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Former Kew Media exec Ford launches distribution firm Abacus
Jonathan Ford, former EVP of sales at Kew Media Distribution, has launched Abacus Media Rights…
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Netflix reaches record share price, surpasses Disney market cap
Netflix’s share price has struck a record high amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with the company…
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Sky unveils doc & nature channel launch dates, donates to Covid-19 fund
European pay-TV operator Sky will launch its two new UK factual channels – Sky Documentaries…
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News round-up: Disney+ preps ‘Mandalorian’ docuseries; GRB’s comedy deal; DRG expands slate
Disney+ preps The Mandalorian docuseries Disney+ is to launch an eight-part docuseries exploring the creation…
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Endemol Shine lands multiple ‘MasterChef’ deals in Nordics
TV4 in Sweden has commissioned the country’s first local version of culinary competition series MasterChef…
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Viacom18 CEO Sudhanshu Vats quits company
Sudhanshu Vats, group CEO and MD at Viacom18, is stepping down after eight years at…
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News round-up: TF1, Globo take Beta drama; BBCS extends in Russia; Two Rivers gets ‘Top Dog’; MTV’s Gobstopper deal
BBCS extends Russian deal with Friday! Russian free-to-air channel Friday! has extended its deal for…
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BBC Studios appoints Rebecca Glashow as Americas president
BBC Studios has appointed Rebecca Glashow, the former co-head of ViacomCBS-owned Awesomeness, as president of…
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Show of the week: You Sleep, You Lose
You Sleep, You Lose was not originally destined to be a primetime gameshow, but rather…
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Quibi eyes TV as first week download figures emerge
Quibi’s CEO Meg Whitman has said the short-form streaming service was downloaded more than 1.7…
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TBI Formats: What’s next for feel-good formats?
Warm formats that allow for co-viewing have been centre-stage for broadcasters over many years, but…
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Reality commissions boom as Netflix & linear nets ramp up orders
SVOD streaming providers significantly ramped up the amount of reality TV programming on their services…
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Lifetime orders ‘MAFS’ self-shot spin-off from ‘Love Is Blind’ prodco
The US producer behind Netflix hit Love Is Blind has turned to innovative techniques to…
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Disney+ reaches 50 million subscribers in five months
Disney+ has reached 50 million subscribers worldwide within five months of its initial launch, the…
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UK’s C4 slashes $300m from budget as advertising plummets
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled almost £250m ($310m) of cost-cutting measures to deal…
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Quibi day one downloads just 7.5% of Disney+
Quibi, the ambitious mobile-only short-form streamer helmed by industry stalwart Jeffrey Katzenberg, amassed a respectable…
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News round-up: Series Mania reveals numbers; NPO picks up ‘Love Me’; DocuBay deal
Series Mania reveals online attendees Series Mania has said its first Digital Forum picked up…
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Covid-19 drives apocalyptic drama demand in Europe, crime declines
Fantasy and apocalyptic drama are among the genres most in demand by viewers affected by…
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UK’s Covid-19 fund opens as survey reveals huge hit on freelancers
The UK’s Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund has opened for applications after being…
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ViacomCBS rolls AVOD Pluto TV into Lat Am
ViacomCBS has rolled its ad-supported streamer Pluto TV into Latin America with a raft of…
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NATPE re-arranges Budapest & LA events for late summer
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has rearranged two of its key events…
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European broadcasters cut pay, launch funds as Covid-19 bites
European broadcasters continue to scramble to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the UK’s ITV…
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Covid-19 forces Edinburgh TV Festival online only
The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) is to become a digital-only event as a result of…
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ViacomCBS takes 100% control of Israel’s Ananey & launches media fund
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has taken full control of Israeli content producer and pay-TV provider…
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UK broadcasters & Pact call for freelance support
UK broadcasters and producers have called on the culture secretary to ensure that TV industry…
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BBC unveils ‘five-point plan’ to support indie production
The BBC has revealed a five-point plan designed to support the UK’s independent production sector…
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ITV slashes bonuses & salaries to deal with Covid-19
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has axed director bonuses and cut the pay of its board…
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TBI’s Formats Hot Picks April 2020
The markets and events circuit might be suspended but it’s not stopping the format world…
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Exclusive: Keshet, Talpa Global alum Cynthia Kennedy joins Vincent TV
Benelux production company Vincent TV has appointed former Keshet exec and Talpa Global SVP Cynthia…
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Nippon rolls out silent gameshow format ‘Mute It!’
Japan’s Nippon TV is offering worldwide format rights to its new primetime gameshow Mute It!,…