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TBI Formats: Delivering expectations on ‘The Masked Singer’
Bandicoot co-founders Derek McLean and Daniel Nettleton reflect on the pressures and challenges of remaking…
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NATPE deal round up: TCB Media, Cineflix, Drive, Kew Media, All3Media, Keshet and more
Distributors including TCB Media Rights, Cineflix Rights, Drive, Kew Media, All3Media International, Keshet International, GRB…
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Embracing an alternative New Year’s resolution
In this month’s Well-being column, former BBC Studios exec and corporate wellness coach Tracy Forsyth…
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TBI Weekly: The decade ahead
TBI has spoken to an array of leading execs from around the world to get…
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Exclusive: Kim Moses forms prodco with ‘Grand Theft Auto’ exec, develops with Apple TV+
US-based exec producer Kim Moses (Conviction, Gone) has launched a tech-skewing production company with J…
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TBI Weekly: Five takeaways from NEM Zagreb
From Netflix’s treatment of non-English language dramas to the potential problem of over-production in the…
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Lego goes OTT with new streaming service
Children’s toy brand Lego has partnered up with multi-platform video distribution company Future Today to…
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Exclusive: HBO Max talks up European roll-out, co-pros and female-skewing originals
WarnerMedia’s HBO Max is planning to “quickly and aggressively” expand into the streaming game, with…
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Exclusive: Former Viacom UK boss James Currell sets up business advisory group
Months after leaving Viacom, former UK boss James Currell has set up a chartered accountancy…
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Irish, Spanish fund Netshow Capital launches $33m investment scheme
An Irish and Spanish investment group has launched a €30m ($33m) fund that will be…
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Channel 4 swoops for ‘Taskmaster’
Channel 4 has swooped for Avalon format Taskmaster, as first revealed by TBI earlier this month. …
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MGM hires Channel 4 alum to head new UK-based unscripted arm
MGM Television is setting up an unscripted arm in the UK and has appointed former…
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Hasbro’s $4bn Entertainment One deal to be investigated by UK competition regulator
US toy giant Hasbro’s $4bn deal for Entertainment One (eOne) is to be investigated by…
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TBI Weekly: How a US private equity firm is betting on Germany
US-based private equity house KKR has had a busy year in Germany. The New York…
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Exclusive: Fremantle involvement on ‘World’s Got Talent’ in question amid China restructure
Fremantle’s future involvement in Chinese adaptations of its blockbuster Got Talent franchise remains unclear as the super-indie…
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NBCUniversal explores making streamer Peacock free for all
NBCUniversal is planning to give the ad-supported version of OTT TV service Peacock away…
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Why consolidation doesn’t scare Starz
Starz is the jewel in Lionsgate’s crown, garnering interest from several deep-pocketed suitors. Superna Kalle,…
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How AVOD & SVOD are rewriting the rights rulebook once again (Column)
Pernel Media president Samuel Kissous reflects on another busy MIPCOM, where the shifting demands of…
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Exclusive: Sky Studios’ Jane Millichip urges plastics and ‘corporate tat’ ban at markets
Sky Studios chief commercial officer Jane Millichip has urged the TV industry to rapidly improve…
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Breaking the taboo: How do we navigate mental health in TV?
Mental ill-health in the TV sector is an unspoken reality for many working in the…
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Why this year’s MIPCOM could be an industry game-changer (Column)
Drive co-MD Lilla Hurst breaks down the top trends du jour – from the end…
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TBI Weekly: When writers revolt, from LA to Berlin
Creative talent might be in demand but recognition and recompense remains an issue for writers…
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ITV Studios international boss Maria Kyriacou boards Viacom
ITV Studios’ Maria Kyriacou is joining Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). The exec – who…
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Netflix, BBC team up with David Attenborough on ‘Life In Colour’
Natural history icon David Attenborough has teamed up again with Netflix on a three-part series…
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HBO Max sets out non-fiction originals team
HBO Max has bolstered its original non-fiction team with execs from CNN, Karga Seven and…
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Discovery CEO David Zaslav focuses on factual amid scripted mega-deals
David Zaslav believes Discovery’s focus on factual content and sports will differentiate it from globally…
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Warner Media’s HBO Max strikes rich deal for ‘The Big Bang Theory’
WarnerMedia’s forthcoming streamer HBO Max has snapped up exclusive rights to hit comedy The Big…
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Frot-Coutaz: YouTube allows for creative experimentation on “unprecedented scale”
YouTube is emerging as the key forum for creative experimentation and the platform of choice…
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HBO Max orders zany competition series, promises more unscripted originals
HBO Max has made its first unscripted orders, picking up a pair of eccentric competition…
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TBI Weekly: Do producers have a “gun to their heads” over BritBox?
As international revenues for the UK’s TV production sector reach unprecedented levels, there is a…