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NBCU’s Peacock hits 15 million subs, as Sky navigates ‘difficult macroeconomics’ in Europe
Comcast has revealed that its NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock now has more than 15 million susbcribers…
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BBC Studios names Sky exec as first head of branded entertainment
BBC Studios (BBCS) is ramping up its branded programming efforts with the hire of a…
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Lionsgate+ strikes Sky deal as streamer’s Europe expansion gathers pace
Starz-owned streaming platform Lionsgate+ is launching on Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q in…
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Sky snags European rights to Paramount+ drama ‘Last King Of The Cross’
Sky has picked up buzzy MIPCOM drama Last King Of The Cross across its European footprint….
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Sales round-up: ‘The Vanishing Triangle’ pre-sales; Sky, NBCU & AMC bite into ‘Reginald The Vampire’; SBS tastes ‘Spice Trails’
‘The Vanishing Triangle’ pre-sales Broadcasters and platforms in the UK, Europe and Australia have taken…
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WBD’s Gerhard Zeiler admits Sky deal will end ‘one day’ & talks up local programming
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s international chief Gerhard Zeiler has admitted the company will at some…
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UK production revenues near pre-Covid levels, but int’l & streamer spending falls, says Pact
UK TV production revenues are bouncing back to pre-Covid levels, though figures from international TV…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Picking apart Western Europe’s pay-TV & OTT markets
Western Europe’s pay-TV and OTT operators secured more than 300 million subscribers in 2021, with…
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Sky eyes extended HBO pact, unveils raft of comedy shorts
Sky expects to continue to work with HBO despite owner Warner Bros. Discovery’s planned roll-out of…
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Apple TV+, BBCS, Disney & ITVS link on Equity’s workplace guidelines
Apple TV+, the BBC, Disney and ITV Studios (ITVS) are among a swathe of companies…
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Sky drama ‘This England’ sells into 88 territories, incl Oz, Spain & Nordics
BBC First in Australia, Movistar+ in Spain and Viaplay are among buyers in almost 90…
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Sky orders first commissions of scale from creator with Down Syndrome
Sky said it has become the first major UK broadcaster to commission projects of scale,…
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Deals round-up: C4 orders Spun Gold show; OTF reveals slate; O4 sells to Urduflix
C4 orders Spun Gold show Channel 4 in the UK has ordered a three-parter from…
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News round-up: Sky orders footballer prank show; Sweden’s ‘Truth Will Out’ gets US remake; Abacus visits ‘Frontier’
Sky orders footballer prank show UK pay TV operator Sky has ordered a prank show…
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A+E & Sky order royal family docudrama from Nutopia, with ‘Skins’ & ‘Ten Percent’ writers attached
A+E Networks and Sky have ordered a new UK docudrama from Nutopia that will attempt…
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Noel Clarke discusses ‘modern McCarthyism’ around sexual harassment allegations
UK actor and director Noel Clarke has spoken out for the first time since the…
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Exclusive: Comcast & Paramount seek SkyShowtime head of content
Comcast and Paramount’s soon-to-launch streamer SkyShowtime is on the look-out for a head of content…
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Sky hires Pinewood & Shepperton alum for soon-to-open Elstree studio
Pinewood and Shepperton Studios alum Noel Tovey has been appointed to become MD at Sky…
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Sky unveils UK dramas & comedies as 200 originals set to land in 2022
Sky is planning to launch more than 200 original programmes in 2022, with a raft…
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Sky links with Expectation for true crime docuseries about ‘Rettenden Murders’
UK-based pay TV operator Sky is expanding its true crime docuseries output with a show…
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Sky orders across true crime, sport & nature in factual boost
European pay-TV giant Sky has boosted its factual offering with six new commissions across its…
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Sky appoints Raw alum for documentaries and factual commissioning
European pay-TV giant Sky has appointed former Raw exec Tom Barry as commissioning editor in…
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TBI Weekly: What lies beyond the SVOD horizon?
Netflix’s plummeting share price has underlined the fragility of an SVOD-only model and already fed…
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Show of the week: Django
This reimagining of the classic 1960s Western stars Matthias Schoenaerts as the eponymous Django, along…
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Red Star co-founder & animation producer Jan Rogowski dies aged 41
Jan Rogowski, co-founder of UK animation studio Red Star, died last week aged 41. Rogowski…
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MIPTV scripted round-up – updated throughout the day
BBCS to adapt ‘Eve Stranger’ BBC Studios has optioned Eve Stranger, the comic-book series created…
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Sky Studios hires Netflix & Working Title execs as UK drama team expands
Sky Studios, Sky’s original programming arm across Europe, has boosted its UK drama commissioning team,…
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Sky & Peacock link for first joint scripted co-commission on ‘Lockerbie’
Comcast-owned Sky and US-based sibling Peacock have co-commissioned their first scripted project together, a miniseries…
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SkyShowtime go for launch as JV streamer gets regulatory approval
Sky’s parent company Comcast has announced that its joint-venture streaming operation with ViacomCBS has received…
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NBCU’s Peacock original spend to hit $5bn, as investment shifts from linear
NBCUniversal (NBCU) is to double its investment on Peacock originals in 2022 to $3bn, with…