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NBC leads Primal Media & Group M’s reality format ‘The Underdog’ into the US
NBC in the US is developing STV Studios’ reality format The Underdog, following a deal…
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Cineflix Rights launches ‘Property Brothers’ FAST channel on Roku, Tubi & Plex in Canada
Cineflix Rights has launched a new FAST channel dedicated to home renovation experts Drew and…
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Propagate cooking up format with World Food Championships
US producer-distributor Propagate has partnered with the World Food Championships to develop and produce a…
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Paramount to merge My5 & Pluto TV in UK to create new AVOD service
Paramount Global is combining My5, the BVOD service of its UK broadcaster Channel 5, with…
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Media giant GroupM’s North America CEO Kirk McDonald to exit
Media giant and content investor GroupM is looking for a new CEO for its North…
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Sony Pictures Television veteran Ed Lammi retiring after 36 years
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) veteran Ed Lammi is to retire from his role as EVP…
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Mediapro chief Jaume Roures ousted after 30 years amid reports of sale talks
Spanish giant Mediapro has made the shock move to dismiss its managing partner Jaume Roures…
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Youngest Media’s David Flynn & ITVS’s South Shore launch unscripted label Plegazoid
Former Youngest Media founder David Flynn has re-emerged with a new production outfit, this time…
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Bell Media & Fox strike distribution pact to bring ‘global scale’ to Canadian originals
Canada’s Bell Media and Fox Entertainment Global have forged a new licensing and distribution pact…
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UK screen industry failing to tackle sexual harassment, report claims
The UK film and screen industry is failing to tackle sexual harassment, according to a…
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‘Holey Moley’ & ‘The Mole’ prodco Eureka Productions promotes David Tibballs
Australia- and US-based Eureka Productions has rejigged its senior team following the exit of president…
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Disney eyes $10bn deal to sell India operation to Reliance Industries
India’a Reliance Industries is in talks to acquire Disney’s operations in the country in a…
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Turkey’s Kanal D remakes Italian drama ‘On The Brink’ with Ay Yapim
Turkey’s Kanal D is preparing to air a local remake of Italian scripted format On…
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Paramount+ reveals premium & ad-supported roll-out in Australia, Canada & more
Paramount+ has unveiled plans for the international roll-out of its ad-supported and ‘premium’ tiers. The…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Tracking US studio streamer spending in 2023
Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Paramount all made the decision to fight…
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RTVE’s La1 cooks up ‘Celebrity Bake Off’ as Prime Video run ends
Spanish broadcaster RTVE is preparing to launch a new version of Celebrity Bake Off, following…
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Opinion: ‘MIPCOM 2023: The One Where We All Got Together & Didn’t Buy Anything’
TBI’s resident format expert Siobhan Crawford reflects on the past few days at MIPCOM and…
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SkyShowtime lands former Netflix exec to lead content across Iberia
Comcast and Paramount’s European streamer SkyShowtime has landed a former Netflix exec to become its…
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Canada’s Corus overhauls content with Troy Reeb upped & 20-year veteran Colin Bohm departing
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has rejigged it senior content team, with Troy Reeb taking on an…
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ProSiebenSat.1 restructures with veteran channel chief Daniel Rosemann departing
ProSiebenSat.1 has restructured its management team with chief Bert Habets now becoming CEO of Seven.One…
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Exclusive: TBI Distributor’s Survey 2023 – Part 3: Formats
From FAST growth to pre-financing shows and navigating a consolidated market, the 2023 survey reflects…
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Argonon ups Rose Rock CEO Joe Weinstock to oversee US operations
UK & US production group Argonon has appointed Rose Rock Entertainment CEO Joe Weinstock to…
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Content Innovation Awards 2023 eBook
We are delighted to introduce you to the winners of the 9th Content Innovation Awards…
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Lithuania’s Tella PLAY extends ‘Hunting Season’
Lithuanian OTT platform Tella PLAY has ordered a third season of Talpa Studios’ prison escape…
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ViX serves up ‘Street Chefs’, first original format from Vice Studios
Spanish language streamer ViX has ordered Lucha De Antojos (aka Street Chefs), a cooking competition…
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Netflix eyes more ‘Suits’ deals as EMEA subs soar & spending drops $4bn amid strikes
Netflix will explore licensing more programming following the success of Suits and is raising prices,…
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Woodcut, Abacus, Fremantle & Nippon among winners at Content Innovation Awards 2023
Fremantle, Abacus Media Rights, Nippon and Woodcut Media were among the stand-out winners celebrating success…
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Exclusive: Programme spending to hit $164bn in 2023, as acquisitions return to growth
Broadcasters and streamers are set to spend $164bn on programming in 2023 with investment in…
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C4 in UK & Australia’s Seven team to expand ‘Made In’ franchise with Bondi spin-off
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Australia’s Seven Network have co-commissioned Made In Bondi (working title),…
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Netflix moves into live sport with ‘The Netflix Cup’ golf tournament
Netflix is moving into live sports with The Netflix Cup, a celebrity golfing event featuring…