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Kids round-up: ‘Moominvalley’ lands in Nordics; Super RTL orders monster comedy; ‘Rainbow Rangers’ travels; and more…
Moomins return to the Nordics SF Studios in the Nordics, NRK in Norway and RÚV…
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UK broadcasters & Pact call for freelance support
UK broadcasters and producers have called on the culture secretary to ensure that TV industry…
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NBCU, Sky owner Comcast pledges $500m relief fund
US telecoms giant Comcast Corp has pledged $500m to help employees struggling financially due to…
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An in-depth analysis of Disney+ launch in Europe & Covid-19’s impact
Disney+ lands in countries across Europe – excluding France – today amid a pandemic that…
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Kids round-up: ViacomCBS, Sky join for ‘Pip & Posy’; Nick Jr ramps up ‘Rainbow Rangers’; ‘Ricky Zoom’ on CCTV
Magic Light to bring Pip And Posy to TV ViacomCBS and Sky have unveiled their…
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ITV Studios unveils ‘Romulus’ pre-sales, plus US and Oz drama deals
ITV Studios has announced deals for its European scripted slate, including a number pre-sales for…
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History channel rebranded as Sky History in UK
A+E Networks UK and Sky are to rebrand the History channel in the UK as…
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UK’s BT preps flexible pay-TV packages to compete with streamers
UK telco BT has launched a range of new ‘flexible’ TV packages in a bid…
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Sky, HBO renew Iannucci’s ‘Avenue 5’
Sky and HBO have renewed Armando Iannucci’s Avenue 5 for a second season. Created and…
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Sky and HBO’s ‘The Third Day’ gets immersive with Punchdrunk
Sky Studios, HBO, Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B and immersive theatre specialists Punchdrunk and…
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Sky unveils slew of original shows and recommissions
Sky unveiled a swathe of new commissions and reorders in drama, comedy and entertainment last…
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Sky misses BAME target on writers but exceeds ambitions on screen
UK-based pay TV operator Sky has failed to hit its own target on the diversity…
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Sky nears Disney deal, reveals plans for documentary and nature channels
UK-based pay TV operator Sky is on the brink of securing a distribution deal for…
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NBCU unveils plans for Peacock, including launch date, originals, cost
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has pulled the curtain back on its forthcoming streaming service Peacock, revealing a…
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News round-up: TCB finances Woodcut show; Sky returns to ‘Britannia’; DCD deals ahead of Natpe
Woodcut, TCB set sail with Smithsonian Smithsonian Channel has greenlit the second season of Combat…
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TBI Weekly: The decade ahead
TBI has spoken to an array of leading execs from around the world to get…
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Sky Atlantic, HBO order crime drama from Olivia Colman’s new prodco
Sky Atlantic and HBO have ordered a four-part crime drama that is being co-produced by…
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Sky cools on adding BBC/ITV streamer BritBox to set-top box
Sky has reportedly lost interest in a distribution deal with the ITV-BBC joint venture Britbox….
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‘Motherland’ prodco Merman TV names London MD, production head
Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman TV has followed up on its recently agreed funding…
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Deals round-up: Sky & C5 expand content pact; AMCNI buys from DRG; Unilever partners with Believe
Sky strikes Channel 5 content pact UK-based pay TV operator Sky has struck a deal…
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For all of Fleabag’s success, nuanced roles for women are still in short supply (Column)
As the 29th annual Women in Film and Television Awards kick off today in London,…
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News round-up: Sky extends ‘Bulletproof’, orders AI game; Spain secures more Turkish drama; Indian remake for Israel YA drama
Sky extends Bulletproof, orders AI game version Sky has ordered a three-part special based on…
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Sky Studios takes the reins of ‘Das Boot’ from Sonar
Sky Studios is to fund and distribute the next seasons of wartime U-boat drama Das…
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Sky plots 32-acre film and TV studio at Elstree
Sky is developing a 32-acre film and TV studio at North London’s Elstree, set to…
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BBC’s iPlayer heads to Sky as part of content, tech deal
The BBC in the UK has struck a deal that covers content and technology with…
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Young Audiences Content Fund reveals first recipients from $75m scheme
The UK’s Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) has revealed the first recipients to benefit from…
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Sky extends Mark Strong drama ‘Temple’ into second season
European pay TV operator Sky has ordered a second season of its Mark Strong-starring drama…
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NBCUniversal combines domestic, international arms as Kevin MacLellan steps down
NBCUniversal is to combine its domestic and global divisions following news that international and distribution…
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Sky’s Zai Bennett on ‘huge’ HBO deal, Sky Studios pipeline and Peacock collaborations
Sky’s director of programmes Zai Bennett has outlined a multi-pronged approach to commissioning involving indies,…
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WarnerMedia lifts lid on HBO Max, confirms plans for AVOD version
AT&T has officially lifted the lid on HBO Max, announcing that the streamer will launch…