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HBO ditches ‘Gentleman Jack’ leaving BBC hit show’s future uncertain
HBO has cancelled Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack, leaving its UK-based coproduction partner the BBC unsure about…
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HBO renews ‘Ten Year Old Tom’, drops ‘Time Traveler’s Wife’
Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO has renewed adult animation series Ten Year Old Tom for a…
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HBO developing Game Of Thrones sequel around Jon Snow character
HBO is in early development on a sequel to Game Of Thrones, which is set…
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News round-up: Hulu & Amazon bite into ‘Reginald The Vampire’; HBO preps Jodie Comer drama; Rai orders political thriller
Hulu & Amazon bite into ‘Reginald The Vampire’ Disney-owned streamer Hulu and Amazon Prime Video…
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‘Fantastic Four’s Tim Story strikes eOne deal, hires Freeform & ABC alum
Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) has struck a first-look deal with Fantastic Four director Tim Story…
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WarnerMedia reveals HBO & HBO Max subscriber numbers
HBO and HBO Max ended 2021 with a cumulative total of 73.8 million subscribers, WarnerMedia…
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TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2021
It has been another rollercoaster of a pandemic-hit year and yet the quality of programming…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring the soaring cost of content
As competition in the subscription streaming market heats up, production budgets are getting bigger. Omdia’s…
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Sony buys ‘His Dark Materials’ prodco Bad Wolf from Sky, HBO & Access
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a majority stake in His Dark Materials and I…
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Scripted round-up: HBO orders music drama ‘The Idol’; Viaplay visits Swedish border for ‘Fenris’
HBO orders music drama The Idol HBO has greenlit music industry drama The Idol, with…
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HBO develops Stitcher podcast ‘Mob Queens’ with Lena Dunham, Ruth Wilson
WarnerMedia’s HBO is adapting a drama based on popular podcast Mob Queens, with Lena Dunham…
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HBO orders adaptation of Raven Leilani’s ‘Luster’ from Gaumont & Viva Maude
US network HBO has ordered an adaptation of the Raven Leilani novel Luster from Gaumont…
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WarnerMedia’s HBO Max continues growth despite US decline
Shows such as White Lotus and Hacks have helped fuel international growth for HBO and…
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WarnerMedia snags global rights to ‘Simple As Water’ doc for HBO Max & HBO
WarnerMedia has picked up worldwide and streaming rights to Simple As Water, the documentary from…
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Exclusive: WarnerMedia eyes major European markets as HBO Max expands
HBO Max could become available in major territories including France, the UK, Germany and Italy…
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HBO Max sets European launch dates
WarnerMedia has unveiled the launch dates for HBO Max’s first European launches. The streaming platform…
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HBO Max reveals Europe content strategy, as roll-out in Spain & Nordics set for autumn
WarnerMedia has laid out its content strategy in Europe and confirmed that it will be…
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HBO & HBO Max snag North American rights to France’s ‘Laetitia’
WarnerMedia’s HBO has picked up North American TV and streaming rights to six-episode French drama…
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HBO cancels ‘Lovecraft Country’
HBO has opted not to return Misha Green’s horror series Lovecraft Country for a second season….
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WarnerMedia credits film strategy as HBO Max nears 10 million subs
WarnerMedia-owned streamer HBO Max is approaching 10 million subscribers as it comes up to one…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring streamers’ spending habits in 2021
Tim Westcott, senior principal analyst for channels and programming at research powerhouse Omdia, tells Richard…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Where US streamers are looking for global originals
Tim Westcott, senior principal analyst, channels and programming at research powerhouse Omdia, explores which countries…
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HBO signs ‘Game Of Thrones’ creator George R. R. Martin to five-year deal
George R. R. Martin, the US novelist whose A Song Of Ice And Fire fantasy…
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HBO Max to launch in 60 countries by end of 2021, preps baking & Fremantle formats
HBO Max has outlined more details about its global roll-out and upcoming AVOD service while also…
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HBO preps docuseries about ‘Pee-wee Herman’ creator Paul Reubens
US cabler HBO has started work on a two-part documentary exploring the life of artist…
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WarnerMedia merges HBO & HBO Max production teams, with Sandra Dewey departing
WarnerMedia has combined its HBO and HBO Max teams across production and business affairs, with…
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HBO & Sky acquire Tina Turner doc, to follow theatrical release
HBO and HBO Max in the US and Sky Documentaries in the UK have acquired…
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HBO Max preps surfing docuseries from ‘Love Fraud’ prodco
US cablenet and streaming sibling HBO Max are preparing to launch a docuseries from the prodco…
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HBO orders Woody Allen child abuse scandal doc; feature-length GameStop drama
WarnerMedia-owned HBO has ordered a new four-part documentary series exploring the decade-spanning child sexual abuse…
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HBO developing ‘Game Of Thrones’ prequel ‘Dunk & Egg’
HBO has reportedly put a series adaptation of fantasy novelist George R.R. Martin’s Game Of…