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TBI Weekly: Brexit fallout signals more competition for UK businesses
One week away from the UK’s Brexit deadline, it remains unclear what the country’s quest…
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Netflix rejigs exec ranks with new remits for Nishimura, Riegg
Weeks after it delineated exec ranks between English-language and international content, Netflix has again restructured…
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Iflix launches premium sports channel in Asia
Southeast Asian VOD channel iflix has launched a premium sports channel on its service in…
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Awesomeness names Viacom Int’l Studios as distribution partner
Viacom International Studios (VIS) will be the international distribution partner for Awesomeness’ a large portfolio…
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Rakuten TV to expand to 40 territories in 2019
Rakuten TV is looking to triple its market presence to 40 territories in 2019 via…
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Amy Adams inks first-look deal with HBO, starts new prodco
Sharp Objects star Amy Adams has inked a first-look deal with HBO and launched a…
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Canal+ launches Netflix rival Canal+ Séries
Canal+ has launched its new streaming service. Canal+ Séries will be available for €6.99 a…
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Endemol fires legal warning shot at Keshet over ‘2025’
Endemol Shine Group has fired a legal warning shot at Keshet International around the latter’s…
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Netflix’s Bajaria to lead non-English series as Barmack exits
Netflix VP of content Bela Bajaria is set to lead its international non-English TV originals…
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China’s new TV frontier offers short-form opportunity
Ahead of UK trade body Pact’s UK China Creative Exchange event in London next week,…
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Women sweep Canadian Screenwriting Awards’ drama, comedy categories
Women screenwriters have swept the TV drama and comedy categories for the Writers Guild of…
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TBI Weekly: CNN’s Amy Entelis on how to build an Oscar-nominated doc
Since launching an originals strategy in 2012, CNN has built a formula for its series…
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Nat Geo wins first Oscar with Free Solo
Nat Geo has picked up its first Academy Award with rock climbing doc Free Solo….
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Fremantle inks first-look deal with Fabula Pictures
Fremantle has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Oscar-winning production company Fabula Pictures. The deal…
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Riz Ahmed: British TV “has no choice” but to take more risks
Actor and Englistan creator Riz Ahmed has said that British TV “has no choice” but to take…
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eOne takes int’l rights to Hulu’s Fyre Fraud
Entertainment One (eOne) has secured international rights to Fyre Fraud, Hulu’s feature-length doc about the…
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TBI Weekly: Berlinale spotlights Netflix’s sour reception amidst Europe’s scripted boom
The growing influence of European series was evident at Berlinale’s fourth TV market, which hosted…
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Berlinale: Netflix Europe details scripted strategy
Netflix’s European team discussed its international growth strategy and offered insight into its development process…
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Channel 5 uncovers Pompeii, Tutankhamun in ambitious history slate
Viacom-owned broadcaster Channel 5 has unveiled a slate of history programming including series on Tutankhamun,…
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Starz boosts Lionsgate earnings as it expands into Canada
Lionsgate earnings topped Wall Street projections for Q3, due in large part to the success…
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Viacom: Pluto TV will be a “true game changer”
Viacom’s acquisition of ad-supported OTT TV network Pluto TV will be a “game changer” for…
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Your guide to the UK Screenings
A string of UK TV distribution firms will show off their new slates to international…
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Ian Katz: C4’s ‘mischievous, innovative’ shows will take on SVODs
Channel 4 director of programmes Ian Katz has launched a slate of programming for 2019,…
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Never mind the blockchain, fund public media
Jon Ossoff, CEO and MD of Stacey Dooley: Face to Face with ISIS producer Insight TWI…
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TBI Weekly: AVOD, branding and ‘You’ discussion dominates NATPE
The aftermath of rampant consolidation was in the spotlight at this week’s NATPE market, where…
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What Friends tells us about rights ownership in 2019
Media giants building SVODs to rival Netflix are talking the talk, but who will walk…
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Will 2019 mark the end of niche SVOD?
Media giants are closing their niche streamers to prepare for mega mainstream platforms, but will…
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TBI Weekly: Endemol Shine to monetise ‘deep’ catalogue via Amazon AVOD
As test partner to Freedive, the new ad-supported streamer from Amazon and IMDb, Endemol Shine…
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Special report: Breaking down break-out formats
In the first of four special reports for TBI, international consultancy K7 Media identifies the…
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Saudi-backed broadcaster hires ex-Hulu exec for streaming push
Saudi-backed broadcaster MBC Group is looking to take on Netflix in the Middle East as…