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Fox unveils global sales arm Fox Entertainment Global, Fernando Szew named CEO
Fox Entertainment is returning to international distribution with the formal launch of a new sales…
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UK government ‘re-examining’ Channel 4 privatisation & BBC licence fee overhaul
The UK government has confirmed it is “re-examining the business case” around the privatisation of…
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MIPCOM reveals attendee expectations & names Asian World Premiere
MIPCOM organiser RX France (fka Reed Midem) is preparing to welcome 10,000 producers, buyers, commissioners and…
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Plimsoll Productions acquires ‘Master Cleaners’ US & UK format rights
ITV Studios-owned UK prodco Plimsoll Productions has acquired the rights to adapt Danish competition format…
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Monday Media Netherlands & Nippon TV strike format deal for Dutch version of ‘Old Enough!’
Amsterdam-based Monday Media Netherlands has optioned the rights to produce a Dutch version of Japanese…
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Veteran NBCUniversal unscripted exec steps down, shifts to consulting role
NBCUniversal’s EVP of unscripted current production, Shari Levine, is stepping down from her position. The…
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TBI Weekly: The problem with the UK’s format isolationism
With MIPCOM on the horizon, European format specialist Siobhan Crawford offers a plea to UK…
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ATS Team partners with US gov’t to launch competition show ‘Clash Of Trades’
LA- and London-based production company The ATS Team has launched its first fully produced competition…
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The Content Group hires Fremantle, ITVS alum amid development push
Asylum Entertainment Group’s The Content Group (TCG) has landed a former Fremantle exec as its SVP…
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Banijay launches company-branded FAST channel in UK & expands Italian exec team
Banijay is launching a general entertainment FAST channel bearing its name for the first time…
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Sales round-up: HBO Max builds ‘The Bridge’ in Hungary; Scorpion acquires Ukraine war doc; Arha India buys Korean shows
HBO Max build The Bridge in Hungary HBO Max in Hungary has ordered a local…
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Ireland’s Shinawil hires Treasure Entertainment exec to lead business & legal
Dublin-based production company Shinawil has hired a Treasure Entertainment exec as head of its business and legal…
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Paramount+ unveils Italian slate as roll-out across Europe gathers pace
Paramount+ has rolled out in Italy with 8,000 hours of programming and plans for a…
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ABC Signature investigates French series ‘HIP’ for English-language adaptation
Disney-owned ABC Signature has acquired English-language adaptation rights to TF1 detective series HIP (High Intellectual…
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eOne boosts Canadian unscripted team with development duo
Hasbro-owned multinational Entertainment One (eOne) has boosted its Canadian unscripted TV team with the appointments…
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Keshet International’s CEO Alon Shtruzman to step down
Keshet International (KI)’s Alon Shtruzman is stepping down as CEO of the Israeli-based producer and…
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News round-up: Love Nature enters Poland; Keshet Int’l lands Reeva Steenkamp series; DFW readies ‘Long Gone’
Love Nature enters Poland Blue Ant Media’s streaming and channel brand Love Nature is expanding…
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Cineflix Rights hires All3Media Int’l exec for FAST push
UK distributor Cineflix Rights has appointed All3Media International exec Mike Gould to the newly created…
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Warner Bros. Discovery ‘firing up’ third-party distribution as FAST push emerges
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is “firing up” its third-party distribution efforts and exploring a push…
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Fox raids int’l format market for Fremantle & Banijay Rights shows
US broadcaster Fox has raided the international format market for its latest entertainment programming, with…
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ITVS Global Entertainment rehires Talpa exec as VP licensing
UK-based ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has rehired Talpa exec Milan Vollebregt as VP of…
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London TV Screenings sets 2023 dates, goes up against BBC Studios Showcase
London TV Screenings, the fast-growing event organised by All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and…
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Netflix expands Brazil offer with crime show & Candelaria Massacre drama
Netflix is expanding its Brazilian offering with a flurry of new shows, including an investigative crime…
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Turkey’s Show TV preps first remake of NBC medical drama ‘New Amsterdam’
Show TV in Turkey has ordered the first international remake of US drama New Amsterdam,…
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Fox-backed Studio Ramsay Global hires Propagate’s distribution chief
Fox Entertainment-backed Studio Ramsay Global (SRG) has made its first senior executive hire with the…
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French TV exports hit record high of $373m, as tax rebate fuels surging int’l investment
French TV exports hit a record €375.9m ($373m) in 2021, while improvements to the country’s…
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SkyShowtime lines up Nordic launch date & programming offer
Comcast and Paramount have unveiled the launch date, cost and show line-up for its combined streamer…
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News round-up: BBC Scotland doc tackles ‘Ice Cream Wars’; S4C awards Welsh ‘Gogglebox’ tender; RASI acquires ‘Kid Sister’ & ‘Summer Love’ rights
BBC Scotland doc tackles ‘Ice Cream Wars’ BBC Scotland has commissioned indie Two Rivers Media…
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BBC lands ‘Survivor’ as Banijay format returns to UK after 20 years
The BBC in the UK has confirmed entertainment format Survivor will be returning to the…
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WBD reveals Nordic exec team, with Discovery alum taking key content role amid departures
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled its senior leadership team in the Nordics, with a…