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Tony Hall to step down as BBC director general
Tony Hall is to stand down as BBC director general this summer after seven years…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios unveils plans & programming for Showcase 2020
BBC Studios has unveiled details of its forthcoming Showcase sales extravaganza in the UK city…
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TBI’s forward thinkers: Banijay’s Tim Mutimer; Kew’s Jonathan Ford; NATPE’s JP Bommel; Cottonwood’s David Michel
Tim Mutimer, CEO, Banijay Rights What will the single biggest challenge be for distribution over…
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Exclusive: Endemol Shine to wind down Turkish arm despite insolvency failure
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) will continue to wind down Endemol Shine Turkey (EST) despite an…
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Why Indian drama is set to boom in 2020
India’s huge population is attracting plenty of interest from global streamers and the country’s scripted…
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Reed Midem strikes deal to keep MIPTV in Cannes
MIPTV is set to remain in Cannes until 2024 after the event’s organiser Reed Midem…
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Exclusive: Polish pubcaster TVP launches international co-production push
Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) has launched an international co-production division and is looking…
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Kew Media shares plummet as company considers sale, CFO Geoff Webb exits
Canada-based Kew Media Group’s shares have plummeted after the company said it had initiated a…
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Studiocanal replaces outgoing CEO Didier Lupfer with UK managing director
Studiocanal has appointed the managing director of its UK business to become CEO at the…
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TBI Weekly: Pulling back the curtain on HBO Max
When the major US studios and tech giants unveiled plans to launch their own streamers,…
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For all of Fleabag’s success, nuanced roles for women are still in short supply (Column)
As the 29th annual Women in Film and Television Awards kick off today in London,…
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Exclusive: Woodcut Media exec producer Adam Jacobs to depart
Former Discovery Networks International (DNI) exec Adam Jacobs is to leave UK-based indie Woodcut Media…
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ATF round-up: Blue Ant secures Asia sales; Indian streamer adds Turkish drama; GRB preps drama, true crime
KBS, Discovery claim Blue Ant shows South Korea’s KBS, Discovery and A&E Network India are…
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Beach House goes global
Donovan Chan, creative director of Blue Ant Studios-backed Singaporean production powerhouse Beach House Pictures, tells…
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Off The Fence hires Leila Monks as head of commissioning
ZDF Enterprises-backed Off The Fence has hired Leila Monks in the newly created role of…
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Sky Deutschland names new CEO
Sky Deutschland’s Carsten Schmidt has announced his resignation from the role of CEO and will…
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UK commissions: Channel 5 reveals 2020 slate; BBC Three, Showtime renews ‘Back to Life’
Channel 5 reveals slate of 2020 programmes Access-driven documentaries, history programming, natural history and heartland…
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Endemol Shine launches trio of channels on Samsung’s TV Plus
Endemol Shine Group is launching a raft of channels via Samsung’s TV Plus service. The…
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Yves Jeanneau, CEO of Sunny Side of the Doc, dies aged 69
Yves Jeanneau, CEO and co-founder of Sunny Side of the Doc and Asian Side of…
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Netflix, Nickelodeon strike multi-year output deal for animated film and TV
Netflix and Nickelodeon have struck a multi-year output deal for original animated feature films…
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Endemol Shine closes China office, William Tan to depart
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) is closing its office in China following a review of the…
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Bakish: Advertiser and distributor partners are “bedrock” of ViacomCBS strategy
Bob Bakish has said that distributor and ad partnerships remain the “bedrock” of the strategy…
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Sky’s Zai Bennett on ‘huge’ HBO deal, Sky Studios pipeline and Peacock collaborations
Sky’s director of programmes Zai Bennett has outlined a multi-pronged approach to commissioning involving indies,…
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Banijay agrees deal to buy Endemol Shine Group
Banijay Group has agreed a deal to acquire Endemol Shine Group (ESG), creating a production…
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TBI Weekly: Why Banijay wanted Endemol Shine Group
As far as ‘will they won’t they’ takeover stories go, Banijay Group’s courtship of Endemol…
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Exclusive: UK trade body Pact pulls out of China as political tensions, IP concerns escalate
UK trade body Pact is putting the brakes on all dealings with China amidst a…
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TBI Weekly: Reed Midem unveils “streamlined” MIPTV as exhibitors weigh options
Footfall was high but spirits were low at a busy MIPCOM that came at an…
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MIPCOM 2019: The Big Deals
As MIPCOM closes its doors after another frenetic market, TBI explores some of the big…
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BBC Studios’ Paul Dempsey moots further BritBox roll-out
BBC Studios’ North American streamer Britbox could be set for a wider roll-out after global…
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‘No rules’ and a new chapter for Sky Studios
With the backing of Comcast and knock-out collaborations such as Chernobyl, pay-TV operator Sky and…