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Vice Media Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
US-Canadian youth-skewing digital firm Vice Media Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New…
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Blink49 Studios recruits eOne’s Tashi Bieler as head of production
Canada’s Blink49 Studios has appointed Entertainment One (eOne) alum Tashi Bieler as SVP and head…
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TBI Weekly: Are US majors approaching streaming profitability?
As the news cycle continues to be dominated by lay-offs and content cuts out of…
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Rare TV hires Discovery alum Greg Chivers for US programming
UK-based factual and formats prodco Rare TV has appointed writer, story consultant and executive producer…
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Matt Tauber, Adam Fratto & Dr David Eagelman launch science-themed US production firm
Preacher producer Matt Tauber, former History exec Adam Fratto and neuroscientist & author Dr David…
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Disney plans DTC content cuts & combined Disney+ & Hulu app as streaming losses slow
Disney is to launch a combined Disney+ and Hulu app by the end of the…
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Banijay promotes creative networks co-leads Townley & Green to chief content officers
Production and distribution giant Banijay has promoted its creative networks co-leads, James Townley and Lucas…
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Banijay Studios France recruits Newen’s Guillaume Thouret as MD
Banijay has hired Newen Group exec Guillaume Thouret as managing director for Banijay Studios France….
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Paramount cuts 25% of US division under Chris McCarthy following poor Q1 earnings report
Paramount Global is cutting around 25% of its US-based team across Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and…
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Exclusive: Propagate launches $50m documentary fund as new PropDocs unit staffs up
US producer-distributor Propagate has launched a $50m fund to invest in documentaries, as the LA-based…
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‘Queer Eye’ firm Scout Productions hires Elizabeth Davies to lead production
Queer Eye firm Scout Productions has hired Elizabeth Davies as its SVP of production &…
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Warner Bros. Discovery reports $50m D2C earnings, expects streaming profitability in 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is on track to streaming profitability by the end of 2023,…
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October Films recruits Pulse’s Mohammed Adnan to head US development
UK-US producer October Films has appointed Mohammed Adnan as head of development, US, as the…
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Blue Ant Int’l to co-pro ‘Lakefront Luxury’, strikes pre-sale & licensing deals
Global distribution outfit Blue Ant International has struck co-production, pre-sale and distribution deals with A+E…
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Exclusive: Liberty Global CEO on studio consolidation, All3Media & streaming winners
US studio consolidation will likely wittle down the number of streamers within three years as…
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TelevisaUnivision CEO talks up linear, eyes ‘big bets’ on Spanish-language series
TelevisaUnivision CEO Wade Davis has outlined how his company’s linear TV strategy “fundamentally” differs from…
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Amazon Studios moves into distribution with new Chris Ottinger-led sales division
Amazon Studios will sell its originals including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Hunters to buyers…
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TBI Weekly: As WGA strike hits, don’t neglect the script in ‘unscripted’
As the long-anticipated US writers’ strike gets underway, Walking With Dinosaurs creator Tim Haines, founder…
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Monte-Carlo TV Festival to award ‘Homeland’ scribe Howard Gordon & premiere Harlan Coben’s ‘Shelter’
US TV writer and producer Howard Gordon is to receive the Honorary Golden Nymph Award…
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Sky kicks off Burnley FC docuseries from ‘QPR: The Four-Year Plan’ prodco Ad Hoc
Sky in the UK has revealed a four-part docuseries tracking the fortunes of football club…
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Paramount shares dive 28% as streaming losses grow, despite subs gains
Paramount Global has seen its share price drop more than 28% after the US media…
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‘TED Talks’ moves onto FAST channel after deal with Rakuten TV
Streaming platform Rakuten TV has added to its FAST channels portfolio with the launch of…
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‘Curation & niche appeal’ to drive FAST uptake as sector extends appeal
FAST execs including Vice Media’s Bea Hegedus and Samsung’s Richard Jakeman have said curation of…
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Round-up: More4 visits Fred’s ‘Emergency Ward’; Netflix yanks out ‘Sweet Tooth’; 5Star lands ‘Love Gone Wrong’; BBC picks up Zinc duo
More4 visits Fred’s Emergency Ward UK channel More4 has struck a deal with Australia’s Fred…
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Fremantle eyes further M&A as Q1 revenue drops 5.6%, parent RTL hit by advertising woes
Fremantle will continue its rampant M&A activity to achieve its €3bn revenue target by 2025…
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Argonon’s Nemorin appoints News UK alum as CCO to “supercharge” branded business
Argonon’s UK-based branded content label Nemorin Film & Video has appointed News UK alum Darren…
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WBD alum Yolanda Martín Campayo joins Spain’s Zeppelin to lead format creation
Banijay Iberia factual label Zeppelin has appointed Warner Bros. Discovery alum Yolanda Martín Campayo as…
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News round-up: Foxtel lands Fatboy Slim doc; The CW confirms ‘FBoy Island’ rescue; BBC snags French kids shows
Foxtel lands Fatboy Slim doc Foxtel in Australia has picked up a one-off doc that…
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Starz int’l programming chief Jeff Cooke to exit
Starz’s international programming chief Jeff Cooke is exiting the Lionsgate-owned company later this year. Cooke…
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Roku partners with Reese Witherspoon & Charlie Puth for unscripted originals expansion
Roku has commissioned and returned a slew of new original unscripted series, including projects from…