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Sky strikes first Netflix copro with Wendy Darke’s ‘Predators’ amid factual flurry

Sky is ramping up its factual output with a flurry of commissions, including its first…

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TBI Weekly: Five questions for SkyShowtime’s new CEO

This week’s appointment of Monty Sarhan as the CEO of SkyShowtime takes us one significant…

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ViacomCBS & Comcast name CEO for European SVOD SkyShowtime

SkyShowtime, the new Comcast and ViacomCBS joint venture streaming service, has found its CEO. Monty…

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Abacus Media Rights hires UKTV & Sky alum to lead acquisitions

UK-based distributor Abacus Media Rights (AMR) has hired former UKTV and Sky exec Charlie Charalambous…

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Sony buys ‘His Dark Materials’ prodco Bad Wolf from Sky, HBO & Access

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a majority stake in His Dark Materials and I…

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BBC & C4 shows thrash Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ for viewers, according to new UK data

The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off have beaten…

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Scripted round-up: WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’; Hulu picks up ‘Bloods’; Starzplay to revive ‘Party Down’

WOWOW seeks ‘Traitor’ Japanese broadcaster WOWOW has acquired Estonian spy drama Traitor for its linear…

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NBCU’s Peacock lands on Sky UK as ‘content destination’

NBCUniversal (NBCU) has begun the soft roll-out of its streaming brand Peacock in the UK…

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UK’s C4 extends deal for ‘Bake Off’ and spin-offs until 2024

Channel 4 (C4) will remain home of The Great British Bake Off for a further…

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BBC, C4, ITV & Sky commit to COP26 climate content pledge

The CEOs of UK broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, STV and Sky, will…

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Sky launches own TV range as focus on aggregator role increases

Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky has unveiled its first foray into producing its own-brand televisions….

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Exclusive: WarnerMedia eyes major European markets as HBO Max expands

HBO Max could become available in major territories including France, the UK, Germany and Italy…

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Sky Studios’ former drama boss Cameron Roach launches new scripted indie

Cameron Roach, former director of drama at Sky Studios, has launched Rope Ladder Fiction, a…

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Sky CEO on plans to become a ‘powerhouse creator’ & European expansion

Sky’s recently appointed CEO Dana Strong used her first public keynote today to underline plans…

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Sky boosts factual with bumper order & preps Sky Max drama original

European pay-TV giant Sky has just made a bumper factual order for seven new original…

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Sales round-up: Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’; France TV & NBCU take kids shows; WOWOW wow-ed by Swedish ‘Honour’

Sky & Stan snap up ‘Sort of’ Sky in the UK, Stan in Australia, M6-Téva…

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Sky & Hulu partner for Pulse Films true crime doc

European pay-TV giant Sky and Disney-owned US streamer Hulu have partnered to co-produce a true…

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NBCU’s Peacock to land on Sky in Europe, marking first international expansion

NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s streaming service Peacock will come to Sky customers in Europe later this year,…

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UK pay-TV channel Sky One to relaunch as Sky Showcase

European media giant Sky has announced a rebrand of its flagship Sky One channel along…

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Deals round-up: Sky adds fashion show from ‘McQueen’ prodco; Drive pre-sells true crime; Fred lines up Stripe Studios

Sky enters Kingdom Of Dreams Sky in the UK has unveiled an archive-led docuseries set…

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Sky revives long-running BBC comedy panel show ‘Buzzcocks’

British comedy panel show Never Mind The Buzzcocks is to return after a six year…

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TBI Weekly: What the UK’s kids commissioners want & why

As the Children’s Media Conference comes to a close, TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton hears…

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How producers plotted a path for ‘Paradiso’ amid Covid

Eva Kemme & Martin Heisler of Germany’s Flare Entertainment tell TBI how a travelling doctor…

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Netflix, Amazon & Disney+ face UK regulation as gov’t addresses ‘blatant disparity’

The UK government has confirmed it will explore tighter regulation on streamers such as Netflix,…

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News round-up: Sky, Yes TV buy ‘Cured’; Walter Presents strikes deal with NTV; BBC expands Mary Berry’s cooking

Sky, Yes buy Cured from Drive Sky in the UK and Italy has picked up rights…

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News round-up: CJ ENM Hong Kong preps four scripted shows; Colors Gujarati launches in UK

CJ ENM Hong Kong preps four scripted shows CJ ENM Hong Kong has announced four…

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TBI Tech & Analysis: Could Peacock & Paramount+ combine?

A week on from AT&T’s seismic decision to spin off WarnerMedia with Discovery, TBI explores…

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Sky cancels ‘Bulletproof’ in wake of Noel Clarke allegations

European pay-TV operator Sky has cancelled crime drama series Bulletproof, following the array of sexual…

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Sky restructures European acquisitions under Sarah Wright

Comcast-owned pay TV operator Sky has restructured its acquisitions division across Europe, with Sarah Wright…

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Sky Studios names YouTube EMEA chief Cécile Frot-Coutaz as CEO

European media giant Sky has appointed the head of YouTube in EMEA and former Fremantle…