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Renewal round-up: Disney shifts ‘The Orville’ to Hulu, Amazon extends ‘The Boys’, AMC returns to ‘NOS4A2’
Disney moves Macfarlane’s Orville from Fox to Hulu Disney is moving the third season of…
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TBI Weekly: Women’s World Cup shows FTA broadcasters’ enduring appeal
The ratings success of the Women’s World Cup shows the power that free-to-air broadcasters around…
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Sony’s female-led ‘Bad Boys’ spin-off finds UK home
Viewers will get to see the Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union backed-cop series LA’s Finest…
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Disney presents 18-title slate to LA Screenings buyers
Disney has uncovered its highly anticipated content offerings to buyers at LA Screenings. The Mouse…
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TBI Weekly: US studios brace for tough questions from global buyers
As major US studios prepare to reveal their new scripted wares to international buyers, there…
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Upfronts 2019: The renewals
There’s been a string of series renewals by the big four networks and The CW…
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Upfronts 2019: All 35 pick-ups broken down
This year’s Upfronts have so far yielded 35 series pick-ups across the big four…
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Black Friday cancellations: ‘Lethal Weapon’, ‘Murphy Brown’ axed
US broadcasters have pulled the plug on a number of shows as part of its…
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Endemol Shine exits ‘Masked Singer’ as Fox goes in-house for unscripted
Fox is launching an in-house studio for alternative entertainment that will count the next series…
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Lionsgate’s O’Connell lands at WarnerMedia
Lionsgate’s Jennifer O’Connell has landed at WarnerMedia, where she will serve as EVP of original…
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Exclusive: ITV swoops for ‘The Masked Singer’
ITV has swooped for Fox’s hit format The Masked Singer, TBI understands. The UK broadcaster…
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‘Beat Shazam’ creator launches interactive games platform
Jeff Apploff, creator of music competition format Beat Shazam and exec producer on Fox’s most recent…
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How ‘Masked Singer’ is reviving costume-led formats
The runaway success of The Masked Singer is putting costume-led formats back in the spotlight…
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Why content execs are winning in Hollywood
Hollywood is facing some of the most drastic executive restructuring it has ever encountered, with…
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Disney completes $71bn acquisition of 21st Century Fox
Disney completes its US$71bn acquisition of the bulk of 21st Century Fox today, paving the way…
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Endemol Shine sale back on with Banijay in the lead
The sale of Endemol Shine Group is newly revived, TBI has learned. It is believed…
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Fox orders scripted pilots from Endemol Shine based on Oz, French series
Fox has ordered two scripted pilots from Endemol Shine North America. The Path duo Annie Weisman and…
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Exclusive: Fox’s Masked Singer optioned in the UK
Argonon Group-backed producer Bandicoot Television has optioned Fox’s hit format The Masked Singer for the…
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Fox revives Paradise Hotel
Jersey Shore creator SallyAnn Salsano is rebooting reality competition series Paradise Hotel for Fox. The…
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Disney+ appoints marketing boss for SVOD launch
Disney+ has hired former Jackal Group exec Joe Earley as head of marketing and operations…
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Comcast-Sky and Disney-Fox to spend $43bn on content in 2018
The mergers of Comcast-Sky and Disney-Fox mean that two in every 10 dollars spent on…
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Chinese regulators approve Disney-Fox merger
Chinese regulators have approved the Disney-Fox merger weeks after the Mouse received a conditional greenlight…
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‘New Fox’ will maintain its original name
In what is likely to be the final shareholders meeting before selling off assets to…
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Disney nabs European Commission approval for Fox deal with conditions
Disney has secured European Commission approval for its acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business on condition…
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Formats round-up: Sony, Endemol and Armoza score sales
Electric Ray’s Alone At Home has sold into Germany and the Netherlands ahead of its…
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Fox hires AMC president as entertainment boss
Fox has appointed AMC president and GM Charlie Collier as its entertainment boss. Collier, who…
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Fox orders Endemol Shine’s Big Bounce Battle
Fox has ordered physical format Big Bounce Battle from Endemol Shine. Endemol Shine North America…
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Disney, Fox execs reshuffle ahead of merger
Disney has confirmed the Fox TV execs set to transition into the business after its…
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Sky urges shareholders to accept Comcast offer
Sky has advised its shareholders to accept Comcast’s $39bn takeover days after the US telecom…
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Viacom to benefit from Disney/Fox “distraction”
Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has that the Disney/Fox merger represents a “significant positive” for the…