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M&A
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Ex-Warner Bros. exec to open German office for Gaumont
Former Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Deutschland scripted director Sabine de Mardt is opening…
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Fox’s Sky takeover blocked once again
21st Century Fox’s second attempt to buy up UK satcaster Sky has been provisionally blocked…
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M&A chatter continues with Amazon & Lionsgate rumours
Lionsgate has emerged as the latest major entertainment group set for consolidation, with Amazon among…
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MTG sells Trace stake at €40 million valuation
MTG has agreed to sell its 75% stake in youth broadcaster Trace in a deal…
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30 years of TBI: New World Order (2010)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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Mediawan to acquire French firms including Eurocorp TV
Mediawan, an independent European audiovisual content firm, is set to acquire Storia Television, the company…
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9 Story buys Daniel Tiger prodco
Canada’s 9 Story Media Group remains in acquisitive mood – this time round buying the…
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KKR-backed Emerald buys Cosmos-Maya
A media firm with backing from private equity investor KKR has acquired a majority stake…
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John de Mol chips in to Taco Ketelaar’s DFFRNT Media
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has acquired a minority stake in DFFRNT Media, a digital…
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Discovery leaving Maryland HQ after three decades for New York
Discovery Communications is planning to relocate from its home in Maryland to New York City…
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30 years of TBI: The TBI 100 (1994)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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RTL acquires Nordic online video network for $15m
RTL has fully acquired Nordic multiplatform video network United Screens for a price of SEK…
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Fox studio chiefs outline strategy after ‘shock’ Disney deal
Fox Television Group bosses have addressed the Walt Disney takeover of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment…
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MTG drafts in ex-DR, Metronome execs for new Danish digital studio
Scandinavian broadcaster and production group MTG is launching a digital studio in Denmark, with former…
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Apple could buy Netflix – Citi analysts
The chances of tech giant Apple buying Netflix this year stand at around 40%, according…
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Analysis: the Mouse catches the Fox – how Disney-Fox might look
While AT&T’s US$85 billion acquisition of Time Warner is the biggest media deal in purely…
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Disney secures $66bn 21st Century Fox entertainment takeover
The Walt Disney Company has secured a US$66 billion deal that hands it most of…
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Disney in clear as Comcast drops out of Fox race
Comcast will not pursue an acquisition of a suite of entertainment assets from 21st Century…
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Vivendi-Mediaset rapprochement expected ‘within days’
Vivendi could strike a deal in the next few days to end its legal dispute…
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T Group buys Big Boots for new digital studio plan
T Group Productions will acquire Big Boots Studios, an outfit dedicated to engagement platforms as…
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TBI Weekly: How Disney-Fox affects the international scene
There’s no guarantee The Walt Disney Company will end up buying the entertainment assets of…
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Iger could remain Disney CEO after Fox deal closes
Disney chief Bob Iger might not be done just yet. Reports claim Iger might re-up…
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Coolabi eyes acquisitions after £11m funding injection
Britain-based children’s entertainment firm Coolabi Group is on the acquisitions hunt after securing £11 million…
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ProSiebenSat.1 merges Red Arrow with digital in restructure
ProSiebenSat.1 Media is to reorganise its business into three pillars encompassing entertainment, content production and…
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Disney may make James Murdoch CEO
The Walt Disney Company is giving serious thought to appointing James Murdoch as its next…
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Star CEO to be new 21st Century Fox Asia boss
21st Century Fox has named the chairman and CEO of pay TV business Star India…
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Discovery ups stake in Oprah Winfrey Network
Discovery Communications has paid US$70 million to gain a majority stake in the Oprah Winfrey…
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ITV Studios back Piv Bernth drama studio
ITV Studios has bought a minority stake in the new drama production house of former…
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Disney resumes Fox takeover talks – report
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly reopened talks with Rupert Murdoch and 21st Century Fox…
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Studio 100 acquires Little Airplane Productions
Studio 100 has taken over kids prodco Little Airplane Productions. With this US acquisition, Belgium’s…