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BBC Studios appoints Australia chief to head new Asia-Pac division
BBC Studios (BBCS) has created a new Asia-Pacific business that will be headed up by…
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CBS to adapt German procedural ‘Einstein’
US broadcaster CBS is adapting the Red Arrow Studios International-distributed German procedural Einstein. The scripted…
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Deals round-up: Discovery UK cooks up Oz culinary show; DRG strikes US sales; RTL4 extends ‘All Together Now’
Discovery UK orders Ainsley Harriott series Discovery in the UK has ordered a culinary travelogue…
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Plimsoll Productions appoints Electus alum to head LA office
Plimsoll Productions has hired former Electus and Covert Media exec Saul Goldberg to head its…
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NENT Group restructures, cuts group management team
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has unveiled a comprehensive restructuring of its senior management team,…
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Fred Media hires TCB’s Mem Bakar as European sales boss
TCB Media Rights exec Mem Bakar has landed at Australian distributor Fred Media. Bakar is…
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Industrial Media strikes overall deal with unscripted vet Todd Hurvitz
Industrial Media has struck an overall deal with Ghosts In The Hood creator Todd Hurvitz….
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Channel 4 orders Christmas-themed ‘Buy It Now’
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a Christmas-themed series of Buy It Now from Studio…
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CJ ENM’s ‘Produce X 101’ scandal deepens as police extend investigation
CJ ENM-owned broadcaster Mnet continues to court controversy around its alleged vote manipulation of talent…
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Beyond Distribution adds Disney exec for Europe, Scandinavia, Iberia
Beyond Distribution has appointed Anne-Marie Pardoe as its new senior VP of sales for German-speaking…
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NBCUniversal Distribution sets date for Sky Vision takeover
Catherine The Great and Patrick Melrose distributor Sky Vision is to be formally rolled into…
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Nickelodeon expands unscripted slate with ‘Top Elf’, ‘Substitute’
Nickelodeon has bolstered its unscripted slate with a holiday-themed competition series and a full series…
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BBCS’s ‘Top Gear’ motors across Nordics with remake deal
BBC Studios’ long-running motoring show Top Gear is being remade across the Nordics as part…
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TBI Weekly: Streaming evolution leaves Netflix out on its own
The end of August traditionally signals the end of vacations and a return to work…
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Fremantle Australia’s unscripted chief Caroline Spencer to step down
Longstanding Fremantle Australia exec Caroline Spencer is to step down from her role overseeing unscripted…
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ViacomCBS names former VIMN exec as marketing & communications chief
Newly minted US media giant ViacomCBS has bolstered its board with the appointment of Julia…
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CJ ENM promotes for latest Southeast Asia push
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has promoted one of its executives to oversee the…
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David Lyle Foundation opens applications for 2020 program
The David Lyle Foundation, the industry-wide not-for-profit organisation that aims to help young executives build…
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RTL Group unveils M6, Fremantle strategy amid management revamp
RTL CEO Thomas Rabe has unveiled how it plans to use companies under its control…
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Commissioning round-up: Yes TV flies back to ‘Magpie’; HBO Asia, Viu return to ‘The Bridge’; HBO extends sketch show
Yes TV takes in more Magpie Israeli network Yes TV has ordered a second season…
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Steve Harvey to produce African versions of ‘Family Feud’
Steve Harvey, who hosts the US version of Fremantle-owned gameshow format Family Feud, has secured…
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Discovery LatAm picks up slate of ESI non-scripted shows
Endemol Shine International (ESI) has licensed a raft of factual entertainment shows to Discovery Latin…
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TBI Weekly: Netflix finds its ‘Love Island’ amid unscripted drive
A year on since forming its UK outpost and months out from launching Paris and…
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Exclusive: BBC ‘bullying and immoral’ in iPlayer rights demands
The BBC has been employing “bullying and immoral” tactics against production companies as it looks…
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Asylum hires ITVSGE, UKTV alum Ronan Hand for UK office
Asylum Entertainment Group (AEG) has appointed former ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) exec Ronan Hand…
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Vivendi swoops for global rights to TF1’s ‘Celebrity Song Challenge’
France’s Vivendi Entertainment has picked up global rights to TF1 and DMLS TV’s shiny-floor format…
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Anthony Kimble’s Fugitive moves for NENT format chief
UK-based production and financing company Fugitive has appointed the VP of formats at Nordic Entertainment…
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Deals round-up: ZDFE reveals ‘Great Inventions’; Wildcard’s Crystal Rasmussen deal; Passion bolsters sales slate
ZDFE partners for Great Inventions ZDF Enterprises has partnered with World Media Rights, Off The…
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BBC Studios names executive duo for CEE and Africa
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed two executives to oversee branded programming for Africa, and Central…
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TBI Weekly: ViacomCBS, a US deal with global implications
CBS and Viacom’s merger might have created a $30bn US-based content company but a foray…