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Roku shares drop 24% as streamer, ads & device results disappoint
Streaming firm and device manufacturer Roku has reported significantly lower-than-expected results, causing shockwaves among its…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for France’s public broadcasters?
Public broadcasters across Europe are facing an existential crisis, as politicians look to scrap licence…
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Unscripted round-up: Discovery+ orders Clara Amfo show; ‘Family Piggy Bank’ to open in Portugal; C4 commissions Boris doc
Discovery+ lands Clara Amfo Discovery+ has landed BBC DJ Clara Amfo to host its upcoming…
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News round-up: Disney+ Hotstar unveils Banijay Asia show with Bollywood legend; ABC Me ‘Turns Up The Volume’; HBO Max cancels ‘Close Enough’
Disney+ Hotstar unveils show with Bollywood legend Kajol Disney+ Hotstar has snagged Kajol, one of…
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Paramount duo C5 & Network 10 link again with Fremantle for Aussie drama
Paramount-owned broadcasters Channel 5 in the UK and Network 10 in Australia have joined forces again to…
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BBC Studios profit hits $267m, as sales soar 30% to record $1.93bn
BBC Studios (BBCS) has unveiled record profits over the past year of £226m ($267m), as well as…
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HBO ditches ‘Gentleman Jack’ leaving BBC hit show’s future uncertain
HBO has cancelled Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack, leaving its UK-based coproduction partner the BBC unsure about…
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News round-up: Curtain’s up for German ‘Musical of Your Life’; Rocket sparks ‘Kennedy’s Secret Tapes’; Banijay kicks off volunteering initiative
Curtain’s up for German Musical of Your Life ProSiebenSat.1 has ordered a German version of…
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TBI In Conversation: Connecting a Japanese drama format with global audiences
Nippon TV revealed this week it is expanding its global ambitions, but the company has…
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Exclusive: Altice Media links with Can’t Stop & ITVS for move into French Riviera property
French broadcaster Altice Media – operator of RMC Découverte and RMC Story – is moving…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for the swashbuckling world of windowing & rights?
Disney and Viacom18 last week struck a $6bn deal to share rights to the Indian…
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ITV preps ‘Next Level Chef’ as Gordon Ramsay’s US show heads to Acton hub
ITV in the UK has picked up rights to Next Level Chef, the cookery format…
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Corus, Bell & CBC urge reform to stop US streamers ‘sucking dollars to Hollywood’
Canadian broadcasters including Bell Media, Corus Entertainment and CBC have urged upcoming regulatory reforms to…
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TBI Weekly: What BBCS & Vuulr deal says about rights cycles & distribution
BBC Studios’ agreement with Vuulr revealed earlier this week is another nod to the rapidly changing…
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Korea’s MBN calls ‘Mystery Duets’ to the stage
South Korean TV network MBN has ordered a local adaptation of studio-based reality format Mystery…
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Exclusive: Ukraine eyes European pubcaster pre-buys to ‘fuel’ productions
Ukraine’s top production and channel groups are approaching European public broadcasters to pre-buy content from…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios joins rights marketplace Vuulr with 3,000-hour deal
BBC Studios (BBCS) has struck a deal that will see it placing more than 3,000…
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Red Production CEO Sarah Doole steps down at ‘It’s A Sin’ prodco
Sarah Doole has stepped down as CEO at Red Production Company, the StudioCanal-owned UK company…
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News round-up: Vice moves onto Tubi; MContent’s India mentor scheme; Be-Entertainment’s Italy deal
Vice moves onto Tubi Vice Distribution, the sales arm of Vice Media Group, has launched…
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Exclusive: Comcast & Paramount seek SkyShowtime head of content
Comcast and Paramount’s soon-to-launch streamer SkyShowtime is on the look-out for a head of content…
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Paramount ‘leveraging entire business’ into streaming, says Dan Fahy
Paramount is “leveraging its entire business into streaming”, a senior exec at the company has…
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Disney+ unveils first Australia slate, with ‘significant investment’ planned
Disney+ has unveiled its first wave of locally produced shows from Australia, with nine programmes…
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Wonderhood rejigs senior roles, hires Naked’s head of production
David Abraham and Samantha Anstiss’s UK-based Wonderhood Studios has hired Lianne Hickey from Fremantle-owned Naked…
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Sales round-up: Peacock pulls ‘Trigger Point’ for US debut; Paramount+ snags ‘Compulsion’; ABC Australia seeks “Long Lost Family’
Peacock pulls ‘Trigger Point’ for US debut NBCUniversal SVOD Peacock has acquired ITV thriller Trigger…
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Exclusive: Red Arrow’s US sale attracts private equity interest
A flurry of private equity firms have joined the race to acquire Red Arrow Studios’…
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Paramount+ unveils European launch plans & Indian joint-venture strategy
Streaming service Paramount+ is set to launch in the UK and Ireland on 22 June,…
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News round-up: MHZ lands Japanese duo; AFM latest; Upgrade Films lines up slate
MHZ lands Japanese duo MHz Networks in the US has picked up tow Japanese shows…
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HBO Max imports ‘FBoy Island’ with quartet of European commissions
Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max is bringing FBoy Island to four markets across Europe. The show will be…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for Warner Bros. Discovery?
Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav has wasted little time in implementing his new-look international…
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Cardiff Productions ups Narinder Minhas to CEO, as Pat Younge steps down as co-MD
Channel 4-backed Cardiff Productions has restructured its leadership team, with co-founder Pat Younge stepping down…