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Exclusive: Channel 4 cuts reflect broadcaster ‘being forced to evolve and fast’
Channel 4’s refocused strategy on streaming unveiled yesterday that includes more than 200 job losses…
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Scripted round-up: PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US; ARTE boards ‘Douglas Is Cancelled’; Peacock to adapt ‘Long Bright River’
PBS brings hit UK Post Office drama to US PBS Masterpiece in the US has…
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Spain’s Mediapro restructures with Laura Fernández Espeso set to replace Juan Ruiz de Gauna
Spanish giant Mediapro is restructuring its business and senior exec structure, with Laura Fernández Espeso…
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Canada’s Blink49 names eOne alum Tara Long as president of global unscripted
Former Entertainment One (eOne) exec Tara Long is linking up again with fellow eOne alum…
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Senior Corus execs Lisa Godfrey, Pam Westman & Jeff Norton exit in leadership restructure
Canadian broadcasting group Corus Entertainment is restructuring its original content leadership ranks, with several senior…
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UK’s Channel 4 cuts 18% staff, closes channels & makes ‘significant shift’ to ‘streaming-first’ content
Channel 4 in the UK is cutting 18% of its workforce and will close channels…
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UK’s Channel 4 poised to reveal cuts of more than 200 jobs this week
Channel 4 in the UK is poised to reveal cuts of more than 200 jobs…
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Viacom18’s Colors adapts ‘November Rain’, marking first continuing drama for BBCS India
Viacom18’s Colors network in India has partnered with BBC Studios (BBCS) on a scripted romantic…
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Kelly Luegenbiehl exits Netflix after eight years, as Jinny Howe expands remit
Kelly Luegenbiehl, Netflix’s UK-based VP of franchise and spectacle series, is exiting after more than…
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Paramount’s Maria Kyriacou to exit amid shift away from international content
Paramount’s Maria Kyriacou is stepping down from the company after four years in the role,…
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TBI Weekly: Five Spanish-language shows on the acquisition trail
With Spanish-language shows taking centre stage at Content Americas this week in Miami, TBI picks…
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Mediaset España & Chile’s Canal 13 buy Vix drama ‘Ellas Soy Yo’
Mediaset España and Canal 13 in Chile have picked up Ellas Soy Yo, the biographical…
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Fox’s streamer Tubi takes BBC’s ‘Boarders’ into North America & Lat Am
Fox’s AVOD streamer Tubi has taken exclusive rights in North America and Lat Am to…
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Prime Video greenlights NCAA doc ‘The Money Game’ & acquires family drama ‘The Baxters’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has commissioned The Money Game, a docuseries examining the impact of…
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New Pictures & Kit Harington’s Thriker Films partner on ‘Empire Of Dirt’
All3Media-backed New Pictures and Kit Harington and Daniel West’s Thriker Films have partnered to produce…
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News round-up: Paramount+ picks up ‘As We Speak’; NextCypher enters ‘Deathlands’; OUTtv launches on Freeview UK
Paramount+ picks up ‘As We Speak’ Paramount+ has picked up feature documentary As We Speak:…
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Amazon orders ‘Malice’, UK original with David Duchovny & Jack Whitehall
Amazon has ordered Malice, a new UK original drama for streaming service Prime Video, starring…
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Netflix shares soar 10% after record Q4 subscriber growth, as streamer eyes HBO ‘Sex And The City’ deal
Netflix shares soared more than 10% in after-hours trading after it revealed record subscriber growth…
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How Spain is riding the scripted co-production trail
TV networks and streamers have tended to monopolise rights, but that mentality is changing in…
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How Turkish drama is fuelling growth by using FAST & miniseries
Miniseries & hard-hitting storylines, coupled with dedicated FAST channels & streamers, are creating exponential opportunity…
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Netflix ANZ exec Penny Smallacombe to lead scripted at Australia’s Blackfella Films
Netflix’s Penny Smallacombe has been named head of scripted at Australia’s Blackfella Films. Smallacombe had…
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Netflix promotes Carolina Leconte for Lat Am following Robert Stopello exit
Netflix has upped Carolina Leconte to oversee its output across Latin America, following the exit…
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Exclusive: Netflix data reveals oversized impact of Spanish-language shows
Netflix’s reliance on non-English content and its back catalogue has been highlighted by new analysis…
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Sky UK & Ireland CEO Stephen van Rooyen to step down
Sky’s UK chief Stephen van Rooyen is stepping down from his position after almost two…
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Deals round-up: ‘Doctor Foster’ gets Slovakian remake; Netflix & RTVE take Limonero titles; ZDFS & Go Button travel ‘Into The Universe’
‘Doctor Foster’ gets Slovakian remake Slovakian broadcaster TV Markíza has acquired the rights to adapt…
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Council Of Europe unveils projects to receive $3.3m from new Pilot Programme
Council Of Europe’s new Pilot Programme for series co-productions has unveiled seven shows that will…
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Viaplay sells Paprika Studios to CEE prodco’s management led by Ákos Erdős
Viaplay Group has sold Paprika Studios to the Central and Eastern European production group’s management…
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Appointments round-up: Netflix’s VP of unscripted exits; Disney names production head; Sony Lat Am departure
Netflix’s VP of unscripted exits Netflix’s VP of unscripted series Jenn Levy is leaving the…
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Amazon Prime Video restructures in Europe & slashes original efforts in Africa
Amazon Prime Video is slashing spending in Africa and the Middle East as part of…
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Wildside’s Lorenzo Mieli & The Apartment’s Mario Gianani to exit, Fremantle ‘finalising’ new partnership
Italian production chiefs Lorenzo Mieli and Mario Gianani, founders of The Good Mothers firm Wildside…