After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
BBC
2 min read
BBC to launch Netflix-style US platform
The BBC will next year launch an OTT subscription service akin to streaming giants Netflix…
2 min read
UK government orders independent BBC review
The UK government has appointed former Virgin Money and Prudential chairman and former Bank of…
1 min read
Sony-branded BBC Earth net launches in India
BBC Worldwide has teamed with Sony subsidiary Multi Screen Media India to launch its premium…
1 min read
BBC restructures kids unit
BBC Children’s has restructured its senior management team, creating and expanding roles in production and…
5 min read
Apple, Amazon, and the exclusivity paradox
Rob Gallagher, director of research and analysis, media and entertainment at research house Ovum, muses…
2 min read
BBC eyes daytime slot revamps as Dom gets axe
New BBC daytime controller Dan McGolpin (pictured) has axed long-running consumer rights show Don’t Get…
2 min read
BBC plays down BBC Four closure threat
The BBC’s director of strategy has said the corporation does not have plans to close…
1 min read
Content companies vie to be Best Distributor
Five content sales companies have been shortlisted for the Best Content Distributor category in the…
1 min read
Kids group welcomes BBC iPlay
The Children Media Foundation has welcomed the BBC’s proposed content and catch-up service for kids,…
3 min read
‘Open BBC for the internet age’, pledges DG
BBC director general Tony Hall (pictured) has outlined plans for an “open BBC for the…
1 min read
UK opposition politician pledges to reverse BBC cuts
Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to reverse cuts to UK public broadcaster the BBC. Corbyn is…
3 min read
Iannucci launches spirited BBC defence
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: Comedy writer Armando Iannucci used his keynote lecture at the Edinburgh…
2 min read
Whittingdale: BBC future debate justified
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: UK Conservative government minister John Whittingdale has admitted “most people” see…
1 min read
BBC Two gets in Vogue
UK terrestrial BBC Two has commissioned an observational documentary about British fashion magazine Vogue as…
1 min read
Turner takes Honourable Woman to Lat Am
Turner Broadcasting Latin America has acquired BBC political-thriller drama The Honourable Woman from BBC Worldwide….
1 min read
NHK buys BBC One Agatha Christie drama
Japanese pubcaster NHK is one of a batch of networks to acquire BBC One period…
2 min read
Channel 4 buys into sports indie
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has bought a stake in sports programming-focused indie Whisper Films. Former…
1 min read
China shake-up at BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has recruited Kelvin Yau as its general manager for Greater China, with veteran…
1 min read
BBC Earth deals for Belgium and Spain
BBC Worldwide has signed deals to broadcast a branded block of BBC Earth content via…
1 min read
Discovery poaches Nat Geo’s Sayer
Discovery Networks International has poached factual production veteran Ed Sayer to join Phil Craig’s new…
5 min read
Quiz + game = broad entertainment
“Buyers have been looking for more than straightforward Q+A for some time; they want more…
1 min read
ITV angry over licence fee catch-up plans
Broadcaster ITV is challenging plans to widen the scope of the UK license fee to…
2 min read
Amazon signs Top Gear team for motoring show
Amazon Prime Instant Video has won the battle to sign former Top Gear presenters Jeremy…
1 min read
BBC names drama indie chief
UK pubcaster the BBC has promoted Luther producer Liz Kilgarriff to become its new indie…
2 min read
Pickard and Bloom join Nevision
Nigel Pickard has joined the board of UK indie Nevision, which has also brought on…
2 min read
Trust calls for greater protection for BBC
The BBC Trust has called for greater protection for the public broadcaster from politics, changes…
1 min read
BBC launches new channel in Asia
BBC Worldwide is continuing the international rollout of its new channel brands with the launch…
1 min read
Channel 5 onboard first BBC Earth original
The UK’s Channel 5 and BBC Worldwide have co-commissioned an extreme weather series that will…
2 min read
BBC Studios hooks Salmon
Veteran British executive Peter Salmon has been named director of the BBC’s forthcoming commercial production…
3 min read
Industry reacts to BBC review
Industry groups, analysts, media specialists and advocacy groups have been quick to react to yesterday’s…