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Netflix snags ‘Parasite’ star for latest Korean drama
Global streaming service Netflix will launch a new Korean drama series later this year, starring…
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Disney’s Freeform hires former Netflix, AMC exec as president
Disney’s young adult cablenet Freeform has appointed former Netflix exec Tara Duncan as its president….
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News round-up: Russia’s Key Buyers Event Announces Programme; Virtual Banff kicks off with ‘Snowpiercer’ panel; Turkey’s ‘Daydreamer’ sold in Italy and more…
Roskino’s Key Buyers Event announces programme Russia’s first virtual content market, The Key Buyers Event…
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Millions watch ‘The Last Dance’ outside US as Jordan doc goes viral
Netflix has revealed that The Last Dance, the docuseries co-produced with Disney’s ESPN, has been…
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Netflix’s Spanish & Lat Am originals director Marco Nobili joins ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS Networks Americas has appointed Netflix exec Marco Nobili to the newly created role of…
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‘The Last Dance’ heads to ABC, but another ESPN/Netflix co-pro unlikely
US network ABC has picked up the ESPN Films and Netflix co-produced sports documentary The…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Where next for Netflix & Disney+?
Netflix and Disney+ are among the few services to have seen an upside to lockdown…
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UK set to double number of SVOD subscribers by 2024
The UK’s increasing dependency on SVOD services has been laid bare with a new report…
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Netflix & Sky Crime land on Znak & Co’s true crime three-parter
Netflix and UK network Sky Crime have picked up a Texas-based three-part documentary that follows…
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Netflix forges Fandango pact for Elena Ferrante novel, orders Swedish drama
Netflix has linked up with My Brilliant Friend producer Fandango to adapt another novel from…
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Netflix strikes overall deal with Ricky Gervais, extends ‘After Life’
Netflix has struck a multi-year overall deal with Ricky Gervais at the same time as…
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TBI Special Report Part Three: AVOD, SVOD & FTA: What’s Next?
Covid-19 has blindsided most of the TV business but the severity of the repercussions on…
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TBI Special Report Part Two: An adapted marketplace for buyers and sellers
Streamers and broadcasters face the unenviable task of delivering fewer shows to bigger audiences with…
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‘Borgen’ revived by Netflix and Denmark’s DR
Danish political drama Borgen is returning to screens in 2022, with a fourth season in…
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Netflix preps Covid-19 anthology show from ‘Orange Is The New Black’ team
Netflix is moving into the Covid-19 programming business with an anthology series from the team…
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Netflix & Michelle Obama reveal launch of ‘Becoming’ documentary
Netflix is preparing to launch a documentary from Michelle and Barack Obama’s prodco Higher Ground…
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How borderless storytelling is evolving kids production models
Nina Hahn, SVP of international production & development at Nickelodeon, explains how global streamers have…
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Netflix subs soar as Covid-19 & ‘Tiger King’ result in record growth
Netflix subscriber numbers have surged by almost 16 million over the last quarter as the…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Six key facts behind India’s explosive OTT market
India’s vast population is fueling a booming OTT market but even recent rapid growth looks…
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Netflix reaches record share price, surpasses Disney market cap
Netflix’s share price has struck a record high amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with the company…
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TBI Factual: True crime’s conundrum over copycats & causes
Are true crime shows fuelling their own fame-hungry criminals? Tim Dams explores whether the genre’s…
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Reality commissions boom as Netflix & linear nets ramp up orders
SVOD streaming providers significantly ramped up the amount of reality TV programming on their services…
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Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ slow burn revealed as ‘La Casa De Papel’ soars
Netflix’s hit Spanish drama La Casa De Papel (aka Money Heist) was the most in-demand…
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News round-up: ZED moves into animation; Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ to return; Cineflix sails away with ‘Coast Guard’
ZED moves into animation with Lina’s World Paris-based producer and distributor ZED has picked up…
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TBI Scripted: Left Bank’s Andy Harries on life after ‘The Crown’
When Netflix spent big money on two seasons of The Crown back in 2014, it…
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Netflix, YouTube among winners as US streaming soars
Netflix and YouTube viewing in the US has soared since the Covid-19 outbreak, according to…
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Netflix declines second coming for controversial ‘Messiah’ drama
Netflix has cancelled MGM Television-produced thriller Messiah after just one season. The series followed Michelle…
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Netflix preps ‘Angry Birds’ long-form series from Cake, Rovio Entertainment
Netflix has ordered an animated series from UK-based Cake and game company Rovio Entertainment based…
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Netflix extends format duo ‘Love Is Blind’ and ‘The Circle’
Netflix has ordered two further seasons of dating format Love Is Blind and the US…
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Netflix donates $1.2m to BFI, Film & TV Charity’s Covid-19 fund
The UK’s British Film Institute (BFI) and The Film and TV Charity have launched a…