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Welsh broadcaster S4C overhauls creative team with three new roles
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has restructured its commissioning team with a raft of changes at the…
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Deals round-up: Hulu hunts ‘Vanishing Act’; ‘Tom Gates’ goes global; ‘Civil Servant’ heads to Puerto Rico
Hulu hunts ‘Vanishing Act’ US streamer Hulu has acquired fact-based crime drama Vanishing Act, following…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Diving into Amazon’s unique streaming strategy
Amazon has been in the global streaming game for years but it has always trodden a…
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Deals round up: WildBear unveils MIPCOM slate; Cineflix explores ‘History of Sitcom’; Dandelooo picks up ‘Our Piggy’
WildBear unveils MIPCOM slate WildBear International, the distribution arm of Australian factual prodco WildBear Entertainment,…
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TF1 Group to name ex-Canal+ Group CEO Rudolph Belmer as chief
TF1 Group is set to appoint former Canal+ Group chief Rodolphe Belmer as its new…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Norway chief Espen Skoland steps down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s Norwegian chief, Espen Skoland, is stepping down following the recent reorganisation in the Nordics. Skoland,…
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Fox unveils global sales arm Fox Entertainment Global, Fernando Szew named CEO
Fox Entertainment is returning to international distribution with the formal launch of a new sales…
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Thunderbird appoints Kidscreen alum as director of distribution sales
Canada’s Thunderbird Entertainment Group has appointed Kidscreen alum Nelson Huynh as director of distribution sales….
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Moonbug partners with MultiChoice for linear African channel launch
UK- and LA-based pre-school entertainment company Moonbug Entertainment is to launch a dedicated channel on…
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UK government ‘re-examining’ Channel 4 privatisation & BBC licence fee overhaul
The UK government has confirmed it is “re-examining the business case” around the privatisation of…
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MIPCOM reveals attendee expectations & names Asian World Premiere
MIPCOM organiser RX France (fka Reed Midem) is preparing to welcome 10,000 producers, buyers, commissioners and…
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Paramount+ unveils Italian slate as roll-out across Europe gathers pace
Paramount+ has rolled out in Italy with 8,000 hours of programming and plans for a…
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Cineflix Rights hires All3Media Int’l exec for FAST push
UK distributor Cineflix Rights has appointed All3Media International exec Mike Gould to the newly created…
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Dandelooo adapts Dorothée de Monfreid’s ‘Les Toutous’ as kids’ series
French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo is adapting Dorothée de Monfreid’s book series Les…
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Trustbridge Global Media hires Boat Rocker exec to head kids content push
Veteran kids’ exec Bob Higgins has exited Boat Rocker Media to head up New York-based…
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Exclusive: Moonbug CEO eyes ‘ambitious’ acquisitions
Cocomelon outfit Moonbug Entertainment is ramping up its expansion efforts, with plans for further IP…
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Show of the week: Margot And The Space Robot
Danger arrives from beyond the stars in this 2D animation, in the form of two…
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Warner Bros. Discovery ‘firing up’ third-party distribution as FAST push emerges
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is “firing up” its third-party distribution efforts and exploring a push…
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Netflix picks up reboot of UK preschool classic ‘Teletubbies’
Netflix has picked up a rebooted version of UK kids show, Teletubbies. The pre-school series…
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London TV Screenings sets 2023 dates, goes up against BBC Studios Showcase
London TV Screenings, the fast-growing event organised by All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and…
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Banijay buys ‘The A List’ prodco Kindle Entertainment & Italy’s Movimenti Production
Banijay has expanded its kids and family operations by striking deals to buy The A…
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SkyShowtime names Paramount exec as VP of distribution & partnerships
SkyShowtime has named a Paramount exec to work across its roll-out of the soon-to-launch streamer….
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French TV exports hit record high of $373m, as tax rebate fuels surging int’l investment
French TV exports hit a record €375.9m ($373m) in 2021, while improvements to the country’s…
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News round-up: NHK & Walter Presents engage with ‘Bright Minds’; WBD EMEA picks up ‘Toad & Friends’; UK’s Peanut & Crumb expands audio push
NHK & Walter Presents engage with ‘Bright Minds’ Japanese pubcaster NHK and non-English language platform…
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SkyShowtime lines up Nordic launch date & programming offer
Comcast and Paramount have unveiled the launch date, cost and show line-up for its combined streamer…
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Moonbug names EMEA head of distribution & originals
UK-based kids content company Moonbug Entertainment has promoted Gina Costelloe to head of distribution and…
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WBD reveals Nordic exec team, with Discovery alum taking key content role amid departures
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled its senior leadership team in the Nordics, with a…
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Jetpack acquires distribution rights to Samka animations
Jetpack Distribution has acquired rights to two 2D animated shows from Paris-based animation studio Samka…
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Just 48 hours left to enter TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2022!
There is just 48 hours left to enter this year’s Content Innovation Awards, with producers,…
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Cake to distribute Kukua’s African superhero cartoon ‘Super Sema’
UK-based distributor Cake has acquired global distribution rights to Super Sema, the African animated kids’…