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Mediawan to buy Lagardere Studios for $112m as part of European expansion
French media group Mediawan has revealed a plan to acquire a raft of content firms…
HBO Europe reveals continental doc slate
HBO Europe has announced an upcoming slate of documentary co-productions headed to its services in…
China’s Tencent & iQiyi explore Netflix-beating merger, report claims
Chinese media giants Tencent and iQiyi are reportedly exploring a merger that could create the…
News roundup: ‘Vlad’, ‘Trotsky’ and more int’l deals with South Korea; CW takes stab at ‘Killer Camp’ format; Hayu Australia inks exclusive ‘Chrisley’ deal; and more…
Eccho Rights strikes int’l deals with South Korean platforms South Korean platforms, including the broadcaster…
ViacomCBS outlines plans for ‘super-serving’ SVOD with 30,000 hours
ViacomCBS will look to retain more rights to its programming as it prepares to roll…
Zinc Media hires former Sky, Zodiak Media exec for new brand-funded arm
Factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has launched a new division to create brand-funded programming…
Kids round-up: Blue Ant expands on Roku; Sky strikes Moonbug SVOD deal; Dandelooo to sell ‘Kosmix’; and more…
Blue Ant expands kids nature presence on Roku International media company Blue Ant Media has…
TBI In Conversation: Erik Barmack on Spanish drama & adapting video games
In the first of a series of articles with leading US-based writers, producers and showrunners,…
News round-up: SeriesFest expands line-up; ‘Cleaning Masters’ format travels to Russia; NENT Studios UK picks up 40 hours of Crackit content
SeriesFest updates line-up SeriesFest has revealed new additions to its previously announced line-up ahead of…
TCB’s Paul Heaney & Dina Subhani depart following Beyond acquisition
TCB Media Rights CEO Paul Heaney and the UK-based distributor’s exec director Dina Subhani are…