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Check out TBI en Español & our new Spanish-language site!
TBI has unveiled its inaugural Spanish-language magazine and a new, customised homepage providing curated content…
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Spanish Scripted Indie Insights: Suma Content (Movistar’s ‘La Mesías’)
Spanish drama is reaching new shores around the world but what do the producers behind…
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Mikael Borglund re-acquires Beyond production entities from Banijay
Mikael Borglund, the founder of Australia- and LA-based Beyond, has re-acquired the production entities of…
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Viaplay names former MTG exec Roger Lodewick to lead in Netherlands
Embattled Nordic streamer Viaplay has appointed Roger Lodewick to lead its operations in the Netherlands….
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Amazon to cut “several hundred” jobs across MGM Studios & Prime Video
Amazon is planning to cut “several hundred” jobs across MGM Studios and streaming service Prime…
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ITV ups Iain Macleod to oversee soaps ‘Emmerdale’ & Coronation Street’
British broadcaster ITV and production and distribution arm ITV Studios has appointed Iain Macleod as…
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Zee & Sony alum joins India’s Swastik Productions to oversee digital push
Swastik Productions, the indie outfit behind Colors TV’s Chand Jalne Laga and Sony’s Shrimad Ramayan,…
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Netflix orders ‘The Four Seasons’ series adaptation from Tina Fey
Netflix has given an eight-episode order to The Four Seasons, a comedy series starring and…
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Amazon’s Jon Wax joins Disney Entertainment to oversee int’l originals
Jon Wax has left Amazon to join Disney Entertainment as EVP of international original television….
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Spanish Scripted Indie Insights: Zeta Studios (Netflix’s ‘Elite’)
Spanish drama is reaching new shores around the world but what do the producers behind…
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Spanish Scripted Indie Insights: Plano a Plano (Netflix’s ‘Valeria’)
Spanish drama is reaching new shores around the world but what do the producers behind…
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India’s $10bn merger between Zee & Sony again in doubt, but talks ongoing
India’s $10bn merger between Zee Entertainment Enterprises and Sony’s domestic unit is again in doubt,…
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Prime Video partners with Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips to adapt comic series ‘Criminal’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has ordered a series adaptation of Criminal, the graphic novel series…
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Spanish Scripted Indie Insights: Vancouver Media (Netflix’s ‘Berlin’)
Spanish drama is reaching new shores around the world but what do the producers behind…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What’s ahead for Turkey’s resilient TV market
Turkey’s pay-TV and online video markets have faced substantial challenges over the past five years,…
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Tommy Bulfin & Kim Varvell’s Conker Pictures hires DNA Films alum Nick Bedingfield
Conker Pictures, the UK prodco launched last year by ex-BBC commissioner Tommy Bulfin and former…
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CBS expands ‘NCIS’ franchise with prequel series narrated by Mark Harmon
CBS is expanding its NCIS military police procedural franchise with a prequel series to the…
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UK’s Channel 4 eyes deepest cuts for 15 years amid ‘acceleration’ into streaming
Gogglebox broadcaster Channel 4 in the UK is poised to cut around 16% of its…
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‘Succession’, ‘The Bear’ & ‘Beef’ dominate at the Golden Globes
HBO drama Succession was the biggest TV winner of the night at the Golden Globes,…
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Newen Connect lands Rainmaker’s SVP of sales & co-productions Karen Wise
TF1 Group-owned Newen Connect has hired Rainmaker’s SVP of worldwide sales & co-productions Karen Wise…
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TBI Weekly: Unpacking the key trends for 2024
The next 12 months will define the future of the content industry, as streamers, broadcasters…
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Germany’s VOX rejigs execs with Marcel Amruschkewitz & Iris Preiß taking key roles
RTL Group’s German network VOX has rejigged its top team with Marcel Amruschkewitz and Iris…
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Free@Last TV to adapt David Nolan’s Manchester crime novels incl ‘Black Moss’
UK producer Free@Last TV is adapting David Nolan’s crime novels that explore Manchester’s underworld into…
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Amazon lands Disney exec ahead of Prime Video’s advertising push
Amazon has landed former Disney exec Jeremy Helfand to oversee Prime Video’s advertising push, while…
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CBS investigates Sherlock Holmes-inspired medical drama ‘Watson’
CBS is delving back into the world of literary detective Sherlock Holmes with an order…
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AMC rejigs scripted team under Ben Haigh & Josh Sizer, with raft of promotions
AMC Networks has reorganised its scripted team with a raft of promotions and new positions…
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Sony Pictures Television Studios hires veteran producer Dylan Massin, promotes Adam Moos
Dylan Massin has been appointed as EVP of production at Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Studios,…
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Shtruzman, Goldschein & Einbinder’s 5X Media eyes scripted TV expansion
LA-based 5X Media is expanding its TV activities by hiring a new SVP of scripted,…
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US horror powerhouses Blumhouse & Atomic Monster confirm merger
US horror producers Blumhouse and Atomic Monster have formally combined forces, following a protracted merger…
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SkyShowtime alum Jon Farrar lands at BritBox International
Streaming service BritBox International has hired Jon Farrar as SVP of group editorial & content,…