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ITV Studios
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BBCS, ITVS, Directors UK & Pact create forum to address sector challenges
BBC Studios and ITV Studios, along with trade associations Directors UK and Pact have formed…
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ATF round-up: ITVS & Jiangsu ink format deal; Netflix, SBS & BBCS pick up Bomanbridge shows; ‘The Voice’ renewed in Thailand
ITVS & Jiangsu ink format deal ITV Studios and China’s Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation have forged…
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ITV Studios options ‘Battle In The Box’ for France, Australia, New Zealand & Israel
ITV Studios has optioned Something Special’s Korean celebrity format Battle In The Box for France,…
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ITV Studios appoints Jaye Entertainment as South Korean sales agent
ITV Studios has appointed Jaye Entertainment as its new distribution agent in South Korea. The…
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London TV Screenings organisers unveil 2024 schedule & record number of distributors
The London TV Screenings has unveiled its schedule for 2024 and confirmed it will attract…
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Streamers fuel UK show exports to record $2.28bn, as Europe offsets US stagnation
Streamers have driven international sales of UK shows to new heights, with exports rising 22%…
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Plimsoll elevates BBC alum Mark Brownlow to creative director, natural history, as Tom Hugh-Jones exits
ITV Studios-owned factual producer Plimsoll Productions has promoted Mark Brownlow to the role of creative…
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ITV Studios braces for FTA hit as demand declines, while ITV cuts $12m from 2023 content spend
ITV Studios (ITVS) expects revenues to grow by just 3% in 2023 – down from…
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Youngest Media’s David Flynn & ITVS’s South Shore launch unscripted label Plegazoid
Former Youngest Media founder David Flynn has re-emerged with a new production outfit, this time…
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ITV Studios backs new Italian prodco from ‘Gomorrah’ firm Cattleya
ITV Studios (ITVS)-backed Italian producer Cattleya is launching a new outfit in partnership with writers…
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ITV Studios recruits Fremantle Spain CEO Nathalie Garcia to head up new Iberia production unit
ITV Studios has recruited Fremantle Spain CEO Nathalie Garcia to head up ITV Studios Iberia,…
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ITV Studios hires Disney alum Tom Clark to head up global commercial strategy
ITV Studios has appointed Airbnb exec and Disney alum Tom Clark to the newly created…
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News round-up: C4 embarks on ‘Irish Journey’; Milkshake! greets ‘The Woohoos!’; Amuz to shop ‘Larry’
C4 embarks on ‘Irish Journey’ UK broadcaster Channel 4 has picked up Julia Bradbury’s Irish…
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News round-up: Love Nature unveils factual trio; Talpa rebrands to Talpa Studios; Nat Geo preps ‘Predators In Action’
Love Nature unveils factual trio Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature has unveiled a new slate…
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Peacock, Bell Media & Arte board ‘Vigil’ S2 as ITVS strikes global pre-sales for BBC thriller
NBCUniversal’s Peacock in the US, Bell Media and TVA in Canada and Arte in France…
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ITV Studios lands Banijay, Beyond alums as Beth Hart among execs upped in Oz rejig
ITV Studios in Australia has restructured its senior creative and production team, with Beth Hart…
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ITV gives romance a second chance with reality spin-off ‘Love Island: All Stars’
UK comcaster ITV has commissioned an ‘all stars’ spin-off from the hit Love Island reality…
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Banijay revamps in France, landing ITV Studios exec as COO & reshuffling ALP team
Banijay has overhauled its management team in France by appointing ITV Studios exec Sébastien Petiot…
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Plimsoll hires Pioneer alum Elly Steinberg to oversee history & science
ITV Studios-owned factual producer Plimsoll has appointed former Pioneer Productions exec Elly Steinberg to lead…
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ITV Studios factual & reality chief in Australia departs after almost a decade
ITV Studios head of factual & reality in Australia has left after almost a decade…
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Round up: ITVS joins accessibility initiative TAP; Vix preps Turkish drama ‘For My Family’; 9 Story reveals AVOD push
ITV Studios joins UK accessibility initiative TAP ITV Studios (ITVSS) has become an Associate Member…
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BBC returns to ‘Showtrial’ from ‘Vigil’ & ‘Bodyguard’ outfit World Productions
The BBC has ordered a second season of World Productions drama Showtrial, this time revolving…
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ITV orders Covid-19 drama from ‘Line Of Duty’ creator Jed Mercurio
UK comcaster ITV has commissioned Breathtaking, a drama series from Line Of Duty creator Jed…
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M6 & Play4 capture ‘The Perfect Picture’ as ITVS format expands to France & Belgium
French broadcaster M6 and Play4 in Belgium have both picked up local versions of ITV…
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TF1 in France & Vox in Germany remake HBO Max dating format ‘My Mum, Your Dad’
TF1 in France and Vox in Germany have greenlit local remakes of HBO Max’s dating…
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Opinion: Mapping the Nordic market & what it means to Formatland
Consolidation has been rife across the industry over recent months, so who better than TBI’s…
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Prime Video remakes ‘Popstars’ in France & unveils ‘Big Brother’ drama amid raft of new shows
Amazon Prime Video is expanding its originals slate in France with a remake of veteran…
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TBI Weekly: What an ITV acquisition of All3Media could mean for global production
ITV is in talks to acquire All3Media, in a deal that would transform the production…
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UKTV & PBS Masterpiece co-commission ‘The Marlow Murder Club’ from ‘Death In Paradise’ creator
UKTV and PBS Masterpiece in the US have co-commissioned an adaptation of The Marlow Murder…
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Skai TV brings ITV Studios’ ‘I’m A Celebrity…’ format to Greece
Skai TV in Greece has commissioned the first local adaptation of ITV Studios format I’m…