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TBI Weekly: All the buzz from Berlinale
German film festival Berlinale is wrapping up a milestone edition and as Nick Edwards reports,…
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Kew Media Group faces administration as bank calls in debts
Kew Media Group (KMG) is facing administration after being served with a demand for payment…
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Univision sells majority stake to US investment duo Searchlight & ForgeLight
US Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has agreed to sell off a majority stake in the company….
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Talpa Network appoints eOne, Endemol Shine alum as head of acquisitions
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has appointed former Entertainment One and Endemol Shine exec Erik…
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NBCUniversal strikes ‘nine figure’ deal with ‘Law & Order’ creator Dick Wolf
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has struck a reported ‘nine-figure deal’ to retain the services of Law &…
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ViacomCBS names head of programming for revamped streaming offer
ViacomCBS has made a raft of changes to the senior exec team leading its streaming…
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Red Arrow’s Kinetic Content lands production deal with Scott Teti
Red Arrow Studios-backed Kinetic Content has inked an exclusive production deal with showrunner/producer Scott Teti….
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‘Backyard Builds’ prodco Frantic Films buys itself out of Kew Media Group
Canadian producer Frantic Films has become the latest company to buy itself out of the…
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Netherlands’ NPO1 orders remake of Keshet’s scripted format ‘The A Word’
Netherlands-based public broadcaster EO has ordered a local adaptation of Keshet International’s (KI) scripted format…
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News round-up: ProgramBuyer names FNG alum as head of sales; Silverlining sells orgasm doc; StarzPlay adds ‘The Great’
ProgramBuyer appoints ex-Fox Networks Group exec Online distribution outfit ProgramBuyer has named Nina Bareta as…
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Comcast expands AVOD battleground with Xumo acquisition
NBCUniversal parent Comcast has made its latest move in the fast-growing AVOD battleground by acquiring…
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Disney’s new boss Bob Chapek to focus on direct-to-consumer services
Direct-to-consumer products such as Disney+ and Hulu are the “most important” to the Mouse House’s…
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Propagate forges production & development pact with Germany’s Constantin
US producer and distributor Propagate is partnering up with European outfit Constantin Entertainment on a…
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Viaplay orders eco thriller ‘The Swarm’ from ‘Games of Thrones’ producer Frank Doelger
Scandinavian streamer Viaplay has ordered ecological thriller The Swarm, an eight-part English-language drama from Game…
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SVT orders crime drama ‘Blackwater’ from ‘The Killing’ producer Piv Bernth
The Killing producer Piv Bernth is adapting hit Swedish crime novel Blackwater for broadcaster SVT…
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BBC to adapt Sally Rooney’s ‘Conversations with Friends’
The BBC is doubling down on its adaptations of acclaimed author Sally Rooney’s work. BBC…
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Netflix boards Cate Blanchett’s ‘Stateless’
Netflix has boarded Cate Blanchett-starrer Stateless, in a deal announced on the eve of the…
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Endemol Shine launches scripted label in Germany
Endemol Shine Group has launched a new scripted label in Germany, MadeFor Film. Based in…
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Exclusive: Germany’s RTL orders local version of hit Israeli dramedy ‘Stockholm’
German broadcaster RTL has ordered a local adaptation of Israeli black comedy Stockholm for its…
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Endeavor Content buys into ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ prodco The Ink Factory
Endeavor Content is taking a minority stake in The Ink Factory, the London and LA-based…
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UK’s BT preps flexible pay-TV packages to compete with streamers
UK telco BT has launched a range of new ‘flexible’ TV packages in a bid…
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Viu originals drives Asian streamer to 41 million monthly active users
Viu, the Hong Kong-based OTT video service, has secured over 40 million monthly active users….
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A+E alum Sean Cohan departs Wheelhouse Entertainment after just over a year in role
Former A+E Networks veteran Sean Cohan has emerged in a new role at data measurement…
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News round-up: Series Mania adds ‘Homecoming’ creator Eli Horowitz to line-up; Insight TV expands with fuboTV
Series Mania adds Homecoming’s Eli Horowitz to line-up Eli Horowitz, the creator and showrunner of…
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TBI Masterclass prepares to welcome Left Bank Pictures’ CEO Andy Harries
Join us tomorrow for our second TBI Masterclass, this time with Left Bank Pictures’ CEO…
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BBC faces mounting pressure as British government looks to downsize broadcaster
The UK’s BBC is facing further doubts over its future after reports emerged that the…
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Deals round-up: Amazon snags Russian drama for Europe; Drive to sell Aussie bushfire doc
Amazon snags Russian drama Amazon has picked up Moscow-based drama Russian Affairs for it service…
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Viaplay strikes extended content deal with Disney in Nordics
Disney has struck an extended content deal with Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), providing the…
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ZDF Enterprises launches drama joint venture with German prodco NDF
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has linked up with Germany’s Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft (NDF) to launch a…
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TV4’s Maria Mowbray & Cem Yeter launch prodco with private equity backing
Swedish exec duo Maria Mowbray and Cem Yeter, head of development and deputy head of…