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Banijay replaces Peter Salmon with BBC’s Patrick Holland
Peter Salmon is to leave his role as executive chairman at Banijay in the UK…
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News round-up: SBS takes Principal shows; AMC & M7 Group expand partnership; Media Ranch seals format deals
SBS takes Principal shows Australian pubcaster SBS has acquired documentary film Magic In The Mountains…
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UK’s Nine Lives hires Transparent TV founder as co-creative director
UK production outfit Nine Lives Media is opening an office in Birmingham and has hired…
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Paramount+ expands ‘channels’ with ‘Survivor’, ‘SpongeBob’ & ‘CSI: Miami’
ViacomCBS-owned streamer Paramount+ is expanding its live channels offering, rolling out 18 linear offerings for…
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BBCS ANZ hires Screentime’s Deb Spinocchia to lead development & production
BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand (BBCS ANZ) has appointed Screentime Australia’s Deb Spinocchia to…
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Germany’s Vox sets date with French format ‘Love IRL’
Germany’s Vox has ordered a local version of French reality-based documentary format Love IRL. The…
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ITV Studios to double scripted output, targets 25% streamer revenues by 2026
ITV Studios (ITVS) has unveiled plans to double the amount of scripted hours it produces…
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Beyond, Blue Ant, Studiocanal & Cineflix among distributors joining London TV Screenings
Studiocanal, Beyond Rights, Blue Ant International and Cineflix Rights are among a swathe of distributors…
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Exclusive: Beyond rejigs as head of sales & commercial director depart
Beyond Rights’ head of sales, Simona Argenti, and its commercial & business affairs director, Claire…
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Formats round-up: Noovo bring ‘Survivor’ to French-Canada; TF1 sings out for ‘That’s My Jam’; Something Special teams with MY Entertainment
Noovo bring ‘Survivor’ to French-Canada French-Canadian language channel Noovo has taken the rights to adapt…
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Hayu takes ‘The Circus’ on the road
NBCUniversal-owned SVOD service Hayu has taken the rights to both seasons of reality series The…
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Japan’s NHK latest to take ‘Emergency Call’ from Lineup
Japanese public broadcaster NHK is preparing to air a local version of Lineup Industries’ documentary…
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Propagate Content ups Leili Mostajeran to lead in Middle East
Untold producer Propagate Content has upped its head of business affairs for the US West…
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ITV Studios appoints former Shine exec as CEO in France
ITV Studios (ITVS) has appointed former Shine exec Thierry Lachkar to lead its operations in…
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News round-up: Japan’s NHK gets ‘Wanted’; Fox builds more Lego; India’s Epic rejigs focus
Japan’s NHK takes ‘Wanted’ doc Japan’s NHK has taken free TV rights to one-off doc…
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DCD shareholders approve $6.3m sale to Singapore’s 108 Media
Shareholders of UK-based distributor DCD Media have agreed to the £4.7M ($6.3m) deal to sell…
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Netflix & Nine Network travel to ITVS show ‘Love Island USA’
Netflix has picked up rights to the third season of CBS’s US version of Love…
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ moves from Netflix to WOW Presents Plus in UK
The next series of World of Wonder’s drag competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race will make…
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Banijay buys ZnakTV & hires founder to lead Initial & Remarkable
Banijay has acquired Natalka Znak’s production company ZnakTV and appointed its founder to become CEO…
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Buyers Profiles: YouLook’s Benedicte Steinsrud & Viasat World’s Karin Heijink
This week’s TBI Buyers Profiles hears about the requirements of nascent AVOD streamer YouLook and…
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News round-up: Can’t Stop claims ‘Let’s Make A Deal’; Media Pioneers welcome ‘Boris & Rufus’; Vuulr expands
Can’t Stop claims Let’s Make A Deal US-based Marcus/Glass Productions has struck a deal with…
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France’s Terence Films picks up remake rights to Canuck drama ‘Après’
Banijay-owned Terence Films has picked up option rights to adapt French-language drama series Après (aka…
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BBCS promotes Ryan O’Dowd to EVP of entertainment & music
BBC Studios (BBCS) has promoted its LA-based unscripted exec Ryan O’Dowd to become EVP of…
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RDF West chief Mark Hill to depart in latest rejig at Banijay-owned firm
The founder of Tipping Point producer RDF West is to step down after 15 years,…
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News round-up: RTL & SBS among Red Arrow deals; BBCS expands in Singapore; Alibi welcomes ‘Pretty Hard Cases’
RTL & SBS Belgium among Red Arrow deals RTL in Germany has ordered a local…
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BBC’s ‘State Of The Union’ gets French-Canadian remake
Radio-Canada has greenlit a local remake of BBC shortform drama State Of The Union. Montreal-based…
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Amazon hires ViacomCBS exec Kelly Day to lead international streaming
Amazon has hired ViacomCBS exec Kelly Day to lead its international streaming operations. Day will…
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News round-up: SBS & Foxtel strike Oz Prime deals; Viaplay takes Keshet trio; Legend Media seeks Fremantle factual
SBS & Foxtel strike Oz Prime deals SBS Australia and Foxtel Australia have acquired new…
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Definitely founders Jon Green & Rachel Arnold to head up RDF creative team
Kitty Walshe, the incoming managing director of Banijay UK-owned RDF, has appointed Rachel Arnold and…
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BBC & C4 shows thrash Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ for viewers, according to new UK data
The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off have beaten…