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Private equity firm KKR buys into Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1
Private equity outfit KKR has revealed that it has acquired a 5.2% stake in German…
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Endemol Shine strikes Plex deal, expands AVOD play with ‘Gracepoint’ & ‘MasterChef’
Endemol Shine Group’s push into the direct-to-consumer market is being further accelerated by a multi-territory…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Breaking down the numbers for 2019/20
2019 might seem like a different world to the Covid-19 dominated landscape we live in…
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BBC Studios names sales & format head Ding Ke to oversee China
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed its head of content sales & formats Ding Ke to…
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Andy Kaplan & George Chien’s KC completes SPT network deal in Asia
KC Global Media Entertainment, the company launched by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) alums Andy Kaplan…
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Britbox boards ITV’s Covid-19 drama series ‘Isolation Stories’
BBC Studios and ITV’s North American streamer BritBox is onboard Isolation Stories, the limited series…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Behind the scenes of Facebook’s self-shot show
TBI’s extensive coverage of how Covid-19 is affecting the TV industry today hears from Phil…
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News round-up: Sky Studios invests in Longboat Pictures; Travel Channel orders eerie doc series from Karga Seven; Love Nature lands on Xumo in US and more…
Sky Studios invests in UK prodco Longboat Pictures Comcast-owned Sky Studios has acquired a minority…
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BBC & Pact strike terms of trade deal, ending long-running iPlayer dispute
The BBC and UK producer body Pact have agreed a far-reaching new terms of trade…
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Endemol Shine extends deals for Truly Original’s Glenda Hersh & Steven Weinstock
Endemol Shine Group has extended the deals of Glenda Hersh and Steven Weinstock, toppers at…
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Disney+ lands 54m subscribers but Mouse House left reeling by Covid-19
Disney+ has racked up more than 54 million subscribers since its launch barely six months…
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ITV reveals another $37m in cuts & confirms 800 staff furloughed as ads slump
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has revealed the immediate impact of the Covid-19 crisis on its…
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European viewers warm to AVOD as Covid-19 impacts incomes
With the current financial climate appearing more uncertain amid the global pandemic, consumers are becoming…
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WarnerMedia preps for HBO Max’s Latin American roll-out after completing Ole deal
US media giant WarnerMedia is set to roll out new streamer HBO Max into Latin…
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BBC Studios hires BBC Four chief Cassian Harrison as SVP commissioning
BBC Studios has appointed Cassian Harrison, the editor of UK culture-skewing channel BBC Four, to…
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NBCU creates new division for Peacock & TV, revamps news
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has revealed a major restructuring affecting swathes of its operations, including the creation…
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Exclusive: Keshet’s MD of global content Sebastian Burkhardt exits
Keshet International (KI)’s MD of global content Sebastian Burkhardt has left the company, TBI has…
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NBC hires CBS Entertainment alum Sharon Vuong for alternative
NBC has hired Sharon Vuong, who left CBS Entertainment earlier this month, as its SVP…
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ITV cancels summer ‘Love Island’ as Covid-19 hits reality juggernaut
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has cancelled its ratings juggernaut Love Island after being unable to…
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NEM Dubrovnik postponed & combined with Zagreb event
NEM Dubrovnik has become the latest event to be postponed following the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
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‘Gogglebox’ format gets US celebrity spin on Fox
All3Media-owned UK-and-LA-based prodco Studio Lambert has given its Gogglebox format a celebrity spin and launched it…
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ViacomCBS rejig continues with Jill Offman to depart
The extensive management rejig at ViacomCBS in the US has continued in the UK with…
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Nordic duo NENT & Telenor get greenlight to merge pay TV divisions
Viaplay owner NENT Group and fellow Nordic operator Telenor Group have been given the greenlight…
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ITV’s Kevin Lygo cools on ‘Love Island’ return & reveals lockdown fears
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo has admitted that the return of hit UK reality…
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RTL streamers post 34% growth but Fremantle revenues dip
Fremantle-owner RTL Group has seen positive growth for its streaming services, with TV Now and…
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ViacomCBS slashes senior execs, Smithsonian president to depart
ViacomCBS has made a slew of changes to the senior management ranks at MTV, Pop,…
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NENT resumes unscripted sale & appoints DRG’s Halliwell to head UK division
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has resumed the sale of its non-scripted production interests and…
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Channel 4’s Ian Katz eyes brand-funded shows to deal with ‘very tight budgets’
The UK’s Channel 4 is looking to expand its brand-funded programming output as it attempts…
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News round-up: Sky returns to ‘Rob & Romesh’; BBC cancels ‘The Greatest Dancer’; Electric launches streamer; and more
Sky picks up second run of Rob & Romesh Vs Sky One and Now TV…
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Endemol Shine puts ‘Peaky Blinders’, ‘The Hour’ onto US & Euro AVOD channels
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has expanded its direct-to-consumer activities with new drama-focused AVOD channel launches…