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Disney+ originals will play on OSN in Middle East
Dubai-based OSN has secured exclusive distribution rights to Disney+ Originals in the Middle East, across…
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Starzplay comes to Roku in UK, Mexico
Lionsgate-owned streaming service Starzplay is now available on Roku players and TVs in the UK…
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Slate round-up: Rai reveals virtual offerings; TVF unveils Covid-19-driven shows
Rai rides Piaggio onto virtual portal Rai Com, the distribution division of Italian pubcaster Rai,…
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News round-up: Showtime stretches schedule; Monte Carlo TV Festival cancelled; MTV; Jamie Oliver; Vuulr
Showtime shuffles schedule for Billions, The Chi US cabler Showtime has been forced to rejig…
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AMC reveals UK launch plans for scripted streamer Acorn TV
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV is to launch in the UK from the end of…
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WarnerMedia appoints Hulu, Amazon alum as CEO
WarnerMedia has appointed the former Amazon SVP and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar to head up…
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Scripted Hot Pick: We Got This
The death of real-life Prime Minister Olof Palme rocked Sweden and the world in the…
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TBI’s Scripted Hot Picks April 2020
TBI Magazine looks at some of the latest scripted programming set to launch over the…
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Exclusive: TV2’s Anette Rømer on “business as usual” in Denmark
All this week, TBI is hearing from broadcasters around the world about the impact that…
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DRG & Mexico’s Dopamine strike co-financing, production deal
UK distributor DRG has partnered up with Mexican producer Dopamine to co-finance, develop and produce…
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Disney+ unveils India price rise & new launch date
Disney is to push ahead with the roll-out of its news streaming service Disney+ in…
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News round-up: Globo’s refugee drama travels; Film.UA sells to Japan; Beyond WW2 show; DocFest online
Globo dramas travel across Lat Am Networks in Uruguay, Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica have…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Dark Woods
German drama has become increasingly sought after over the past couple of years and Dark…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Shadowplay
Created by Måns Mårlind, whose previous shows include The Bridge and Midnight Sun, this Berlin-based…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Unchained
Israel-based producer and distributor ADD Content previously sold Fauda to Netflix and is now bringing…
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Scripted Hot Pick: The Minister
This rather timely drama delves into what might happen if the person in charge of…
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Scripted Hot Pick: Run
This half-hour comedy, which had been due to receive its world premiere at Series Mania…
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TBI Scripted: Left Bank’s Andy Harries on life after ‘The Crown’
When Netflix spent big money on two seasons of The Crown back in 2014, it…
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AMC partners with Spanish telco Orange for Selekt streamer
Orange TV in Spain and AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) have struck a deal…
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Exclusive: RTÉ’s Dermot Horan on ‘buying time’ as production slows
All this week, TBI is hearing from broadcasters around the world about the kind of…
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Deals round-up: Germany turns on ‘Switch’; Kino Polska’s Disney deal; ‘La Unidad’ lands on HBO Lat Am
Germany turns on Belgium’s Switch German broadcaster WDR has ordered a local remake of Belgian…
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US animator Trioscope preps ‘The Havana Job’ for TV
Newly launched US hybrid animation company Trioscope Studios has partnered with long-form journalism outfit Truly*Adventurous…
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Disney unveils raft of pay cuts to deal with Covid-19
Disney’s top execs – including VP’s, SVP’s and EVP’s – are to take pay cuts…
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Slates round-up: Beta lands on Russian comedy; Cineflix gets ‘Happily Married’; Orange Smarty’s boss move
Beta Film lands on 257 Reasons To Live Russian producer Start Studios, part of the…
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Netflix, YouTube among winners as US streaming soars
Netflix and YouTube viewing in the US has soared since the Covid-19 outbreak, according to…
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Exclusive: How are int’l buyers working around Covid-19?
The way that we all work has changed. Most of you will be reading this…
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Southeast Asian streamer Hooq files for liquidation
Singapore-based streamer Hooq – backed by Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros. and regional telco Singtel…
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Sony replaces LA Screenings with ‘virtual & on-demand’ event
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has unveiled plans to create a digital screening experience for clients…
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News round-up: True Royalty cuts prices, adds shows; ‘Denmark Stands Together’ on TV2; Autentic, Drive deals
Royal streamer picks up Harry & Meghan docs Streaming service True Royalty TV has acquired…
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Pandemic to cause SVOD numbers to jump up by 5%
SVOD services around the world are set to see a 5% uptick in subscriber numbers…