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Fox streamer Tubi to launch in UK, Endeavor alum David Salmon joins as EVP & MD of int’l
Fox’s AVOD streamer Tubi is moving into the UK and has landed the former chief…
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Viaplay to sell Paprika Studios as shares dive 75% on Q3 results & recapitalisation plan
Viaplay has seen its shares dive 75% this morning after unveiling a recapitalisation plan ahead…
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Content London: ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ to return to Prime Video; Sony’s Ahuja talks ‘cooling’ US market; MGM+ unveils roll-out plans
Prime Video’s Clarkson’s Farm to return Prime Video’s Clarkson’s Farm will return for a fourth…
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Deals round-up: Eccho takes ‘I Am Mother’; BBC & SBS acquire ‘Hidden Assets’; Serieclub & RTS investigate ‘Hjerson’
Eccho takes ‘I Am Mother’ rights Eccho Rights has acquired worldwide rights to the Turkish…
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UK’s Channel 4 expects 9% ad revenue drop in 2023, as CEO Alex Mahon predicts ‘tough’ 2024
UK broadcaster Channel 4 expects advertising revenues to drop by almost 10% this year, as…
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Disney’s linear networks including ABC ‘not for sale’, says CEO Bob Iger
Disney CEO Bob Iger has said the company’s linear networks such as ABC and FX…
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CJ ENM Hong Kong takes pay-TV rights to seven Korean titles from Paramount
CJ ENM Hong Kong has secured exclusive pay-TV rights to seven Korean series for parts…
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SkyShowtime adds dramas ‘Veronika’ & ‘The Tattooist Of Auschwitz’
Comcast and Paramount’s European streamer SkyShowtime has unveiled new original and exclusive content heading to…
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Lionsgate ups Kate Nexon to president of domestic TV & digital distribution
Lionsgate has promoted Kate Nexon to president of domestic TV and digital distribution. In her…
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Spanish Female Showrunners Insights: Laura Sarmiento (Netflix’s ‘El Cuerpo En llamas’)
Spanish scripted shows are finding new audiences around the world. In this new series of…
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Spanish Female Showrunners Insights: Tatiana Rodriguez (TVE’s ‘La Ley Del Mar’)
Spanish scripted shows are finding new audiences around the world. In this new series of…
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Spanish Female Showrunners Insights: Amaya Muruzabal (Prime Video’s ‘Reina Roja’)
Spanish scripted shows are finding new audiences around the world. In this new series of…
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See-Saw Films launches label with ‘Heartstopper’ producer Patrick Walters, sets Sky Atlantic drama
Power Of The Dog producer See-Saw Films has partnered with Heartstopper exec producer Patrick Walters…
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Deals round-up: ITVX & Cosmote TV say ‘So Long, Marianne’; Fremantle does ‘Battle In The Box’; Be-Entertainment to shop ‘Celebrity Farmsitters’
ITVX & Cosmote TV say ‘So Long, Marianne’ ITVX in the UK, Cosmote TV and…
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Viaplay pushes Q3 numbers again as discussions with investors drag on
Embattled Nordic streamer Viaplay has pushed back the publication of its Q3 numbers again, as…
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Content London: Banijay launches sports division; Netflix on content rights; WBD UK commissioning plans
Banijay is making a “significant push” into the world of sports, while Netflix revealed it…
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Paramount rejigs global streaming team with expanded remits for Jeff Grossman & Amy Kuessner
Paramount Global has rejigged its streaming team with two promotions, including an expanded remit for…
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India’s Zee5 Global reveals aggregation play with South Asian streamers
India-based Zee5 Global is to start aggregating other South Asian streamers within its platform. Zee5…
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Amazon in development on ‘The Boys’ Mexico City spin-off, from ‘Blue Beetle’ scribe
A Spanish-language spin-off from The Boys is reportedly in the works for Prime Video, with…
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Sony & UK’s Guardian Media Group strike extensive deal to turn journalism into scripted & unscripted shows
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has struck a far-reaching pact with UK-based news organisation Guardian Media…
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Asacha’s Red Planet adapts Sarah Pinborough’s ‘A Matter Of Blood’ after snagging rights to ‘The Dog-Faced Gods’
Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures has optioned the rights to Sarah Pinborough’s The…
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News round-up: CMP draws ‘Civil Blood’; ‘Love Catcher’ lands in Japan; Paramount+ Canada preps Boat Rocker comedies
Caryn Mandabach draws ‘Civil Blood’ Peaky Blinders producer Caryn Mandabach Productions is making Civil Blood,…
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Ex-Sky Studios Deutschland execs Tobias Rosen & Julia Rappold join Construction Film
Former Sky Studios Deutschland execs Tobias Rosen and Julia Rappold have joined Veronica Ferres’ Munich-based…
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Federation Studios brings YA drama ‘We Are Legend’ to market
Federation Studios has picked up Italian young adult fantasy series We Are Legend for distribution…
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UKTV hires ITV’s Helen Perry to head up original drama
UKTV has hired ITV exec Helen Perry as head of drama to grow its original…
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Opinion: The renaissance of co-production in the age of downturn
As international co-production execs descend upon London tomorrow, TBI’s resident scripted expert and CEO of…
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Paramount’s C5 orders ‘The Wives’, partnering again with Gaumont & Banijay Rights
Paramount’s UK network Channel 5 has extended its recent commissioning flurry with a thriller from…
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Blink49 Studios & Unicorn Island to adapt Riva Razdan’s ‘Arzu’
Blink49 Studios, the Toronto-based firm headed by former Entertainment One exec John Morayniss, has partnered…
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ZDF Studios, Boogie Entertainment & Aristosfilms team for ‘The Kim Dotcom Story’
ZDF Studios has partnered with Boogie Entertainment and Aristosfilms for The Kim Dotcom Story, a…
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France Télévisions, SBS & CBC acquire Ukrainian war drama ‘Those Who Stayed’
Australian broadcaster SBS, France Télévisions and CBC Gem, the streaming service of CBC in Canada,…