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TBI Factual: Cashing in & carrying on with archived IP
As Covid-19 hampers production across the globe, Nicolas d’Hueppe, CEO at content aggregator and online…
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TBI Factual: Why streamers might affect the climate change message
As Covid-19 continues to impact on producers globally, Stephen McQuillan, creative director at UK-based Icon…
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TBI Factual: How UK city of Bristol became a global production powerhouse
Andrew Jackson is president of international production & development at Plimsoll Productions, based out of…
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TBI Factual: Dialing up diversity in a new decade
As part of our focus on delivering more incisive commentary on the global content business,…
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Documentary groups sue Trump administration over social media registration rule
The International Documentary Association (IDA) and Doc Society are challenging the Donald Trump administration around…
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Asian Academy Creative Awards fete ‘Delhi Crime’, ‘World’s Got Talent’
Richie Mehta’s Netflix series Delhi Crime picked up four gongs at the Asian Academy Creative…
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ITVS GE strikes Asian sales for ‘India’s Wild Karnataka’, ‘Gold Digger’
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has struck a raft of sales for the likes of drama…
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Reelz orders Kinetic Content and Pyramid’s ‘Friends Speak’ to series
Reelz has ordered Kinetic Content and Pyramid Productions’ Friends Speak special into a series following…
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TCB Media Rights appoints CNBC Intl’s Federica Rossi for Asian sales drive
TCB Media Rights has appointed CNBC International exec Federica Rossi as sales exec, while promoting…
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TBI Weekly: How mega-mergers are set to impact third-party distribution deals
A frenzied period of consolidation is beginning to leave an indelible mark on the distribution…
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Asian streamer Viu strikes output deal with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific
Hong Kong-headquartered streamer Viu has struck an output deal with Discovery Networks Asia Pacific that…
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DocuBay snaps up premium slate from SPI International
SPI International has sold a raft of titles into fledgling global doc streamer DocuBay. The…
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Vice bets big on news as Studios arm lines up Netflix, Amazon projects
Vice Media Group’s head of international Dominique Delport is betting big on the youth brand’s…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest chair steps down as festival becomes registered charity
Sheffield Doc/Fest’s long-time chair Alex Graham is stepping down from the board after more than…
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UKTV’s Dave commissions Boomerang for ‘Big Zuu’s Big Eats’
UKTV channel Dave has commissioned Boomerang for fact ent series Big Zuu’s Big Eats, featuring…
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John Battsek: SVOD-backed sports films allow “human” portrayals of athletes like Andy Murray
Andy Murray: Resurfacing producer John Battsek has praised the SVOD-fuelled wave of sports documentaries for…
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MultiStory Media rejigs creative team with promotions for De Moraes, McGough
ITV Studios-backed MultiStory Media has restructured its creative team, with Ana De Moraes promoted to…
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Viacom International Studios UK taps Richard Hastings to helm non-scripted
Viacom International Studios UK has hired Richard Hastings as head of non-scripted programming. The former…
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Off The Fence hires Leila Monks as head of commissioning
ZDF Enterprises-backed Off The Fence has hired Leila Monks in the newly created role of…
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Amazon follows Australian men’s cricket team following ball-tampering scandal
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a docuseries following the Australian men’s cricket team in the…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest rounds out creative team for 2020
Sheffield Doc/Fest has rounded out its programming team with the appointment of Vancouver International Film…
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Raw TV scores first Netflix commission as it grows US team with Felicity Morris
Three Identical Strangers producer Raw TV has scored its first Netflix commission with a documentary…
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Former HBO docs boss Sheila Nevins rounds out doc slate at MTV
Former HBO documentary titan Sheila Nevins is rounding out a robust, issue-driven documentary slate at…
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Epix unscripted boss Rachel Brill joins Bleacher Report’s B/R Studio
Epix unscripted boss Rachel Brill is leaving the MGM-owned cable channel to take up a…
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Amazon follows tennis star Andy Murray’s road to recovery in feature doc
Amazon Prime Video is readying the roll-out of a feature doc on tennis player Andy…
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Lion TV USA hires Part2’s Rebecca Bregman as executive-in-charge
Lion Television USA has appointed Part2 Pictures exec Rebecca Bregman as executive-in-charge. Bregman, who most…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix’s ‘Pure’ soars in Europe; Off the Fence finds ‘Love After Lockup’
Cineflix enjoys ‘Pure’ success in Europe Cineflix Rights has struck a raft of deals with…
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Channel 4 preps doc on Boeing 737 Max disaster from Arrow
Channel 4 has commissioned Arrow Media for a doc on the Boeing 737 Max disaster….
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Animal rights group PETA hits out against Discovery’s ‘Man vs. Bear’ competition
Animal rights group PETA is hitting out against Discovery’s forthcoming Man vs. Bear in the…
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Discovery signs up for Kinetic Content’s ‘Man vs. Bear’ competition
Discovery has commissioned Red Arrow Studios-owned Kinetic Content for an unscripted competition series pitting man…