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Amazon’s MGM+ strikes deal for Lionsgate & Starz shows in UK
Amazon’s streamer MGM+ has picked up rights to Lionsgate and Starz programming in the UK,…
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BBCS calls on global prodcos for ideas to expand brands incl ‘Bluey’ & ‘Top Gear’
BBC Studios is calling on production companies from across the globe to pitch ideas that…
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Fremantle completes Asacha Media Group acquisition
Fremantle has completed its acquisition of global production company Asacha Media Group and its portfolio…
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Buyer’s Profile: Kai Finke, SkyShowtime, chief content officer
In this ongoing series, TBI speaks to key buyers about the shows they want and…
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Rodolphe Saadé agrees $1.68bn deal to buy RMC Découverte owner Altice Group
RMC Découverte owner Altice Group has struck a €1.55bn ($1.68bn) deal to sell its media…
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Netflix expands German originals slate with factual focus
Netflix has a unveiled a slew of new German originals, partnering with companies including Banijay…
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Banijay Germany & ‘Helgoland 513’ duo launch scripted label, Dynamic Ally Pictures
Banijay Germany is expanding its scripted muscle with the launch of a new joint venture…
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TBI Weekly: How streaming chaos has created a buyers paradise
Not too long ago, it was almost unthinkable that an international streaming service would ever…
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SkyShowtime hires Disney & Fox alum for acquisitions & licensing
SkyShowtime has hired former Disney and Fox Networks Group exec Josephine Van As to oversee…
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France’s M6 lands Prime Video show, spins ‘The Traitors’ for soon-to-launch streamer
French broadcaster M6 has lined up Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, an original MMA contest…
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BBC Studios Eniela Bella joins PBS Int’l for copros & sales
US-based PBS International has hired BBC Studios exec Eniela Bella to work across its coproductions…
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STV boss Simon Pitts to step down, while production arm trebles revenue
Simon Pitts, CEO of Scottish broadcaster & producer STV, is stepping down after six years…
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Leonine & ex-Constantin MD Koestler launch documentary prodco
Leonine Studios in Germany is bolstering its factual division by launching a new label to…
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BBC Studios buys ITV’s BritBox stake for $322m
BBC Studios (BBCS) is taking full ownership of streamer BritBox International, acquiring ITV’s 50% share…
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Paramount eyes $1bn restructuring cost, expands NCIS & orders Guy Ritchie project
Paramount Global revenues declined by 6% in Q4 despite a reduction in streaming losses, with…
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London TV Screenings deals round-up (AM)
Banijay sells NZ drama ZDF in Germany, Acorn TV in the US, and TVNZ in…
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SkyShowtime to sell originals as Mediawan strikes first pact
SkyShowtime has started selling rights to its originals by striking a distribution deal with Mediawan…
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Netflix hires former NBCU TV chairman Jeff Gaspin for unscripted post
Netflix has appointed former NBC Universal Television Entertainment chief Jeff Gaspin as VP of unscripted…
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ITV Studios hires Fremantle veteran Tony Stern to head international legal & business affairs
Fremantle veteran Tony Stern has been hired as director of legal & business affairs, international,…
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Paramount Global & Comcast explore streaming deal, report claims
Paramount Global has held talks with NBCUniversal (NBCU) parent Comcast about a potential joint streaming…
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RedBird IMI to buy All3Media in deal valued at $1.45bn
US investment firm RedBird IMI has agreed to acquire All3Media from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)…
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Paramount Global cuts hit international execs as impact of restructuring emerges
Paramount veteran Michael D Armstrong is among a slew of execs departing the US studio…
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BBC Studios hires ViacomCBS alum Bartosz Witak to lead CEE operations
BBC Studios has hired former Paramount/ViacomCBS exec Bartosz Witak as General Manager for the Central…
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Fremantle ups US exec Kimblerly Kleid to EVP of current programming
Global producer & distributor Fremantle has promoted LA-based Kimberly Kleid to EVP of current programming…
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Sky restructures Sky Studios & Content teams under Cécile Frot-Coutaz
Sky is overhauling its Sky Content and Sky Studios teams in the UK under a…
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Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery & Fox join forces to launch US sports streamer
Disney’s ESPN, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Fox have joined forces to launch a new…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Amazon forecasted to earn $2bn in ad revenue this year
Amazon is set to generate more than $2bn in incremental advertising revenue this year, following…
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Disney+ and Paramount+ pull content amid shifting strategies
Disney+ and Paramount+ have both pulled a swathe of content from their services in the…
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Moonbug shutters ‘Oddbods’ firm One Animation, partners with Crayola & Sesame Street
UK-based Moonbug Entertainment has shuttered One Animation, the Singapore studio behind children’s animation Oddbods, less…
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Antena 3 orders Spanish version of Red Arrow Studios format ‘Beat The Channel’
Atresmedia Television in Spain has commissioned a local version of Red Arrow Studios entertainment format…
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