
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ProSiebenSat.1’s streamer Joyn reports growth, stems ad decline at German broadcast giant
ProSiebenSat.1’s streamer Joyn has helped to offset advertising declines at the German giant’s broadcast operations,…
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Newen Connect embraces veteran format trend with “Through The Keyhole’ relaunch
Newen Connect is to relaunch classic TV show Through The Keyhole following its acquisition of…
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Streamers fuel UK show exports to record $2.28bn, as Europe offsets US stagnation
Streamers have driven international sales of UK shows to new heights, with exports rising 22%…
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BBC snags six at The Grierson’s 2023 Documentary Awards, as Anna Hall honoured
The BBC and Netflix were among companies taking home multiple prizes from The Grierson Trust’s…
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Roku ramps up sports offering with docuseries ‘Fight Inc: Inside The UFC’
Roku has partnered with mixed martial arts organisation UFC to create a three-part docuseries about…
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Vice cuts jobs & restructures following Vice News show cancellations
Vice Media Group is restructuring following the cancellation of its Vice On Showtime and Vice…
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Plimsoll elevates BBC alum Mark Brownlow to creative director, natural history, as Tom Hugh-Jones exits
ITV Studios-owned factual producer Plimsoll Productions has promoted Mark Brownlow to the role of creative…
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WBD rejigs operations in Southern Europe as VP of Spanish originals Miguel Salvat exits
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s exec shake-up across Europe continues, with its VP & commissioning editor…
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ITV Studios braces for FTA hit as demand declines, while ITV cuts $12m from 2023 content spend
ITV Studios (ITVS) expects revenues to grow by just 3% in 2023 – down from…
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Chernin’s North Road back on M&A path with deal for ‘Summer Of Soul’ firm Two One Five
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has taken a “significant stake” in Two One Five…