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Showtime & Paramount+ push for transgender visibility with ‘Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later’ launch
Documentary feature Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later, will make its streaming debut on Showtime…
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South Korea’s KBS buys Wildbear’s ‘Wild Winter’
KBS in South Korea has picked up rights to Wildbear Entertainment’s Wild Winter. The four-part…
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Amazon Prime Video launching Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood docuseries
Amazon streamer Prime Video is launching Friends In Low Places next week, a new docuseries…
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BBC Studios buys ITV’s BritBox stake for $322m
BBC Studios (BBCS) is taking full ownership of streamer BritBox International, acquiring ITV’s 50% share…
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eOne restructures Canadian content teams under Boat Rocker’s Kerry Appleyard
Entertainment One (eOne) Canada has restructured its scripted and unscripted leadership, following its acquisition by…
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London TV Screenings deals round-up
Movistar Plus+ acquires ‘Tattooist Of Auschwitz’ Movistar Plus+ in Spain has acquired Sky and Peacock…
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Argonon hires ITV alum Lindsay Goyette-Burke for talent
Argonon has hired former ITV exec Lindsay Goyette-Burke to a newly created role overseeing talent…
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Disney & Reliance Industries agree $8.5bn merger
Disney and Reliance Industries have struck a deal to merge TV and streaming operations in…
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Fremantle’s Passenger lands Obama & Steph Curry for basketball docuseries
Former US president Barack Obama and NBA duo Steph Curry and Joakim Noah have been…
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WBD & Paramount end potential merger talks, report claims
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount are no looking at a potential merger, according to CNBC….
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Exclusive: Prime Video preps ‘The Grand Tour’ return, with UK trio pitching
Amazon Prime Video has enlisted three UK-based production companies to pitch new versions of The…
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Keshet Int’l unveils Hitler docuseries as part of ‘Greenlight’ scheme
Keshet International (KI) has confirmed its second straight-to-series factual order for international distribution as part…
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MGM+ names Michael Katzer as head of international
Amazon-owned streamer MGM+ has appointed Michael Katzer to become its head of international. Katzer is…
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WBD to cut news & programming at Three in NZ
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has revealed plans to overhaul its free-to-air business in New Zealand…
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London TV Screenings deals round-up (AM)
Abacus sells crime, pushes RTÉ drama Abacus Media Rights has sold Catch Me A Killer…
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ITV orders ‘crossover’ format ‘Shark!’ from Plimsoll
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned an “entertainment and wildlife crossover format” that will see celebrities…
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Disney’s EMEA streaming chief Luke Bradley-Jones to exit
Disney is on the look-out for a new boss of its streaming business in EMEA,…
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News round-up: BBC lands Kiwi drama ‘The Gone’; Paramount strikes Multichoice pact
BBC lands Kiwi drama The Gone BBC Four in the UK has acquired New Zealand-based…
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Check out TBI’s London TV Screenings & Series Mania edition!
This special issue for the London Screenings and Series Mania includes: Distributor Insight TBI talks…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Lisa Kramer, president of int’l content licensing, Paramount
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Jens Richter, CEO commercial & international, Fremantle
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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France’s Canal+ extends stake in Asian streamer Viu to 30%
France’s pay-TV giant Canal+ has increased its investment in Asia-based streamer Viu to almost 30%….
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BBC Studios unveils scripted sales & ‘Mammals’ deals ahead of London TV Screenings
BBC Studios has kicked off its 48th annual Showcase event by revealing a raft of…
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TV4 in Sweden names Cathrine Wiernik as programme director
TV4 in Sweden has named Cathrine Wiernik as its new programme director following the exit…
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Checking the industry’s pulse ahead of London TV Screenings
We are just days away from the start of London TV Screenings and BBC Studios…
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The David Lyle Foundation opens up applications for 2024
The David Lyle Foundation (DLF), the industry-wide not-for-profit organisation that helps young executives to build…
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Cynthia Kennedy steps down as VP of distribution at Canada’s Incendo & Quebecor
Cynthia Kennedy, VP of distribution at Canadian duo Incendo and Quebecor Content, is stepping down…
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Vice Media to cut ‘several hundred’ staff next week amid fight for survival
Vice Media Group is set to cut hundreds of staff as the embattled company fights…
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Cineflix Rights prepares 100-hour lineup ahead of London TV Screenings
Cineflix Rights has unveiled its distribution lineup ahead of London TV Screenings next week, with…
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Asylum Entertainment Group expands into Canada under Texas Crew’s Brad Bernstein
Endeavor-owned Asylum Entertainment Group is expanding into Canada, with the opening of a new Vancouver…