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Kids
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Saudi Arabia’s MBC Group extends kids pact with Paramount’s Nickelodeon
Saudi Arabia-based MBC Group has extended its programming deal with Paramount Global Content Distribution, with…
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Jellyfish Animation recruits DreamWorks veteran Archie Donato
London-based animation and VFX studio Jellyfish Pictures has hired ex-DreamWorks exec Archie Donato as creative…
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German SVOD subscribers to overtake UK by end of 2023, research reveals
Germany will have more SVOD subscriptions than the UK by the end of this year,…
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‘Smurfs’ prodco Ellipse Animation creates int’l financing role for Xilam’s Morgann Favennec
Ellipse Animation, the French studio behind The Smurfs, has appointed Xilam Animation alum Morgann Favennec…
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TBI Weekly: Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist revealed
The Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist has been unveiled ahead of the ceremony at MIPCOM…
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TBI reveals Content Innovation Awards 2023 shortlist, with record-breaking number of submissions
Television Business International (TBI) has unveiled the shortlist for the Content Innovation Awards 2023 (CIA’s),…
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Warner Bros. Discovery extends HBO Go reach in Malaysia & expands channels with Unifi
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is expanding its channels operation in Asia, while also extending the…
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Kids round-up: APC’s ‘Jade Armor’ goes global; BBC & TV3 snag ‘Theodosia’
APC’s Jade Armor goes global Broadcasters around the world have snagged rights to APC Kids’…
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‘Miss Holland’ prodco Particle6 hires BBC Studios, TRBC Ukraine and Digitas trio
Gender Bias Riddle and Miss Holland firm Particle6 Productions has landed staff from BBC Studios,…
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NATPE Global adds Amazon Studios, ViX & Warner Bros. Discovery execs to line-up
NATPE Global organiser Brunico has added execs from Amazon Studios, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros. Discovery…
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Xilam Animation names Safaa Benazzouz EVP of distribution, with Morgann Favennec exiting
France’s Xilam Animation has rejigged its senior ranks with Safaa Benazzouz replacing Morgann Favennec as…
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Canal+ takes full ownership of SPI International, completing deal for outstanding 30% stake
France’s Canal+ has taken full ownership of SPI International, the European TV channel and streamer…
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Exclusive: Fremantle creates SVP of AI & automation role, Tom Hoffman appointed
Fremantle has named long-standing exec Tom Hoffman to a new role overseeing how artifical intelligence…
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Hasbro taps eOne alums to lead new entertainment division
Toy giant Hasbro has appointed former Entertainment One (eOne) execs Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano…
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Round up: ITVS joins accessibility initiative TAP; Vix preps Turkish drama ‘For My Family’; 9 Story reveals AVOD push
ITV Studios joins UK accessibility initiative TAP ITV Studios (ITVSS) has become an Associate Member…
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Disney & Skydance exec Jonathan Schneider lands at Invisible Universe
Disney and Skydance veteran Jonathan Schneider has been hired by animation firm Invisible Universe to…
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Sweden’s SVT expands Eva Beckman content role, Jan Helin & Andreas Bedinger to exit
Swedish pubcaster SVT has reshuffled its senior content team with Eva Beckman named programme director,…
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Viaplay’s head of movies, factual & kids, Nicholas Hadley-Kamptz, latest to exit Nordic group
Nicholas Hadley-Kamptz is the latest senior exec to exit the Viaplay Group, with the head…
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Blue Ant Media buys Marblemedia as Canadian market consolidates
Blue Ant Media has snapped up fellow Canadian producer Marblemedia, as well as its sales…
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Disney+ outlines AVOD launch in Europe & explores future in ‘multiple’ markets
Disney CEO Bob Iger has admitted the Mouse House will cut investment in local programming…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s EMEA chief Priya Dogra to step down
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s president & MD for EMEA, Priya Dogra, is to leave the…
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RTL profits plummet 50% as advertising woes hit Germany, Fremantle target remains
European media giant RTL has seen its profits nose dive thanks to a moribund German…
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Paramount streaming losses narrow to $424m but advertising dives 10%
Paramount Global saw its streaming losses narrow slightly in the second quarter of the year,…
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Warner Bros. Discovery doubles down on linear in Japan with J:COM pact
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is expanding its linear networks in Japan after expanding a partnership…
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Pulse Films’s Bianca Gavin named chair at Production Guild of Great Britain, Alex Boden exits
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has named Pulse Films’s Bianca Gavin as its…
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Crayon company Crayola moves into original content production, with adaptation of ‘Finn Caspian’ podcast
Crayon company Crayola is moving into entertainment space with the launch of an original content…
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News round-up: Mega picks up Turkish dramas; ‘Open Season’ spin-off in works from 9 Story; Saffronic appoints creative director
Mega picks up Turkish dramas Chilean network Mega has picked up Turkish dramas A Little…
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Paramount+ takes ‘Star Trek’ streaming rights in Canada
The Star Trek franchise has found a new streaming home in Canada, moving from Bell…
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TBI Kids: Why ‘Shasha & Milo’ was a “love at first sight” co-pro for Banijay & Pingo Entertainment
It was “love at first sight” for Benoît Di Sabatino, after being introduced to Shasha…
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TBI Weekly: Why the UK is sleepwalking towards losing public-service kids’ content
Kids’ content veterans Anna Home and Greg Childs, the chair and director, respectively, of The…