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Kids
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Streamers fuel UK show exports to record $2.28bn, as Europe offsets US stagnation
Streamers have driven international sales of UK shows to new heights, with exports rising 22%…
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ABC Australia & Disney+ pick up half-hour ‘Bluey’ special
Australian broadcaster ABC has commissioned a special half-hour instalment of animated kids hit Bluey to…
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ITV Studios braces for FTA hit as demand declines, while ITV cuts $12m from 2023 content spend
ITV Studios (ITVS) expects revenues to grow by just 3% in 2023 – down from…
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WildBrain recruits eOne’s Nick Gawne & unveils new leadership & business structure
Canadian kid’s entertainment company WildBrain has appointed former Entertainment One (eOne) general manager Nick Gawne…
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Exclusive: Pluto TV’s top five FAST channels in US drive 20% total consumption
Free Ad-Supported Television (FAST)’s growth in the US is being powered by a small number…
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TBI Weekly: Seven ‘niche’ streamers that commission original content
Partnering with a major streamer to take your content worldwide can be a major ambition…
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Australian Children’s Television Foundation reveals $6.4m kids’ content investment
The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) invested or committed almost $10m (US$6.4m) in production funding…
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Paramount+ expands ‘branded hub’ strategy with Streamz in Belgium
Paramount Global is expanding its Paramount+ branded third-party partnership strategy with a deal in Belgium….
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WBD’s James Gibbons reveals APAC exec team with Japan country manager to step down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s Asia Pacific president James Gibbons has outlined his team for the…
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BBC Studios rejigs in EMEA with hire of Paramount Global VP of sales, Simon Cottle to retire
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired a distribution exec from Paramount Global and promoted two existing…
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Exclusive: Moonbug’s MD Americas on IP acquisition strategy & audience scale
CoComelon and Blippi owner Moonbug Entertainment has shared details of its IP acquisition strategy, telling…
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Disney strikes $8.6bn deal with Comcast to take full Hulu ownership
The future of Hulu has finally been settled, with Disney set to take full ownership…
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Paramount to merge My5 & Pluto TV in UK to create new AVOD service
Paramount Global is combining My5, the BVOD service of its UK broadcaster Channel 5, with…
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Sony Pictures Television veteran Ed Lammi retiring after 36 years
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) veteran Ed Lammi is to retire from his role as EVP…
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Wildbrain & BBCS alum Deirdre Brennan joins Screen Australia as CEO
Wildbrain’s COO Deirdre Brennan is leaving the company to head up funding body Screen Australia….
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AMC Int’l Networks acquires Omens Studios animation ‘Leo The Wildlife Ranger’
AMC International Networks has acquired season one of Omens Studios’ animated adventure series Leo The…
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Composition adds Paramount & Rock The Bells alum Rich Morris as SVP content & brands
Composition Media, the US animation studio headed by Hair Love producer Carl Reed, has appointed…
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Hasbro blames eOne revenue drop on US strikes, Lionsgate sale to wrap ‘end of year’
Hasbro has revealed plunging revenues at soon-to-be sold Entertainment One (eOne) as a result of…
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Apple TV+ cost to rise by more than 40% as tech giant reveals second price hike in 12 months
Apple TV+ is increasing its prices for the second time in 12 months, with US…
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Thunderbird Distribution picks up rights to Sky Kids series ‘BooSnoo!’
Thunderbird Distribution has picked up rights to Sky Kids series, BooSnoo!. The 41 x seven-minute…
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Disney eyes $10bn deal to sell India operation to Reliance Industries
India’a Reliance Industries is in talks to acquire Disney’s operations in the country in a…
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‘Maya The Bee’ prodco DeAPlaneta hires Atlantyca exec to lead sales in Italy
Maya The Bee producer DeAPlaneta Entertainment has hired former Atlantyca exec Alessandra Dematteis as its…
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Paramount+ reveals premium & ad-supported roll-out in Australia, Canada & more
Paramount+ has unveiled plans for the international roll-out of its ad-supported and ‘premium’ tiers. The…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Tracking US studio streamer spending in 2023
Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Paramount all made the decision to fight…
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Canada’s Corus overhauls content with Troy Reeb upped & 20-year veteran Colin Bohm departing
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has rejigged it senior content team, with Troy Reeb taking on an…
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Exclusive: TBI Distributor’s Survey 2023 – Part 4: Kids
From FAST growth to pre-financing shows and navigating a consolidated market, the 2023 survey reflects…
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ProSiebenSat.1 restructures with veteran channel chief Daniel Rosemann departing
ProSiebenSat.1 has restructured its management team with chief Bert Habets now becoming CEO of Seven.One…
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Content Innovation Awards 2023 eBook
We are delighted to introduce you to the winners of the 9th Content Innovation Awards…
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Netflix eyes more ‘Suits’ deals as EMEA subs soar & spending drops $4bn amid strikes
Netflix will explore licensing more programming following the success of Suits and is raising prices,…
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Woodcut, Abacus, Fremantle & Nippon among winners at Content Innovation Awards 2023
Fremantle, Abacus Media Rights, Nippon and Woodcut Media were among the stand-out winners celebrating success…