After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Scripted
1 min read
ITV Studios unveils hybrid Fall Festival for drama, unscripted & formats
ITV Studios (ITVS) has unveiled its upcoming Fall Festival line-up, which will be a hybrid…
1 min read
Starzplay joins TF1 on child murder drama ‘A French Case’
Global streamer Starzplay has partnered with French broadcaster TF1 on the upcoming anthology series A…
2 min read
Exclusive: France’s Endemol Shine Fiction rebrands, lands Lemaitre novels & M6, France 2 series
Endemol Shine Fiction, the French production firm led by Dominique Farrugia, is rebranding as Shine…
2 min read
HBO Max reveals Europe content strategy, as roll-out in Spain & Nordics set for autumn
WarnerMedia has laid out its content strategy in Europe and confirmed that it will be…
1 min read
Flare & Newen link for Joyrider & Ildikó Enyedi’s drama ‘Balaton Brigade’
Berlin-based Flare Entertainment and French distributor Newen Connect have struck a deal to co-develop and…
2 min read
Banijay CEO & chairman talk up acquisitions & avoiding US producer-for-hire model
Banijay remains on the acquisition hunt for production companies as it seeks to further scale…
2 min read
Endeavor backs Nordic Drama Queens prodco from CMore, Miso & Yellow Bird execs
Endeavor Content has invested in a new Scandinavia-based production company that is being launched by…
2 min read
Disney ‘accelerating’ European focus with originals to hit 60 by 2024
Disney+ is allowing the Mouse House to “put the afterburners” on its European production efforts…
2 min read
SeriesMania Forum reveals Russian winner of co-pro pitch competition
Russian period drama Red Rainbow has been voted the winner of this year’s Best Project…
1 min read
HBO Max in Lat Am & Spain’s FilminTV pick up ‘Pørni’
HBO Max in Latin America and Spanish streamer Filmin TV are among companies to have…
2 min read
Round-up: Warp fuels development with Anton; AFM moves online; eOne snags Freida Pinto deal
Warp fuels development with financier Anton UK-based production company Warp Films has struck a creative…
1 min read
Netflix preps African queen docudrama from Westbrook & Nutopia
Netflix has handed a two-season order to Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios…
1 min read
BBC One orders Brink’s-Mat robbery drama with ‘Guilt’s Neil Forsyth attached
BBC One in the UK has commissioned a six-part drama inspired by the true story…
2 min read
WarnerMedia’s HBO Go & Catchplay in Asia prep Taiwanese anthology drama
WarnerMedia has linked up with streaming service Catchplay in Asia on a seven-part anthology series…
1 min read
Peacock alum Bill McGoldrick & Starz SVP Juan Alfonso land at Chernin
US prodco Chernin Entertainment has bolstered its leadership team by hiring two senior execs, including…
2 min read
Sales round-up: Salto takes Russian ‘Sherlock’; ‘Unusual Suspects’ bought by Canada’s Bell; ‘Line Of Duty’ lands on US AVOD
Salto takes Russian Sherlock French streamer Salto has picked up rights to eight-part mystery thriller…
2 min read
Federation taps eOne scripted execs to run new UK-based drama arm
France’s Federation Entertainment has tapped Entertainment One (eOne)’s head of scripted Polly Williams and its…
2 min read
OSN to debut ‘The Way Out’ & ‘No Activity’ adaptations
Dubai-based broadcaster OSN is launching two new original series next month – escape room competition…
1 min read
Showtime extends ‘Your Honor’ into second season
US cabler Showtime has ordered a second season of Your Honor, the Bryan Cranston-starring drama…
2 min read
AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan steps down as M&A rumours whirl
AMC Networks’ longstanding president & CEO Josh Sapan is stepping down, prompting further M&A speculation…
2 min read
Deals round up: Emmys, ‘Staged’ & ‘Professionals’ head to Asia; Channel 4 plans car crash; ‘Ida Takes Charge’ at Viaplay
Emmys, ‘Staged’ & ‘Professionals’ head to Asia Broadcasters and platforms across Asia have picked up…
2 min read
Hulu Japan, France TV prep Manga drama with Legendary & Dynamic Television
Hulu in Japan and France Télévisions have linked up with US-based producer Legendary Television and…
2 min read
Ed TV Festival: Paramount+ seeks UK originals & C4’s Ian Katz slams privatisation plans
ViacomCBS put out a call for content pitches from UK indies for Paramount+, while Channel…
2 min read
Round up: Roku extends ‘Most Dangerous Game’; China’s Youku snags ‘Turbozaurs’; DNEG expands in Toronto
Roku extends Most Dangerous Game Roku is expanding its originals play, with a second season…
1 min read
WarnerMedia continues HBO Asia originals expansion with Taiwan drama
WarnerMedia has commissioned Who’s By Your Side, a new HBO Asia original from Taiwan, which…
1 min read
BBC Studios adds Eureka & Fremantle alum in Australia
BBC Studios has appointed former Eureka Productions and Fremantle exec Will Hamilton to work across…
1 min read
Asian streamer Lionsgate Play preps ‘Feels Like Home’ as originals expand
Asian streamer Lionsgate Play has unveiled its latest original, this time a coming-of-age series about…
3 min read
Ed TV Festival: Disney+ dives into Jules Verne; NBCU’s co-pro plans; Jack Thorne blasts disability failings
Disney+ has unveiled Nautilus, its latest UK-based scripted series, while NBCUniversal revealed its global co-pro…
2 min read
Asacha Media buys ‘Mixte’ & ‘En Famille’ group Kabo Family in latest expansion
Fast-growing production and distribution outfit Asacha Media Group (AMG) has acquired Kabo Family, the French…
1 min read
Fremantle Int’l promotes Amaç Us to expanded scripted & formats role
Fremantle International has promoted Amaç Us to a new role overseeing sales across MENA. Us…