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WGA to resume AMPTP talks next week as writers union considers proposals
The US writers strike could be inching closer to a resolution, after the Writers Guild…
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TBI Formats: Banijay Productions Germany on Euro opportunities, reality boom & ‘Big Bounce Battle’
After four years away from German screens, Banijay’s physical competition format, Big Bounce Battle, returned…
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TBI Weekly: What Barbie teaches us about branded content
TBI’s resident branded content expert, Luci Sanan, explains what the global success of Barbie tells…
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TVNZ’s ‘Down For Love’ heads to Netflix following TVF global sale
Netflix has picked up TVNZ show Down For Love, the dating series that follows people…
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Fremantle’s Joni Day exits after decade to join Apploff Entertainment
LA-based production company Apploff Entertainment has landed Fremantle exec Joni Day as its EVP of…
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Blue Ant Media buys Marblemedia as Canadian market consolidates
Blue Ant Media has snapped up fellow Canadian producer Marblemedia, as well as its sales…
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Netflix Japan expands unscripted as local strategy enters ‘new phase’
Netflix has unveiled a raft of unscripted commissions for its service in Japan as it…
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Disney+ outlines AVOD launch in Europe & explores future in ‘multiple’ markets
Disney CEO Bob Iger has admitted the Mouse House will cut investment in local programming…
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Parade Media & India’s Reliance Jio link to roll out FAST channel Biopic
UK and Singapore-based content distributor and FAST channel provider Parade Media Group’s tech incubator subsidiary,…
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Endeavor expects US strikes to cause $25m monthly revenue hit
Endeavor expects the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes in the US to cost…
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Fremantle & Ukraine’s STB partner on first ever ‘Got Talent’ feature doc
Fremantle and Ukraine broadcaster STB have partnered on a new feature documentary that reveals the…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s EMEA chief Priya Dogra to step down
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s president & MD for EMEA, Priya Dogra, is to leave the…
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RTL profits plummet 50% as advertising woes hit Germany, Fremantle target remains
European media giant RTL has seen its profits nose dive thanks to a moribund German…
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Paramount streaming losses narrow to $424m but advertising dives 10%
Paramount Global saw its streaming losses narrow slightly in the second quarter of the year,…
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News round-up: Foxtel extends ‘Colin From Accounts’; ZDF Studios goes global with ‘Hitler’s Power’
Foxtel extends Colin From Accounts Foxtel in Australia has ordered a second season of Colin…
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Canada’s TVA preps French-language ‘MasterChef’ with Pixcom
Canadian French-language network TVA has ordered a local version of culinary format MasterChef. The show…
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Pulse Films’s Bianca Gavin named chair at Production Guild of Great Britain, Alex Boden exits
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has named Pulse Films’s Bianca Gavin as its…
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UKTV names Sony, Discovery & Fremantle alum as factual & fact ent commissioner
UKTV has appointed former Sony, Discovery and Fremantle exec Tracy-Jean as commissioning executive across factual…
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BBC Studios hires Bantry Bay exec to fuel scripted push in Germany & bolsters entertainment team
BBC Studios (BBCS) is looking to ramp up original and scripted format deals in Germany…
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TBI Weekly: Why not all press is good press for TV formats
The power of a good press release. Headlines raise brand awareness, keep content alive in…
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WBD loses 1.8 million streaming subscribers after Max launch
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) lost 1.8 million streaming subscribers in the most recent quarter, which…
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‘Real Housewives’ EP Alex Baskin launches production firm, 32 Flavors
TV creator and executive producer Alex Baskin, who formerly led unscripted production firm Evolution Media,…
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Pluto TV comes to Australia with 50 FAST channels via 10 Play
Paramount Global’s FAST operator Pluto TV is to launch in Australia with more than 50…
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Eureka Productions president Eden Gaha latest to exit ‘Holey Moley’ firm
Eureka Productions president Eden Gaha is the latest to exit the Fremantle-backed Australian-American label this…
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All3Media Int’l recruits BBCS’ Tony Ziran Tang for APAC sales
London-based distributor All3Media International has appointed BBC Studios’ Tony Ziran Tang as VP of sales…
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Disney boss Bob Iger taps former execs & Candle co-CEOs Kevin Mayer & Tom Staggs as advisors
Disney chief Bob Iger has hired former executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs to serve…
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Vice Media Group heralds “new chapter” as $350m acquisition closes
Vice Media Group has formally closed its $350m sale to a consortium of former lenders,…
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Eureka Productions development & programming exec Nick Contino exits in restructure
Nick Contino, VP of development and programming at Fremantle-backed Australian-American label Eureka Productions, exited the…
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Zee Plus chief business officer Sunita Uchil steps down
Sunita Uchil, chief business officer and head of international co-productions at Zee Plus in India,…
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Virgin Media O2 partners with A+E, Banijay & others for FAST channel suite
UK cabler Virgin Media O2 has partnered with A+E Networks EMEA, All3Media International, Banijay Rights,…