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MGM’s Mark Burnett steps down following Amazon’s $8.5bn acquisition
MGM topper Mark Burnett is stepping down from the company, six months after its $8.5bn…
Denmark’s TV 2 searches for ‘The Lost Ones’ in new Fremantle adventure format
Danish pubcaster TV 2 has commissioned The Lost Ones (aka Flokken), a new adventure format…
‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ prodco The Garden hires ‘Fight The Power’ & ‘The Circle’ duo
The Garden Productions, the UK-based outfit working on Netflix’s upcoming gameshow spin-off from Squid Game,…
Romania’s Antena orders ‘Power Couple’ as format expands
Romanian broadcaster Antena has ordered a local adaptation of Dori Media Group’s reality format Power…
TBI Asia 2022
This special issue contains The TBI interview: Shibasish Sarkar, CEO, IMAC Shibasish Sarkar talks to…
News round-up: Escapade boards ‘Grassroots’; RTL II plays ‘Finder$ Keeper$’; NBCU & Disney strike Lat Am kids deals
Escapade boards ‘Grassroots’ Sydney-based distributor Escapade Media has boarded Storyfirst and Hispter Films’s upcoming six-part…
Endemol Shine Brasil rehires veteran exec to oversee productions
Endemol Shine Brasil has rehired Allan Lico, who is returning to the Banijay-owned company as…
Opinion: Why you should look to YouTube for the next big formats
“There isn’t an original thought left in the world, it’s all on YouTube!”. This line…
Bomanbridge Media & Tencent Video strike format distribution deal
Singapore-based distributor Bomanbridge Media has struck an exclusive global format distribution deal with China’s Tencent…
Roku to axe 200 jobs as US enters economic slowdown
Roku has become the latest US media firm to cut jobs, with 200 roles –…