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TBI Special Report Part Three: AVOD, SVOD & FTA: What’s Next?
Covid-19 has blindsided most of the TV business but the severity of the repercussions on…
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Channel 4’s Ian Katz eyes brand-funded shows to deal with ‘very tight budgets’
The UK’s Channel 4 is looking to expand its brand-funded programming output as it attempts…
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Sky reveals streaming surge & ‘box-set effect’ of Covid-19 lockdown
European pay TV operator Sky has published a raft of data revealing how viewing habits…
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Exclusive: AVOD decline likely as Covid-19 hits once-surging sector
The Covid-19-induced slump in advertising spending is set to have deep repercussions on the until…
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UK’s C4 slashes $300m from budget as advertising plummets
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled almost £250m ($310m) of cost-cutting measures to deal…
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European broadcasters cut pay, launch funds as Covid-19 bites
European broadcasters continue to scramble to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the UK’s ITV…
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Two Rivers partners with ‘Escape To The Chateau’ duo for C4 show
Two Rivers Media has struck a new production partnership with Dick and Angel Strawbridge, the…
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UK broadcasters & Pact call for freelance support
UK broadcasters and producers have called on the culture secretary to ensure that TV industry…
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C4 names Louisa Compton to head up news & current affairs
Louisa Compton has been promoted to replace the outgoing Dorothy Byrne as head of news…
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BBC, Channel 4 unveil Covid-19 plans & fast turnaround shows
UK broadcasters Channel 4 and the BBC have unveiled a raft of new programming as…
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UK broadcasters join call for freelance support from government
The UK’s public service broadcasters (PSB) have added their voices to the cries of support…
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News round-up: ‘Five Guys A Week’ goes global; Smithsonian lands ‘Lost Ships’; Fugitive moves into readymade
Five Guys A Week format goes global TV2 in Denmark, and unannounced channels and platforms…
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Netflix extends format duo ‘Love Is Blind’ and ‘The Circle’
Netflix has ordered two further seasons of dating format Love Is Blind and the US…
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Channel 4 hunts for current affairs chief as Dorothy Byrne steps down
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is on the look-out for a new head of news and…
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Channel 4 orders 30 episodes of daytime show ‘Beat the Chef’
Channel 4 has ordered a 30 x 30-minute run of daytime series Beat the Chef presented by Andi…
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UK’s C4 promotes for expanded COO role as part of senior management reshuffle
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has promoted Jonathan Allan to become its COO as a part…
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Renowned Films hires ‘Love Island’ commissioner
London and LA-based Renowned Films has hired former ITV and Channel 4 commissioner Kate Maddigan…
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ITVS-owned The Garden appoints Channel 4 commissioning editor
ITV Studios-owned UK producer The Garden has appointed Channel 4 commissioning editor Nicola Brown as…
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UK’s Channel 4 unveils natural history, true crime shows for 2020
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled a raft of new shows for 2020, with…
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News round-up: ‘Batwoman’ lands on C4; Sony preps 40th ‘Dragon’s Den’; Vietnam puts on GoQuest’s ‘Ruby Ring’
UK’s C4 adds Batwoman for E4 Channel 4 in the UK has picked up Warner…
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TBI’s forward thinkers: Fremantle’s Vasha Wallace
Vasha Wallace, EVP of global acquisitions & development, Fremantle Streamers started dipping their toes into…
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Show of the week: Inside Missguided
This four-part docuseries taps into the trend of fast fashion and the highs and lows…
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SBS, NRK among first buyers of DRG’s ‘My Grandparents’ War’
DRG has unveiled the first international sales for Channel 4 documentary series My Grandparents’ War….
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Show of the week: Deadwater Fell
Good Omens star David Tennant and The Good Fight’s Cush Jumbo lead the cast for…
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Crackit Productions appoints former Channel 4 exec Helen Cooke
UK-based Crackit Productions has appointed former Channel 4 and Studio Ramsay exec Helen Cooke as…
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HBO Max expands co-pros by joining Channel 4 drama ‘Boys’
HBO Max has joined as a co-production partner on Channel 4 and Russell T Davies’…
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Walter Presents team launches drama venture backed by Channel 4
The trio behind international drama platform Walter Presents is setting up a new drama venture,…
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MGM hires Channel 4 alum to head new UK-based unscripted arm
MGM Television is setting up an unscripted arm in the UK and has appointed former…
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UK commissions: Channel 5 reveals 2020 slate; BBC Three, Showtime renews ‘Back to Life’
Channel 5 reveals slate of 2020 programmes Access-driven documentaries, history programming, natural history and heartland…
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Media publisher Future buys Barcroft Studios for $30m
Media publisher Future plc has wholly acquired Sam Barcroft’s award-winning production group Barcroft Studios for…