Talpa & Studio Glam ink first-look deal John de Mol’s Dutch format firm Talpa Concepts has inked a first-look deal with Israeli prodco Studio Glam. Under the terms of the deal, Talpa gains exclusive first look at all international non-scripted formats created by the firm. Studio Glam was launched by Ami and Ilan Glam in 2013 […]
Tin Roof Media has appointed former Banijay and The Ink Factory senior exec Rod Henwood as executive chairman. Henwood has served as non-executive chairman of the group, which owns UK prodcos Blink Films and Outline Productions, since 2019. His new role will see him lead the company’s growth strategy, with the group forecasting a 40% […]
Wheelhouse and Laugh Out Loud sign co-pro deal Wheelhouse Entertainment and Laugh Out Loud have signed a co-production deal to develop, produce and distribute a slate of unscripted programming to showcase new comedic stories and voices. As part of the deal, the two companies will also partner with brands to co-fund and co-produce a slate […]
Spanish broadcaster Movistar has ordered a local version of BBC format No More Boys and Girls, which explores the roots of inequality between men and women. Ni Superhéroes Ni Princesas, which will be produced by Movistar+ and Banijay Group-owned Dlo/Magnolia, questions whether the way we treat boys and girls in childhood lies behind the failure […]
Greece to adapt Vivendi’s ‘Guess My Age’ Greek commercial broadcaster Skai has ordered a local adaptation of Vivendi Entertainment’s Guess My Age. Skai has signed up for 100 episodes of the show, which will be stripped across the week in an access primetime slot, beginning in September. Prosenghisi is to produce the show, in which a […]
Indie investment group Tin Roof Media has hired Ulla Streib in the new role of director of operations to work with its production companies Blink Films and Outline Productions. An experienced indie executive, Streib joins from Talesmith, the history producer responsible for BBC Two’s The Real T.rex with Chris Packham. She has also recently worked […]
Former Reef Television managing director Paul Hanrahan has joined another UK-based producer, Tin Roof Media, as group operations director. The hire means UK industry veteran Hanrahan (pictured) joins the management team of Tin Roof subsidiaries Blink Films and Outline Productions. He will oversee day-today operations and growth strategy across the Tin Roof group. Former TwoFour […]
Tin Roof Media has bought a majority stake in House of Tiny Tearaways indie Outline Productions. Neil Court (left), Charles Wace and Charles Ogilvie’s Tin Roof Media has already acquired UK factual indie Blink Films and Outline will sit alongside it in the emerging indie group’s stable. Outline was founded by managing director Laura Mansfield and […]
Simon Andreae’s production company, Naked Entertainment, has appointed former Fox Television Studios UK managing director Susie Dark as its first COO. Dark will oversee all financial, legal and operational aspects of Simon Andreae’s indie, which is one of a batch that FremantleMedia invested in last year. The company claims to have “several series commissions in […]
Britain-based distributor DRG has scored first-look rights to shows from UK-based producer Screen Glue, TBI has learned. DRG will become the sole distributor of all Screen Glue shows going forwards, will help fund development, and will invest in original unscripted content and new formats. Former Wide-Eyed Entertainment and Impossible Pictures exec Jasper James created Screen […]
