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NENT tunes ‘Harmonica’ as originals roster set to hit 30 in 2020

Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has commissioned a Swedish romantic drama series, adding to its fast-expanding originals roster that is set to hit 30 shows this year alone. Harmonica has been co-created by Josephine Bornebusch (Love Me) and will premiere exclusively on NENT’s Viaplay streaming service across the Nordic region in 2021. The show follows two […]

Channel 4 appoints Mother’s Sophie Lloyd to head branded entertainment

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed Sophie Lloyd to the newly created role of branded entertainment and creative leader. Lloyd will be responsible for C4’s branded entertainment output across its linear and digital channels, as well as social-first digital content developed through the commercial division of Channel 4’s newly announced Digital Creative Unit. She will […]

Tubi secures exclusive deal for Robert Rodriguez docuseries, movie

Fast-growing AVOD service Tubi is to be the exclusive streaming home to a movie and docuseries from From Dusk Till Dawn filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. Red 11 and accompanying docuseries The Robert Rodriguez Film School will be available on Tubi in the US, Canada, and Mexico this summer. The movie is based on Rodriguez’s experiences in […]

Endemol Shine’s Lisa Perrin moves to head up ITV Studios international production

ITV Studios has appointed Endemol Shine Group’s Creative Networks CEO Lisa Perrin as managing director of its international production business. Perrin reports to Julian Bellamy, managing director of ITVS, and will be part of the senior management team, overseeing the day-to-day running of ITVS’ production labels outside the UK and US, developing business strategy as […]

NBC pilots adaptation of Amazon Prime drama ‘Pequeñas Coincidencias’

NBC in the US has handed out a raft of pilot orders including an adaptation of a drama that debuted on Amazon Prime Video in Spain and Latin America. Someone Out There is being produced by NBC sibling Universal Studios and has Matt Hubbard, Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan (The Good Place) attached. The single-camera […]

Warner Bros. partners with Mick Jagger’s Rainy Day Podcasts

Warner Bros. has struck a first-look deal with a newly launched podcast production firm fronted by Rolling Stones’ co-founder Mick Jagger. Rainy Day Podcasts has been launched by Jagged Films partners Jagger and Victoria Pearman (Vinyl, Enigma), producer Steve Bing (The Polar Express) and Oscar-nominated writer Josh Olson (A History Of Violence). Rainy Day will […]

TBI Weekly: Five key takeaways from NATPE 2020

NATPE has traditionally marked the start of the conference year for many execs across the Americas and Europe, with delegates heading to the warmer climes of Miami for discussion, deal-making and dinners overlooking the ocean. Yet the sunshine and downpours that accompanied this year’s event were reflective of the wider disruption facing the business – […]

NATPE 2020: View from the market

Ian McKee, CEO of online content marketplace Vuulr, gives his take on this week’s NATPE market in Miami. This week marked our debut at NATPE Miami, so of course the Vuulr team was anticipating lots of sunshine, numerous poolside business meetings and little need for donning extra layers. Mother Nature clearly wasn’t on our side. […]

AVOD poses “existential threat” to broadcast, says Endemol Shine sales boss

AVOD companies such as Tubi, Roku and Pluto TV pose an “existential threat” to the future of traditional broadcasters, according to Endemol Shine International sales boss Matt Creasey. Ad-supported streamers have rapidly emerged as a key partner for major distributors over the past 12 months, with companies such as Endemol Shine able to effectively monetise […]

Exclusive: Brazilian streamer Globoplay preps launch in Europe, Asia

Brazilian media giant Globo is preparing to build on the recent launch of its streaming service Globoplay in the US by rolling out across Europe and Asia, TBI has learned. The SVOD service debuted with a fremium business model in Brazil in 2015 and has about 22 million users per month. It launched into the […]