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Formats
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TBI Formats: Legacy List
Legacy List Distributor: DRG Producer: MY Entertainment Broadcaster: PBS (US) Moving out of a family…
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TBI Formats: 1 Year Off
1 Year Off Distributor: Lineup Industries Producer: Roses Are Blue Broadcaster: VRT1 (Belgium) Not so…
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TBI Formats: Sing Or Spin
Sing Or Spin Distributor: Endemol Shine International Producer: Endemol Shine Group Broadcaster: Hunan TV (China)…
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Show of the week: Small Town, Big Love
Distributor: Fremantle Producer: Blu Broadcaster: TV2 Denmark In a certain rural area of Denmark, eligible…
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WarnerMedia appoints Hulu, Amazon alum as CEO
WarnerMedia has appointed the former Amazon SVP and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar to head up…
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Banijay, ProSieben launch ‘Eurovision replacement’ contest
Banijay Group-owned Brainpool, German broadcaster ProSieben and domestic producer and entertainer Stefan Raab have teamed…
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Exclusive: TV2’s Anette Rømer on “business as usual” in Denmark
All this week, TBI is hearing from broadcasters around the world about the impact that…
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Exclusive: RTÉ’s Dermot Horan on ‘buying time’ as production slows
All this week, TBI is hearing from broadcasters around the world about the kind of…
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Deals round-up: Germany turns on ‘Switch’; Kino Polska’s Disney deal; ‘La Unidad’ lands on HBO Lat Am
Germany turns on Belgium’s Switch German broadcaster WDR has ordered a local remake of Belgian…
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Slates round-up: Beta lands on Russian comedy; Cineflix gets ‘Happily Married’; Orange Smarty’s boss move
Beta Film lands on 257 Reasons To Live Russian producer Start Studios, part of the…
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Dealing with Covid-19: ‘Immense challenge’ facing Euro format distributors
The latest installment of TBI’s coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the…
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Exclusive: How are int’l buyers working around Covid-19?
The way that we all work has changed. Most of you will be reading this…
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Sony replaces LA Screenings with ‘virtual & on-demand’ event
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has unveiled plans to create a digital screening experience for clients…
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News round-up: True Royalty cuts prices, adds shows; ‘Denmark Stands Together’ on TV2; Autentic, Drive deals
Royal streamer picks up Harry & Meghan docs Streaming service True Royalty TV has acquired…
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Pandemic to cause SVOD numbers to jump up by 5%
SVOD services around the world are set to see a 5% uptick in subscriber numbers…
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ProSieben to host fast turnaround ‘Living Room Festival’
Germany’s ProSieben has commissioned its sibling prodco Redseven Entertainment to produce a new quick-turnarond live…
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ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Max Conze to depart with immediate effect
Max Conze is to step down as CEO at German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 immediately, with the…
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TBI Formats: Seven ways to future-proof your format
Girts Licis, head of strategy at global consultancy K7 Media, gives his top tips on…
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BBC, Channel 4 unveil Covid-19 plans & fast turnaround shows
UK broadcasters Channel 4 and the BBC have unveiled a raft of new programming as…
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UK broadcasters join call for freelance support from government
The UK’s public service broadcasters (PSB) have added their voices to the cries of support…
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News round-up: ‘Five Guys A Week’ goes global; Smithsonian lands ‘Lost Ships’; Fugitive moves into readymade
Five Guys A Week format goes global TV2 in Denmark, and unannounced channels and platforms…
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Exclusive: Vuulr appoints former Disney acquisition exec
Online programme sales platform Vuulr has added a raft of executives to its ranks as…
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Mediaset buys up more of ProSiebenSat.1 fuelling merger speculation
Mediaset has effectively doubled its stake in German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 since last year with…
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Online distribution service TRX goes free during Covid-19
Online TV rights marketplace TRX is offering its service for free for all users during…
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Netflix extends format duo ‘Love Is Blind’ and ‘The Circle’
Netflix has ordered two further seasons of dating format Love Is Blind and the US…
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Netflix donates $1.2m to BFI, Film & TV Charity’s Covid-19 fund
The UK’s British Film Institute (BFI) and The Film and TV Charity have launched a…
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Deals round-up: Parade picks up docs; ‘Australian Dream’ goes global; ‘Cennet’ travels; Eros Now adds NBCU shows
Parade expands unscripted slate UK and Singapore-based distributor Parade Media has added 40 unscripted shows…
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Pay TV in Russia, Turkey, Africa adapt to Covid-19 with free channel offers
Pay TV operators around the world have launched a range of free windows to audiences…
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France’s TF1 prepares for “significant” Covid-19 impact, as ads & production hit
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has said that its performance this year will be significantly impacted…
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Taiwanese movie hit ‘More Than Blue’ gets TV remake
Taiwanese romantic movie More Than Blue is getting a TV reboot, with the team behind…