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Prime Video adds ‘No Activity’ remake in Italian originals slate
Amazon-owned SVOD Prime Video has unveiled a slate of Italian originals across scripted, unscripted and…
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France Télévisions reveals Autumn line-up as focus shifts to brand rather than channels
France Télévisions has outlined plans to develop its sports, young adult (YA), drama and entertainment…
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Lionsgate reveals details of Starz split, with planned formation of two companies
Lionsgate in the US has revealed further details about its plans to separate its studio…
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SAG-AFTRA agrees to mediation, with strike deadline just hours away
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has agreed to federal mediation, but accused the Alliance of Motion…
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Shine Iberia Portugal creates MD role for exec producer Helder Marques
Shine Iberia Portugal has promoted executive producer Helder Marques to the newly created role of…
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Neshama hires Incendo’s Brook Peters for new sales arm, takes on Fox shows in Canada
Canada’s Neshama Entertainment has hired Incendo Productions exec Brook Peters to head up a new…
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BBC Studios revenue hits $2.6bn but channels & streaming suffer as profits fall 24%
BBC Studios (BBCS) has provided some good news for its embattled public broadcaster parent by…
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News round-up: ITV renews ‘Limitless Win’; ‘Dino Dex’ expands kids’ franchise
ITV renews ‘Limitless Win’ UK comcaster ITV has renewed quiz format Ant & Dec’s Limitless…
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‘Secret Chef’ duo Wheelhouse & David Chang forge development & production pact
US media firm Wheelhouse is cooking up more programming with chef David Chang, following their…
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M6 & Play4 capture ‘The Perfect Picture’ as ITVS format expands to France & Belgium
French broadcaster M6 and Play4 in Belgium have both picked up local versions of ITV…
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BBC Studios backs ex-Lime exec Sarah Tyekiff’s format firm Mettlemouse Entertainment
BBC Studios (BBCS) is backing former Lime Pictures’ exec Sarah Tyekiff’s nascent format prodco Mettlemouse…
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ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis stepping down
Jonnie Davis is stepping down as president of Disney-owned ABC Signature. Davis took on his…
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Endeavor invests in Rebecca Quinn & Jennifer O’Connell’s Velvet Hammer
US entertainment group Endeavor has taken a minority stake in LA-based Velvet Hammer Media (VHM),…
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France’s TF1 remakes Spanish drama ‘La Caza: Monteperdido’
TF1 is onboard a French adaptation of Spanish drama La Caza: Monteperdido, with Banijay France…
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NBCU’s Susan Rovner exits as Donna Langley handed TV remit amid exec overhaul
NBCUniversal (NBCU) entertainment chief Susan Rovner is leaving the company following an overhaul of its…
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BBC & Channel 4 seek ‘noise’ & ‘mischief’ for digital teen audiences
UK broadcasters the BBC and Channel 4 have shared their digital content strategies for teen…
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TF1 in France & Vox in Germany remake HBO Max dating format ‘My Mum, Your Dad’
TF1 in France and Vox in Germany have greenlit local remakes of HBO Max’s dating…
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UK’s female exec representation declines as Diamond data highlights diversity stagnation
The number of female execs in the UK industry is facing ongoing decline following the…
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France’s M6 buys from HBO Max, preps original drama & eyes “novelty” competition shows
French broadcast group M6 has picked up HBO Max show Hacks and unveiled a raft…
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Scotland’s STV Studios buys Greenbird Media for $27m from Keshet International
Scotland’s STV Studios has bought UK-based producer group Greenbird Media after striking a £21.4m ($27m)…
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News round-up: India’s Amazon miniTV buys O4’s Korean shows; Keshet Int’l takes Wayne Couzens doc; ZDF buys Spain’s ‘Crimes’
India’s Amazon miniTV buys O4’s Korean shows Amazon’s AVOD streamer in India, miniTV, has picked…
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Ireland’s RTÉ faces ‘root & branch’ review into Dee Forbes & Ryan Tubridy payment controversy
Irish pubcaster RTÉ is facing a “root and branch” review into the controversy over undisclosed…
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BBC Studios hires Raise The Roof exec Sandy Robertson as head of fact ent production
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired Raise The Roof exec Sandy Robertson as its first head…
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Opinion: Mapping the Nordic market & what it means to Formatland
Consolidation has been rife across the industry over recent months, so who better than TBI’s…
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Sony LIV & Applause in India remake The Forge’s BBC One drama ‘Dark Money’ as ‘Kafas’
Sony LIV in India has debuted a local remake of Dark Money, the BBC One…
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WTFN’s Radar MCN hires Beyond & TCB alum Kate Llewellyn-Jones to expanding distribution unit
Australia’s Radar MCN, the six-month-old digital network launched by producer WTFN, is expanding its distribution…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Making sense of North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape
North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape is shifting fast. Sarah Henschel, principal analyst at Omdia,…
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Disney+ Canada lays off content chief Stephanie Azam, pulls brakes on originals strategy
Stephanie Azam has been let go as director of content for Disney+ Canada, less than…
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Opinion: Why senior leadership buy-in is not enough when it comes to diversity
Deborah Williams, executive director at the UK’s Creative Diversity Network, asks why diversity in the…
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RTL Germany to clean up ‘The Block’ with Good Times adapting Banijay renovation format
RTL Germany has ordered a local adaptation of Banijay’s renovation format The Block, to be…