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TBI Weekly: Navigating the changing world of buyers
Streamers dominate the headlines with big budget originals, but delve deeper and it’s spending on acquisitions that has…
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Lookout Point duo & BBCS alum Helen Jackson launch Endeavor-backed prodco
Damian Keogh is departing as MD of UK prodco Lookout Point to launch a new Endeavor…
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Show of the week: District Z
This adventure gameshow format hails from France and offers several seemingly stand-out features that set…
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Factual round-up: Passion sends history worldwide; ZED reveals NA pre-sales; Boat Rocker inks global sales
Passion sends history worldwide Broadcasters and platforms around the world have picked up a slew…
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TBI Weekly: What drove Amazon’s acquisition of MGM?
Another week, another billion dollar deal – but what drove retail giant Amazon to buy…
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HBO Max sets Lat Am launch date, despite WarnerMedia/Discovery deal
Despite the recently announced blockbuster merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery, the former is continuing on…
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ITVS hires NBCUniversal exec to oversee South Asia sales
ITV Studios (ITVS) has appointed NBCUniversal (NBCU) exec Kunal Shah to work across its distribution…
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Compact Media preps AI-powered rights tracking tool
UK-based rights management firm Compact Media has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tool designed to…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Could Peacock & Paramount+ combine?
A week on from AT&T’s seismic decision to spin off WarnerMedia with Discovery, TBI explores…
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AMC rejigs int’l networks & streaming content teams under Kristin Jones
AMC Networks is restructuring its international programming group, with Kristin Jones promoted to a new…
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Roku prepares to launch Quibi shows from mid-May
AVOD operator and device manufacturer Roku will roll out its recently acquired programming from now-defunct…
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Factual round-up: Arte & Canal+ among raft of TVF deals in France; Fremantle takes ‘Dreamland’ global
French nets buy TVF’s Negotiators Franco-German cultural channel Arte has secured rights to Venus: Death…
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Exclusive: Newen’s int’l boss talks Kubik deal & Europe-wide strategy
Newen Group has followed up its deal for iZen Group in Spain by returning to…
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Newen buys into ‘La Zona’ prodco Kubik Films to extend Spanish buying spree
TF1-backed Newen has followed up its recent acquisition of iZen Group in Spain by taking…
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TBI Weekly: Picking apart the AVOD-SVOD ecosystem
The week started with IMDb TV’s huge originals push and ended with stellar numbers for…
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Roku’s quarterly growth defies predictions, with 18 billion hours watched
Roku has increased its monthly active users (MAUs) by 35% in the first quarter of…
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Japan’s TV Asahi & Red Arrow build ‘Crazy Elevator’ gameshow
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) and Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi have struck a co-development partnership…
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Chicken Soup & Sonar’s Ellender unveil drama arm to fuel AVOD strategy
US-based producer, distributor and AVOD operator Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) has formed…
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UK’s ITV cautions public service future & urges ‘radical, urgent’ reforms
UK commercial operator ITV has warned it could stop being a public service broadcaster (PSB)…
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Newen takes majority stake in ‘El Cid’ prodco iZen Group
French producer and distributor Newen has taken a majority stake in Spanish drama and factual…
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Zinc Media reports loss but revenues rebound after COVID’s ‘significant disruption’
Brook Lapping and Blakeway parent Zinc Media Group saw its revenues rise by a third…
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WarnerMedia rehires Christopher Ho to lead APAC kids’ networks
WarnerMedia has appointed Disney alum Christopher Ho as senior director of Kids Networks, overseeing Cartoon Network…
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Round-up: CBS ends ‘MacGyver’; Acorn TV visits ‘Midsomer Murders’; VIS Distribution snags Smithsonian catalogue
CBS ends rebooted MacGyver US broadcaster CBS is pulling the curtain down on MacGyver’s comeback….
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South Korea’s CJ ENM hires Sebastian Kim to head sales & acquisitions
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has hired Sebastian Kim as its new director for…
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UK’s BBC4 to end commissions & transition to archive service
UK pubcaster the BBC is to end commissions for its BBC4 channel, which will instead…
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Round-up: Alibi brings Irish drama ‘Smother’ to UK; New deals for ‘Keeping Faith’ S3; Flame unveils MIPTV slate
Alibi brings Irish drama ‘Smother’ to UK UKTV-owned Alibi has picked up Irish drama Smother…
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Future rejigs Barcroft Studios leadership as John Farrar replaces Alex Morris
Barcroft Studios chief creative officer Alex Morris is leaving after 13 years with the company,…
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Netflix ‘experiments’ with scheduling for reality duo ‘The Circle’ & ‘Too Hot To Handle’
Netflix is experimenting with its release strategy again, this time launching episodes from two of its biggest…
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Factual streamer DocuBay expands slate with expansive Harbour Rights deal
India-based factual streamer DocuBay has acquired more than 20 shows for its service after striking…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring Japan’s unique pay TV & streaming ecosystem
Jun Wen Woo, senior analyst for TV & Online Video at research powerhouse Omdia, delves…