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Amazon supercharges Freevee with Prime Video originals, picks up ‘Mock The Week’ for US
Amazon is aiming to supercharge its Freevee service with 100 Prime Video originals set to…
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Vice Media Group preparing to file for bankruptcy, as no buyer emerges
US-Canadian youth-skewing digital firm Vice Media Group is preparing to file for bankruptcy, it has…
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News round-up: Electric expands FAST en Espanol; Amazon buys Finestripe doc; Taraji P Henson joins ‘Candid Camera’ reboot
Electric expands FAST en Espanol LA-based Electric Entertainment has launched ElectricNOW en Español, the Spanish…
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Amazon Studios & Prime Video cuts 100 staff, with unscripted among roles hit
Amazon has cut around 100 jobs from its Amazon Studios and Prime Video operations, with…
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Fox forms Tubi Media Group, led by Paul Cheesbrough, as Farhad Massoudi departs
Fox Corporation has formed the Tubi Media Group, a new division to house the company’s…
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Prime Video bets on live content with ‘Operación Triunfo’ & revives ‘Takeshi’s Castle’
Amazon Prime Video is moving into live content in Spain later this year with the…
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Passion launches UpStream Media to extend FAST and YouTube channel push
Tinopolis-owned Passion Distribution has launched a subsidiary to oversee its FAST and YouTube channel operations….
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Aito Media’s Erna Aalto rejoins Ilkka Hynninen & Ilkka Rahkonen at Ilkkas’ Creative Studio
Ilkkas’ Creative Studio (ICS), the Finnish company launched last year by Aito Media founder Ilkka…
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Disney cuts bite as animation & unscripted veterans exit
Disney has cut a swathe of jobs across its animation, unscripted and ESPN divisions, as…
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News round-up: Nine, ProSieben & Viaplay snag Fred’s ‘First On Scene’; Espresso takes in Canadian doc ‘Cynara’; Bomanbridge unveils MIPTV deals
Nine, ProSieben & Viaplay snag Fred’s First On Scene Viaplay, ProSieben and Nine Network in…
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Opinion: How to grow branded entertainment & avoid pitfalls
TBI resident commercial & brand expert Luci Sanan provides a checklist for producers looking to…
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Disney cuts ABC & Freeform execs as largest wave of lay-offs hits Mouse House
ABC and Freeform execs are among the casualties of Disney’s second round of lay-offs taking…
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Argentina’s Canal 13 lands ‘Still Standing’ from ITVS-owned Armoza Formats
Argentina’s Canal 13 Artear has ordered a local version of Israeli format Still Standing, following…
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Keshet Studios hires Banijay execs to lead US push into unscripted & formats
Keshet Studios is pushing into unscripted in the US and has hired two senior execs…
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NBCU fired Jeff Shell for sexual harassment, outgoing CEO will not receive severance pay
NBCUniversal owner Comcast confirmed on Monday that it had fired CEO Jeff Shell for sexual…
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BBC Studios alum Jim Brown joins FilmRise to fuel FAST & AVOD sales
New York-based producer & streaming firm FilmRise has hired former BBC Studios exec Jim Brown…
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Exclusive: How Southeast Asia is breaking format barriers
Southeast Asia may not be ready to challenge the dominance of North Asia’s TV format…
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France’s Histoire, Mexico’s TV Unam & Atresmedia in Spain strike MIPTV deals with ORF
Histoire and KTO in France, as well as TV Unam in Mexico and Atresmedia in…
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Malaysia’s Vision New Media ups Min Lim to group CEO
Malaysian content group Vision New Media has promoted Min Lim to the newly created role…
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NBCU CEO Jeff Shell in shock exit after ‘inappropriate relationship’
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is leaving the company with immediate effect, following an investigation into…
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Opinion: MIPTV 2023, Cannes we talk about it?
Fresh off the plane from Cannes, TBI’s resident format expert Siobhan Crawford offers her unvarnished…
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eOne’s ex-CEO Darren Throop emerges as potential buyer as Hasbro sale reaches final stages
Entertainment One (eOne)’s recently departed CEO & founder Darren Throop has emerged as a potential…
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Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin, Lilly Singh & World of Wonder duo to keynote Banff
Fremantle CEO Jennifer Mullin is among a flurry of speakers who have been confirmed for…
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FilmRise orders social-media competition format with Venture 10 & candy makers Mars Wrigley
New York-based studio and streamer FilmRise has ordered an original reality competition format with Follow…
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This Is Nice CEO Morten Mogensen to exit Fremantle-owned Nordic group
Morten Mogensen is stepping down as CEO at Fremantle’s Nordic group, This Is Nice. His…
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MIPTV Takeaways: Blue Ant’s Ben Barrett on budgets, pre-buys & why €35 bowls of pasta matter
MIPTV has wrapped and as the 5,510 participants (according to organisers RX France) head back…
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Netflix to maintain $17bn content spend in 2024, as Q1 subs grow by 1.75 million
Netflix is not likely to cut its content investment in 2024, with co-CEO Ted Sarandos…
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Fox links with Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue for ‘Snake Oil’ gameshow format
Fox has ordered Snake Oil, a new game show format hosted and produced by comedian…
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Fremantle UK names ex-Thames MD Amelia Brown as new CEO
Fremantle has named Amelia Brown, the former MD of UK label Thames, as CEO of…
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Warner Bros. Discovery hires Harry Gamsu from Fremantle
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has re-hired Fremantle exec Harry Gamsu. Gamsu was most recently VP…