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TBI Weekly: A Note From The Editor
Dearest Reader, Well, it has been quite the ride… The lights will soon be turned…
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Television Business International (TBI) to close after 35 years
After more than 35 years of publication, Television Business International (TBI) is to close and…
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Spain unveiled as MIPCOM 2024’s country of honour
Spain has been named as the country of honour at the upcoming 40th edition of…
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‘Big Blue’ sails for Latin America as WBD acquires animation for Cartoon Network & Max
Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired kids’ animation Big Blue from Canada’s Guru Studio for Cartoon…
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Something Big boards Toon2Tango’s ‘Niko – The Little Reindeer’ series
Leonine-owned German animation studio Toon2Tango has struck a deal with French firm Something Big to…
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Show of the Week: Chimera Keepers: Adventures with Incredible Creatures
Youngsters Thelma and Wendy are not looking forward to spending the whole summer at their…
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Moonbug promotes music chief Courtney Holt to lead US division as Andy Yeatman departs
Moonbug Entertainment has promoted Courtney Holt as managing director, Americas, taking over from Andy Yeatman,…
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UK General Election: Producers wishlists as country prepares for polls
It has been a busy week for the UK’s TV & film producers, with the…
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Sales round-up: TVF Int’l strikes ANZ deals; 9 Story sells to Amazon & Roku
TVF Int’l strikes ANZ deals ABC and SBS are among Australian and New Zealand broadcasters…
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Lion Forge developing tween series based on upcoming ‘Rebel Girls’ novels
Lion Forge Entertainment, the US-based studio behind the Oscar-winning Hair Love, is developing a live…
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Sky hires former Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA chief Priya Dogra
European pay TV operator Sky has hired former Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) exec Priya Dogra…
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Two thirds of UK indies fear closure by end of 2024, Indielab survey reveals
More than two thirds of UK indies will be at risk of closure within 12…
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Nickelodeon Studios readies revival of superhero comedy ‘The Thundermans’
Nickelodeon Studios in the US has ordered a spin-off to its live-action kids superhero comedy…
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Disney boss Bob Iger details ‘pretty dramatic’ spending cuts for linear shows
Disney boss Bob Iger has outlined how he views the future of its linear channels,…
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RedBird IMI completes $1.45bn acquisition of All3Media
US investment firm RedBird IMI has completed its acquisition of All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery…
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‘Bluey’ & ‘Hey Duggee’ land on int’l nets as BBC Studios strikes deals
BBC Studios (BBCS) kids shows including Bluey and Hey Duggee have been sold to a…
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ITV Studios rejigs global partnerships, ups sales chief Tom Clark & co-pro exec Jemma Harvey
ITV Studios (ITVS) has rejigged the management team at its global partnerships team with Tom…
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Mediawan & French firm ZAG launch JV to expand ‘Miraculous’ franchise
European production giant Mediawan has partnered with French producer ZAG to create a raft of…
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‘Cocomelon’ owner Moonbug hires Ashley Maidy from ‘Arcane’ gaming firm Riot
Cocomelon owner Moonbug Entertainment is looking to expand its consumer products efforts with the hire…
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Vix content chief Rodrigo Mazon to leave TelevisaUnivision streamer
Rodrigo Mazon, chief content officer & EVP at TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language streamer Vix, is stepping down….
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News round-up: BBC Studios announces ‘Bluey’ minisodes; Paramount+ renews ‘Lioness’; Sony rebooting ‘Charlie’s Angels’
BBC Studios announces ‘Bluey’ minisodes BBC Studios has announced a series of 20 x 1-3-minute…
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Moonbug appoints Paramount alum Manuel Reveiz to head new Lat Am office
Candle Media-owned Moonbug Entertainment has named Manuel Reveiz as the company’s new head of distribution…
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Banijay Rights lands former BBC Studios sales exec in Germany, Poland
Banijay Rights has hired a former BBC Studios exec to oversee sales in German-speaking countries…
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Warner Bros. Animation veteran Ed Adams to retire; Matt Matzkin expands remit
Veteran Warner Bros. Animation exec Ed Adams is retiring after 15 years with the company….
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RTL Deutschland ups former Netflix exec to become chief content officer
Former Netflix exec Inga Leschek is to become chief content officer at RTL Deutschland from…
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Sony & Apollo table $26bn offer for Paramount, shares surge 13%
Paramount shares have surged more than 10% after Sony Pictures Entertainment and private equity outfit…
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Creative Diversity Network CEO Deborah Williams steps down
Creative Diversity Network (CDN)’s CEO Deborah Williams is stepping down from the UK broadcaster-backed organisation….
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News round-up: Dandelooo snags ‘PongPong Dino’; GoQuest options ‘Troll Farm’; Pact ‘disappointed’ by C4
Dandelooo snags PongPong Dino French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has struck a deal…
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Hidden Pigeon recruits Peacock kids’ exec Kristofer Updike
Peacock exec Kristofer Updike has been named SVP of creative at Hidden Pigeon Company, the…
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Mediawan to buy Leonine as KKR-backed companies combine
French group Mediawan is to acquire a majority stake in Leonine Studios, the German producer…