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TBI Scripted: How I became a producer on a Netflix drama
Michael Eagle-Hodgson tells TBI Scripted how he became a producer on Alex Piña and Left…
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Coronavirus hits more events as European producers call for support
Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the international TV industry with shows and events cancelled…
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TBI Formats: Why Korean IP will cut through globally for years to come
As part of our focus on delivering more incisive commentary on the global content business,…
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TBI Factual: Dialing up diversity in a new decade
As part of our focus on delivering more incisive commentary on the global content business,…
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Znak & Co pushes podcasts with new division and Coex Studios deal
Znak & Co, the LA and London-based producer behind Netflix’s I Am A Killer and…
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ViacomCBS restructures down under as Network Ten CEO Paul Anderson resigns
ViacomCBS is introducing a new management structure across its businesses in Australia and New Zealand,…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Will Coronavirus crisis kick-start online distribution?
With the traditional events calendar thrown into disarray as the impact of Coronavirus hits, we…
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TBI Weekly: Will Coronavirus nudge TV markets online?
For all the talk around MIPTV over the past 12 months, who saw a global…
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ViacomCBS names Kelly Day as COO for Network International division
ViacomCBS has appointed Kelly Day as the COO of ViacomCBS Network International (VCNI). The news…
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ITV & BBC Studios streamer BritBox to launch in Australia
ITV and BBC Studios UK-content streamer BritBox is to launch in Australia later this year….
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Exclusive: What happened at Kew Media? (part 1)
Kew Media Group’s (KMG) move into administration last week prompted searching questions from all those…
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BritBox joins ITV’s true crime drama ‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’
ITV and BBC Studios’ North American streamer BritBox has boarded a forthcoming true crime drama…
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Sky strikes multi-year deal for Disney+ in UK and Ireland
NBCUniversal-backed UK broadcaster Sky has agreed a multi-year deal with Disney that will see its…
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TBI Weekly: All the buzz from Berlinale
German film festival Berlinale is wrapping up a milestone edition and as Nick Edwards reports,…
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NBCUniversal strikes ‘nine figure’ deal with ‘Law & Order’ creator Dick Wolf
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has struck a reported ‘nine-figure deal’ to retain the services of Law &…
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Disabled face ongoing battle for representation in TV, according to UK’s Diamond report
Disabled people continue to face ongoing challenges both in front of and behind the camera…
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Comcast expands AVOD battleground with Xumo acquisition
NBCUniversal parent Comcast has made its latest move in the fast-growing AVOD battleground by acquiring…
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Propagate forges production & development pact with Germany’s Constantin
US producer and distributor Propagate is partnering up with European outfit Constantin Entertainment on a…
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Four new writers win debut BBC drama commissions
The BBC has greenlit four new dramas from first time television writers, as part of…
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Andy Harries TBI Masterclass: TV industry becoming even more like film
The TV industry is increasingly becoming like the film industry, according to Left Bank Pictures…
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‘Night On Earth’ prodco Plimsoll moves into scripted with Lisa Gilchrist
Plimsoll Productions, the UK-based outfit behind factual shows including Hostile Planet and Night On Earth,…
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UK Screenings: Banijay Group’s Tim Mutimer
Banijay Group’s distribution chief Tim Mutimer tells Richard Middleton how the company’s scripted plans are…
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Salto chief reveals launch plans for streamer
Salto, the long-delayed French streaming offering from broadcasters France Télévisions, TF1 and M6, is to…
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Exclusive: Korea secures first remake deal for Abi Morgan drama ‘The Split’
Abi Morgan’s hit scripted series The Split, the UK drama from Chernobyl producer Sister, is…
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Romania’s Antena signs up for local version of ‘Love Island’
Romania has become the 15th territory to order a local version of ITV Studios’ and…
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Kids round-up: Wildbrain reveals management rejig; M6 and Canal+ partner on ‘Presto’; C5 extends Daisy & Ollie’
Wildbrain reveals management appointments Canadian producer and distributor Wildbrain has revamped its senior management team…
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Deals round-up: Eleventh Hour strikes Chris Atkins deal; NRK format extended in US; Amazon adds Spanish titles
Eleventh Hour picks up Chris Atkins’ rights Sony Pictures Television (SPT)-backed Eleventh Hour Films has…
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Fox names Jupiter Entertainment’s Allison Wallach to head ‘Masked Singer’ division
Fox Alternative Entertainment (FAE), the broadcaster’s in-house unscripted studio that produces the US version of…
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Red Arrow’s Endor appoints Fox Networks exec as creative director
Deep State outfit Endor Productions has appointed former Fox Networks Group (FNG) exec Sara Johnson…
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ViacomCBS appoints NBCUniversal’s George Cheeks as CBS president
ViacomCBS has appointed NBCUniversal (NBCU) Content Studios’ vice-chairman George Cheeks as president and CEO of…