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News round-up: More4 returns ‘Great British Dig’; ‘Hunting Ghislaine’ adds writer & producer; MHz buys Welsh dramas
More4 returns ‘Great British Dig’ More4 in the UK has ordered a second season of…
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DCD shareholders approve $6.3m sale to Singapore’s 108 Media
Shareholders of UK-based distributor DCD Media have agreed to the £4.7M ($6.3m) deal to sell…
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Netflix & Nine Network travel to ITVS show ‘Love Island USA’
Netflix has picked up rights to the third season of CBS’s US version of Love…
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ABC re-teams with Jay-Z, Will Smith & Aaron Kaplan for second Mamie Till-Mobley docuseries
ABC in the US has commissioned another limited docuseries exploring the true story of Mamie…
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Litton Entertainment CEO Dave Morgan & COO Peter Sniderman to retire
Dave Morgan, founder, president and CEO of US production and distribution firm Litton Entertainment, along…
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Buyers Profiles: YouLook’s Benedicte Steinsrud & Viasat World’s Karin Heijink
This week’s TBI Buyers Profiles hears about the requirements of nascent AVOD streamer YouLook and…
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News round-up: Can’t Stop claims ‘Let’s Make A Deal’; Media Pioneers welcome ‘Boris & Rufus’; Vuulr expands
Can’t Stop claims Let’s Make A Deal US-based Marcus/Glass Productions has struck a deal with…
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NBCU launches reality streamer Hayu into India
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s reality streaming service Hayu has launched in India. The roll-out marks the 28th…
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Netflix fulfils pledge to Black community with $100m support
Netflix said it has fulfilled its pledge to the Black community by moving two per…
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HBO Max explores Guru Jagat story with Vanity Fair & SecondNature
WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max has ordered a limited docuseries based on a recent Vanity Fair…
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RDF West chief Mark Hill to depart in latest rejig at Banijay-owned firm
The founder of Tipping Point producer RDF West is to step down after 15 years,…
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News round-up: RTL & SBS among Red Arrow deals; BBCS expands in Singapore; Alibi welcomes ‘Pretty Hard Cases’
RTL & SBS Belgium among Red Arrow deals RTL in Germany has ordered a local…
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Stehmeier takes sole reins at OTF as Windemuth focuses on WaterBear
Bo Stehmeier has become sole CEO of My Octopus Teacher producer Off The Fence as…
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Amazon hires ViacomCBS exec Kelly Day to lead international streaming
Amazon has hired ViacomCBS exec Kelly Day to lead its international streaming operations. Day will…
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News round-up: SBS & Foxtel strike Oz Prime deals; Viaplay takes Keshet trio; Legend Media seeks Fremantle factual
SBS & Foxtel strike Oz Prime deals SBS Australia and Foxtel Australia have acquired new…
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Keshet alum Gary Pudney’s O4 strikes deal for music show ‘Hydeout’
O4 Media, the Hong Kong-based distributor founded by former Keshet International exec Gary Pudney, has…
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UK’s BossaNova unveils second slate of ‘original’ productions
Paul Heaney’s UK-based distribution outfit BossaNova has unveiled its second slate of original productions, consisting…
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Definitely founders Jon Green & Rachel Arnold to head up RDF creative team
Kitty Walshe, the incoming managing director of Banijay UK-owned RDF, has appointed Rachel Arnold and…
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BBC & C4 shows thrash Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ for viewers, according to new UK data
The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off have beaten…
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Arrow Int’l Media ups long-time exec duo to co-head production
UK factual indie Arrow International Media has promoted two long-time execs, Stephanie Mavropoulos and Carrie…
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Banijay’s Kudos buys into podcasts with What’s The Story? investment
Banijay’s UK producer Kudos has taken a 25% stake in podcast company, What’s the Story?….
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How Arrow hit its target on doc about ‘forgotten’ AIDS pandemic
Grace Chapman, series director at UK factual prodco Arrow Pictures, reveals how docuseries Positive delves into the arrival…
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Exclusive: Beyond names 20th Century Fox alum as CEO, with Kate Llewellyn-Jones exiting
Australia- and UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed a former Twentieth Century Fox exec as…
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Off The Fence strikes Canadian finance & distribution deals
Amsterdam-based production and distribution firm Off The Fence has struck content deals with two Canadian…
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Amazon Prime Video revs its engines for MotoGP docuseries
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a docuseries about the MotoGP World Championship, the international motorbike…
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Disney’s content spend to hit $33bn in 2022, doubling Netflix’s target
Disney plans to increase its overall content spend to around $33bn in 2022, marking an…
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Spain to force streamers to carry content in regional languages
The Spanish government has proposed a new law that will force streaming platforms operating in…
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News round-up: Studio Hamburg meets ‘My Husband’s Wife’; Espresso brews German factual sales; ‘Expedition’ S2 goes global
Studio Hamburg meets ‘My Husband’s Wife’ German distributor Studio Hamburg Enterprises has acquired international rights…
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Unscripted round-up: Warner Bros. teams with Betoota Advocate; White Spark looks ‘Beyond The Milky Way’; Money Drop’ returns to Spain
Warner Bros. teams with Betoota Advocate Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (WBITVP) has partnered with…
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BET ups president Scott Mills to CEO
ViacomCBS-owned US BET network has promoted company president Scott Mills to the position of CEO….