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TBI Tech & Analysis: How Disney+ fits into South Africa’s SVOD boom
South Africa’s SVOD landscape has seen rapid growth over recent years with global players joining…
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Discovery hires Disney+ alum Kevin Mayer to consult on streaming
Discovery has added one of the key architects of Disney+ to its streaming team, ahead…
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Disney+ takes Hulu & YTV’s ‘The Hardy Boys’ around the world
Disney+ has snagged international rights to The Hardy Boys, the live-action mystery series that debuted…
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Freeform’s VP of programming & development joins ‘Shrill’ prodco Brownstone
Freeform’s VP of programming & development Krissy Wall has left the Disney-owned US cablenet to…
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Dynamic Television bolsters development with ABC and Shoe Money exec hires
Harry Wild producer Dynamic Television has hired execs from Snowfall outfit Shoe Money Productions and…
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Disney+ lines up K-pop & anime projects in new APAC slate
Disney+ has commissioned 18 new APAC original TV series and films across a range…
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NENT hires Miramax exec to lead new distribution arm
Viaplay owner Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group has launched a new global sales division and hired…
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Disney+ & Marvel developing ‘WandaVision’ spin-off around Agatha Harkness
Disney+ is in development on a WandaVision spin-off from Marvel Studios, based around the character…
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NBCU hires Hulu president Kelly Campbell to lead Peacock
Hulu’s former president Kelly Campbell has been tapped to head up NBCUniversal (NBCU) streamer Peacock. …
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Disney+ hires Fox Networks exec as VP of programming in EMEA
Disney+ in EMEA has hired former Fox Networks Group (FNG) exec Evert van der Veer…
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Hulu chief Kelly Campbell departs amid reports of move to NBCU
Hulu’s president Kelly Campbell has departed the Disney-Owned streamer after less than two years in…
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Disney+ orders ‘Ndrangheta-focused Italian true crime docuseries
Disney+ has greenlit Ndrangheta, World Wide Mafia, a new Italian original docuseries about public prosecutor…
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Disney ups ABC exec Tiffany Faigus to become SVP of unscripted
Disney has promoted ABC exec Tiffany Faigus to become SVP of unscripted & alternative entertainment…
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Disney names Ayo Davis to lead branded TV, replacing veteran Gary Marsh
Disney has promoted its EVP of creative development & strategy to replace the long-serving Gary…
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Disney+ blasts off ‘Among The Stars’ in new NASA docuseries
Disney+ has announced a new original documentary series following NASA astronaut Captain Chris Cassidy as…
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Nutopia hires Nat Geo alum Geoff Daniels for unscripted entertainment
Welcome To Earth producer Nutopia has hired former Nat Geo EVP Geoff Daniels to a…
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Disney ‘accelerating’ European focus with originals to hit 60 by 2024
Disney+ is allowing the Mouse House to “put the afterburners” on its European production efforts…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Edinburgh TV Festival 2021
The 2021 Edinburgh TV Festival again made headlines this week, with US-based streamers using the…
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Ed TV Festival: Disney+ dives into Jules Verne; NBCU’s co-pro plans; Jack Thorne blasts disability failings
Disney+ has unveiled Nautilus, its latest UK-based scripted series, while NBCUniversal revealed its global co-pro…
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Nat Geo inks first-look Westbrook deal & expands adventure slate
Disney-backed National Geographic is expanding its adventure-based slate, by signing a five-year first-look unscripted deal…
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Disney to surpass Netflix Southeast Asian subs by end of 2021
Disney+ Hotstar is expected to overtake Netflix in the Southeast Asia region by the end…
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Disney+ to launch in South Korea, Hong Kong & Taiwan as streamer hits 116 million subs
Disney+ is to roll out in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan this November. These…
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Hulu orders ‘Tell Me Lies’ adaptation from 20th TV & Vice’s Refinery 29
Disney’s US streamer Hulu has picked up the adaptation of Carola Lovering’s novel Tell Me…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What the future holds for day-and-date VOD releases
Charlotte Jones, principal analyst, cinema, at research powerhouse Omdia, explores how, as major cinema releases…
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Kids round-up: Wildbrain gets ‘Fabulous’; Jetpack to shop ‘Spookiz’; ‘Dino Ranch’ back for S2
Wildbrain gets ‘Fabulous’ Canada’s Wildbrain Television has commissioned a new cabaret-style kids series, The Fabulous…
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Hulu hires MTV Entertainment exec as unscripted director, expands Vice deal
Disney-owned US streamer Hulu has expanded appointed an MTV Entertainment exec as its director of…
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Disney’s Jan Koeppen to deliver Series Mania keynote
Jan Koeppen, The Walt Disney Company’s EMEA president will make the keynote speech at the…
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Disney+ greenlights action-comedy ‘Wedding Season’ for Star
Disney+ has greenlit Wedding Season, a UK-produced original romantic-comedy action series for the streamer’s Star…
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WarnerMedia bolsters kids by hiring Disney, Playmobil execs
WarnerMedia has appointed former Disney and Playmobil execs to its recently formed kids team in…
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Disney leads global content spend amid 2020 boom
The gross cash spend on the global production and licensing of new content for streaming…