After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
Netflix
1 min read
Netflix orders Japanese comedy ‘Ariyoshi Assists’, marking Nippon TV first
Netflix has ordered a Japanese-language comedy from Nippon TV, marking the first time the Tokyo-based…
4 min read
News round-up: Netflix lands La Liga doc; Fox extends talent deals; Series Mania reveals co-pro pitch shows
Netflix lands La Liga doc Netflix is expanding its sports docs output with a new…
1 min read
Netflix adapts manga ‘Pluto’ as animated series
Netflix has ordered an animated series based on the manga Pluto, set to debut later…
1 min read
Showtime rescues Netflix’s canned ‘Uncoupled’, while ‘Ripley’ moves to the streamer
US network Showtime has saved Netflix comedy Uncoupled from cancellation, while thriller series Ripley is…
1 min read
Netflix orders thriller ‘The Madness’ & expands ‘Love Is Blind’ to UK
Netflix has ordered conspiracy thriller The Madness and a UK version of dating format Love…
1 min read
’30 Coins’ producer Pokeepsie hires Netflix Iberia exec as GM
Banijay-backed 30 Coins producer Pokeepsie Films has named Netflix exec Adrián De Belva as its…
1 min read
Netflix names unscripted chief to replace RTL-bound Inga Leschek
Netflix has hired former ProSiebenSat.1 exec Wiebke Schodder to oversee its unscripted slate, replacing Inga…
1 min read
US animation studio Laika hires Netflix exec for live-action & series push
US animation studio Laika has brought Netflix’s Matt Levin on board to help with its…
2 min read
News round-up: Prime Video & ABC pick up ‘Summer Memories’; Abacus shops Andrew Tate doc; Netflix & NITV kids’ co-commission
Prime Video, ABC & Showmax think on ‘Summer Memories’ Prime Video for Germany, Austria and…
7 min read
TBI Weekly: Nine factual takeaways from Fipadoc in Biarritz
French broadcasters were out in force at Fipadoc last week in Biarritz, with true crime,…
2 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Diving into advertising’s effect on content in 2023
Advertising has become a key source of revenue as streamers look to fight subscriber fatigue,…
2 min read
Lat Am scripted series ‘evolving’ as streamers fuel growth & creativity
Streamers have helped to “free up” Latin American producers to expand their scripted product, resulting…
5 min read
TBI Scripted: How Turkish drama is climbing to new heights
Mark Layton explores the enduring global appeal of Turkish scripted content and talks to top…
2 min read
Universal International Studios taps Netflix exec for global scripted series
Universal International Studios (UIS) has appointed Netflix exec Tesha Crawford as SVP of global scripted…
2 min read
Exclusive: SVOD subscribers to buck trend & grow by 143m in 2023
SVOD services will see considerable growth in 2023 despite the global cost of living crisis…
2 min read
Tech & Analysis: How US streamers are doubling down on Spanish-language shows
US-based streamers are doubling-down on Spanish-language content and making significant investments over recent years. Ahead…
2 min read
Netflix co-CEO steps down, streamer beats expectations to add 7.7m subs
Netflix has reorganised its senior leadership, with co-founder Reed Hastings stepping down as co-CEO to…
1 min read
Netflix UK acquires ‘Dal y Mellt’ as first Welsh language drama
Netflix has acquired its first Welsh-language only drama, picking up local pubcaster S4C’s crime series…
5 min read
Q&A: How Spanish content is extending its global reach
Spanish TV series have become a mainstay for international streamers & broadcasters over recent years,…
1 min read
Netflix & Mediapro alum joins Spain’s iZen to fuel international scripted
Juliana Barrera, Netflix’s former originals chief in Spain, has resurfaced at Newen-owned Spanish production group…
2 min read
Netflix unveils romance, sci-fi and true crime in huge Korean slate
Netflix has unveiled a huge Korean content slate for the coming year, with 34 new…
1 min read
Netflix cancels comedy duo, including Neil Patrick Harris’s ‘Uncoupled’
Netflix has axed two of its comedies, with Neil Patrick Harris series Uncoupled among those…
1 min read
Netflix expands sports doc slate with FIFA & Six Nations series
Netflix has commissioned two new sports-focused docuseries based around the FIFA World Cup in Qatar…
2 min read
RTL Deutschland poaches Netflix’s German unscripted content chief
RTL Deutschland has poached Netflix exec Inga Leschek to lead programming for its channel and…
2 min read
‘Flatshare’ prodco 42 hires Netflix, Tiger Aspect alum to lead comedy & entertainment
The Flatshare prodco 42 has appointed former Netflix and Tiger Aspect executive Ben Cavey to…
5 min read
TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2022
It’s that time of year when the TBI team looks back into the not-too-distant past…
3 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: A guiding hand to 2023’s ad-supported models
With the likes of Netflix and Disney+ adopting ad-supported tiers, Omdia’s Adam Thomas sets out…
1 min read
Netflix picks up CBC/HBO Max comedy ‘Sort Of’ for Malaysia, Singapore & Philippines
Netflix has acquired the rights to the CBC/HBO Max comedy series Sort Of for Malaysia,…
1 min read
Netflix expands westerns with ‘Painkiller’ trio Pete Berg, Eric Newman & Taylor Kitsch
Netflix is expanding its western output with a new limited series from Painkiller trio, Pete…
4 min read
TBI Tech & Analysis: Tracking Asia’s SVOD growth & hybrid potential
Ahead of the Asia TV Forum later this week, Omdia’s Tony Gunnarsson explores how viewers…