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French scripted deals fuel record $231m int’l sales, as streamer deals power growth
French programming enjoyed strong sales last year driven by scripted although pre-sales and international coproductions…
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News round-up: Be-Entertainment recruits ITVS exec; ‘Great Songwriters’ sales; History Channel Iberia buys museum doc
Be-Entertainment recruits ITVS exec Martijn Plaizier Belgian format distributor Be-Entertainment has hired ITV Studios Global…
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Disney & Charter Communications dispute raises questions over pay TV future in US
A major carriage deal battle has broken out in the US between content/channel provider Disney…
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Beyond’s Michael Murphy departs to relaunch consultancy Rockabill Media
Beyond Distribution’s former manager Michael Murphy is leaving the business to relaunch consultancy firm Rockabill…
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Opinion: Why ‘light crime’ is arresting audiences in Germany and beyond
With German audiences increasingly tuning in to more upbeat, less violent, crime programming, Kerstin Grünwald,…
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UK’s Channel 4 enters US market with FAST in ‘pivotal moment’ for broadcaster
Channel 4 (C4) is entering the FAST ecosystem by launching two offerings in the US,…
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German SVOD subscribers to overtake UK by end of 2023, research reveals
Germany will have more SVOD subscriptions than the UK by the end of this year,…
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Pluto TV launches on Philips Smart TVs in 25+ European & Lat Am countries
Paramount-owned FAST service Pluto TV is to launch on Philips Smart TVs in more than…
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TBI Weekly: Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
The Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist has been unveiled ahead of the ceremony at MIPCOM…
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TBI reveals Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist, with record-breaking number of submissions
Television Business International (TBI) has unveiled the shortlist for the Content Innovation Awards 2023 (CIA’s),…
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Warner Bros. Discovery extends HBO Go reach in Malaysia & expands channels with Unifi
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is expanding its channels operation in Asia, while also extending the…
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Banijay revamps in France, landing ITV Studios exec as COO & reshuffling ALP team
Banijay has overhauled its management team in France by appointing ITV Studios exec Sébastien Petiot…
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Keshet Int’l forms scripted unit in Germany to be led by Axel Kühn & Christina Christ
Keshet International (KI) is launching a standalone scripted production company in Germany, which will house…
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News round-up: C5 orders Yeti special at Osborne House; Hollywood stunts explored in ‘Action’; MNET & BBC Studios buy from Abacus
C5 orders Yeti special Channel 5 in the UK has ordered a special from Yeti…
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‘Miss Holland’ prodco Particle6 hires BBC Studios, TRBC Ukraine and Digitas trio
Gender Bias Riddle and Miss Holland firm Particle6 Productions has landed staff from BBC Studios,…
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Plimsoll hires Pioneer alum Elly Steinberg to oversee history & science
ITV Studios-owned factual producer Plimsoll has appointed former Pioneer Productions exec Elly Steinberg to lead…
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Warner Bros. Discovery hires Mark Thompson to become CNN chairman & CEO
Mark Thompson, the former BBC and New York Times chief, has been appointed chairman and…
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News round-up: Polsat lands on ‘Temptation Island’; C4 & SBS visit Women On The Frontline; BBC returns ‘The Newsreader’
Polsat lands on Temptation Island Polsat has ordered a local version of Banijay format Temptation…
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BBC & New York Times alum Mark Thompson set for CNN, reports suggest
Former BBC chief Mark Thompson is being lined up to be the next head of…
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NATPE Global adds Amazon Studios, ViX & Warner Bros. Discovery execs to line-up
NATPE Global organiser Brunico has added execs from Amazon Studios, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros. Discovery…
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Federation hires Kwanza & Superights to bolster distribution, Isabella Barsumian exits
French prodco Federation has landed execs from Kwanza and Superights to bolster its distribution team,…
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GRB Studios & Media Ranch merge distribution teams to create GRB Media Ranch
US-based GRB Studios and Canada’s Media Ranch are creating a new joint distribution venture that…
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News round-up: NPO extends ‘Anonymous’; Euro buyers snag Paramount’s ‘Ex-Wife’; Canada’s Gem preps ‘Telling Our Story’
NPO extends Anonymous Dutch broadcaster has NPO extended its thriller Anoniem (aka Anonymous) into a…
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ITV Studios factual & reality chief in Australia departs after almost a decade
ITV Studios head of factual & reality in Australia has left after almost a decade…
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TBI Weekly: From UK slowdown to global reset at the Edinburgh TV Festival
The 2023 edition of the Edinburgh TV Festival is wrapping up after four schedule-busting days…
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India’s Q TV brings in AI-powered host to front new series ‘Viral Hua Re’
QYou Media’s Hindi general entertainment channel, Q TV, has launched a new series using a…
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‘Clarkson’s Farm’ is “bigger than Jeremy”, say Amazon bosses
Clarkson’s Farm is “bigger than Jeremy”, the Prime Video UK team has said at Edinburgh…
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‘Severance’ prodco Fifth Season cuts 12% of staff & blames ‘impact’ of US strikes
Severance and Omnivore producer Fifth Season is cutting around 12% of its workforce, or 30…
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TV3 in New Zealand & UK’s C4 among Perpetual pre-sale deals with Marmalade Sky
Australia’s Perpetual Entertainment and Jimmy Humphrey’s Marmalade Sky TV have linked up to strike five…
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Documentary boom raises questions around paying for access & appetite for risk
The perception that the documentary sector is experiencing a so-called ‘golden age’ in terms of…