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Harvey Weinstein
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Bigger, better and celebrity-laden: Is the future of docs sustainable?
As documentaries cutting through on SVODs begin to look glossier and more high-profile by the…
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Hulu takes US rights to Lightbox’s Harvey Weinstein doc
Hulu has paid a seven figure sum for US rights to Untouchable, Lightbox’s feature documentary…
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Show of the week: Working with Weinstein
Due to Harvey Weinstein’s influence, many of the highest profile stories of his sexual behaviour…
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Weinstein Co. names Lantern Capital winner of bankruptcy sale
The Weinstein Company has officially named Lantern Capital as the winning bidder of its bankruptcy…
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Weinstein Co. adds bankruptcy advisor to board
Weinstein Co. has appointed Drivetrain Advisors’ Ivona Smith to its board of directors, an executive with…
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Weinstein Co. files for bankruptcy – again
The Weinstein Company, whose ex-chairman Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment, has filed…
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Weinstein Company rescue deal off over ‘hidden debts’
The US$500 million deal that would have rescued The Weinstein Company (TWC) from bankruptcy has…
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Weinstein Company saved from brink of bankruptcy
The Weinstein Company (TWC) will be sold to an investor group that former President Obama…
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Ronan Farrow signs 3-year deal with HBO
Following the investigative takedown of Harvey Weinstein last year, New Yorker reporter Ronan Farrow has…
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TBI’s top ten stories of 2017
In many ways, 2017 was a landmark year for television and the wider world, with…
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BBC investigates 25 sexual harassment claims
The BBC has reported to the UK government that it is investigating as many as…
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Netflix folds House of Cards amid Spacey claims
Netflix has cancelled the show that has been core to its popularity, House of Cards….
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Colony ‘yanks Weinstein Company cash injection’
Financier Colony Capital is reportedly pulling its proposed cash injection into beleaguered US producer The…
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Harassment scandal deepens as MIPCOM ends
It’s difficult to write about the health of an industry in the context of an…
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Nick fires Chris Savino after harassment allegations
It has been reported that Viacom-owned Nickelodeon has fired The Loud House (pictured) creator Chris Savino after…
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Roy Price resigns from Amazon Studios
Roy Price has resigned from Amazon Studios after an allegation of sexual harassment. Price had…
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Harvey Weinstein fired over allegations
Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the company he co-founded with his brother after multiple…
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Weinstein backs Oliver Stone-directed Guantanamo series
The Weinstein Company (TWC) has come on board a new scripted TV project from film-maker…
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BeIN Media ‘circling $1bn Miramax
US studio Miramax could be sold to Qatar-based BeIN Media Group, with exclusive talks being…
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Halloween treat as MTV confirms Scream
Youth-skewed channel MTV has taken its TV adaptation of horror movie franchise Scream to series….
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Netflix gets into the movie business
The latest entertainment medium to feel the impact of Netflix’s thirst for exclusive content is…
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Netflix sets sail with Marco Polo original series
Netflix has ordered a new original series, based on the adventures of Marco Polo, to…
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WGN America orders Ten Commandments original series
US cable channel WGN America has ordered 10-part scripted drama Ten Commandments from the Weinstein…
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Oprah Winfrey net licenses The Butler from Weinstein Company
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has netted rights to The Butler, the Hollywood movie that stars…
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Netflix: Weinstein deal will ‘reinvent’ pay TV window
Netflix’s efforts to secure first-run content have resulted in an exclusive US pay TV deal…
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Harvey Weinstein preps TV version of Miramax movie Shall We Dance?
Harvey Weinstein has told TBI that he plans to make a TV version of Shall We…
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Harvey Weinstein and Televisa’s Emilio Azcárraga Jean heading to MIPCOM
Harvey Weinstein and Emilio Azcárraga Jean are heading to Cannes for MIPCOM. Weinstein, co-chairman of…