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BBC One returns to Richard Bacon’s ‘House’ format
BBC One has ordered a second season of entertainment format This is My House, the…
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Exclusive: Beyond names 20th Century Fox alum as CEO, with Kate Llewellyn-Jones exiting
Australia- and UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed a former Twentieth Century Fox exec as…
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Unmasking AVOD’s format potential
Could AVOD provide a fertile new breeding ground for fresh unscripted ideas? Tim Dams finds…
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Disney’s content spend to hit $33bn in 2022, doubling Netflix’s target
Disney plans to increase its overall content spend to around $33bn in 2022, marking an…
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Endemol Shine Israel unveils latest avatar-based format to hit market
Queens producer Endemol Shine Israel has unveiled a new dating format that uses avatars to…
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Red Arrow Studios Int’l takes global rights to ‘My New Mystery Job’ reality format
Red Arrow Studios International has acquired global distribution rights to social experiment format My New…
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Sweden’s TV4 & C More remake Norwegian pregnancy drama ‘Heartbeats’
Sweden’s TV4 and C More have ordered a local version of Norwegian drama Heartbeats, after…
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Unscripted round-up: Warner Bros. teams with Betoota Advocate; White Spark looks ‘Beyond The Milky Way’; Money Drop’ returns to Spain
Warner Bros. teams with Betoota Advocate Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (WBITVP) has partnered with…
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Four US unions urge FTC to block Amazon’s $8.45bn deal for MGM
Four major US unions have urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block Amazon’s deal…
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MIPTV confirms 2022 show, format & doc events subsumed
MIPTV organisers RX France (formerly Reed Midem) have confirmed that a 59th edition will take…
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Shahid VIP takes UK ‘Stand UP’ format to MENA
MBC Group-owned Arabic SVOD service Shahid VIP has ordered a local adaptation of comedy format…
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Bulgaria & Slovakia catch up with ITVS quizzer ‘The Chase’
Bulgarian broadcaster Nova and Markiza in Slovakia have ordered local versions of ITV Studios (ITVS)…
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News round-up: Netflix boards ‘Family Feud SA’ S2; ‘Gomorrah’ heads to Hollywood Suite; Discovery+ orders Depp vs Heard doc
Netflix boards ‘Family Feud SA’ S2 Netflix has boarded the second season of Family Feud…
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Fox’s avatar format ‘Alter Ego’ travels to Middle East, Russia, Ukraine & Greece
Producers in the Middle East, Russia, Ukraine and Greece have become the first to take…
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News round-up: eOne to adapt Trivial Pursuit gameshow; Pippa Harris named Bafta TV VP; Red Arrow Studios sells Gravitas Ventures
eOne to adapt Trivial Pursuit gameshow Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has partnered with LeVar Burton…
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Buyers Profiles: Portico Media’s Jay Lin & YLE’s Tarmo Kivikallio
The latest instalment of our TBI Buyers Profiles come from Taiwan and Finland, where we…
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Netflix unveils most-watched shows, led by Korean drama trio & ‘Narcos: Mexico’
Netflix’s newly launched rankings site has revealed that South Korean dramas, Narcos: Mexico and psychological…
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ITV Studios appoints for new UK director of unscripted role
ITV Studios (ITVS) has named Angela Jain to a new UK-focused role heading up unscripted,…
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DCD Rights & September Films to be sold to 108 Media for $6.3m
The owner of UK-based DCD Media has struck a £4.7M ($6.3m) deal to sell the…
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Sweden’s TV4 & Greece’s Alpha TV join ‘The Secret Song’
Sweden’s TV4 and Greece’s Alpha TV have become the latest broadcasters to order local versions…
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UK’s CBeebies says ‘Let’s Dance’ to Canadian kids doc format
BBC-owned UK kids’ channel CBeebies has acquired Canadian docu-style kids dance series Let’s Dance. The UK…
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Former Zodiak Media CEO David Frank dies aged 63
Former Zodiak Media CEO and industry veteran David Frank has died suddenly, aged 63. David…
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SVT & UR pick up Banijay eco-format ‘Climate Bootcamp’
Swedish educational broadcasting company UR has commissioned a local version of Banijay’s eco-format Climate Bootcamp. Jarowskij,…
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UK’s C4 extends deal for ‘Bake Off’ and spin-offs until 2024
Channel 4 (C4) will remain home of The Great British Bake Off for a further…
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek shares expansion plans as Disney+ subs slow
Disney CEO Bob Chapek has touted plans for a huge expansion of global streamer Disney+…
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ITVS closes Gameface, Crook & Second Act, with Adam Adler joining Potato
ITV Studios (ITVS) is moving The Void producer Gameface into Beat The Chasers firm Potato,…
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Netflix ramps up Japanese content expansion with large anime & live-action slate
Netflix is continuing to ramp up its investment in Japan, unveiling a large slate of…
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Beyond Rights adds Tin Roof & Hat Trick alum for AVOD and Nordics
Australia- and UK-based distributor Beyond Rights has appointed an exec from Tin Roof Media to…
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Discovery NZ plans 70% local content boost & new channel launches
Discovery New Zealand has pledged a 70 per cent increase in local content, amid a…
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Banijay appoints Adriane Freitas to lead Endemol Shine Brasil
Endemol Shine Brasil has appointed Adriane Freitas as CEO, replacing Juliana Algañaraz who departed in…