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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…
Fox’s Sky takeover blocked once again
21st Century Fox’s second attempt to buy up UK satcaster Sky has been provisionally blocked…
M&A chatter continues with Amazon & Lionsgate rumours
Lionsgate has emerged as the latest major entertainment group set for consolidation, with Amazon among…
MTG sells Trace stake at €40 million valuation
MTG has agreed to sell its 75% stake in youth broadcaster Trace in a deal…
30 years of TBI: New World Order (2010)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
Mediawan to acquire French firms including Eurocorp TV
Mediawan, an independent European audiovisual content firm, is set to acquire Storia Television, the company…
9 Story buys Daniel Tiger prodco
Canada’s 9 Story Media Group remains in acquisitive mood – this time round buying the…
KKR-backed Emerald buys Cosmos-Maya
A media firm with backing from private equity investor KKR has acquired a majority stake…
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…
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…
30 years of TBI: The TBI 100 (1994)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
RTL acquires Nordic online video network for $15m
RTL has fully acquired Nordic multiplatform video network United Screens for a price of SEK…
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…
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…
Apple could buy Netflix – Citi analysts
The chances of tech giant Apple buying Netflix this year stand at around 40%, according…
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…
Disney secures $66bn 21st Century Fox entertainment takeover
The Walt Disney Company has secured a US$66 billion deal that hands it most of…
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…
Vivendi-Mediaset rapprochement expected ‘within days’
Vivendi could strike a deal in the next few days to end its legal dispute…
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…
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…
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…
Coolabi eyes acquisitions after £11m funding injection
Britain-based children’s entertainment firm Coolabi Group is on the acquisitions hunt after securing £11 million…
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…
Disney may make James Murdoch CEO
The Walt Disney Company is giving serious thought to appointing James Murdoch as its next…
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…
Discovery ups stake in Oprah Winfrey Network
Discovery Communications has paid US$70 million to gain a majority stake in the Oprah Winfrey…
ITV Studios back Piv Bernth drama studio
ITV Studios has bought a minority stake in the new drama production house of former…
Disney resumes Fox takeover talks – report
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly reopened talks with Rupert Murdoch and 21st Century Fox…
Studio 100 acquires Little Airplane Productions
Studio 100 has taken over kids prodco Little Airplane Productions. With this US acquisition, Belgium’s…