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TBI Tech & Analysis: Underlining the value of Netflix’s non-English content

Omdia’s senior analyst Daoud Jackson delves into Netflix’s global viewership data and explores what it tells us about global consumption patterns. Netflix is both a supplier and a producer of content at a global level, and its viewership data allows us to see where substantial asymmetries exist between where shows are produced and where they […]

Buyers in France & Germany snag remake rights for NRK’s ‘Cammo’

Nordic comedy Cammo could be set for remakes across Europe after format rights were struck in five territories, including France and Germany. The scripted comedy format has been acquired by Banijay Studios France and Studio Hamburg in Germany, with Satisfaction Iberia in Spain, ITV in the Netherlands and Heartmade Media in Belgium also securing remake […]

BBC Studios acquires Australian ‘The Newsreader’ firm Werner Film Productions

BBC Studios Productions Australia has acquired Werner Film Productions, the Melbourne-based firm behind ABC drama The Newsreader. Werner Film Productions will continue to be led by company director Joanna Werner and managing director Stuart Menzies but will now operate alongside BBC Studios’ Australian production arm as an independent label, with both companies producing their own […]

Alex Baskin’s 32 Flavors hires Evolution duo for production & development

Vanderpump Rules producer Alex Baskin and his newly forged LA-based production company 32 Flavors has hired Evolution Media duo Joe Kingsley and Jeff Festa. Kingsley joins as EVP of production & operations, while development exec Festa has been named EVP of development. Both report into Baskin, who they worked with at Evolution Media. Kingsley spent […]

Netflix adds Steven Knight, Guy Ritchie & Bear Grylls projects to UK slate

Netflix has commissioned a slew of new UK originals, across scripted and unscripted, including an adaptation of the Marian Keyes novel Grown Ups and new projects from Guy Ritchie, Steven Knight and Bear Grylls. The orders come just a day after Netflix revealed its slate of new German shows in the works, with the streamer […]

Prime Video Japan gameshow ‘Freeze’ goes global with Fremantle

Fremantle has landed global production rights to Japanese gameshow format, Freeze. The format was originally developed and produced by FANY Studio – launched last year – and Yoshimoto Kogyo for Amazon Prime Video, where it is into its second season. The show sees players entering a closed room, where they must ‘freeze’ until the presenter […]

All3 & Japan’s TBS strike format pact, ‘Lovers Or Liars?’ first to emerge

All3Media International has struck a deal with Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) to co-develop new entertainment formats. The first show to emerge is from All3-owned North One Productions (Fifth Gear) developing Lovers Or Liars?, a new studio entertainment format in which a celebrity panel must try to identify the real (married) couple from amongst […]

France’s W9 preps Dreamspark format ‘The Power’

France’s W9 is preparing to launch a new gameshow from European prodco Dreamspark and RTL Group-owned Studio 89. The Power is set in an isolated house and features 13 celebrities who must live together while facing a series of challenges. However, each week one of the contestants gains control over the house – with power […]

Paramount & Reliance agree $517m deal for Viacom18 stake

Paramount Global has sold its 13% stake in Indian media venture Viacom18 to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries for $517m. Reliance already holds the majority stake in the business, which counts the JioCinema streaming service and producer-distributor Viacom18 Studios among its assets. Confirmation of the sale comes a week after news first broke that Paramount was […]

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