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.
BritBox
1 min read
BBC & BritBox International in US, Canada adapt Agatha Christie’s ‘Towards Zero’
The BBC and BritBox International have teamed up for their latest Agatha Christie adaptation, this…
2 min read
Scripted deals: BritBox & RTÉ pocket C5’s ‘Inheritance’; Paramount+ buys Swiss drama; O4 Media to sell MBC shows
BritBox & RTÉ pocket C5’s Inheritance Streaming service BritBox is among those to have acquired…
1 min read
News round-up: Netflix & BritBox acquire ‘Obituary’; Lionsgate retains Gary Goodman; ITVX adds ‘Guava Juice Show’
Netflix & BritBox acquire ‘Obituary’ Netflix in the UK, BritBox in Australia and TVNZ in…
5 min read
TBI Weekly: Seven ‘niche’ streamers that commission original content
Partnering with a major streamer to take your content worldwide can be a major ambition…
1 min read
Hulu & Britbox acquire BBC & Sister drama ‘Better’
US streamer Hulu and Britbox have picked up rights to BBC drama Better, produced by…
2 min read
Drama round-up: BBC lands Red Seam drama debut; BritBox & ITV land Quay Street mystery; Global Screen & Stillman prep ‘Splendid Affinities’
BBC lands Red Seam drama debut BBC One has ordered a drama written by James…
1 min read
Drama round-up: Stan buys SPT shows; BritBox & ITVX prep Cary Grant series; Bet+ buys South Africa’s ‘Pulse’
Stan buys SPT shows Australian streamer Stan has extended its deal with Sony Pictures Television…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: What the Nordics tell us about streaming’s future
The Nordics have always tended to be at the forefront of global streaming trends, neatly…
1 min read
BritBox confirms Nordics launch for next week
ITV Studios and BBC Studios joint-owned streamer BritBox will roll out in Sweden, Denmark, Norway…
1 min read
BritBox UK chief to step down ahead of ITVX launch
BritBox UK’s chief Will Harrison is stepping down as the UK streamer prepares to be…
3 min read
ITV shares fall 18% as new streamer ITVX prompts window shift & spending surge
UK broadcaster ITV is to launch ITVX later this year, a new integrated AVOD and…
2 min read
BritBox doubles spending, with more Agatha Christie adaptations & All3 co-pros planned
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV’s streamer BritBox is doubling its programming spend, with three more…
2 min read
Sales round-up: Viasat World snags ITVS, All3 dramas; BritBox, TVNZ land ‘Screw’; ‘Fresh Meat’ served via AVOD
Viasat World snags ITVS, All3 dramas Viasat World has struck deals with companies including All3Media…
1 min read
ITVS & BBCS streamer BritBox to launch in Nordics after C More deal
BritBox will be rolled out into the Nordics in early 2022, following a deal with…
2 min read
Show of the Week: Irvine Welsh’s Crime
Few names in Scottish fiction loom as large as Irvine Welsh, the author of acclaimed…
2 min read
Factual round-up: BBC heads ‘Inside Dubai’; ‘The Beatles And India’ goes global; Netflix acquires Peter Tatchell doc for Oz & NZ
BBC heads ‘Inside Dubai’ UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Inside Dubai: Playground Of The…
1 min read
Passion Distribution takes British royal wedding doc global
UK-based Passion Distribution has acquired international distribution rights to the BritBox Original documentary The Wedding…
2 min read
Factual round-up: Latest deals for D360, Global Screen, BritBox & RTÉ
M6, Rai 5 snap up D360 shows French broadcaster M6 has picked up There’s Something…
2 min read
BritBox hires former Kudos CEO & BBC alum Diederick Santer as creative chief
Global streamer BritBox has appointed former Kudos CEO Diederick Santer to the newly created role…
1 min read
ITV & BritBox board Eagle Eye Drama’s original debut ‘Hotel Portofino’
UK-based ITV and BritBox have boarded Hotel Portofino, a new drama set on the Italian…
1 min read
BritBox investigates ‘Murder In Provence’ as first US-UK co-production
BritBox, the BBC and ITV joint-venture streaming service, has announced Murder In Provence, an adaptation…
2 min read
Round-up: BritBox hires from AMC; BBCS appoints ITV duo for unscripted; Acorn TV Launches in Spain
BritBox hires from AMC BritBox North America has hired Nada Arnot to become its SVP…
1 min read
China calls ‘Line Of Duty’ as sixth season goes global
Chinese streamer Pumpkin Film and Spain’s Movistar are among companies to have picked up rights…
2 min read
‘Sanditon’ revived by PBS & BritBox for two more seasons
British period drama Sanditon has been saved from cancellation, with the show recommissioned for a…
1 min read
BritBox NA orders Agatha Christie miniseries from Hugh Laurie
BBC Studios and ITV joint-venture streamer BritBox in North America has made its biggest US…
1 min read
BritBox strikes exclusive ‘Line Of Duty’ deal in US
BritBox in the US has picked up exclusive rights to the sixth season of Jed…
1 min read
BritBox adds ‘Grace’ to North American originals line-up
BBC Studios and ITV joint SVOD BritBox is adding UK crime thriller series Grace to…
2 min read
BBC sets $2.1bn target for BBC Studios, as Children’s Production arm opens to competition
The BBC’s recently appointed director general Tim Davie says commercial arm BBC Studios (BBCS) will…
3 min read
ITV Studios revenues down by 25% as COVID impact revealed, but BritBox subs grow
ITV Studios (ITVS)’s revenues have taken a 25% hit over the past year after COVID…
2 min read
BritBox appoints ITV SVOD chief Reemah Sakaan to become international CEO
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV have appointed the latter’s group director of SVOD Reemah Sakaan…