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Sky reports 10% earnings increase
Sky reported a 10% increase in earnings for the nine months to March 31, despite…
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In-demand chart: Austria (April 9 – 15, 2018)
German language titles dominate for Austria’s weekly charts, which feature shows from Germany’s Next Top…
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Netflix to launch new Euro originals including Julian Fellowes drama
Netflix is set to launch a new string of European originals including a Julian Fellowes…
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Spain’s Atresmedia secures Turkish drama Ezel from Eccho
Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia Television has acquired Turkish drama Ezel from Eccho Rights for broadcast on its…
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The vast Arctic Circle: a copro set to put Finland on the drama map
It is in the icy wilderness of Finland’s Ivalo, with its endless stretches of white…
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In-demand chart: Finland (March 26-April 1, 2018)
Digital newbies make an impact in Finland this week, as new episodes of Santa Clarita…
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Women are in charge: how TV production is evolving
Recent years have shown that TV programmes focused on female experiences can be as lucrative…
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Gaumont teams with Julian Lennon on animated series
International studio Gaumont has joined forces with musician, writer, and son of the former rocker…
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Antenna & Tony Jordan team for Albanian mafia thriller
The Antenna Group has partnered with TV writer Tony Jordan (Eastenders, Hustle) to produce original…
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BBC faces ‘fight for the future’, says Tony Hall
The BBC and UK public service broadcasting in general faces “a fight for the future”…
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Playground to adapt The Mermaid & Mrs Hancock
UK and US-based producer Playground has gained film and TV rights for Imogen Hermes Gowar’s…
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MTG appoints Sweden CEO
MTG has appointed its head of Nordic Entertainment Operations, Filippa Wallestam, as the new chief…
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FX, Donald Glover exit Deadpool animated series
FX, Donald Glover and Marvel Television have all excited a deal which would see them…
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Fox to air Meghan Markle special
Fox is set to air a two-hour special named Meghan Markle: An American Princess on…
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NBCU has ‘best US skinny bundle’ networks
NBCUniversal networks were the group of channels that most US viewers would choose if they…
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Elephant hires Newen exec to head int’l production
French indie Elephant has hired Germanized executive producer and Newen Group head of international copros,…
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Vivendi offloads Ubisoft stake as Tencent lands
European media giant Vivendi has sold off its stakeholding in Assassin’s Creed games studio Ubisoft…
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Epix among nets going Deep State with Fox
MGM-owned cable channel Epix has bagged exclusive US rights to Fox Networks Group Europe &…
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Netflix gives Rainbow’s Winx Club the live-action treatment
Netflix is bringing Rainbow Group’s popular Italian animated franchise Winx Club to its members yet…
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Hulu lands Reese Witherspoon & Kerry Washington drama
Hulu has beat the competition to give a straight-to-series order to Reese Witherspoon (pictured) and…
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INTV: Keshet Int’l buys BBC Worldwide out of Greenbird
Keshet International (KI) has acquired a majority stake in UK indies production group Greenbird Media….
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Show of the Week: TCB Media Rights’ Combat Machines
Many broadcasters will already be familiar with History UK’s Combat series. The 2015 series Combat…
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BBC boss fears threat of digital giants
BBC director general Tony Hall is again attacking the threat of the US-based digital companies…
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Rich Ross exiting post-Scripps deal Discovery
Discovery Communications has named the new management team that will lead the enlarged company after…
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Show of the week: Pablo
UK distributor Cake’s managing director Ed Galton bills Pablo as “the first ever children’s series…
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Netflix shocks at Super Bowl with sneak Cloverfield launch
Netflix’s marketing execs are slapping each other on the backs after their latest movie launch…
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30 years of TBI: The TBI 100 (1994)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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Show of the week: Letterbox
The Weakest Link creator David Young realised there was a format in Letterbox when his…
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Romper Stomper: the Wright time to revisit history
Geoffrey Wright’s earth-shaking 1992 movie Romper Stomper redefined representations of violence on the big screen,…
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Show of the week: The Locker Room
European football – and the English Premier League in particular – is driving public debate…