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Amazon Prime Video restructures in Europe & slashes original efforts in Africa
Amazon Prime Video is slashing spending in Africa and the Middle East as part of…
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News round-up: Dori Media launches food shows; Warner TV to launch in Czech Republic
Dori Media launches food shows Dori Media Group is launching two unscripted food formats at…
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News round-up: CBS climbs ‘The Summit’; Beta to sell ‘Krank Berlin’; Mediaset strikes Lat Am deals
CBS climbs ‘The Summit’ CBS has ordered a US version of action-adventure reality competition based…
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Telecinco & Netflix’s Spanish drama ‘Unauthorized Living’ to be remade in Turkey
Turkish channel TV8 is remaking Spanish drama Vivir Sin Permiso (aka Unauthorized Living), marking the…
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Fremantle ups BBC Studios alum Jill Kellie to new role overseeing sales, FAST & digital
Fremantle has named acquisitions exec Jill Kellie as its VP of commercial strategy, with a…
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Forest Road to acquire ACF Investment Bank
US film financier The Forest Road Company has struck a deal to acquire a majority…
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News round-up: VIP 2000 TV & GoQuest partner on ‘Kuma’; FilmRise & ITV Studios extend pact; Keshet & Satisfaction ink format deal
VIP 2000 TV & GoQuest partner on ‘Kuma’ Miami-based VIP 2000 TV, an independent distribution…
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BBC unveils almost 60 prodcos set to benefit from Small Indie Fund
Almost 60 production companies with turnovers below £10m ($12.5m) are to receive support via the…
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Check out TBI’s latest edition at NATPE Global!
As NATPE Global kicks off in Miami today, be sure to pick up TBI’s latest…
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Opinion: Hello from the other side, I must’ve called a thousand times…
TBI’s resident format expert Siobhan Crawford delves into deals with the US and European opportunities…
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Indielab opens applications for annual TV Accelerator scheme
UK-based Indielab is opening applications for its annual TV Accelerator scheme, targeting scripted and non-scripted…
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RTL+ enters ‘Silent Library’ with German version of Nippon TV gameshow format
RTL+, the VOD service of German broadcaster RTL, is launching a local adaptation of the…
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Former BBC Studios, Beyond Prods exec joins UK-based Ricochet
Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Ricochet has appointed a former Beyond Productions exec as its new creative…
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Argonon & News UK alums launch branded content firm House Of Oddities
Sachini Imbuldeniya and Darren Smith, who until recently were exec creative director and chief creative…
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TBI Weekly: How global execs are picking their paths to growth in 2024
As the next 12 months unfold, it is clear that competition across all facets of…
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ABC to conclude medical drama ‘The Good Doctor’ with seventh season
ABC in the US is to bring its hit medical drama series The Good Doctor…
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Check out TBI en Español & our new Spanish-language site!
TBI has unveiled its inaugural Spanish-language magazine and a new, customised homepage providing curated content…
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Mikael Borglund re-acquires Beyond production entities from Banijay
Mikael Borglund, the founder of Australia- and LA-based Beyond, has re-acquired the production entities of…
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Optomen bolsters senior team for fact-ent & reality push
All3Media-owned prodco Optomen has made a number of senior hires promotions as it looks to…
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Rabbit Films hires format specialist Paulina Eklund as int’l sales agent
Rabbit Films has appointed format specialist Paulina Eklund as international sales agent on its format…
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CBS restructures unscripted as VP of alternative Jack Sussman set to exit
CBS has restructured its unscripted team ahead of the departure of VP of specials, music…
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Max in Spain unveils first entertainment shows with ‘Peking Express’ & naked duo
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled the first entertainment formats for its soon-to-launch Max streamer…
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Viaplay names former MTG exec Roger Lodewick to lead in Netherlands
Embattled Nordic streamer Viaplay has appointed Roger Lodewick to lead its operations in the Netherlands….
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Elon Musk’s X pushes into originals with Range Media partnership
Elon Musk’s social media platform X (fka Twitter) is pushing further into original entertainment content…
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Zee & Sony alum joins India’s Swastik Productions to oversee digital push
Swastik Productions, the indie outfit behind Colors TV’s Chand Jalne Laga and Sony’s Shrimad Ramayan,…
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Peacock prepares Naked’s polyamorous dating show ‘Couple To Throuple’
NBCUniversal’s streamer Peacock is preparing to launch its poly amorous dating show, Couple To Throuple….
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Lionsgate reveals new unscripted unit following eOne deal
Lionsgate is creating a new unscripted division that will house Pilgrim Media Group and the…
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India’s $10bn merger between Zee & Sony again in doubt, but talks ongoing
India’s $10bn merger between Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony’s domestic unit is again in doubt,…
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CPL Productions alum Jack Shillaker joins Ant & Dec’s’s Mitre Studios as creative chief
Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly’s Mitre Studios has named former CPL Productions exec Jack Shillaker…
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UK’s Channel 4 eyes deepest cuts for 15 years amid ‘acceleration’ into streaming
Gogglebox broadcaster Channel 4 in the UK is poised to cut around 16% of its…