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Factual
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Viaplay’s head of movies, factual & kids, Nicholas Hadley-Kamptz, latest to exit Nordic group
Nicholas Hadley-Kamptz is the latest senior exec to exit the Viaplay Group, with the head…
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WGA to resume AMPTP talks next week as writers union considers proposals
The US writers strike could be inching closer to a resolution, after the Writers Guild…
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MGM Alternative & GroupM prep dog docuseries for UK’s Channel 5
Paramount-owned Channel 5 in the UK has commissioned a four-part series about dogs from MGM…
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Apple TV+ preps another Lionel Messi docuseries from Smuggler Entertainment
Apple TV+ has picked up another Lionel Messi docuseries, this time tracking the footballer as…
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TBI Weekly: What Barbie teaches us about branded content
TBI’s resident branded content expert, Luci Sanan, explains what the global success of Barbie tells…
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TVNZ’s ‘Down For Love’ heads to Netflix following TVF global sale
Netflix has picked up TVNZ show Down For Love, the dating series that follows people…
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Fremantle’s Joni Day exits after decade to join Apploff Entertainment
LA-based production company Apploff Entertainment has landed Fremantle exec Joni Day as its EVP of…
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Blue Ant Media buys Marblemedia as Canadian market consolidates
Blue Ant Media has snapped up fellow Canadian producer Marblemedia, as well as its sales…
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LGBTQ+ streamer OUTtv commissions first South African original
OUTtv, the LGBTQ+ television and streaming service, has commissioned its first South African original series….
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Netflix Japan expands unscripted as local strategy enters ‘new phase’
Netflix has unveiled a raft of unscripted commissions for its service in Japan as it…
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Lionsgate postpones Starz split after eOne deal, prepares for Lat Am exit
Lionsgate, fresh from its acquisition of Entertainment One, has delayed plans to split from Starz…
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A+E reshuffles Lifetime as EVP & head of programming Amy Winter exits
A+E Networks has rejigged its senior programming team following the exit of Amy Winter. The…
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Disney+ outlines AVOD launch in Europe & explores future in ‘multiple’ markets
Disney CEO Bob Iger has admitted the Mouse House will cut investment in local programming…
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Parade Media & India’s Reliance Jio link to roll out FAST channel Biopic
UK and Singapore-based content distributor and FAST channel provider Parade Media Group’s tech incubator subsidiary,…
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The CW eyes Fox comparison as sports & unscripted focus stems losses
Nexstar CEO Perry Sook has admitted that The CW will look “increasingly like Fox” over…
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Endeavor expects US strikes to cause $25m monthly revenue hit
Endeavor expects the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes in the US to cost…
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Fremantle & Ukraine’s STB partner on first ever ‘Got Talent’ feature doc
Fremantle and Ukraine broadcaster STB have partnered on a new feature documentary that reveals the…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s EMEA chief Priya Dogra to step down
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s president & MD for EMEA, Priya Dogra, is to leave the…
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RTL profits plummet 50% as advertising woes hit Germany, Fremantle target remains
European media giant RTL has seen its profits nose dive thanks to a moribund German…
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France’s M6 & TVA in Quebec prep Céline Dion show, Amuz snags int’l sales rights
M6 Group in France and TVA in Quebec are preparing to air a tribute event…
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Jeff Zucker’s RedBird IMI & ex-Time president Ian Orefice launch EverWonder Studio
RedBird IMI, the investment platform launched by former CNN chief Jeff Zucker and RedBird Capital…
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Paramount streaming losses narrow to $424m but advertising dives 10%
Paramount Global saw its streaming losses narrow slightly in the second quarter of the year,…
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Warner Bros. Discovery doubles down on linear in Japan with J:COM pact
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is expanding its linear networks in Japan after expanding a partnership…
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BBC Studios partners with Pinterest on shortform factual entertainment content
BBC Studios (BBCS) has partnered with Pinterest to commission shortform factual entertainment shows for the…
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News round-up: Foxtel extends ‘Colin From Accounts’; ZDF Studios goes global with ‘Hitler’s Power’
Foxtel extends Colin From Accounts Foxtel in Australia has ordered a second season of Colin…
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Johan Cruyff doc in works with ‘Drive To Survive’ prodco Box to Box & Lusus
Drive To Survive producer Box to Box Films has partnered with Lusus in the Netherlands…
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Canada’s TVA preps French-language ‘MasterChef’ with Pixcom
Canadian French-language network TVA has ordered a local version of culinary format MasterChef. The show…
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Pulse Films’s Bianca Gavin named chair at Production Guild of Great Britain, Alex Boden exits
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has named Pulse Films’s Bianca Gavin as its…
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UKTV names Sony, Discovery & Fremantle alum as factual & fact ent commissioner
UKTV has appointed former Sony, Discovery and Fremantle exec Tracy-Jean as commissioning executive across factual…
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BBC Studios hires Bantry Bay exec to fuel scripted push in Germany & bolsters entertainment team
BBC Studios (BBCS) is looking to ramp up original and scripted format deals in Germany…