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Exclusive: NENT Group’s content, co-productions and acquisitions team revealed
Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group’s recently appointed chief content officer Filippa Wallestam has named a six-pronged…
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Exclusive: Cathy Payne to leave Endemol Shine International
Endemol Shine International’s CEO Cathy Payne is to step down in early 2020, TBI has…
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Kids bulletin: Gaumont launches ‘Pirate Mouse’; Cake boards ‘Woozle & Pip’; Cosmos-Maya sets up sales arm
Gaumont, Amsterdam team for ‘Pol The Pirate Mouse’ Gaumont and Amsterdam-based Submarine are partnering on…
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BBC’s content chief talks up iPlayer plans, benefits of extended rights window
BBC content chief Charlotte Moore has outlined how on-demand service iPlayer will become central to…
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HBO Max bolsters kids offering with expansive ‘Sesame Street’ deal
HBO Max is bulking up its kids offering by striking a deal with Sesame Street…
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Sales round-up: Amazon adds ‘Teddy Ruxpin’; eOne visits ‘Between Two Worlds’; Power enters ring with boxing doc
Amazon welcomes Teddy Ruxpin Amazon has picked up rights to classic kids series The Adventures…
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Netflix order Big Mouth spin-off, strikes Mediaset deal
Netflix has ordered a workplace comedy spun off from its popular animation Big Mouth and…
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HBO Max names Disney, TBS alums for animation and family roles
HBO Max has appointed former TBS original programming exec Billy Wee to oversee animation and…
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Exclusive: HBO strikes overall deal with ‘Skam’ creator
HBO has struck an overall deal with the creator of hit Norwegian TV show Skam,…
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Kids round-up: Federation adds Auschwitz animation; Nick unpacks YouTube deal; Cosmos-Maya’s ‘Gandhi’ show
Federation picks up Auschwitz animation Federation Kids & Family has completed a deal with Rai…
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Sky Vision formally shuttered after NBCUniversal transfer
Distributor and producer Sky Vision has formally ended operations following its parent company’s acquisition by…
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Show Of The Week: 100% Wolf – Legend of the Moonstone
Adapted for the screen from Jayne Lyons’ 2008 children’s book 100% Wolf, the eponymous Studio…
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HBO Max remakes UK format with Ellen DeGeneres as part of new slate
HBO Max has struck a far-reaching deal with talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres that will see…
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Freeform ends ‘Pretty Little Liars’ spin-off after single season
Disney-backed US network Freeform has brought the curtain down on Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists…
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Globo takes NBCUniversal format into Brazil
Brazilian broadcaster Globo has ordered a local version of My Kid Would Never Do That,…
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‘Ackley Bridge,’ ‘You Can’t Ask That’ among Diversify TV Excellence Awards nominees
ABC’s You Can’t Ask That, Channel 4’s Ackley Bridge and BBC Three’s Jerk are among…
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Moonbug taps ProSiebenSat.1’s Nicolas Eglau to lead EMEA
Family entertainment brand Moonbug has appointed former ProSiebenSat.1 exec Nicolas Eglau as its head of…
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Kids round-up: Atomic Cartoon appoints Nick alum; BES adapts ‘Dinner Detectives’; Amazon welcomes ‘Harry’ to India
Atomic Cartoons adds Nick alum for Canadian hub Thunderbird Entertainment’s Atomic Cartoons has appointed LA-based…
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Sales round-up: ProSieben visits ‘Grantchester’; Viacom takes ‘Seinfeld’ on cable; Disney Junior’s ‘Dino Ranch’ deal
Grantchester welcomes ProSieben’s Gold ProSieben in Germany has picked up the first four seasons of…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Netflix’s Reed Hastings at RTS
Considering Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was only on stage for 30 minutes at the Royal…
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Kids round-up: ‘Snail And The Whale’ joins BBC Xmas line-up; Ankama launches new distribution label
‘Snail And The Whale’ joins BBC Christmas line-up BBC One’s The Snail And The Whale…
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says $500m UK spend to rise in 2020
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said the streamer will spend £400m ($500m) on UK programming…
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BFI’s Young Audiences Content Fund: a fund indeed for a nation in need
The UK children’s industry is already feeling the benefit of a new $70m fund but…
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Dutch FilmWorks launches international sales division
Benelux distributor Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) is launching a global sales division to build on its…
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Disney Lat Am picks up Federation’s ‘Find Me In Paris’
Disney Channel in Latin America has picked up the first two seasons and the forthcoming…
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Kids round-up: Herschend re-appoints Natalie Setton; Hoho develops Seal Force 5; Mush Mush L&M deal
Herschend Entertainment re-appoints Natalie Setton Herschend Entertainment Studios (HES) has appointed former Genius Brands exec…
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Gina Brogi exits at 20th Century Fox TV Distribution
Gina Brogi is stepping down at 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, as the ramifications of…
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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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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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YouTube uses ‘Cobra Kai’ to push revamped AVOD strategy
YouTube’s refocus on AVOD is taking shape with the Google-owned company unveiling plans to make…