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The CW does deal with ‘Devils’ to bolster fall schedule
US network The CW has picked up Sky Italia thriller Devils as it continues to…
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Dealing with Covid-19: How an Italian teen drama marked a nation’s scripted first
The latest installment of TBI’s extensive coverage of Covid-19 takes us to Italy, where we…
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French streamer Salto ‘on starting blocks’ for autumn as test phase starts
Salto, the French commercial and public broadcasters’ answer to Netflix, has begun closed user-group tests…
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News round-up: BBC extends ‘Capture’, hits ‘Heights’; GoQuest sells Indian drama; Bafta names chairman
BBC lands The Heights, extends The Capture BBC One in the UK has acquired the…
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Nordic streamer Viaplay links with Lillyhammer’s Henriette Steenstrup for dramedy
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has ordered a comedy-drama written by and starring Lillyhammer actress…
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Exclusive: UK ‘faces being left behind’ as government urged to act on insurance
The UK government must urgently backstop insurers or risk screen productions being moved outside of…
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Hilary Strong & Bob Benton’s ILP strikes ‘eight-figure’ literary estates deal
Hilary Strong and Bob Benton’s recently launched IP management firm International Literary Properties (ILP) has…
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Roku unveils new ‘live TV guide’ and slew of channels from A+E, ABC
Ad-supported streamer Roku is moving further to replicate live TV by launching an on-screen channel…
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ViacomCBS hires Paramount’s acquisitions EVP for Nick & Awesomeness
ViacomCBS has appointed Paramount Pictures’ EVP of worldwide acquisitions Syrinthia Studer to work across live…
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ITV Studios snags second window sales for ‘Bodyguard’
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a raft of deals for its scripted series including Jed…
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Aussie drama ‘Secrets She Keeps’ told to Germany, Denmark & Norway
Nordic-based C More and Germany’s RTL Crime have snagged rights to six-part psychological thriller The…
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Endemol Shine expands AVOD offering in US with Vizio deal
US-based TV manufacturer Vizio has struck a deal that will see Endemol Shine Group-curated online…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Tracking Amazon Prime & Hulu’s next moves
Amazon Prime Video and Hulu might look like similar streamers on the surface but underneath…
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Spanish OTT use rises with 40% using streaming services
Over four in 10 Spanish homes with internet access were accessing streaming video services such…
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HBO Max faces analyst scorn, rejigs ‘Love Life’ & takes ‘Big Bang’ spin-off
HBO Max’s recent roll-out has been handed a dour assessment by two leading US analysts,…
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British Film Commission lays out guidelines for screen production return
The British Film Commission (BFC) has today published a comprehensive set of guidelines to help…
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Show of the week: Snowpiercer
Seven years after the world has become an uninhabitable frozen wasteland, the survivors of humanity…
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US overtakes China as home of AVOD, with global spending to top $53bn by 2025
The US has overtaken China to become the biggest spender on AVOD services, with global…
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Netflix snags ‘Parasite’ star for latest Korean drama
Global streaming service Netflix will launch a new Korean drama series later this year, starring…
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Avalon hires former Burning Bright exec Toby Ward
Former Burning Bright exec Toby Ward has been appointed head of UK production (comedy, entertainment…
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Starz to revive YouTube’s cancelled ‘Step Up’ series
US cable and satellite network Starz is to revive dance drama Step Up: High Water,…
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WarnerMedia to launch HBO Max originals in Asia via channels & HBO Go
WarnerMedia is rolling out at least 15 originals commissioned by its recently launched US SVOD…
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September Films’ Pamela Covais hired by Back Roads Entertainment
US prodco Back Roads Entertainment has appointed former September Films exec Pamela Covais as VP…
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Apple TV snags Gal Gadot-starring drama ‘Hedy Lamarr’ from Showtime
Apple has given a straight-to-series order to Hedy Lamarr, an eight-episode drama starring and exec…
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Disney’s Freeform hires former Netflix, AMC exec as president
Disney’s young adult cablenet Freeform has appointed former Netflix exec Tara Duncan as its president….
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Amazon Prime hits back as HBO Max fights for carriage control
Amazon has hit out at HBO Max after the two companies failed to strike a…
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Disney+ to launch in Japan in June
The Walt Disney Company’s streaming service Disney+ is to roll out in Japan next month,…
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Arte and Movistar+ pick up Iraq War drama ‘Baghdad Central’
Franco-German network Arte and Spanish pay-TV broadcaster Movistar+ have picked up Euston Films’ Iraq War…
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Exclusive: Rai, Asacha Media’s Stand By Me prep first Italian Covid-19 drama
Italian pubcaster Rai is preparing to air the first scripted series to be filmed and…
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BBC picks up crime drama from ‘The Killing’ writer
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired French-Danish crime drama DNA, penned by Torleif Hoppe, one…