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TBI reveals Content Innovation Awards 2022 shortlist
TBI is delighted to present the shortlist for the upcoming 2022 Content Innovation Awards (CIAs),…
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News round-up: Blue Ant unveils royal slate; NBC orders O’Malley sitcom; OWN unscripted renewals
Blue Ant unveils royal slate Canada’s Blue Ant International is launching Born To Be King…
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Critical Content owner SK Global acquired by UK investment firm Centricus
SK Global, the production and finance firm that acquired Catfish producer Critical Content earlier this…
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Disney+ names Alisa Bowen as president ahead of ad tier launch
Disney+ has named Alisa Bowen as its new president, following a three-year stint overseeing global…
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Finnish indies Intervisio, Take Two & Podzilla form strategic alliance
Finnish indie Take Two Studios has struck its first investment deal with Intervisio, the producer…
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BBCS in LA hires Mission Control & Mentorn alum for unscripted development
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired a former ITV Studios and Tinopolis exec to a new…
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News round-up: C4 says ‘au revoir’ to ‘Escape To The Chateau’; Casta Diva hires; TF1 returns to ‘Star Academy’
C4 says ‘au revoir’ to Escape To The Chateau UK pubcaster Channel 4 is bringing the curtain…
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Epix greenlights new drama & docs ahead of rebrand to MGM+
MGM-owned linear and streaming service Epix is to rebrand as MGM+ in January 2023, with…
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Warner Bros. Discovery is “absolutely, not for sale”, says David Zaslav
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslav has denied that the newly merged company is…
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UK’s C4 partners with BossaNova on Egypt & Cambodia history shows
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has partnered with Paul Heaney’s BossaNova Media to co-finance two history…
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Banijay’s Brainpool TV lands RTL Television’s comedy chief as co-MD
Banijay has landed RTL Television’s comedy chief Nico Rossman to lead its Germany production outfit…
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News round-up: NBCU’s Hayu expands across CEE; Stan links with Lionsgate; Media Ranch deals
NBCU’s Hayu expands across CEE NBCUniversal (NBCU) is to roll its reality-focused streaming service Hayu into…
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Welsh broadcaster S4C overhauls creative team with three new roles
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has restructured its commissioning team with a raft of changes at the…
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Showtime switches on Lightbox for Phil Spector docuseries
US network Showtime has commissioned a four-part documentary series about music producer Phil Spector and…
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Apple TV+ sets ‘Korea’s mermaids’ doc as first project from Malala partnership
Apple original films has commissioned a new untitled documentary about the legendary ‘haenyeo’ of South…
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ITV talks up Studios & ‘niche’ potential for ITVX amid advertising concerns
ITV believes the UK commercial broadcaster can defend itself from the predicted impact of a…
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WBD’s Gerhard Zeiler admits Sky deal will end ‘one day’ & talks up local programming
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s international chief Gerhard Zeiler has admitted the company will at some…
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EQ Media Group appoints new NZ head of unscripted development
EQ Media Group Australia & New Zealand has appointed Amy Schaeffer as head of unscripted…
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Blue Ant’s Beach House expands in India with ex-Netflix docs chief
Blue Ant Media’s Singapore-based Beach House Pictures has launched a new prodco with the former…
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All3’s Maverick TV USA hires Authentic, Red Table Talk alum to lead development
All3Media-backed Maverick TV USA has hired Helga Eike from Will and Jada Smith’s Red Table Talk…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Diving into Amazon’s unique streaming strategy
Amazon has been in the global streaming game for years but it has always trodden a…
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Deals round up: WildBear unveils MIPCOM slate; Cineflix explores ‘History of Sitcom’; Dandelooo picks up ‘Our Piggy’
WildBear unveils MIPCOM slate WildBear International, the distribution arm of Australian factual prodco WildBear Entertainment,…
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Oprah Winfrey & Apple TV+ bring overall deal to an end
Apple TV+ is winding down its deal with Oprah Winfrey, one of the first major…
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‘Fight to Survive’ prodco Big Media links with Video Solutions for FAST
Video Solutions, the Swiss outfit that owns and operates AVOD platform wedotv and FAST channel…
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News round-up: WBD selects Black History Month shorts; Cineflix attends ‘Summer Qamp’
WBD selects Black History Month shorts Warner Bros. Discovery and Media Trust have revealed the…
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Netflix doubles down on dating with ‘Love On The Spectrum’ extended
US streamer Netflix is investing into dating with a flurry of renewals for its unscripted…
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TF1 Group to name ex-Canal+ Group CEO Rudolph Belmer as chief
TF1 Group is set to appoint former Canal+ Group chief Rodolphe Belmer as its new…
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BBC Studios Productions hires Vice Media Group’s Kate Ward to lead factual
BBC Studios (BBCS) Productions has hired Vice Media Group’s Kate Ward as MD of its…
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News round-up: ‘Got Talent’ reaches Japan; Amazon, A+E buy Abacus show; Pluto lands in Canada
Got Talent reaches Japan Abema TV in Japan is preparing a local version of Fremantle’s Got…
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‘Life In Colour’ prodco SeaLight lands Flame Media exec for int’l pre-sales
Life in Colour With David Attenborough prodco SeaLight Pictures has expanded its senior ranks with…