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Netflix acquires Nippon TV’s ‘Rebooting’ for APAC
Global streamer Netflix has acquired Nippon TV’s Japanese time travel drama Rebooting to stream in…
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Sales round-up: C4 & SBS visit Titanic; WBD’s TVN preps 15 FAST channels; ‘LooLoo’ expands in MENA
UK’s C4 & SBS in Oz visit Titanic Channel 4 i the UK and Australia’s…
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Amazon sets Tilly Ramsay cooking show & Biblical ‘House Of David’ drama in Tastemade & Wonder Project pacts
Amazon MGM Studios has struck a multiyear first-look deal with lifestyle brand Tastemade, and also…
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Paramount+ expands third-party streamer strategy with India’s JioCinema & Blast TV in Philippines
Paramount is ramping up its strategy to place branded content hubs on third-party streamers, with…
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Telecinco & Netflix’s Spanish drama ‘Unauthorized Living’ to be remade in Turkey
Turkish channel TV8 is remaking Spanish drama Vivir Sin Permiso (aka Unauthorized Living), marking the…
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Banijay global scripted chief Christian Wikander exits after nine months
Banijay’s global head of scripted, Christian Wikander, is exiting after just nine months in the…
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Netflix orders love-hate friendship drama in Korean original ‘Two Women’
Netflix has commissioned Two Women (working title), a new Korean drama series telling the story…
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Fremantle ups BBC Studios alum Jill Kellie to new role overseeing sales, FAST & digital
Fremantle has named acquisitions exec Jill Kellie as its VP of commercial strategy, with a…
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Forest Road to acquire ACF Investment Bank
US film financier The Forest Road Company has struck a deal to acquire a majority…
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News round-up: VIP 2000 TV & GoQuest partner on ‘Kuma’; FilmRise & ITV Studios extend pact; Keshet & Satisfaction ink format deal
VIP 2000 TV & GoQuest partner on ‘Kuma’ Miami-based VIP 2000 TV, an independent distribution…
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BBC unveils almost 60 prodcos set to benefit from Small Indie Fund
Almost 60 production companies with turnovers below £10m ($12.5m) are to receive support via the…
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Banijay hires All3Media alum Hannah Griffiths as head of adaptations
Banijay has hired All3Media alum Hannah Griffiths as its first head of adaptations. Griffiths is…
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ABC Australia partners with Brendan Cowell to adapt his novel ‘Plum’
Australian broadcaster ABC has ordered Plum, a six-part drama series based on Brendan Cowell’s novel…
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‘Ghosts’ firm Monumental to adapt ‘Filthy Ritual’ true crime podcast
ITV Studios-owned Monumental Television, the firm behind BBC comedy Ghosts, has secured the rights to…
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Check out TBI’s latest edition at NATPE Global!
As NATPE Global kicks off in Miami today, be sure to pick up TBI’s latest…
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Indielab opens applications for annual TV Accelerator scheme
UK-based Indielab is opening applications for its annual TV Accelerator scheme, targeting scripted and non-scripted…
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Bruin Capital takes ‘significant’ stake in ‘Drive To Survive’ prodco Box To Box
US-based Bruin Capital has taken an undisclosed minority stake in Drive To Survive producer Box…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How US streamers compared for hours & titles in Q3 2023
US-based streamers have been adjusting their catalogues over the past year, resulting in some notable…
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News round-up: WBD, Youku & Netflix ink Xilam deals; Televisión Canaria draws up ’The Hit List’
WBD, Youku & Netflix ink Xilam deals Warner Bros. Discovery, Youku and Netflix are among…
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Kristin Jones steps down as president of int’l TV at Peter Chernin’s North Road
Kristin Jones has stepped down as president of international TV at Peter Chernin’s The North…
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Greg Daniels opening development room to explore ‘The Office’ spin-off
Greg Daniels, the US writer and producer who adapted UK comedy The Office into a…
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Fox streamer Tubi snags exclusive rights to South African drama ‘Devil’s Peak’
Fox-owned AVOD streamer Tubi has acquired exclusive rights to South African drama Devil’s Peak. The…
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Australia’s SBS hires Netflix co-production exec as scripted commissioner
Australian pubcaster SBS has hired Netflix’s co-production chief in Australia as a commissioning editor for…
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TBI Weekly: How global execs are picking their paths to growth in 2024
As the next 12 months unfold, it is clear that competition across all facets of…
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Topic Studios restructures TV division amid ‘evolution of staffing & structure’
100 Foot Wave producer Topic Studios is laying off a swathe of employees and restructuring…
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ABC to conclude medical drama ‘The Good Doctor’ with seventh season
ABC in the US is to bring its hit medical drama series The Good Doctor…
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Topic co-owner Kino Lorber names Ed Carroll president, MHz Choice’s founder becomes advisor
Kino Lorber, the US distributor behind streaming duo Topic and MHz Choice, has upped former…
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Hidden Pigeon appoints Cyber Group US boss Karen K Miller as CEO
Cyber Group Studios’ US boss Karen K Miller has been appointed as CEO of Hidden…
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Peacock sets remake of Australian comedy ‘Laid’
US streamer Peacock has ordered comedy series Laid, a remake of the Australian show of…
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Vaughan & Keogh’s Story Collective appoints Young Vic’s Kwame Kwei-Armah to board
Simon Vaughan and Damian Keogh’s UK prodco The Story Collective has added director, writer, actor…