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COBA claims EPG changes may derail kids content investment
UK multichannel broadcasters’ association COBA has issued a warning that changes to regulations governing the…
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Fremantle Oz hires Matchbox MD to replace Hogg as CEO
FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) has appointed Matchbox Pictures managing director Chris Oliver-Taylor (pictured) as its new…
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BBC has Bright idea hiring Virgin exec for customer post
The BBC has appointed Virgin Media’s chief marketing officer, Kerris Bright, to the new role…
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More classic shows rebooted as This is Your Life returns
The revival of classic unscripted formats to the market has continued apace in the past…
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Former Twitter & BBC exec joins Facebook
Former Twitter and BBC executive Dan Biddle is joining Facebook’s EMEA team as strategic partnerships…
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BBC’s Bulford: global nets won’t replace threatened British content
British content is under threat, as budgets get cut, with global players highly unlikely to…
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TBI Weekly: The OTT ‘arms race’ heats up
This week, it seems that almost every major TV player is claiming their stake in…
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BBC boss fears threat of digital giants
BBC director general Tony Hall is again attacking the threat of the US-based digital companies…
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Mentorn appoints Hughes as head of development
Mentorn Media has appointed Paul Hughes as head of development, after the exec joined last…
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Bringing ‘Game of Thrones’ to the animal kingdom
The BBC’s factual slate is bringing drama to its animal kingdom this year, as the…
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BBC explores The Awkward Age with Downton Abbey drama prodco
UK pubcaster the BBC has put a drama from Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films that’s…
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BBC reports ‘best year ever’ for streaming service iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC has said the iPlayer recorded its “best year ever in 2017”…
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Channel 4 orders BBC Studios to perform Fatberg Autopsy
Just two days after unveiled its first non-BBC commission, BBC Studios has landed a second…
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BBC, CJ E&M, OSF & Terra Mater to explore Wild Korea
Terra Mater Factual Studios (TMFS) and Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) have joined forces to coproduce…
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BBC Studios reaches “new dawn” after Discovery wildlife commission
Discovery Channel has commissioned natural history series The Red List from BBC Studios, marking a…
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30 years of TBI: The TBI 20 (2003)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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Sky New Zealand stares into Hard Sun & eyes American Gods
Sky New Zealand has acquired new pre-apocalyptic BBC drama Hard Sun, as well as Starz…
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Christmas cheer for record-breaking BBC iPlayer
The BBC’s on-demand service in the UK, BBC iPlayer, enjoyed a record week over Christmas,…
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UK kids industry gets ‘much-needed’ £60m cash injection
The British kids TV industry has been given a £60 million (US$81.3 million) production and…
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Vevo president and CEO Erik Huggers steps down
Erik Huggers has stepped down as the president and CEO of major label-backed music video…
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BBC Two plots Harvey Weinstein doc
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is to be the subject of a feature length doc…
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Blue Planet II is BBC iPlayer’s top series of 2017
Big-ticket natural history series Blue Planet II is the most requested show on the iPlayer…
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Different shades of Red: Nicola Shindler one-on-one
Nicola Shindler is surely the most well known drama producer from Manchester, England, with a…
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Hello Halo hires kids head as first CBeebies series lands
UK indie Hello Halo has appointed development exec Terri Langan (pictured) as its first head…
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Ex-BBC, Warner exec to lead Maverick USA
Former BBC and Warner Bros. John Hesling has been appointed president of All3Media America prodco…
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BBC has Picnic at Hanging Rock with Fremantle acquisition
UK pubcaster the BBC has secured UK rights for FremantleMedia International’s Picnic at Hanging Rock….
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BBC launches VR production studio
The BBC has launched a virtual reality production studio, BBC VR Hub, in a bid…
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BBC merges Studios and Worldwide
UK pubcaster the BBC is merging its production arm, BBC Studios, and commercial division BBC…
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BBC exec joins Playground gang
Long-serving BBC exec Dan Leon has joined London-based producer Playground as head of business affairs…
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BBC considers £500m UKTV/Scripps buyout
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, is considering a £500 million (US$660m) bid…