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Former Sundog EP sets up prodco
Former Sundog EP and The Trouble With Dad producer Dov Freedman (pictured, right) has launched…
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How Brexit will impact the TV sector
As a Brexit deal hangs in the balance in the UK, TBI revisits what the TV…
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TBI Weekly: 10 things we know about Disney’s 2019 strategy
Disney revealed crucial details this week around its plans for Fox’s entertainment assets and how…
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Starzplay to launch on Virgin Media later this month
Lionsgate-owned Starz has partnered with Virgin Media to make its Starzplay streaming service available to…
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Fremantle bets on Irish multi-platform format National Treasures
Fremantle has picked up format rights to EZ Films’ multi-platform series National Treasures. The business…
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Netflix ‘on course’ to pass 10 million subscribers in UK
Netflix is on course to pass the 10m subscriber mark in the UK by the…
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NBC to adapt Red Arrow’s Einstein procedural
US broadcaster NBC is to remake German crime procedural Einstein. Red Arrow Studios International sold…
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ABC Australia, All3Media Int’l partner on Uber Driver drama
All3Media International has partnered with public broadcaster ABC Australia on six-part drama Diary Of An…
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Op-ed: SVT’s immigrant-focused catch-up service is a lesson in inclusion
Can a public broadcaster’s vast archives of premium content be used to help accelerate the…
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Ampere: Nearly four in five US web users signed up for SVOD
Nearly four in five US internet users now have at least one SVOD subscription, with…
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Armando Nuñez handed expanded distribution role at CBS
Armando Nuñez has been handed an expanded remit and will now act as president and CEO…
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Netflix round-up: Scandal producer inks overall deal, UCP vet joins int’l originals
Netflix has signed Scandal writer-producer Chris Van Dusen to a multi-year overall deal. Under the…
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Netflix loads up on German originals with five new titles
Netflix is set to produce five new German originals, following the success of 2018 supernatural…
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Amazon to adapt BBC Three’s People Just Do Nothing
Amazon is adapting BBC Three comedy People Just Do Nothing. The global SVOD has ordered…
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Apple to roll out TV streamer globally
Apple is set to launch its TV streaming service globally in 2019, according to reports….
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Netflix to raise another US$2bn in debt
Netflix has announced plans to raise another US$2 billion in debt financing for content acquisitions,…
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UKTV Ventures strikes first investment deal with Hopster
UKTV has struck its first deal through its innovation fund, UKTV Ventures, with an airtime-for-equity…
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DRG teams with Woodcut Media for premium unscripted
Kate Beal’s Woodcut Media is teaming with distributor DRG and consultancy group The Development Partnership…
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UK government unveils details of £60m kids TV fund
The UK government has announced the final details of a £60m (US$78m) fund that aims…
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Snap launches first full slate of originals
Two years after launching its first original series Good Luck America, Snap has launched its…
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Comcast closes Sky purchase with a majority share
Comcast has closed its purchase of 21st Century Fox’s holding in Sky, with a 75%…
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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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Banijay adds France’s Terence Films to production roster
Banijay Group has acquired French drama producer Terence Films. The business has taken a majority…
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Karga Seven appoints CEO of Turkish business
Red Arrow Studios-owned producer Karga Seven has appointed Ömer Özgüner as CEO of its production…
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Singtel TV adds Discovery channels after StarHub spat
Singapore’s Singtel TV has picked up a number of Discovery channels months after telco StarHub…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Filming in North Korea
Ahead of the Nat Geo premiere of North Korea From The Inside With Michael Palin on…
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TBI Weekly: Top takeaways from RTS London
A vibrant RTS London conference earlier this week saw top figures in the UK market…
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Exclusive: Netflix, Apple circle tech-led kids programming
Netflix and Apple are circling tech-led children’s programming, and are believed to be eyeing a…
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ITV hires Britbox exec for SVOD push
ITV has hired Britbox exec Reemah Sakaan to push new SVOD plans for the company…
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Netflix adds Axel Springer CEO to board
Netflix has appointed Mathias Döpfner, chairman and CEO of Axel Springer SE, to its board…