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Sales round-up: ProSieben visits ‘Grantchester’; Viacom takes ‘Seinfeld’ on cable; Disney Junior’s ‘Dino Ranch’ deal
Grantchester welcomes ProSieben’s Gold ProSieben in Germany has picked up the first four seasons of…
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Lifetime super-sizes orders of Kinetic’s ‘Married At First Sight’
Lifetime has signed up for two super-sized seasons of Married At First Sight from Kinetic…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Netflix’s Reed Hastings at RTS
Considering Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was only on stage for 30 minutes at the Royal…
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says $500m UK spend to rise in 2020
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said the streamer will spend £400m ($500m) on UK programming…
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BBC chief Tony Hall outlines “total TV” iPlayer vision
BBC director-general Tony Hall has said the public broadcaster wants to turn iPlayer into an…
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Channel 4 CEO calls for support to remain “vital counterweight” to streamers’ power
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said UK public broadcasters must be supported if they…
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ITV Studios close to deal with BBC for extended iPlayer rights
ITV Studios (ITVS) managing director Julian Bellamy has said his company is close to striking…
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‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ heads to Brazil
Brazil’s Globosat has commissioned the first local adaptation of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Globosat’s pay-TV…
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ITV’s Kevin Lygo admits risk-aversion in “brutal” industry
ITV’s director of television Kevin Lygo has admitted that the industry has become more “brutal…
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Viacom bolsters Pluto TV with seven new channels
Viacom has further bolstered its Pluto TV AVOD with seven new channels. The most noteworthy…
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A+E Networks takes ‘Don’t Tell The Bride’ to South Africa
A+E Networks in South Africa has acquired rights to produce a local version of DRG’s…
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BBC Studios names Netflix alum to head up LA production arm
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed former Netflix exec Rob Smith as general manager of its…
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NBCU’s new streamer Peacock pulls back Netflix shows, unveils originals
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has ordered a raft of new shows and snatched back rights to Amy…
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Deals round-up: Back2Back gets wedding & shipping orders; BBCS’s first format deal in Lithuania; Banijay goes shopping
Back2Back’s wedding show sells to Seven, Mega Shippers extended Australia’s Seven Network has ordered a…
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Exclusive: ‘Hollywood Game Night’ producer developing ‘Come To Bed’ for Quibi
Hollywood Game Night producer Mission Control Media is developing a US adaptation of Israeli format…
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Dutch FilmWorks launches international sales division
Benelux distributor Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) is launching a global sales division to build on its…
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Distributor round-up: Endeavor scores ‘Story Of Rugby’ sales; Gil Formats’ comedy launch; ‘Taskmaster’ expands in Nordics
NHK, NBC Sports, Movistar+ try Endeavor’s rugby doc Japanese broadcaster NHK, NBC Sports Network in…
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‘Chernobyl’, ‘Game Of Thrones’ win big at Creative Arts Emmys
HBO’s Game Of Thrones and Chernobyl emerged as the top winners at the weekend’s Creative…
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ITV commissioner Ben Kelly joins Netflix’s unscripted team
ITV commissioner Ben Kelly is joining Netflix’s non-scripted team out of London. The exec, who…
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BBC chief Tony Hall eyes opportunity with Disney, Apple launches
BBC director-general Tony Hall believes an imminent “second wave of disruption” caused by streamers from…
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Youngest Media names All3 alum to head new German office
David Flynn and Lucas Church’s Youngest Media has appointed former All3Media exec Mark Stehli to…
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Industrial Media taps ‘Wahlburgers’ producer to head East Coast division
UTA-backed Industrial Media has named Wahlburgers EP Devon Hammonds as SVP of development and current…
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HBO Max orders zany competition series, promises more unscripted originals
HBO Max has made its first unscripted orders, picking up a pair of eccentric competition…
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ITV orders Gary Lineker-fronted quiz show pilot
ITV has ordered a quiz show pilot featuring BBC Match Of The Day presenter Gary…
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All3Media puts Lion TV into Lime Pictures with Shahana Meer exiting
Discovery and Liberty Global-backed All3Media is moving Lion TV into Lime Pictures, with one of…
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ITV’s ‘Masked Singer’ shapes up with host and judges confirmed
UK broadcaster ITV’s adaptation of The Masked Singer is shaping up, with a host and…
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Movistar, DLO/Magnolia adapt BBC format ‘No More Boys and Girls’
Spanish broadcaster Movistar has ordered a local version of BBC format No More Boys and…
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CBS Entertainment rejigs daytime with Angelica McDaniel exit
CBS Entertainment’s EVP of daytime Angelica McDaniel has stepped down from the role as part…
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Gina Brogi exits at 20th Century Fox TV Distribution
Gina Brogi is stepping down at 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, as the ramifications of…
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Amazon cooks up ‘Family Food Fight’ in Brazil with SBT
Brazilian broadcaster SBT has linked up with Amazon on a local remake of Endemol Shine…