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Channel 4 takes UK rights to NZ drama ‘After The Party’
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Lingo Pictures’ New Zealand drama After The Party, following…
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BBC Studios acquires Brutal Media amid “increased appetite” from Spanish market
BBC Studios has acquired Brutal Media, the Spanish production company behind Asalto Al Banco Central…
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Amazon returns ‘Panchayat’ & ‘Paatol Lok’ in largest Indian originals slate to date
Amazon streamer Prime Video has unveiled a slate of almost 70 titles for 2024, including…
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Disney+ moves into soap operas & eyes ‘commercial chic’ shows
Disney+ is moving into soap operas with a 70-episode scripted series out of Spain amongst…
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Netflix’s Larry Tanz talks competitors & rights, unveils Euro drama duo
Netflix is maintaining its bullish approach to streaming despite competitors finding it “really hard and…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Underlining the value of Netflix’s non-English content
Omdia’s senior analyst Daoud Jackson delves into Netflix’s global viewership data and explores what it…
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Netflix unveils 12 Nordic originals incl first period drama & Jo Nesbø series
Netflix is adding 12 new originals to its Nordic slate, with its first period drama…
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Buyers in France & Germany snag remake rights for NRK’s ‘Cammo’
Nordic comedy Cammo could be set for remakes across Europe after format rights were struck…
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Amazon acquires Nippon TV thriller ‘Acma: Game’ for global streaming
Amazon’s Prime Video has picked up Nippon TV’s action survival thriller series Acma: Game for…
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Keshet to remake French thriller ‘Vortex’ for US & global audiences
Keshet Studios, the US scripted arm of Keshet International (KI), has acquired the rights to…
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BBC Studios acquires Australian ‘The Newsreader’ firm Werner Film Productions
BBC Studios Productions Australia has acquired Werner Film Productions, the Melbourne-based firm behind ABC drama…
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TBI Weekly: Why ‘The Wire’s success matters now more than ever
As commissioners look to franchises and mainstream dramas to provide returns on investment, Nick Edwards…
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Netflix adds Steven Knight, Guy Ritchie & Bear Grylls projects to UK slate
Netflix has commissioned a slew of new UK originals, across scripted and unscripted, including an…
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Prime Video adapts Anne Holt’s ‘1222’ in Nordics with Nordic Drama Queens
Prime Video has ordered an adaptation of Anne Holt’s crime novel 1222 from Fifth Season-backed…
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Paramount & Reliance agree $517m deal for Viacom18 stake
Paramount Global has sold its 13% stake in Indian media venture Viacom18 to Mukesh Ambani’s…
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Fremantle eyes US revival to reverse revenue decline as €3bn target looms
Fremantle’s revenues fell 3.4% in 2023, leaving the company requiring 30% growth over the next…
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Amazon, Disney, Paramount & PCCW strike global deals for Boat Rocker sci-fi ‘Beacon 23’
Amazon, Paramount, Disney & PCCW Media Entertainment have all acquired season one of Boat Rocker’s…
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Netflix expands German originals slate with factual focus
Netflix has a unveiled a slew of new German originals, partnering with companies including Banijay…
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Round-up: CBS extends ‘Fire Country’ & ‘Ghosts’; Apple orders Owen Wilson drama; Poland’s TVP preps MIPTV shows
CBS extends Fire Country & Ghosts Paramount’s US broadcaster CBS has renewed its US remake…
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Reshet 13 lands ex-Shine & Fox exec Emiliano Calemzuk as CEO
Reshet 13 has hired former Shine and Fox exec Emiliano Calemzuk as CEO of the…
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Netflix hires HBO’s SVP of drama series Nora Skinner for Jinny Howe’s team
Netflix has hired HBO’s SVP of drama series, Nora Skinner, to work as part of…
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Prime Video UK returns to ‘The Rig’ producers Wild Mercury for thriller series ‘Fear’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has commissioned Fear, a new UK original psychological thriller from Wild…
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Netflix & WGGB agree UK writers fees, shifting away from rights in perpetuity
Netflix has struck its first deal with The Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) in…
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The CW, Roku & Stan team for crime comedy ‘Good Cop/Bad Cop’
The CW in the US, Roku and Australian streamer Stan have partnered on comedy crime…
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Banijay Germany & ‘Helgoland 513’ duo launch scripted label, Dynamic Ally Pictures
Banijay Germany is expanding its scripted muscle with the launch of a new joint venture…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How the big beasts of the global TV & video markets compare
We might be living through a period of retrenchment when it comes to content spending…
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Satisfaction hires Secuoya, Boomerang alum as content chief in Spain
Production firm Satisfaction Group has landed execs including Secuoya Studios’ David Gallart to its nascent…
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‘War Of The Worlds’ EP & ex-Studio Eight chief Jamie Brown dies, aged 78
War Of The Worlds exec producer and former Studio Eight Productions chief Jamie Brown has…
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‘Our Flag Means Death’ creator sinks hopes of cancelled pirate comedy S3 return
David Jenkins, creator of US pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, has sunk hopes of…
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Paramount+ links with Buccaneer to adapt crime thriller ‘The Crow Girl’
Paramount+ UK & Ireland has ordered The Crow Girl, a new original crime thriller series…