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Netflix shares dive 9% as subs decision & revenue projection disappoint investors
Netflix shares have dived almost 10% after the global streamer’s revenue projections over the next…
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Sony & Apollo join forces amid latest Paramount twist
The ongoing saga around the future of Paramount Global has taken a new twist, with…
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Netflix to end subscriber reporting in 2025, as Q1 revenues surge 15%
Netflix profits surged in Q1 of 2024 as new customers flocked to the streamer, which…
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ProSieben posts 6% revenue rise & 35% rise in earnings in preliminary Q1 update
ProSiebenSat.1 has posted a 6% rise in revenues and a 35% rise in earnings in…
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Buyer’s Profiles: CME Group’s Igor Draguzet, Peter Chalupa, Iulia Plesi & Marko Došlić
As part of a new partnership with NEM Dubrovnik, this latest installment to TBI’s Buyers…
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‘Clangers’ & ‘Newzoids’ firm Factory Transmedia enters liquidation
Factory Transmedia, the UK animation firm behind the reboot of The Clangers has gone into…
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Paramount+ Canada originals chief Tom Hastings exits
Tom Hastings, who had overseen originals for Paramount+ in Canada, is leaving the streamer. Hastings…
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MIPTV wraps up final edition after 61 years with 3,500 attendees
MIPTV is wrapping up its 61st and final edition in Cannes today having attracted more…
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Skydance eyes Paramount role for NBCU alum Jeff Shell as deal shapes up
Former NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell is being eyed up for a key role at Paramount…
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Paramount shares soar 15% as Skydance enters ‘exclusive talks’ to buy US studio
Top Gun producer Skydance is in exclusive talks to acquire Paramount Global, sending shares in…
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BBCS calls on global prodcos for ideas to expand brands incl ‘Bluey’ & ‘Top Gear’
BBC Studios is calling on production companies from across the globe to pitch ideas that…
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Former CBeebies controller Kay Benbow dies
Kay Benbow, the former controller of CBeebies, the pre-school channel operated by UK pubcaster the…
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RX confirms MIP London for 2025, with MIPTV to end after 61-year run
MIPTV organiser RX France is to shutter the 60-year-old event and launch MIP London in…
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Disney Channel greenlights ‘Wizards Of Waverly Place’ sequel
Disney Channel has handed a series greenlight to Wizards (working title), a sequel series to…
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France Télévisions CEO calls Salto closure a ‘strategic mistake’
France Télévisions CEO Delphine Ernotte-Cunci has called for more cooperation between domestic broadcasters, after describing…
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WBD streamer Max unveils three French dramas ahead of launch
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s streamer Max has ordered three scripted shows from France, marking the…
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PBS Int’l targets Lat Am with Sabrina Hall Aguirre promotion
PBS International is looking to expand its activity in Lat Am and has upped Sabrina…
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Aardman & Shazam alums join Denmark’s Mint for new London office
Danish kids and family prodco Mint is launching a London office and has hired Aardman…
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Round-up: CBS extends ‘Fire Country’ & ‘Ghosts’; Apple orders Owen Wilson drama; Poland’s TVP preps MIPTV shows
CBS extends Fire Country & Ghosts Paramount’s US broadcaster CBS has renewed its US remake…
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Buddy Oliver’s ‘Cooking Buddies’ show to be sold by Cake
UK-based kids firm Cake has picked up international rights to Cooking Buddies, the first TV…
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Reshet 13 lands ex-Shine & Fox exec Emiliano Calemzuk as CEO
Reshet 13 has hired former Shine and Fox exec Emiliano Calemzuk as CEO of the…
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US publisher Scholastic to buy 9 Story Media for $186m
US-based publisher Scholastic is buying Canada’s 9 Story Media Group for C$250m ($186m). The children’s…
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France’s M6 lands Prime Video show, spins ‘The Traitors’ for soon-to-launch streamer
French broadcaster M6 has lined up Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, an original MMA contest…
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ProSiebenSat.1 CEO eyes ‘slight growth’ in 2024 as Joyn strategy ‘starting to pay off’
ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Bert Habets has predicted “slight growth” in revenues over the next 12 months…
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Sky, Pact welcome UK government’s moves on film & UK tax support
Companies including Sky and trade body Pact have welcomed moves by the UK government to…
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BBCS eyes investments as $760m debt facility secured for 2024
BBC Studios (BBCS) has ramped up its borrowing capability to almost £600m ($760m) this year…
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Realscreen moves to Miami to run with NATPE Global
Realscreen Summit and NATPE Global will take place during the same week and at the…
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BBC Studios Eniela Bella joins PBS Int’l for copros & sales
US-based PBS International has hired BBC Studios exec Eniela Bella to work across its coproductions…
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What’s next for London TV Screenings?
As buyers enter the final furlong at London TV Screenings, TBI reflects on a busy…
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Aardman recruits BBC Studios’ Emma Hardie, co-founder Peter Lord steps down from board in rejig
UK animation house Aardman has hired BBC Studios exec Emma Hardie to the newly created…