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Quintus picks up OTF factual package
Germany’s Quintus Media has picked up a raft of programming for its YouTube channel Free…
Barcroft hires Nerd TV creative director
Factual producer Barcroft Studios has hired one of the co-founders of fellow UK prodco Nerd…
Doc directors cry out for mental health support, boundary-setting
As the TV industry begins to take greater steps towards addressing mental ill-health, directors such…
‘Drowning in debt’ SABC on brink of collapse
The South African Broadcasting Company (SABC) is “drowning in debt” and requires a Rand 3.2…
Bigger, better and celebrity-laden: Is the future of docs sustainable?
As documentaries cutting through on SVODs begin to look glossier and more high-profile by the…
EOne denies Mark Gordon is leaving the business
Entertainment One has denied that president Mark Gordon is leaving the business a year and…
Fabrik Ent’s Melissa Aouate upped to partner
Fabrik Entertainment president Melissa Aouate has been appointed a partner at the Bosch producer. Aouate…
BBC Studios appoints director of digital content
BBC Studios has promoted Anna Cronin to director of digital content. The producer-distributor has assigned…
Kids bulletin: WildBrain hires Disney exec; France Télévisions buys ‘Claude’
WildBrain appoints former Disney exec as strategy and innovation director Digital kids’ network and studio…
Ulla Streib joins Tin Roof’s Blink and Outline
Indie investment group Tin Roof Media has hired Ulla Streib in the new role of…
ITVS GE sends ‘Snowpiercer’ to China
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold the broadcasting rights to forthcoming sci-fi series…
New ‘Star Trek’ series voyages to Canada with Bell
Bell Media has acquired Canadian rights from CBS Studios International to the new Star Trek…
HBO readies two-hour ‘Game Of Thrones’ documentary
HBO is readying a two-hour documentary that goes behind the scenes on the final series…
Viacom eyes global expansion for Pluto TV
Viacom boss Bob Bakish has said the business is to leverage its “global operating footprint…
Shaftesbury grows creative team with Temple Street producer
Frankie Drake Mysteries producer Shaftesbury has appointed Lesley Grant as creative producer. She will be responsible…
Show of the week: Moka’s Fabulous Adventures
Moka is the highly-anticipated comedy from Xilam Animation, following a young crocodile as he learns…
Hulu’s subscriber base balloons to 28m
Disney and Comcast-backed streaming service Hulu has grown its total customer base to over 28m,…
‘Knock Down The House’ reveals hunger for youth-skewing fare
Netflix knocked down the house in February, dishing out $10m for a high-profile film on…
Zaslav, Darroch to headline RTS Cambridge Convention
Discovery president and CEO David Zaslav (left) and Sky group chief executive Jeremy Darroch have…
Sony strikes deal with Phil Lord and Chris Miller for ‘Spider-Man’ TV series
Oscar-winning producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller have signed a five year deal with Sony…
Glasgow wins Creative Cities Convention bid
Glasgow has been chosen as the host city for next year’s Creative Cities Convention. The…
MIPTV: The Big Deals
TBI looks at the top deals struck out of Cannes at last week’s MIPTV market….
Disney+ unveils price point, two-year global expansion
Disney has given investors a first glimpse into its new SVOD service, which is to…
DRG drives into commissioning with Rachel Khoo series
Distributor DRG has furthered its commissioning drive, teaming with UKTV to co-commission cookery and lifestyle…
ITV boss defends “different and distinctive” BritBox UK plans
ITV boss Carolyn McCall has defended the broadcaster’s SVOD tie-up with the BBC, BritBox UK,…
Discovery goes global for ‘Wheeler Dealers’ spin-off
Discovery has handed a global commission for an eight-part Wheeler Dealers spin-off, which will air…
Netflix rejigs exec ranks with new remits for Nishimura, Riegg
Weeks after it delineated exec ranks between English-language and international content, Netflix has again restructured…
Endemol Shine gets ‘Younger’ in China
Endemol Shine China is to produce a local version of the TV Land drama Younger….
New Metric Media inks dev deals with Canadian authors
Letterkenny producer New Metric Media has struck a trio of development deals with Canadian authors….
Netflix links with Bear Grylls for next interactive foray
Netflix is rolling out its latest interactive proposition with an Electus-produced series starring survival expert…