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France’s W9 orders new Banijay game show format ‘Les Cinquante’
French network W9 has commissioned a new game show format, Les Cinquante, from Banijay Productions…
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Just 48 hours left to enter TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2022!
There is just 48 hours left to enter this year’s Content Innovation Awards, with producers,…
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News round-up: NPO welcomes Korea’s ‘Genius Game’; VTM preps ‘Finder$ Keeper$’; Paramount+ makes Showtime offer
NPO welcomes Korea’s Genius Game NPO in the Netherlands has ordered a local version of CJ…
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ITV Studios hires Newen, TF1 alum to replace Sébastien Petiot as COO in France
ITV Studios (ITVS) has appointed Newen exec Céline Roux as COO of its operations in…
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Amazon Studios’ chief in Europe Georgia Brown to step down
Amazon Studios’ chief in Europe, Georgia Brown, is stepping down. Brown has led Amazon’s output…
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News round-up: Oble takes ‘Aller Simple’ rights; ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ gets cooking in Thailand; ‘Hunting Season’ opens in Belgium
Oble takes ‘Aller Simple’ rights French producer and distributor Oble has acquired international rights to…
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Samsung refreshes FAST service TV Plus, extends content deals with BBCS, A+E & more
Samsung is rebooting its FAST TV service, Samsung TV Plus, and has struck expanded content partnerships…
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A+E files lawsuit against ‘On Patrol: Live’ network Reelz for “brazen theft” of ‘Live PD’ format
A+E Networks wants Reelz to pull its hit cop show On Patrol: Live after accusing…
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BBC Studios buys into Kelly Webb-Lamb’s Mothership Productions
BBC Studios (BBCS) has taken a 25% stake in Mothership Productions, the unscripted indie set…
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NBC explores cutting primetime by an hour from 22.00
US broadcast network NBC is considering cutting its primetime programming from 22.00, according to US…
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ITV Studios strikes exclusive production pact in Poland
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck an extended deal with Jake Vision that will hand the…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Denmark embarks on Grand Canyon adventure
Warner Bros. Discovery has ordered Grand Canyon – The Greatest Adventure, a new reality series…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from the Edinburgh TV Festival
From snarky remarks around reboots, to a scripted industry in “corrective” mode and Netflix’s attempts to assert itself…
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TBI issues final deadline for Content Innovation Awards 2022 entries
TBI has issued a final call to enter the Content Innovation Awards 2022, with producers,…
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Netflix UK talks up spending despite cost of living crisis & subs squeeze
Netflix in the UK has joined Amazon Prime Video in claiming it will not be…
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BBC lines up MGM format ‘Gladiator’ for UK, confirms ‘Blue Planet III’
MGM sports entertainment format Gladiators is returning to the UK, after the BBC confirmed an…
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NBCU’s ‘Top Chef’ returns to Thailand via Channel 7
Thailand’s Channel 7 has ordered a local version of NBCUniversal Formats’ Top Chef. The show…
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Lithuania’s LRT snags ‘Dream Duets’ deal with John de Mol’s Talpa
Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) has picked up music entertainment show Dream Duets from John de…
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Universal Pictures & Beyond alum joins Australia’s Totem Global
Former Universal Pictures Australia acquisitions exec Jason Behan has joined social video monetisation outfit, Totem…
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Netflix adapts Korea’s ‘Parasyte’ & confirms Studio Lambert, Raw TV reality format
Netflix is ramping up its Korean output with a new horror series and has confirmed…
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Amazon Studios restructures unscripted, unveils UK originals
Amazon Studios has restructured the unscripted operations of its Prime Video and Freevee teams in…
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News round-up: HBO Max starts ‘Playing Dirty’ in Spain; SBS in Oz makes ‘Sick’ move; Topic taps Israeli banker drama
HBO Max starts Playing Dirty in Spain Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max has started production…
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Disney hires Google veteran to lead streamer Disney+ Hotstar in India
Disney has raided Google for its new head of Indian streaming giant Disney+ Hotstar. Sajith…
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All3 merges Maverick TV with Objective Media Group Scotland to create new label
All3Media has restructured operations at Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick Television UK and Objective Media Group Scotland,…
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C4 takes History Channel’s ‘Alone’ into UK, orders new Studio Lambert reality show
Channel 4 (C4) in the UK has commissioned a local version of History Channel’s survival…
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ProSieben’s SevenOne snags German remake rights to ‘The 1% Club’
ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s SevenOne Entertainment has picked up remake rights to BBC Studios entertainment format, The 1%…
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Content Innovation Awards 2022 entry deadline extended
The Content Innovation Awards 2022 entry deadline has been extended, following overwhelming demand from distributors and…
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Australia’s Seven inflates balloon format ‘Blow Up’
Australia’s Seven Network has ordered its own version of Blow Up, the format originally created by…
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Discovery+ in Germany preps Armoza’s ‘Sex Tape’
Discovery+ in Germany is preparing to launch a local celebrity version of the social experiment…
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RTL Germany makes first int’l move for ‘Limitless Win’
RTL Germany has become the first broadcaster to order a remake of ITV entertainment format…