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BritBox
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BritBox NA takes streaming debut for Michael Apted’s ’63 Up’
BBC Studios and ITV-owned streamer BritBox North America has secured the exclusive premiere of 63…
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BritBox debuts in Oz with ‘Blackadder’, ‘Dr Who’, ‘Poldark’
ITV-BBCS joint-venture SVOD BritBox has launched in Australia. The streamer offers viewers “the largest streaming…
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TBI Weekly: What comes after the streaming revolution?
Covid-19 has accelerated a swathe of trends that were already apparent across the business prior to the…
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Amazon hires ex-BritBox chief Soumya Sriraman to lead US channels business
Amazon has hired BritBox’s recently departed president & CEO for North America Soumya Sriraman to oversee…
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BritBox appoints Emily Powers to lead streamer in North America
UK content streamer BritBox has named the new chief for its North American operation, replacing…
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ITV to commission AVOD originals & eyes more BritBox coproductions
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall has said the UK commercial broadcaster will start to commission original…
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BritBox North America president & CEO Soumya Sriraman departs
BritBox president & CEO for North America Soumya Sriraman is leaving the BBC Studios and…
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ITV, BBC Studios to inject $25m into BritBox Australia
UK commercial broadcaster ITV and BBC Studios (BBCS) are to inject more than A$35m ($25m)…
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ITVS, BBCS outline intention to expand BritBox into 25 countries
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV Studios (ITVS) have said they intend to expand the presence…
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BritBox UK reveals first drama slate, with Ridley Scott & Irvine Welsh series
UK streamer BritBox has revealed its first drama slate with the first TV project from…
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Network 10 exec appointed BritBox Australia chief
Former Network 10 exec Moira Hogan has been appointed as country manager for BritBox when…
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News round-up: Zinc adds Jago Lee, strikes sales; Vice TV to air DC Sniper doc; Britbox adds Shakespeare
Global sales for Zinc Media docs; new creative director appointed Two new factual programmes, produced by…
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BritBox strikes far-reaching Agatha Christie deal covering TV, film & audio
North American streamer BritBox has struck a far-reaching deal that will see it offering the…
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Exclusive: MENA streamer Shahid reveals budgets & int’l plans in TBI Talks (watch here)
To watch TBI Talks on demand, please click above Middle East-based streamer Shahid is looking…
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Britbox boards ITV’s Covid-19 drama series ‘Isolation Stories’
BBC Studios and ITV’s North American streamer BritBox is onboard Isolation Stories, the limited series…
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News round-up: Sky Studios signs Leinemann; ‘Evermore’ sales; Britbox honours medics; Baby Cow names MD
Sky Studios signs exclusive deal with filmmaker Leinemann Sky Studios has signed an exclusive deal…
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ITV & BBC Studios streamer BritBox to launch in Australia
ITV and BBC Studios UK-content streamer BritBox is to launch in Australia later this year….
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Exclusive: BBC Studios’ former Africa chief lands at Britbox in US
BBC Studios’ former chief in Africa Joel Churcher has taken up a new role at…
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DRG strikes first deal with BritBox
Distributor DRG has struck a deal with BritBox covering a package of British drama and…
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Deals round-up: Amazon signs up Brad Pitt’s prodco; Tricycle bites into Peach; Britbox unveils slate
Amazon Studios has signed an overall deal for TV with Brad Pitt’s production outfit Plan…
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Sky cools on adding BBC/ITV streamer BritBox to set-top box
Sky has reportedly lost interest in a distribution deal with the ITV-BBC joint venture Britbox….
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BritBox UK launches with Channel 4 and distribution deals in place
Channel 4 has joined the BBC and ITV’s joint streaming service BritBox as it launches…
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Britbox adds Amazon, Now TV execs to UK management team
BBC and ITV-backed streamer BritBox has unveiled its senior management team ahead of the UK-focused…
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Viacom’s Channel 5, Comedy Central join BritBox UK
Viacom’s UK channels, Comedy Central and Channel 5, have joined the BBC and ITV’s joint…
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ITV’s Kevin Lygo admits risk-aversion in “brutal” industry
ITV’s director of television Kevin Lygo has admitted that the industry has become more “brutal…
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BritBox president: “We didn’t consider advertising”
BritBox president Soumya Sriraman has brushed aside the possibility of an ad-supported model for the…
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BritBox adds ‘Brexitcast’ for North American audiences
BBC Studios and ITV-backed streamer BritBox has added a new BBC One show about the…
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TBI Weekly: Do producers have a “gun to their heads” over BritBox?
As international revenues for the UK’s TV production sector reach unprecedented levels, there is a…
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Exclusive: ITV kickstarts internal trials of BritBox ahead of launch
ITV has begun beta-testing BritBox among staff ahead of its launch later this year. TBI…
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Ofcom confirms BBC’s 12-month iPlayer window
UK media regulator Ofcom has confirmed its decision to allow the BBC to make shows…