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BBC Worldwide
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eOne hires ITV Studios EMEA sales exec
Entertainment One Television has hired ITV Studios distribution veteran Toby Melling, TBI has learned. Melling…
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Worldwide appoints Mukaddam CEE chief
BBC Worldwide has named Salim Mukaddam as its CEE boss, overseeing its channels business and…
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Stan nets exclusive Sherlock streaming deal
Stan has taken the exclusive rights to the upcoming season of Sherlock, meaning the latest…
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BBC, Weinstein to adapt Les Misérables
UK pubcaster BBC One and US-based Weinstein Television are working up a television version of…
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Worldwide COO heads to NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal has hired David Gibbons, the former BBC Worldwide COO. He will be senior VP,…
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BBCWW appoints Lat-Am sales chief
BBC Worldwide has appointed David Hanono as its programme sales boss for Lat Am. In…
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BBC Worldwide rejigs Oz, NZ business
BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand is restructuring its sales operation, merging its TV, digital…
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Hall hails Worldwide, warns it must deliver more
Tony Hall claimed BBC Worldwide recorded a “very strong” performance through the year as the…
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Top Gear host’s show heads for US cable
A motoring show from one of the presenters of the Top Gear reboot has been…
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BBCWW series for Brazilian SVOD service
Brazilian SVOD service Looke has scored a 200-hour programming deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial…
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BBC Worldwide ‘confident’ over Top Gear future
The commercial arm of the BBC has rejected fears over the future of motoring series…
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Steve Macallister leaves All3Media
All3Media’s International CEO Steve Macallister has left the company, TBI has learned. Macallister is a…
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UK-Poland deal as BBC, TVP agree pact
BBC Worldwide and TVP have agreed a deal that will see them make series together….
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Worldwide exec gets top BBC entertainment role
Kate Phillips has been named as Mark Linsey’s replacement as controller, entertainment commissioning, at UK…
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BBC racks up sales for new ITV Maigret
BBC Worldwide has sold the new TV adaptations of the Maigret detective stories to a…
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Lat Am SVOD service bags BBCWW series
Latin American SVOD service Qubit.tv has licensed a “significant” amount of content from the commercial…
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Parrot signs up Mediaset SVOD platform
Programme data science firm Parrot Analytics has signed Mediaset’s Italian SVOD platform, Infinity, to its…
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Ex-BBCWW Lat Am chief joins Lantica
Former BBC Worldwide Latin America chief Fred Medina has joined Caribbean entertainment company Lantica Media….
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part IV
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part III
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part II
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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ITV takes majority stake in Euro SVOD service
ITV has taken a majority stake in Cirkus, the best-of-British on-demand service. The UK broadcaster…
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Mexican deal for CBeebies
BBC Worldwide, the UK public broadcaster’s commercial arm, has secured a deal for its CBeebies…
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BBC’s Sherlock hitting Lat Am cinemas
Hit BBC drama Sherlock is getting a theatrical launch in Mexico after its distributor, BBC…
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BBC eyes int’l SVOD expansion, keeps UKTV stake
BBC Worldwide will look at expanding new American SVOD service BBC Extra into new territories,…
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David Attenborough series goes global
David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef has landed in 180 territories following natural history broadcaster Attenborough’s…
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Motoring up
With petrolhead show Top Gear making headlines, TBI gets to grips with the new show and…
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Greenbird soars with another indie investment
UK media investment group Greenbird has bought an equity stake in Kalel Productions, the British…
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BBC Worldwide launches Asia SVOD service
BBC Worldwide is launching a multi-genre SVOD platform in Singapore this year, with plans to…
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TBI Kids Survey 2016: what is the most impressive and original kids show out there today?
Asking kids TV executives to name the most impressive show out there (not one of…