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Channel 4, Facebook partner for weekly news show
Channel 4 has partnered with Facebook for a weekly news show, months after the social…
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Netflix goes up against BBC with Attenborough-narrated series
Sir David Attenborough is embarking on his first Netflix original. The British presenter, who has…
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UKTV, Endemol head north for reinvention
Broadcaster UKTV and producer Endemol Shine Group are looking to reinvent their brands in northern…
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Comedy Central snaps up Vice sitcom
Comedy Central UK has snapped up rights to Viceland scripted comedy Bobby And Harriet Get…
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TBI Weekly: Linear TV showing “no new signs of life”
Linear television is showing no new signs of life and mega-mergers could be a boon…
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HBO makes first direct-to-consumer push in Canada
HBO is going direct-to-consumer in Canada, where the cable channel will now form part of…
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BBC Three controller boards Endemol’s Tiger Aspect
BBC Three controller Damian Kavanagh is to join Peaky Blinders producer Tiger Aspect in the new…
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Fremantle hires 7Wonder’s Abbott as COO unscripted
Fremantle has appointed 7Wonder’s Liza Abbott as chief operating officer for unscripted out of the…
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Propagate buys Electus, invests in Black-ish producer
Propagate Content has acquired Running Wild With Bear Grylls producer-distributor Electus from IAC, while taking a…
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Viacom rejigs Networks group
Viacom has rejigged its Viacom Media Networks group, which will see Kevin Kay, the president…
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Snap taps Amazon, HuffPo alum for strategy
Snap is taking its chief strategy role and splitting the office’s responsibilities between Amazon’s Jeremi…
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Bodyguard smashes BBC viewing records ahead of Netflix launch
BBC One drama Bodyguard smashed viewing records, drawing 17.1m people for its finale. The figure…
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Facebook names Nick Clegg as its global affairs chief
Facebook has hired the UK’s former deputy prime minister as the head of global affairs…
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Script to Screen: MotherFatherSon
Luring Richard Gere to television after a 30-year break, BBC Two’s MotherFatherSon examines family, power…
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TNT greenlights live medical crowdsourcing show from Lionsgate
Turner-owned pay-TV channel TNT has greenlit medical crowdsourcing series M.D. Live from Lionsgate Television. The…
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NBCU launches rewards-based streamer WatchBack
NBCUniversal has launched a streaming app that gives consumers perks for watching shows on its…
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Federation raises €16m for int’l expansion
French studio Federation Entertainment has completed a minority funding round, raising €16m ($18.4m) for growth…
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Argonon takes full stake of BriteSpark
Argonon Group has acquired 100% of BriteSpark Films, its joint venture with Nick Godwin. Godwin,…
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Amazon close to AVOD launch with IMDb
Amazon is close to launching an ad-supported streaming service for Fire TV users via subsidiary…
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EasyJet fires legal shot at Netflix over Easy
The founder of European budget airline EasyJet has launched legal action against Netflix over the…
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Drama round-up: Killing Eve, Night Manager producers eye new projects
Ink Factory teams with La La Land producer on Cold War thriller Night Manager producer…
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Zodiak Kids takes Amazon titles to MIPCOM
Zodiak Kids has picked up 17 children’s series and specials from Amazon Studios, which will…
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French private equity firm invests in About Premium Content
French private equity firm Alliance Entreprendre (NATIXIS Groupe) has taken a minority stake in co-production…
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ABC Australia exec joins Matchbox Pictures as MD
NBCUniversal-owned Safe Harbour producer Matchbox Pictures has appointed ABC Australia exec Alastair McKinnon (pictured, right)…
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Disney president to exit following Fox merger
Disney president Ben Sherwood (pictured) is to leave the business after it completes its takeover…
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DR to cut back on int’l drama following channel cuts
Danish public broadcaster DR will focus increasingly on regional content following significant budget cuts that…
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YouTube Premium sets up French originals
YouTube has launched its first subscription-only French content from Studio Bagel and Golden Moustache. Canal+-owned…
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Netflix picks up BBC1 thriller Bodyguard
Netflix has picked up World Productions’ BBC1 drama Bodyguard. The streaming giant, which boarded the…
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Netflix now has 50 local partners and growing
Netflix now has more than 50 local partners in 25 countries, with the SVOD giant…
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Bridging local and global: Lars Blomgren on his new move
The Bridge producer Lars Blomgren sits with TBI to discuss his preparation for an upcoming…