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ITV slashes production by $120m, suspends long-running shows
UK broadcaster ITV is planning to reduce its programme budget by at least £100m ($115m)…
News round-up: ProgramBuyer, ONE launch free offers; Wowow orders more ‘Cold Case’; All3 adds Covid-19 show
ProgramBuyer unveils free MIPTV service Screening service ProgramBuyer is launching a new, free feature for…
NENT suspends unscripted sale, cuts programming spend as Covid-19 bites
Niklas Ekstedt in Four Hands Menu Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has suspended the sale…
Netflix agrees to curb European bandwidth by 25% for 30 days
Netflix has agreed to reduce its bandwidth usage across Europe as the continent battles to…
News round-up: Viu picks up Mediacorp content; Mena.tv drops fees to support industry
Viu picks up Mediacorp content PCCW Media Group’s pan-regional OTT video service Viu has struck…
Australian screen industry seeks federal support, launches survey
Screen Producers Australia (SPA), the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA), the Australian Directors Guild…
UK screen directors demand ‘urgent’ government support for freelance workers
Directors UK, which represents 7,000 British screen directors, has called on the government to offer…
European & Asian networks adapt amid Coronavirus pandemic
Broadcasters and streamers around the world have unveiled a raft of changes to their regular…
TBI Formats: Delivering expectations on ‘The Masked Singer’
Bandicoot co-founders Derek McLean and Daniel Nettleton reflect on the pressures and challenges of remaking…
Appointment round-up: Simon Pegg’s Stolen Picture hires Comedy Central exec; Great Point Media adds eOne VP of sales
Stolen Picture appoints Comedy Central’s Lucy Robinson Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s production outfit Stolen…