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UK’s ITV cancels winter version of reality juggernaut ‘Love Island’
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has cancelled the winter version of its hit format Love Island,…
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Red Arrow hires A+E alum Joel Denton to head int’l distribution
Red Arrow Studios (RAS) has appointed former A+E Networks exec Joel Denton as acting president…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking how Disney+ struck gold in the UK
Disney+ might still be less than three months old in the UK but that hasn’t…
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BBC facing $82m shortfall as BBC Studios dividend ‘not going to happen’
The UK’s BBC is looking at a £65m ($82m) budget black hole after it emerged…
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LA officials hand out 10-page document as TV production permitted again
LA-based producers have been handed a 10-page document detailing how they can safely resume TV…
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News round-up: ‘Black Widows’ heads to India; SundanceNow gets ‘Upright’; Hulu scraps ‘Harlots’; SeriesFest update; W4free latest
India’s Zee5 adapts Black Widows Indian streamer Zee5 has struck a deal with NENT Studios…
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LA County confirms TV & film production return from 12 June
LA-based film and TV production has been given the greenlight to recommence from 12 June,…
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News round-up: K7 hires Foxtel alum; LGI sells factual across Asia; Movistar & Mediawan sample ‘Vienna Blood’
Movistar, Mediawan sample Vienna Blood Broadcasters across Europe have picked up crime drama Vienna Blood…
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WarnerMedia’s TBS adapts South Korean social media format for US
WarnerMedia’s US cable network TBS is preparing to launch a local version of a South…
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Korea’s CJ ENM strikes first-look format deal with Keshet’s Tresor TV
South Korea’s CJ ENM has struck a first-look deal with Keshet International’s Germany production company…
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Show of the week: Don’t
While most gameshows require contestants to complete all manner of tasks or challenges asked of…
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‘Big Brother’ returns to RTL Netherlands after 14 years off air
RTL in the Netherlands has recommissioned a local version of Endemol Shine Group’s (ESG) Big…
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‘Next In Fashion’ latest Netflix debut season casualty
Netflix has cancelled style competition series Next In Fashion after just one season. The 10-part…
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Exclusive: Roku strikes Endemol Shine AVOD deals in US, UK
Ad-supported streamer Roku has struck a slew of new deals with Endemol Shine Group (ESG)…
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BBC names BBC Studios’ CEO Tim Davie as new chief
BBC Studios (BBCS) boss Tim Davie has been named director general of the BBC, replacing…
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News round-up: Salto gets ‘Happily Married’; TVG seeks another ‘Wife Swap’; NHK 8K picks up ‘Wife Of A Spy’ and more…
Salto gets ‘Happily Married’ New French streaming platform Salto has picked up dark comedy drama…
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News round-up: Global sales for Euro-thrillers; Portugal’s SIC acquires ‘Don’t Tell The Bride’ format; Finland’s YLE gets ‘Pretty & Single’ and more…
Euro-thrillers head to Netflix and others in global sales Global streamer Netflix and broadcasters around…
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Discovery Denmark first in line for Keshet’s ‘Singletown’ format
Discovery Networks has commissioned Nordisk Film TV Denmark to produce a local version of Keshet…
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French streamer Salto ‘on starting blocks’ for autumn as test phase starts
Salto, the French commercial and public broadcasters’ answer to Netflix, has begun closed user-group tests…
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UK’s ITV2 replaces Covid-19 hit ‘Love Island’ with Australia’s 2019 version
ITV2 in the UK is to replace its Covid-19 hit reality show Love Island with…
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Roku unveils new ‘live TV guide’ and slew of channels from A+E, ABC
Ad-supported streamer Roku is moving further to replicate live TV by launching an on-screen channel…
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Endemol Shine expands AVOD offering in US with Vizio deal
US-based TV manufacturer Vizio has struck a deal that will see Endemol Shine Group-curated online…
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Spanish OTT use rises with 40% using streaming services
Over four in 10 Spanish homes with internet access were accessing streaming video services such…
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HBO Max faces analyst scorn, rejigs ‘Love Life’ & takes ‘Big Bang’ spin-off
HBO Max’s recent roll-out has been handed a dour assessment by two leading US analysts,…
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US overtakes China as home of AVOD, with global spending to top $53bn by 2025
The US has overtaken China to become the biggest spender on AVOD services, with global…
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UK host Richard Bacon strikes overall deal with NBCU’s Universal Television
UK-based TV and radio host Richard Bacon, who also created US gameshow format The Hustler,…
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News round-up: Germany’s Redseven returns to production; BBC Two, Arte explore US foreign policy; Silverlining’s ‘Farm’ to open in July
Redseven returns for Sat.1’s The Taste Red Arrow Studios-owned German producer Redseven Entertainment has returned…
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WarnerMedia to launch HBO Max originals in Asia via channels & HBO Go
WarnerMedia is rolling out at least 15 originals commissioned by its recently launched US SVOD…
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News round-up: ‘Block Out’ format sells to Spain and Netherlands; Abacus gain global rights to Andrew Sadek doc; Blue Ant shifts 320 factual hours worldwide; and more…
RTVE and Avrotros buy ‘Block Out’ format RTVE in Spain and Avrotros in the Netherlands…
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Amazon Prime hits back as HBO Max fights for carriage control
Amazon has hit out at HBO Max after the two companies failed to strike a…