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Mediawan to buy Lagardere Studios for $112m as part of European expansion
French media group Mediawan has revealed a plan to acquire a raft of content firms…
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China’s Tencent & iQiyi explore Netflix-beating merger, report claims
Chinese media giants Tencent and iQiyi are reportedly exploring a merger that could create the…
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ViacomCBS outlines plans for ‘super-serving’ SVOD with 30,000 hours
ViacomCBS will look to retain more rights to its programming as it prepares to roll…
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Kids round-up: Blue Ant expands on Roku; Sky strikes Moonbug SVOD deal; Dandelooo to sell ‘Kosmix’; and more…
Blue Ant expands kids nature presence on Roku International media company Blue Ant Media has…
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France TV appoints ex-Netflix, Canal+ exec to head programming
France Télévisions has appointed the former head of documentaries for Netflix in EMEA as programming…
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Hollywood’s Schwarzenegger becomes “significant” investor in Genius Brands
Hollywood actor and former governor of the US state of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has become…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking how Disney+ struck gold in the UK
Disney+ might still be less than three months old in the UK but that hasn’t…
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WarnerMedia to shutter HBO Go as HBO Max takes centre stage
WarnerMedia is to shut down its HBO Go mobile app in the US as it…
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BBC facing $82m shortfall as BBC Studios dividend ‘not going to happen’
The UK’s BBC is looking at a £65m ($82m) budget black hole after it emerged…
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LA County confirms TV & film production return from 12 June
LA-based film and TV production has been given the greenlight to recommence from 12 June,…
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Disney+ becomes third-largest SVOD in the UK, report claims
Disney+ has already emerged as the third-largest subscription streaming service in the UK. According to…
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EOne confirms HBO alum Michael Lombardo as global TV president
Hasbro-owned producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) has confirmed that former HBO programming president Michael…
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Kids roundup: ‘Bing’ cements global appeal; France TV Distribution inks animation deals and more…
‘Bing’ cements global appeal Broadcasters in the Netherlands, Nordics, Poland, Portugal and Canada have signed…
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Genius Brands appoints former Disney, Fox execs to run new streamer
Genius Brands International has appointed former senior execs from Disney and Fox to run its…
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Exclusive: Roku strikes Endemol Shine AVOD deals in US, UK
Ad-supported streamer Roku has struck a slew of new deals with Endemol Shine Group (ESG)…
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BBC names BBC Studios’ CEO Tim Davie as new chief
BBC Studios (BBCS) boss Tim Davie has been named director general of the BBC, replacing…
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Kids VP Levine departs Mouse House to “pursue new opportunities”
David Levine, Disney’s VP of kids programming for the UK, Europe and Africa is leaving…
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Kids round-up: ‘Alien TV’ and ‘Horrid Henry’ special both land on Netflix; ‘Brainbuzz’ travels in Australia and Hong Kong; ‘Bubu And The Little Owls’ fly to Kidoodle.TV
Alien TV lands on Netflix and Nine Network Netflix and Australia’s FTA Nine Network will…
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Dealing with Covid-19: How an Italian teen drama marked a nation’s scripted first
The latest installment of TBI’s extensive coverage of Covid-19 takes us to Italy, where we…
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French streamer Salto ‘on starting blocks’ for autumn as test phase starts
Salto, the French commercial and public broadcasters’ answer to Netflix, has begun closed user-group tests…
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Roku unveils new ‘live TV guide’ and slew of channels from A+E, ABC
Ad-supported streamer Roku is moving further to replicate live TV by launching an on-screen channel…
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ViacomCBS hires Paramount’s acquisitions EVP for Nick & Awesomeness
ViacomCBS has appointed Paramount Pictures’ EVP of worldwide acquisitions Syrinthia Studer to work across live…
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Endemol Shine expands AVOD offering in US with Vizio deal
US-based TV manufacturer Vizio has struck a deal that will see Endemol Shine Group-curated online…
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Spanish OTT use rises with 40% using streaming services
Over four in 10 Spanish homes with internet access were accessing streaming video services such…
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HBO Max faces analyst scorn, rejigs ‘Love Life’ & takes ‘Big Bang’ spin-off
HBO Max’s recent roll-out has been handed a dour assessment by two leading US analysts,…
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US overtakes China as home of AVOD, with global spending to top $53bn by 2025
The US has overtaken China to become the biggest spender on AVOD services, with global…
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WarnerMedia to launch HBO Max originals in Asia via channels & HBO Go
WarnerMedia is rolling out at least 15 originals commissioned by its recently launched US SVOD…
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Disney’s Freeform hires former Netflix, AMC exec as president
Disney’s young adult cablenet Freeform has appointed former Netflix exec Tara Duncan as its president….
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Amazon Prime hits back as HBO Max fights for carriage control
Amazon has hit out at HBO Max after the two companies failed to strike a…
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Exclusive: Rai, Asacha Media’s Stand By Me prep first Italian Covid-19 drama
Italian pubcaster Rai is preparing to air the first scripted series to be filmed and…