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Televisa & Univision complete $4.8bn merger to create Spanish-language giant
Mexico-based media giant Televisa has completed its $4.8bn merger with US-based Univision, creating a company…
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Norway’s Rubicon hires NRK drama chief as CEO, after Håkon Briseid joins Netflix
Beforeigners and Lillyhammer producer Rubicon has hired the head of drama at Norwegian pubcaster NRK as its…
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TBI In Conversation: Redbox CEO on FAST, AVOD & DVD’s enduring appeal
A DVD-rental service operated via almost 40,000 automated kiosks might seem like an antiquated idea,…
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News round-up: C4 opens Woodcut’s ‘A Royal Guide To’; ‘Sherlock’ travels; Curiosity orders Blink’s code cracker
C4 opens Woodcut’s A Royal Guide To UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Woodcut Media’s…
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ID & Hulu top NPACT’s unscripted survey, as Amazon, ABC & Discovery+ miss top 10
Disney streamer Hulu and US network ID have emerged as among the favourite Stateside commissioners,…
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What Fipadoc tells us about French & int’l documentaries
The TV industry’s events schedule remains a challenging environment but face-to-face meetings are a vital…
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TBI wants to hear from you!
TBI is looking to send you our new issues in 2022. If you would like…
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News round-up: Nordics welcome Korean dramas; Little Dot Sport hires Katie Matthews; Blanchard bags doc producer Grissell
Sweden’s TV4 among Korean drama buyers Sweden’s TV4 and Finland’s MTV3 have picked up a…
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Opinion: Quintus Studios’ exec Adam Jacobs on taking the plunge
At the beginning of 2021, I was a freelance development consultant working up ideas and…
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NATPE Miami & Kidscreen Summit events postponed amid Omicron rise
NATPE has cancelled its Miami-based in-person conference and marketplace that had been due to run…
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TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2021
It has been another rollercoaster of a pandemic-hit year and yet the quality of programming…
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All3’s Tower Productions hires Imago TV’s creative chief as MD
All3Media-owned Tower Productions has named Imago TV Film’s creative director Kirstin Benthaus-Gebauer as MD of…
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Paramount+ expands ‘channels’ with ‘Survivor’, ‘SpongeBob’ & ‘CSI: Miami’
ViacomCBS-owned streamer Paramount+ is expanding its live channels offering, rolling out 18 linear offerings for…
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BBCS promotes Ryan O’Dowd to EVP of entertainment & music
BBC Studios (BBCS) has promoted its LA-based unscripted exec Ryan O’Dowd to become EVP of…
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Scripted round-up: Walter Presents enters ‘Dark Woods’; C More joins ‘Reindeer Mafia’; Incendo & BlackBox engage ‘Ellery Queen’
Walter Presents enters Dark Woods Walter Presents has picked up rights to Global Screen’s drama…
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Buyers Profiles: NTV’s Gabi Nensel & SPI’s Revi Benshoshan
This instalment of our TBI Buyers Profiles features Russian broadcaster NTV and Netherlands-based SPI International,…
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Discovery, TLC & Ride TV alums join environmental streamer EarthX
Former Discovery and TLC execs are among a handful of new hires by EarthX, the…
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Buyers Profiles: Portico Media’s Jay Lin & YLE’s Tarmo Kivikallio
The latest instalment of our TBI Buyers Profiles come from Taiwan and Finland, where we…
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ITV seeks ‘An Audience With Adele’ from Fulwell 73
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned An Audience With Adele, a one-off special music event featuring…
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eOne alum John Morayniss & Endeavor launch acquisition-hungry outfit
John Morayniss and three of his former Entertainment One (eOne) colleagues have joined forces to…
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Belgium’s Be-Entertainment hires ITVS, Endemol alum to lead global push
Belgian distributor Be-Entertainment appointed a former ITV Studios (ITVS) executive to oversee its international expansion….
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Propagate Int’l appoints ITVS exec Isabelle Azoulay to head formats
LA-based producer and distributor Propagate International has appointed ITV Studios exec Isabelle Azoulay as EVP…
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Asacha names All3 Int’l alum Maria Ishak to lead global content & co-pros
Producer and distributor outfit Asacha Media Group (AMG) has hired All3Media International’s Maria Ishak to…
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Netflix orders ‘To All The Boys’ spin-off series
Netflix has picked up XO, Kitty, a new young adult series spinning out of the…
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Kaap Holland & Flip van der Kuil partner for comedy label
Dutch comedian Flip van der Kuil and producer Maarten Swart of local prodco Kaap Holland…
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BBC Studios names Tom Fussell as CEO on permanent basis
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed interim chief Tom Fussell as its permanent CEO after more…
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FilmRise snags LUPIN, Sonic X anime among TMS Entertainment deal
New York-based producer and streamer FilmRise is to launch a new anime-focused OTT channel and…
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MIPCOM round-up: Nutopia’s ‘Extra Life’ travels; BossaNova sales in MENA; Insight TV’s China co-pro
Movistar, SBS, Kan claim Nutopia’s Extra Life Movistar in Spain, Australia’s SBS and Israeli pubcaster…
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Exclusive: WarnerMedia eyes major European markets as HBO Max expands
HBO Max could become available in major territories including France, the UK, Germany and Italy…
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Show of the Week: You Shall Not Lie
When a video of a high school teacher having sex with one of her students…