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NHK, Korea’s Yoon N Company & BBC Asia pick up from Passion
Korea’s Yoon N Company and BBC Asia have snagged rights to an array of Passion…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from World Congress of Science & Factual Producers
It has been a busy week for UK-based events, as producers, creatives and execs working…
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Netflix’s Larry Tanz dismisses creative change to allow for ads, remains cool on FAST
Netflix does not want creators to change the way they write their shows despite the…
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Universal & ‘Cooking With The Stars’ outfit South Shore strike development pact
Cooking With The Stars and Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams outfit South Shore has agreed…
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Warner Bros. Discovery appoints president of content sales as Jim Wuthrich steps down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has rejigged its distribution operations by appointing David Decker to president…
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Amazon Prime Video names country chief for Germany following Kaspar Pflüger’s exit
Amazon has appointed Christoph Schneider to oversee operations for its Prime Video service in Germany…
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Mentorn Media hires Channel 4 commissioning editor to head factual
Mentorn Media has appointed Emily Jones as head of factual, replacing the outgoing Bernie Kay….
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Fremantle’s Naked hires ‘The Apprentice’ exec as first head of entertainment
Fremantle-owned UK producer Naked has hired Paul Broadbent as its first head of entertainment. Broadbent…
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BBC set to bolster iPlayer library after regulatory approval
UK media regulator Ofcom has given the BBC a greenlight to add more archive content…
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Silverlining Rights hires Drive exec to lead sales & acquisitions in North America & Europe
UK-based financier and distributor Silverlining Rights has hired an exec from Drive to work across…
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Paramount restructures Paramount TV Studios & CBS Studios, with senior execs among layoffs
Paramount has become the latest US studio to cut its workforce amid restructuring, with departees…
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Paramount+ prepares to launch in France
Paramount+ will launch in France tomorrow, integrated in pay TV platform Canal+’s new Ciné-Séries and…
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Amazon eyes deal for troubled French streamer Salto
Amazon is reportedly interested in acquiring troubled French streaming platform Salto, according to reports. Following…
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Unscripted round-up: Nat Geo, SVT among TVF deals; Big Brother sets 65th remake; Talpa first for ‘Big Balance’
Nat Geo, SVT among TVF deals Nat Geo and SVT are among a slew of…
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Nat Geo’s Alan Eyres joins Plimsoll to lead US-based operations
ITV Studios-owned Plimsoll Productions has hired Nat Geo exec Alan Eyres to lead its US-based…
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Exclusive: Breaking records & inspiring audiences with GWR Studios
Guinness World Records (GWR) launched a new content production arm, GWR Studios, last month, with…
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Factual round-up: HBO follows ‘Pelosi In The House’; BBC & PBS order ‘Disco Inferno’
HBO follows ‘Pelosi In The House’ HBO will debut Pelosi In The House, a documentary…
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MGM’s Mark Burnett steps down following Amazon’s $8.5bn acquisition
MGM topper Mark Burnett is stepping down from the company, six months after its $8.5bn…
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Jakob Mejlhede Andersen & ex-Shine Int’l CEO launch prodco The Yard Films
Former Viaplay and Shahid exec Jakob Mejlhede Andersen has linked up with former Shine International…
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News round-up: Abacus to shop ‘Faithless’; Canela Kids strikes Mondo TV deal; ZDF Studios launches ‘Naked – Generation Gender’
Abacus to shop ‘Faithless’ Abacus Media Rights has acquired comedy drama Faithless for international distribution….
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‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ prodco The Garden hires ‘Fight The Power’ & ‘The Circle’ duo
The Garden Productions, the UK-based outfit working on Netflix’s upcoming gameshow spin-off from Squid Game,…
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Canal+ duo C8 & Planete+ order Joan of Arc docudrama
Planete+ and C8 in France have ordered a docudrama special retelling the epic story of…
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Sky History & The History Channel order WW2 doc ‘U-Boat War Gamers’
A+E Networks UK and ZDF Studios have partnered on U-Boat War Gamers (working title), to…
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HBO Max Brazil orders true crime docuseries
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streamer HBO Max has commissioned a new true crime docuseries about a…
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Pernel Media explores ‘Rise Of The Birds’ in new documentary
French factual producer Pernel Media has secured exclusive access to a Cambridge University archaeological team…
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TBI Asia 2022
This special issue contains The TBI interview: Shibasish Sarkar, CEO, IMAC Shibasish Sarkar talks to…
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News round-up: ARTE1 & Paramount strike Lat Am factual deals; PBS & NRK open ‘The Letter’; MIP Cancun confirms 2023 dates
ARTE1 & Paramount strike Lat Am factual deals Broadcasters and platforms across Latin America have…
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Australia’s White Spark looks to the stars with decade-long doc project
Australian factual indie White Spark Pictures is embarking on a decade-long, multi-season documentary project following…
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ITVX makes double Wag true crime order & bulks up with WB shows
Soon-to-launch UK streamer ITVX has ordered two true crime titles from Wag Entertainment and struck…
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Newen Connect hires ITVS & BBCS alum for English-language acquisitions
TF1-owned French distributor Newen Connect has appointed former ITV Studios and BBC Studios exec Josephine…