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News round-up: ‘The Voice’ returns to South Korea; Oz soap ‘Neighbours’ resumes production
‘The Voice’ returns to South Korea Reality talent format The Voice is returning to South…
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TBI Scripted: How an Israeli firm competed & won in the US drama market
Keshet Studios president Peter Traugott discusses how the Israeli company’s Stateside studio is competing –…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Six key facts behind India’s explosive OTT market
India’s vast population is fueling a booming OTT market but even recent rapid growth looks…
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Former BBC exec Maggie Boden joins Ink Factory creative team
Maggie Boden has been hired as director of development for the London and LA-based indie…
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Show of the week: Run
This half-hour comedy, which had been due to receive its world premiere at Series Mania…
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International expansion powers Canal+ to steady growth
International subscriptions helped boost Canal+’s revenues in the first quarter, with the pay TV outfit…
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India’s Eros merges with ‘State Of Affairs’ prodco STX Entertainment
The company behind Indian streamer Eros Now has struck a deal to merge with the…
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Fremantle strikes unprecedented China deal for ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Chinese streaming giants iQiyi, Alibaba-owned Youku and Tencent Video have all bought the second season…
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Sagafilm’s ‘The Minister’ gets ‘e-premiere’ for buyers
The Minister, a new Icelandic political drama from Reykjavík-based prodco Sagafilm, is to receive an…
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TBI Weekly: Navigating risk as future lockdowns loom
Jeremy Roberts, a partner and head of broadcasting & content distribution at UK legal firm…
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Dealing with Covid-19: Unpacking lockdown’s effect on viewing habits
TBI’s ongoing coverage around the impact of Covid-19 on the global content business hears from…
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CBS Entertainment’s alternative SVP Sharon Vuong departs
CBS Entertainment is without an SVP of alternative programming after incumbent Sharon Vuong left the…
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News round-up: FilmRise snags ‘MythBusters’; Nat Geo goes underground with Blink; Quibi orders adult animation; UKTV grabs ‘The Bill’
FilmRise takes on MythBusters & Deadly Women sales New York-based acquisition and distribution company FilmRise…
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HBO Max orders Bad Robot shows, incl ‘The Shining’ & ‘Justice League’ dramas
Soon-to-launch US streamer HBO Max has given the greenlight to three new one-hour dramas from…
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Former Kew Media exec Ford launches distribution firm Abacus
Jonathan Ford, former EVP of sales at Kew Media Distribution, has launched Abacus Media Rights…
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Asacha Media launched by ex-Endemol Shine & Zodiak chiefs
Endemol Shine Group’s former COO Marina Williams has linked up with ex-Zodiak Media France CEO…
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Netflix reaches record share price, surpasses Disney market cap
Netflix’s share price has struck a record high amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with the company…
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Exclusive: AVOD decline likely as Covid-19 hits once-surging sector
The Covid-19-induced slump in advertising spending is set to have deep repercussions on the until…
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Sky unveils doc & nature channel launch dates, donates to Covid-19 fund
European pay-TV operator Sky will launch its two new UK factual channels – Sky Documentaries…
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News round-up: Disney+ preps ‘Mandalorian’ docuseries; GRB’s comedy deal; DRG expands slate
Disney+ preps The Mandalorian docuseries Disney+ is to launch an eight-part docuseries exploring the creation…
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‘Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk launches prodco & inks SPT deal
Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk has launched a new production outfit and struck a…
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Viacom18 CEO Sudhanshu Vats quits company
Sudhanshu Vats, group CEO and MD at Viacom18, is stepping down after eight years at…
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NBCU’s Peacock launches amid ‘significant’ Covid-19 impact
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has rolled out its new streaming service Peacock to select users in the…
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News round-up: TF1, Globo take Beta drama; BBCS extends in Russia; Two Rivers gets ‘Top Dog’; MTV’s Gobstopper deal
BBCS extends Russian deal with Friday! Russian free-to-air channel Friday! has extended its deal for…
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HBO Europe orders Covid-19 inspired self-shot drama
HBO Europe is preparing to air a five-part anthology series based around the theme of…
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TBI Scripted: Is a deluge of drama causing a Nordic thaw?
Scandinavian producers have become prolific over recent years but is a deluge of scripted product…
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BBC Studios appoints Rebecca Glashow as Americas president
BBC Studios has appointed Rebecca Glashow, the former co-head of ViacomCBS-owned Awesomeness, as president of…
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EOne’s chief strategy officer Peter Micelli to depart
Entertainment One’s (eOne) chief strategy officer Peter Micelli is leaving the transatlantic producer and distributor,…
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Quibi eyes TV as first week download figures emerge
Quibi’s CEO Meg Whitman has said the short-form streaming service was downloaded more than 1.7…
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MediaXchange partners with John Yorke for online workshops
International entertainment industry consultancy MediaXchange has partnered with John Yorke (Life On Mars) to launch…