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SkyShowtime hires Disney & Fox alum for acquisitions & licensing
SkyShowtime has hired former Disney and Fox Networks Group exec Josephine Van As to oversee…
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Fremantle partners with Rachel Weisz’s Astral Projection
Fremantle has struck a first-look and development deal with Astral Projection, the production company from…
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Netflix ups Nuha El Tayeb to oversee Arabic content slate
Netflix has promoted long-serving exec Nuha El Tayeb to oversee all Arabic content for the…
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Banijay posts revenue & profit rise despite ‘challenging’ conditions
Banijay has seen its revenues rise 6% over the past year despite “challenging market conditions”,…
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HBO drama boss Francesca Orsi wins Series Mania Forum’s Woman In Series Award
HBO drama boss Francesca Orsi has been presented with Series Mania Forum’s fourth annual Woman…
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BBC takes crime drama ‘Rebus’ in the UK, as Viaplay exits
The UK’s BBC has acquired crime drama Rebus, with the show’s original commissioner Viaplay preparing…
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France’s M6 lands Prime Video show, spins ‘The Traitors’ for soon-to-launch streamer
French broadcaster M6 has lined up Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, an original MMA contest…
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ProSiebenSat.1 CEO eyes ‘slight growth’ in 2024 as Joyn strategy ‘starting to pay off’
ProSiebenSat.1 CEO Bert Habets has predicted “slight growth” in revenues over the next 12 months…
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Sky, Pact welcome UK government’s moves on film & UK tax support
Companies including Sky and trade body Pact have welcomed moves by the UK government to…
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ITV profits drop 61% in 2023, cushioned by record ITVS revenues & digital growth
UK commercial broadcaster ITV saw pre-tax profits take a 61% nosedive over the past year,…
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Netflix expands Nigerian originals slate
Netflix has unveiled two new Nigerian originals series and a film as part of a…
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BBCS eyes investments as $760m debt facility secured for 2024
BBC Studios (BBCS) has ramped up its borrowing capability to almost £600m ($760m) this year…
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News round-up: Prime Video returns ‘The Bad Guy’; Acme & Lightbox team on ‘Mr Doodle’; CBS orders ‘Young Sheldon’ spin-off
Prime Video returns ‘The Bad Guy’ Amazon streamer Prime Video has returned Italian original drama…
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Exiting STV boss Simon Pitts named CEO at UK media firm Global
Simon Pitts, the outgoing CEO of Scottish broadcaster & producer STV, is joining UK-based radio…
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Lionsgate plans ‘John Wick’ & ‘Twilight’ TV spin-offs
Lionsgate is preparing to expand two of its biggest movie franchises, John Wick and Twilight,…
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Dori Media to shop tape & format for Vix body-swap romcom ‘Lalola’
Dori Media Group has picked up international sales rights to ViX original romcom Lalola, outside…
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Realscreen moves to Miami to run with NATPE Global
Realscreen Summit and NATPE Global will take place during the same week and at the…
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Fox to share Prime Video show & snags ‘Baywatch’ remake
Fox has struck an innovative deal with Amazon Prime Video to secure rights to the…
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Netflix orders pair of Dick Wolf true crime shows & extends Viaplay’s ‘Pørni’
Netflix has partnered with Law & Order franchise creator Dick Wolf on a pair of…
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STV boss Simon Pitts to step down, while production arm trebles revenue
Simon Pitts, CEO of Scottish broadcaster & producer STV, is stepping down after six years…
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Script to Screen: The Marlow Murder Club
Ahead of the launch of The Marlow Murder Club tomorrow, Mark Layton speaks to creator…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Where Nordic TV trends are going next
The Nordic quartet of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland have for decades tended to be…
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Netflix sets date for HBO’s ‘Sex And The City’, cancels ‘The Brother’s Sun’
Netflix has set a date for its US premiere of HBO’s Sex And The City,…
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News round-up: Fox renews ‘Food Stars’; Nippon TV launches format trio
Fox renews ‘Food Stars’ Fox in the US has renewed culinary series Gordon Ramsay’s Food…
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Great Point Media founder Jim Reeve dies, aged 64
Great Point Media founder and chairman Jim Reeve has died suddenly, aged 64. Reeve produced…
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TBI Weekly: It’s been a bright London TV Screenings… but are storm clouds on the horizon?
London TV Screenings is drawing to a close today after a week of deals, dialogue,…
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What’s next for London TV Screenings?
As buyers enter the final furlong at London TV Screenings, TBI reflects on a busy…
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Netflix orders first medical procedural ‘Pulse’ from Zoe Robyn & Carlton Cuse
Netflix has commissioned Pulse, its first procedural medical drama series, which will follow the staff…
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BBC Studios buys ITV’s BritBox stake for $322m
BBC Studios (BBCS) is taking full ownership of streamer BritBox International, acquiring ITV’s 50% share…
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Kino Lorber merges MHz Choice & Topic, acquires ‘Babylon Berlin’
US distributor Kino Lorber is merging its streaming services MHz Choice and Topic to create…