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ITV Studios
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Duck Dynasty prodco founders sacked and sued
The founders of Duck Dynasty have been sacked and are being sued by its board…
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Meldal-Johnson to run global content at ITV Studios
Julie Meldal-Johnsen has been appointed director of global content and will oversee acquisitions and coproduction…
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A&E ends Duck Dynasty
Duck Dynasty is coming to a close after eleven seasons on US cable network A&E….
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A&E ends Duck Dynasty
Duck Dynasty is coming to a close after eleven seasons on US cable network A&E….
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ITV cutting jobs amid concern over Brexit
ITV is cutting about 120 staff in a cost-cutting drive, amid Brexit-driven uncertainty, with the…
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The script for ITV Studios America
ITV Studios America wants to be the top indie drama studio in the US. In…
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Netflix builds LEGO, CiTV partnerships
Netflix has commissioned six original kids series, one from the LEGO Group and another from…
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Buccieri takes Studios job at A+E
Paul Buccieri has been confirmed as the new head of A+E’s on house production arm…
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ITV links with Talpa for another show
UK broadcaster has greenlit quiz format Five Gold Rings, its latest project with Talpa, the Dutch…
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NBC cancels ITV Studios’ Aquarius
ITV Studios’ US drama Aquarius has been cancelled by NBC. The show ran for two…
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TBI DISTRIBUTOR SURVEY 2016: The rights fight
Getting the right rights at the right price. That’s the challenge for distributors in a…
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Objective poaches Syco exec in COO hire
UK-based Objective Media Group has hired a COO from Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment. Matthew Angel…
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ITV hires French boss
ITV has recruited two execs from French prodco Adventure Line Productions to run ITV Studios…
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RTL to Meet the Parents with ITVS Germany
ITV Studios Germany is producing a six-episode version of British format Meet the Parents for…
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ITV2 orders time-travel comedy
UK digital terrestrial channel ITV2 has ordered a 6x30mins comedy in which south London jazz…
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Ex-Optomen exec joins ITV Studios prodco
Former Optomen Television production chief Gail Pinkerton has joined ITV Studios-owned UK prodco Possessed. She…
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eOne hires ITV Studios EMEA sales exec
Entertainment One Television has hired ITV Studios distribution veteran Toby Melling, TBI has learned. Melling…
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Acquisitions lift ITV Studios
ITV Studios’ revenue grew strongly in the first half of the year, buoyed by its…
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ITV, AwesomenessTV create UK pact
UK broadcaster ITV and kids-focused YouTube channel operator AwesomenessTV have entered into a two-year content…
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MTV ends Teen Wolf
US cable channel MTV will give supernatural drama Teen Wolf another season before ending the…
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NBCU makes splash with ITV’s Loch Ness deals
NBCUniversal International Networks has bought upcoming ITV mystery drama Loch Ness for territories in Europe….
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ITVS sales arm names new MD
Ruth Clarke has been named managing director of ITV Studios Global Entertainment. She was previously…
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UK soap Corrie adds extra weekly ep
Coronation Street, the UK’’s longest running soap, will run for six days a week from…
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ITV Studios America revs up Little Engine deal
The US arm of ITV Studios has inked a first look deal with Gina Matthews…
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Blink poaches Boomerang exec producer
British producer Blink Films has expanded its team by drafting in Boomerang executive Jon Lloyd…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part IV
The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 reveals why, where and how the genre is evolving, tackling…
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ITV courting in-house dating format
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a Holly Willoughby-front dating format from its in-house production arm,…
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ITV takes majority stake in Euro SVOD service
ITV has taken a majority stake in Cirkus, the best-of-British on-demand service. The UK broadcaster…
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RTL, TV2 remaking Twofour format
Germany’s RTL and Denmark’s TV2 are to remake Twofour primetime ‘time-travel’ format This Time Next…
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Motoring up
With petrolhead show Top Gear making headlines, TBI gets to grips with the new show and…