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Range Studios hires Fremantle UK’s former CEO Simon Andreae
Fremantle UK’s former CEO Simon Andreae has joined Range Studios to run the unscripted production…
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TBI Weekly: MIPTV – The one that got away
MIPTV wrapped its 61st and final edition this week, capping a tumultuous recent few years…
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Lionsgate’s Hoogstra taps Half Yard execs for eOne US label
Lionsgate’s Dirk Hoogstra has hired a raft of execs from his former outfit Half Yard…
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Portugal’s RTP gets ‘Starstruck’ as Banijay format rolls out sixth adaptation
Portuguese pubcaster RTP has commissioned a local version of Banijay entertainment format Starstruck. Banijay Iberia…
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Amazon rejigs as MGM unscripted & MGM+ exec Chris Brearton exits
Amazon MGM Studios exec Chris Brearton is leaving the company, which is in turn reshuffling…
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MIPTV wraps up final edition after 61 years with 3,500 attendees
MIPTV is wrapping up its 61st and final edition in Cannes today having attracted more…
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Croatia’s HRT to remake Norwegian youth drama ‘Skam’
HRT in Croatia has ordered a local version of NRK’s groundbreaking youth-skewing format Skam. The…
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Evolution Media recruits Hello Sunshine’s Bree Frank
Amazon MGM Studios-owned unscripted production firm Evolution Media has hired Hello Sunshine’s Bree Frank as…
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MIPTV round-up: Banijay picks up ‘Alumni Lovers’; FilmRise to shop ‘Z Nation’; 3Cat orders ‘Zenith’
Banijay picks up ‘Alumni Lovers’ Banijay has acquired the format rights to South Korean dating…
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ITVX in UK adds AMC Stories & AMC Reality content collections
UK AVOD service ITVX has partnered with AMC Networks International (ACMNI) UK to add two…
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OUTtv rebrands UK service and expands in Nordics with Allente deal
US-Canadian LGBTQ+ streamer OUTtv is rebranding its UK and Ireland service Froot.tv to OUTflix and…
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Dori’s ‘Power Couple’ heads to Nordics following Banijay deal
Banijay Nordic has picked up format rights to unscripted show Power Couple, following a deal…
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Formats round-up: Africa’s ABY Media lands ‘Blind Dating’; TGC Global rolls out ‘Swap Project’; Taiwan’s TAICCA picks LEAP partners
GRB’s ‘Blind Dating’ lands in Africa Africa’s ABY Media has picked up long-running French Canadian…
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France’s M6 remakes Turkish crime drama ‘Persona’ following Beta deal
M6 in France has ordered a local remake of Turkish crime drama Persona, following a…
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Skydance eyes Paramount role for NBCU alum Jeff Shell as deal shapes up
Former NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell is being eyed up for a key role at Paramount…
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NBC gives greenlight to ‘Destination X’ in the US
Adventure reality competition series Destination X has been given the official greenlight by NBC in…
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‘The Traitors’ & ‘Good Luck Guys’ among K7’s Tracking the Giants winners
The Traitors has been named Format of the Year in this year’s Tracking the Giants…
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TBI Weekly: OOO in the sunshine of Cannes (eat that London)
As the final MIPTV prepares to be rolled out in Cannes, TBI’s resident format expert…
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Prime Video’s ‘The Grand Tour’ set for Studio Lambert update
All3Media’s Studio Lambert has secured rights to develop a new version of Amazon Prime Video’s…
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eOne exec Blossom Lefcourt joins Universal Studio Group
Entertainment One’s former EVP of global business & legal affairs, Blossom Lefcourt, has joined universal…
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MBC Group names veteran Samar Akrouk as MD of Studio division
MENA-based MBC Group has named veteran exec Samar Akrouk as MD of its in-house production…
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ITVS’s Twofour restructures, hires ‘007: Road To A Million’ & ‘The Circle’ execs
ITV Studios-owned Twofour has restructured its factual, entertainment and reality teams by hiring 007: Road…
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Mediawan to bring South Korean formats ‘Still Alive’ & ‘Battle In The Box’ to Spain
Paris-based producer & distributor Mediawan has acquired the rights to adapt two South Korean entertainment…
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Paramount shares soar 15% as Skydance enters ‘exclusive talks’ to buy US studio
Top Gun producer Skydance is in exclusive talks to acquire Paramount Global, sending shares in…
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Game Show Network orders US version of STV Studios format ‘Bridge Of Lies’
Sony-owned US broadcaster Game Show Network has placed a 100-episode order for a US adaptation…
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Apploff Entertainment & Stevie Van Zandt team for music format
LA-based unscripted prodco Apploff Entertainment has partnered with musician and actor Stevie Van Zandt to…
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WBD adds HBO Max to Spain’s Movistar+, with Max to follow
Warner Bros. Discovery has partnered with Spanish streamer Movistar+ to launch its HBO Max service…
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WBITVP launches New Zealand drama & D-Day docuseries on MIPTV slate
Warner Bros. International Television Production has unveiled a slate of new scripted and unscripted programming…
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Zeppotron strikes development pact with Earl & Wilkinson’s Big Oval Plate
Banijay’s UK prodco Zeppotron has struck an exclusive development deal with David Earl and Joe…
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Rob Wade restructures Fox Entertainment, with new roles for Fernando Szew & Michael Thorn
Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade has restructured the company into three divisions: Fox Entertainment Studios,…