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AVOD poses “existential threat” to broadcast, says Endemol Shine sales boss
AVOD companies such as Tubi, Roku and Pluto TV pose an “existential threat” to the…
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Exclusive: Endemol Shine’s sales rejig revealed, new Asia ‘MasterChef’ deal
Endemol Shine Group’s global sales division has rejigged the remits of its senior management team…
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ViacomCBS unveils global restructure, with new role for Maria Kyriacou
ViacomCBS has restructured its international networks leadership team, with new roles for senior execs including…
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Exclusive: Kew Media shares fall again as private equity explore options
Private equity companies have emerged as the most likely to buy Line Of Duty distributor…
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Amazon reels in YouTubers for French scripted/unscripted hybrid
Amazon has signed up a raft of YouTube talent for its latest French original that…
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Exclusive: Pluto TV hires director of European partnerships
Pluto TV has hired a director of European partnerships as it looks to expand its…
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Vice bets big on news as Studios arm lines up Netflix, Amazon projects
Vice Media Group’s head of international Dominique Delport is betting big on the youth brand’s…
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BT eyes Disney+ for “super aggregation”-focused TV service
UK telco BT is courting the Mouse House around plans to bring fledgling streaming platform…
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BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew draws record ratings
An episode of BBC Two investigative strand Newsnight that featured Prince Andrew discussing his relationship…
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Media publisher Future buys Barcroft Studios for $30m
Media publisher Future plc has wholly acquired Sam Barcroft’s award-winning production group Barcroft Studios for…
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Apple TV+ head of current exits amidst senior exec restructure
Apple TV’s head of current programming, unscripted and documentary Kim Rozenfeld is leaving the recently…
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Exclusive: Sony, All3 eye Red Arrow Studios as sales process heats up
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and All3Media are understood to be among leading suitors for Red…
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Exclusive: Sky strikes five-year HBO output deal, preps HBO Max co-productions
Comcast-backed pay TV operator Sky has secured a five-year extension to its output deal with…
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HBO joins BBC’s sexual consent drama from Michaela Coel, moves from BBC Two
HBO has joined the BBC’s forthcoming Michaela Coel-starring drama that explores sexual consent in contemporary…
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Endemol Shine, Kew, Sky among Content Innovation Award winners
Endemol Shine Group and Kew Media were among the stand-out winners at the fifth Content…
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Disney, Amazon and Netflix face off over ads
Disney and Amazon are reportedly at an impasse over the availability of the former’s soon-to-launch…
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Exclusive: HBO strikes overall deal with ‘Skam’ creator
HBO has struck an overall deal with the creator of hit Norwegian TV show Skam,…
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Amazon Studios boss leaves door open for ‘Fleabag’ despite Waller-Bridge’s protestations
Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke is keeping the door wide open for another season of…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Netflix’s Reed Hastings at RTS
Considering Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was only on stage for 30 minutes at the Royal…
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Inside the rise of Pluto TV: “This is not Viacom Direct”
Pluto TV was thusly named because of the AVOD platform’s perceived underdog status in a…
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Disney strikes extensive production deal at Pinewood Studios
Disney has become the latest US-based outfit to secure a long-term arrangement for production space…
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Amazon plots Fire TV expansion in Europe
Amazon is planning to launch its Fire TV offering in additional markets in Europe outside…
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Exclusive: Netflix drives into European drama with hires for Paris, Berlin
Netflix is expanding its scripted might in Europe, building out offices in Paris and Berlin…
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Exclusive: Virgin Media’s director of content partnerships departs
Virgin Media’s director of content partnerships Gill Hay has left after four years, leaving a…
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Sky eyes ‘unprecedented production scale’ and streaming partners
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has said that recently launched production arm Sky Studios will allow…
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Netflix adopts ‘surprise drop’ strategy for docs, reality
Netflix is adopting a “surprise drop” strategy for its documentary and reality programming to compete…
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JJ Abrams close to US$500m AT&T deal
Star Wars and Cloverfield director JJ Abrams is reportedly about to sign a US$500 million…
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Netflix sets up Sydney office
Netflix has set up a local outpost in Australia, with a small Sydney office slowly…
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Reed Midem explores separate bookings for MIPTV, MIPCOM
MIP organiser Reed Midem is making good on promises to “reimagine” its spring and autumn…
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WarnerMedia taps development head for streaming service
WarnerMedia has tapped Otter Media CEO Tony Goncalves to lead the development of its forthcoming…