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Hulu & HBO Max share ‘exclusive’ rights to hit US comedy ‘Abbott Elementary’
Warner Bros Discovery’s HBO Max and Disney-backed streamer Hulu are to share exclusive streaming rights…
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Disney eyeing ‘Doctor Who’ global streaming rights
Disney is reportedly in conversation with UK pubcaster the BBC to acquire the global streaming…
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TBI Weekly: Why WBD’s backtracking offers regional opportunities
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s decision to end the global roll-out of HBO Max and its backtracking…
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Disney+ extends Italian originals with ‘The Lions Of Sicily’
Disney+ has unveiled its latest Italian original, with an adaptation of Stefania Audi’s The Florios…
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Sky Italia, Disney & RTÉ lands Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor drama
Sky Italia, RTÉ in Ireland and Disney in Africa and the Middle East are among…
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TBI Weekly: Why Disney+ strategy in France speaks to a global truth
Disney+ has been out in force here at Série Series in France, which is rather…
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News round-up: Taiwan’s TAICCA links with Grazer’s Imagine; Disney serialises ‘Australia’; BBC extends ‘Sherwood’
Taiwan’s TAICCA links with Grazer & Howard’s Imagine Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has partnered…
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Disney extends CEO Bob Chapek’s contract by a further three years
Embattled Disney CEO Bob Chapek has had his contract extended for a further three years….
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Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery & others make abortion promise as Roe v. Wade overturned
Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are among a number of US-based media giants to…
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Canada set to join worldwide trend for local content quotas on streamers
The Canadian lower house of parliament has passed a new piece of legislation that would…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why cost & immobility might hamper Disney+ in South Africa
Disney+ rolled into South Africa last month but the combination of a high price and…
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Australia’s SBS hires Disney alum as director of TV
Australian broadcaster SBS has appointed former Disney exec Kathryn Fink as director of television. Fink…
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Moonbug’s content chief David Levine departs after 18 months
Former Disney exec David Levine is stepping down from Cocomelon outfit Moonbug Entertainment after 18 months…
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Disney+ makes double order for ‘Star Wars’ animation
Disney+ is boosting its animated Star Wars offering, with two news shows heading to the…
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TBI Weekly: Has LA Screenings become just another market?
LA Screenings was once seen as an annual pilgrimage to the home of entertainment for international…
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Disney+ expects up to 70% subscribers to switch to ad-supported tier
Disney is anticipating that most of its Disney+ subscribers will opt for the cheaper, ad-supported…
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Disney+ orders new Amblin-style ‘Star Wars’ series from ‘Spider-Man’ director Jon Watts
Disney+ has partnered with Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts and writer Chris Ford on a…
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Disney+ unveils first Australia slate, with ‘significant investment’ planned
Disney+ has unveiled its first wave of locally produced shows from Australia, with nine programmes…
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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…
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News round-up: RTL takes ‘Big Switch Job’; Disney+ buys ‘Blinded’; Gino D’Acampo returns to Italy
RTL Studios takes on ‘The Big Switch Job’ Germany’s RTL Studios is to produce a…
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Disney+ adds 7.9m subs in Q2, reveals $1bn cost of rights termination
Disney+ gained 7.9 million new subscribers in the second quarter of 2022 but also revealed…
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TBI Weekly: What lies beyond the SVOD horizon?
Netflix’s plummeting share price has underlined the fragility of an SVOD-only model and already fed…
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FX & Hulu prep Elon Musk documentary exploring Tesla’s Autopilot
Disney-owned US network FX is preparing to air a new documentary about Tesla founder and…
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‘Dancing With The Stars’ moves to Disney+ after 16 years on ABC
ABC’s long-running entertainment series Dancing With The Stars is making a surprise move to Disney+…
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Fox extends remake of Argentina’s ‘Cleaning Lady’ after Hulu launch
Fox Entertainment has renewed drama The Cleaning Lady, which is available via Disney streamer Hulu, into…
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How France is leading the world on streamer regulation
France has been at the forefront of regulating domestic content investment from global streamers such…
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ABC Signature hires Paramount+ alum as SVP of comedy development
Disney-owned ABC Signature has named former Paramount+ exec Danny Feldheim as its new SVP of…
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Disney+ unveils launch plans for 40+ countries, incl South Africa, Turkey & Poland
Disney+ has revealed its launch plans for more than 40 countries this summer, with roll-outs…
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Disney+ orders ‘The Full Monty’ series revival as UK original
Disney+ has commissioned a spin-off to the 1997 British comedy-drama film The Full Monty, with…
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Disney & Nippon TV strike co-pro & content-sharing deal
The Walt Disney company has struck a co-production partnership with Nippon TV Holdings, the parent…