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CBS recouples with ‘Love Island’
Love Island is returning Stateside for a second season. US broadcaster CBS has renewed the…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios’ Africa boss to step down amid CEMA revamp
BBC Studios’ chief in Africa Joel Churcher is stepping down following a major reshuffle of…
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Viacom plugs My5 channels into Pluto TV
AVOD streamer Pluto TV is to launch three UK channels using content from the VOD…
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Five key lessons TV can learn from the film world
Carlo Dusi, exec VP of commercial strategy for scripted at Red Arrow Studios International and…
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Starz expands period drama with ‘Dangerous Liaisons’
US cabler Starz has added another period drama to its slate, this time an adaptation…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios, Independent secure ‘Mr Nice’ rights
MotherFatherSon and Luther producer BBC Studios Drama London is working with Luc Roeg’s film and…
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MIPTV says “change means change” with new Palais-centered strategy
TBI can reveal that Mip organiser Reed Midem has confirmed plans to centralise the spring…
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Renewal round-up: Disney shifts ‘The Orville’ to Hulu, Amazon extends ‘The Boys’, AMC returns to ‘NOS4A2’
Disney moves Macfarlane’s Orville from Fox to Hulu Disney is moving the third season of…
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Netflix shares dive 12% after big subscription miss
Netflix shares have slumped by more than 12% after the world’s biggest streamer revealed a…
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Sales round-up: DRG strikes ‘Remarkable’ deals in Europe; DCD secures UK sales for Oz drama
DRG serves up sales for ‘Remarkable Places To Eat’ BBC Two’s Remarkable Places To Eat…
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‘Game Of Thrones’ shatters Emmy record as HBO sweeps nominations
HBO’s Game Of Thrones has shattered Emmy records to help the AT&T-owned cable channel scoop up 137…
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Content Innovation Awards entries deadline fast approaching
The deadline to enter the 2019 Content Innovation Awards is fast approaching, with this year’s…
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Talent deals: Propagate signs Antoine Fuqua; Sony links with ‘Indebted’ producer
Propagate strikes production deal with Antoine Fuqua US indie studio Propagate Content has struck an…
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Sales round-up: Poland’s TVN returns to ‘Big Brother’, Ovation adds detective drama ‘Maigret’
Poland’s TVN returns to Big Brother Polish broadcaster TVN is to air another season of…
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BBC One, Netflix preps Hippie Trail murder drama from Mammoth Screen
BBC One in the UK has commissioned a true-life drama from Poldark producer Mammoth Screen…
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Sales round-up: Dutch Spike adds UK shows, Motorsport.tv gets Greenlight deal, AMC & Atresmedia prep EspañaTV for Portugal
Netherlands-based Spike agrees DRG deal Viacom-owned Spike in the Netherlands has struck a deal with…
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TBI Weekly: It’s Quibi or bust for short-form (Column)
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile-first service Quibi and its growing roster of A-list on and off-screen talent…
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Snapchat taps Arnold Schwarzenegger, Serena Williams for ‘creator shows’
Social media company Snap is moving further into original programming by tapping celebrities including Arnold…
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Dragonfly exec flies to Lightbox to oversee development
US- and UK-based factual producer Lightbox has appointed the director of development at Dragonfly to…
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Sales round-up: Japan’s U-Next adds German trio, ZDF buys ‘Arctic Circle’, Starzplay picks ‘Pennyworth’
U-Next adds German drama trio Japanese streaming platform U-Next has acquired exclusive SVoD rights to…
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Rare TV replaces CEO Fraser with Channel 4’s Gardiner
UK-based factual producer Rare TV has appointed Channel 4 executive Alexander Gardiner as its CEO,…
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Show of the week: ‘High Maintenance’
High Maintenance (8 x 60 minutes) is something of a new take on the popular…
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TBI Weekly: Women’s World Cup shows FTA broadcasters’ enduring appeal
The ratings success of the Women’s World Cup shows the power that free-to-air broadcasters around…
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Kids bulletin: Canal+ orders from Dandelooo; BBC adapts Enid Blyton; C5 doubles kids’ spending
France’s Canal+ orders Dandelooo animation French pay TV operator Canal+ has ordered a serialised children’s…
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China Mobile’s Migu orders tea series from BBC Studios
BBC Studios (BBCS) has secured its first fully-funded production commission in China after striking a…
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BBC Studios plans investment amid ‘hyper-competition’
BBC Studios (BBCS) is to invest further in UK production companies amid “hyper-competition” in the…
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How to gain access to restrictive locations
Adam Jacobs, exec producer at UK-based Woodcut Media, discusses how to get access to restrictive…
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Paramount explores US-Mexico border
Paramount Network is expanding its scripted offering with a timely order for a 10-part drama…
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Amazon in talks with YouTube’s Wax for drama role
Amazon Studios is in talks to appoint YouTube Premium’s scripted exec Jon Wax following the…
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Netflix film exec joins Disney+
Disney has poached Netflix’s director of original film Matt Brodlie to aid in the growth…