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Sony invests $400m in Chinese streamer Bilibili
Sony is ploughing $400m into streaming and entertainment service Bilibili, in a deal that will…
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News round-up: ZDFE sets sail with Magellan; ‘Greatest Dancer’ lands in China; Sundance Now adds Aussie drama
ZDFE marks Magellan’s 500th anniversary Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has launched a documentary to mark…
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Disney+ reaches 50 million subscribers in five months
Disney+ has reached 50 million subscribers worldwide within five months of its initial launch, the…
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Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ slow burn revealed as ‘La Casa De Papel’ soars
Netflix’s hit Spanish drama La Casa De Papel (aka Money Heist) was the most in-demand…
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SeriesFest in Denver moves online with streamed panels, premieres
Denver-based SeriesFest is moving online, with its panels, premieres and competition strand to be made…
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UK’s C4 slashes $300m from budget as advertising plummets
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled almost £250m ($310m) of cost-cutting measures to deal…
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Dealing with Covid-19: How to keep the cameras rolling
TBI’s latest coverage of the impact of Covid-19 on the global content business hears how…
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Quibi day one downloads just 7.5% of Disney+
Quibi, the ambitious mobile-only short-form streamer helmed by industry stalwart Jeffrey Katzenberg, amassed a respectable…
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Fugitive strikes far-reaching pact with Rogo Productions
Production and financing company Fugitive has picked up international distribution rights to feature documentary Keep Quiet,…
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News round-up: Series Mania reveals numbers; NPO picks up ‘Love Me’; DocuBay deal
Series Mania reveals online attendees Series Mania has said its first Digital Forum picked up…
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WarnerMedia poaches Freeform boss for global kids, young adult role
WarnerMedia has appointed the president of Disney’s US cablenet Freeform to head up the global…
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Covid-19 drives apocalyptic drama demand in Europe, crime declines
Fantasy and apocalyptic drama are among the genres most in demand by viewers affected by…
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UK’s Covid-19 fund opens as survey reveals huge hit on freelancers
The UK’s Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund has opened for applications after being…
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ViacomCBS rolls AVOD Pluto TV into Lat Am
ViacomCBS has rolled its ad-supported streamer Pluto TV into Latin America with a raft of…
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NATPE re-arranges Budapest & LA events for late summer
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has rearranged two of its key events…
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TBI Scripted: Mira Nair on adapting an Indian classic for the BBC
Acclaimed Indian director Mira Nair tells Richard Middleton how she paired up with War…
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European broadcasters cut pay, launch funds as Covid-19 bites
European broadcasters continue to scramble to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the UK’s ITV…
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Covid-19 forces Edinburgh TV Festival online only
The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF) is to become a digital-only event as a result of…
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AVOD service Roku Channel launched into UK
Roku has launched its AVOD service, the Roku Channel, in the UK with an offering…
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Cream Productions inks deal with LOTR actor Dominic Monaghan
Canada-based Cream Productions has struck co-production partnership with actor, host and producer Dominic Monaghan and…
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ViacomCBS takes 100% control of Israel’s Ananey & launches media fund
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has taken full control of Israeli content producer and pay-TV provider…
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Mid-East’s MBC lands Viaplay alum Jakob Mejlhede Andersen
Middle East operator MBC Group – which appointed ex-Zodiak Media CEO Marc Antoine d’Halluin as…
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UK broadcasters & Pact call for freelance support
UK broadcasters and producers have called on the culture secretary to ensure that TV industry…
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BBC unveils ‘five-point plan’ to support indie production
The BBC has revealed a five-point plan designed to support the UK’s independent production sector…
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Exclusive: ‘Fauda’ broadcaster Yes launches Covid-19 network & TVOD service
This week, TBI continues to hear from global broadcasters about how they have been impacted…
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News round-up: ZED moves into animation; Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ to return; Cineflix sails away with ‘Coast Guard’
ZED moves into animation with Lina’s World Paris-based producer and distributor ZED has picked up…
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ViacomCBS supercharges Miramax after $375m beIN deal
ViacomCBS is to invest more than $200m into Miramax after completing a $375m deal to…
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ITV slashes bonuses & salaries to deal with Covid-19
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has axed director bonuses and cut the pay of its board…
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HBO unveils free 500-hour streaming plan, incl ‘Sopranos’ & ‘The Wire’
US cabler HBO is making almost 500 hours of programming free to stream for a…
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eOne, Three Tables forge development, distribution deal
Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has struck a multi-year distribution deal with indie production company Three…