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Two thirds of UK indies fear closure by end of 2024, Indielab survey reveals
More than two thirds of UK indies will be at risk of closure within 12…
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Fremantle hires Paramount Global, Roku & ITV Studios alums for FAST push
Fremantle has hired Paramount Global’s former VP of sales Matt Katrosar, as well as execs…
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Warner Bros. Discovery launches Max across 20 countries in Europe
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has launched its streaming service Max across 20 countries in Europe,…
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AXN Asia preps brand-funded travelogue ‘Unfading Memoirs’ exploring Malaysia
English-language entertainment channel AXN Asia has ordered a brand-funded show exploring Malaysia. Unfading Memoirs will…
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Channel 5 acquires UK rights to Peacock’s Stormy Daniels documentary
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired exclusive local rights to Stormy, the US documentary…
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UK’s Channel 4 trebles viewing of full TV episodes on YouTube in Q1
Channel 4 in the UK claims to have trebled viewing of full episodes of its…
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Fox Entertainment Global picks up ‘Billion Dollar Playground’ in first third-party series deal
Fox Entertainment Global (FEG) has struck its first third-party distribution agreement, acquiring the worldwide tape…
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WW2 doc ‘D-Day: The Unheard Tapes’ heads to Canal+ & RTVE in European sales
Canal+ in France and RTVE in Spain are among a slew of European broadcasters to…
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FilmRise ups former Paramount exec Jonitha Keymoore to become head of content
US studio & streamer FilmRise has named former Paramount exec Jonitha Keymoore as its head…
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Paramount+ picks up Nova Festival documentary ‘We Will Dance Again’
Paramount+ is to launch the worldwide premiere of We Will Dance Again, the documentary about…
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Skai TV in Greece buys Hamas terrorist attack doc ‘#NOVA’ from Yes Studios
Skai TV in Greece has picked up Yes Studios documentary that explores the Hamas terrorist…
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Disney boss Bob Iger details ‘pretty dramatic’ spending cuts for linear shows
Disney boss Bob Iger has outlined how he views the future of its linear channels,…
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RedBird IMI completes $1.45bn acquisition of All3Media
US investment firm RedBird IMI has completed its acquisition of All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery…
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WBD remakes UK news quiz for CNN, ‘Harry Potter’ cooking show for Food Network
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled a raft of shows for CNN including a US…
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Banijay eyes strong second half of 2024 as Q1 production & distribution revenues fall
Banijay is expecting the delivery of shows such as SAS: Rogue Heroes and Marie Antoinette…
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Exclusive: Movies fuel Pluto TV’s FAST channels, as US popularity of medium tops pay TV
Movies are providing a major driver of viewership on Pluto TV’s FAST channels, according to…
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Netflix lands rights to live NFL games & unveils Will Ferrell, Tim McGraw series
Netflix is expanding its live sports push by snagging rights to Christmas Day NFL matches…
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UK’s ITV extends Black history quizzer ‘Sorry I Didn’t Know’ into fifth season
The UK’s ITV has extended Sorry I Didn’t Know, the country’s first ever quizshow centred…
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Derren Lawford’s DARE Pictures names Honey Bee co-founder as MD
Derren Lawford’s DARE Pictures has hired the co-founder and COO at UK indie Honey Bee…
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ITV Studios rejigs global partnerships, ups sales chief Tom Clark & co-pro exec Jemma Harvey
ITV Studios (ITVS) has rejigged the management team at its global partnerships team with Tom…
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Amazon orders Waller-Bridge’s ‘Tomb Raider’ & remakes C4 format amid unscripted push
Amazon has made a series order for its Phoebe Waller-Bridge penned adaptation of Tomb Raider…
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ProSiebenSat.1 ‘on right track’ as record Joyn performance drives Q1 results
ProSiebenSat.1 has seen AVOD revenues at streamer Joyn surge by 50% and group revenues rise…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC Global to shutter GEM in Japan
Andy Kaplan and George Chien’s KC Global Media is shuttering its Japanese linear network GEM…
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Roku Channel to offer Major League Baseball games for free
The Roku Channel is bolstering its sports offering after picking up rights to 18 Major…
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Sony Pictures Entertainment profits down 10% following Hollywood strikes
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) profits fell by almost 10% over the past year, with revenues…
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UK prodco Signpost restructures with move to ITVS’s MultiStory Media
Signpost Productions, the UK-based firm behind BBC show Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes, is restructuring its…
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Warner Bros. Discovery names Hulu alum as GM in Japan, Chieko Nishi to lead networks
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has rejigged its senior ranks in Japan with the hire of…
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Fox & Gordon Ramsay unveil ‘food & lifestyle’ platform Bite
US broadcaster Fox has deepened its ties with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay by launching a…
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Tim Haines’ Loud Minds & White Spark in Oz partner for immersive experiences
Tim Haines’ London-based prodco Loud Minds has struck a partnership with Australia’s White Spark Pictures…
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NBC preps Belgian format ‘Destination X’, ‘The Americas’ for 2025
US broadcaster NBC will launch its remake of Belgian format Destination X and the second…