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TF1 remakes ‘Keeping Faith’ as APC picks up sales rights to third season
Keeping Faith, the hit drama produced for the BBC and Welsh-language broadcaster S4C, is to…
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Tim Cook pleased with Apple TV+ start, doesn’t think customers want ads
“Apple TV+ is off to a rousing start,” claimed CEO Tim Cook during Apple’s Q1…
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NENT Group to sell entire unscripted business, looks for partner to fuel scripted ambitions
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is to sell off the entirety of its non-scripted production…
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Endemol Shine North America names unscripted originals SVP
Endemol Shine North America (ESNA) has named producer Michael Heyerman as its SVP of unscripted…
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Sky Studios expands unscripted by backing Jeff Collins’ prodco Catalina Content
UK-based Sky Studios has further expanded its production interests by backing an LA-based outfit fronted…
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Disney kills ‘Fox’ name for film, TV title still in limbo
Disney has removed the Fox name from any film studios inherited in last year’s US$71…
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Netflix’s Sarandos: “who wouldn’t be interested” in deal with Harry and Meghan?
Netflix is interested in doing a deal with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, chief content…
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TBI Weekly: Will Peacock strut or stumble?
WarnerMedia, Apple and Disney have all had their turns in the sun recently and yesterday…
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Zinc Media raises $4.6m to fuel growth plans across US and UK
Factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has raised £3.5m ($4.6m) after a new share issue,…
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Turkey’s Calinos Entertainment hires 20th Century Fox alum for global sales
Turkish distributor Calinos Entertainment has appointed 20th Century Fox exec Jose Luis Gascue to oversee…
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Kids round-up: Jim Henson expands Anna Moorefield’s remit; Israel’s Nutz to shoot ‘Sky’
Jim Henson’s Moorefield gets bigger remit The Jim Henson Company has expanded the responsibilities of…
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Show of the week: Orphans Of A Nation
Set both in São Paulo and amidst the refugee crisis resulting from the war in…
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TBI Weekly: The decade ahead
TBI has spoken to an array of leading execs from around the world to get…
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BBC Studios preps ‘culture & engagement plan’ after NAO report
BBC Studios has said it plans to launch a three-year ‘culture and engagement plan’ as…
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Twofour hires Natalie McArdle from Electric Ray to oversee development
UK-based producer Twofour has bolstered its new senior creative line-up by appointing Electric Ray’s Natalie…
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TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2019
2019 has been another stellar year for TV and the team here at TBI has…
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ProSiebenSat.1 considers options as Red Arrow Studios sale postponed
ProSiebenSat.1 is understood to be considering its options around the future of Red Arrow Studios,…
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Deals round-up: TVF sells Arrow’s Boeing 737 Max doc; Twofour Rights secures deals across Asia
TVF sells Arrow’s Boeing 737 Max doc Factual distributor TVF International has struck a number…
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TBI Weekly: Five takeaways from NEM Zagreb
From Netflix’s treatment of non-English language dramas to the potential problem of over-production in the…
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TV4 Entertainment cooks up culinary streamer with Flame Media
Streaming operator TV4 Entertainment has partnered with distribution outfit Flame Media to launch a new…
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Netflix to appeal court ruling in long-running exec poaching case with Fox
Netflix is planning to appeal a court ruling after it was told to stop poaching…
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TBI Weekly: Pulling back the curtain on HBO Max
When the major US studios and tech giants unveiled plans to launch their own streamers,…
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News round-up: Sky extends ‘Bulletproof’, orders AI game; Spain secures more Turkish drama; Indian remake for Israel YA drama
Sky extends Bulletproof, orders AI game version Sky has ordered a three-part special based on…
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Reelz orders Kinetic Content and Pyramid’s ‘Friends Speak’ to series
Reelz has ordered Kinetic Content and Pyramid Productions’ Friends Speak special into a series following…
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Former Netflix exec Eric Barmack links with ZDFE, Werner Film for Australian adaptation
Germany’s ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE), Werner Film Productions and Wild Sheep Content – the prodco launched…
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Disney+ downloads exceed 15 million, sending shares to record high
Disney+ has been downloaded more than 15 million times and generated $5m via in-app purchases…
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Deals round-up: PBS takes Backshall, visits Vienna; UK, Germany land ‘Secret Song’; APC boards ‘Invisible Line’
PBS explores with Backshall, visits Vienna PBS in the US is preparing to air 10-part…
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Netflix adapts Stephanie Land’s novel ‘Maid’ with Margot Robbie’s prodco attached
Netflix has ordered an adaptation of Stephanie Land’s best-selling novel Maid, which chronicles the life…
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NATPE adds Telemundo, Viacom, All3 execs to board of directors
The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has made a series of appointments to…
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Exclusive: Shine, BBC Worldwide alum lands at Bantry Bay
Former Shine International and BBC Worldwide exec Dorit Schilling has re-emerged at Bantry Bay, the…