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Buddy Oliver’s ‘Cooking Buddies’ show to be sold by Cake
UK-based kids firm Cake has picked up international rights to Cooking Buddies, the first TV…
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TBI Weekly: Why producers really need to get over their YouTube fears
ITV Studios and Welsh broadcaster S4C joined the billions of younger viewers flocking to YouTube…
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Round-up: ITVS preps ‘The Chase: Sidemen Edition’; Chaiflicks expands docuseries; S4C & Little Dot extend YouTube push
ITV Studios strikes Sidemen deal ITV Studios quizshow The Chase is set to launch a…
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YouTube star MrBeast ‘nearing $100m Amazon deal’
YouTube star MrBeast is reportedly nearing a $100m deal with Amazon to create a reality…
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TBI Weekly: Six shows to add to your acquisitions wishlist
We’re barely into 2024 and the Miami content markets are already bustling, with NATPE Global…
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FilmRise to sell shows from Theorist Inc’s YouTube channels incl Game Theory & Style Theory
US-based FilmRise has snagged rights to the Theorist Inc.’s video libraries, which include content from…
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Exclusive: TikTok, YouTube & Twitch beat Netflix as Spain’s most popular video service for Gen Z
Netflix popularity among under-25s in Spain lies behind TikTok, YouTube and Twitch, according to new…
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News round-up: Sky snags YouTube hit ‘Super Sema’; Bell details 2023/24 slate & Crave’s AVOD shift; A&E extends ‘Secret Of’
Sky snags YouTube hit Super Sema Sky in the UK has picked up rights to…
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Passion launches UpStream Media to extend FAST and YouTube channel push
Tinopolis-owned Passion Distribution has launched a subsidiary to oversee its FAST and YouTube channel operations….
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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down, Neal Mohan takes top job
YouTube’s long-serving CEO Susan Wojcicki has become the latest high-profile media industry figure to leave…
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YouTube set to move into FAST as testing of ‘hub’ service begins
The booming free ad-supported (FAST) channel market may be about to get a lot more…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: A guiding hand to 2023’s ad-supported models
With the likes of Netflix and Disney+ adopting ad-supported tiers, Omdia’s Adam Thomas sets out…
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YouTuber Brandon Baum launches prodco & preps chat show format
YouTube celebrity Brandon Baum has launched a new UK-based production firm, with his first online…
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Opinion: Why you should look to YouTube for the next big formats
“There isn’t an original thought left in the world, it’s all on YouTube!”. This line…
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Dubai-based Rise Studios hires Google & YouTube alum to drive digital growth
Rise Studios, the Dubai-based firm launched by former OSN execs Emad Morcos and Amel Farag…
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Exclusive: TikTok overtakes Netflix as most popular app with under 35s in US
TikTok has leapfrogged Netflix to become the second most popular app in the US,…
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News round-up: Netflix axes ‘Resident Evil’ & film exec; YouTube CBO to exit
Netflix axes ‘Resident Evil’ & film exec Netflix has cancelled horror series Resident Evil after…
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YouTube eyes aggregated ‘channel store’
Google-owned YouTube is reportedly set to launch its own video streaming channel store. YouTube will…
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YouTube’s UK chief Ben McOwen Wilson steps down to join Google Play
YouTube’s UK chief Ben McOwen Wilson is to leave the Google-owned AVOD streamer after more…
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YouTube global originals boss moves to Pinterest
Social media firm Pinterest has appointed YouTube’s global head of originals, Nadine Zylstra, as global…
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UK subscribers embrace SVOD in face of cost-of-living crisis
Overall SVOD subscription numbers are increasing in the UK, despite the country’s current cost-of-living crisis,…
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Netflix, YouTube & Hulu power US streaming to new record high in April
Netflix, YouTube and Hulu helped power streaming in the US to another record high for…
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Exclusive: YouTube-owner Google looks to create diverse scripted ‘pathway’
YouTube owner Google is looking to bring more diverse voices into the scripted side of…
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BBC & YouTube alum lands at Condé Nast Entertainment
Former BBC and YouTube exec Victoria Jaye is joining Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE) to oversee…
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How to bridge the divide in teen TV
As linear viewership among teens and tweens continues to decline, Mark Layton finds out what’s…
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YouTube cuts originals as Susanne Daniels exits
YouTube’s global head of original content, Susanne Daniels, has resigned after more than six years…
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Netflix fulfils pledge to Black community with $100m support
Netflix said it has fulfilled its pledge to the Black community by moving two per…
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Kids round-up: YouTube Originals scores ‘Supa Strikas’ prequel; HBO Max & Discovery ink Jetpack deals; FilmRise licenses Scholastic shows
YouTube Originals scores ‘Supa Strikas’ prequel YouTube Originals has picked up Supa Strikas: Rookie Season,…
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SPT launches YouTube cookery channel with Kiran Jethwa & preps originals
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has partnered with restaurateur and chef Kiran Jethwa on a new…
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Factual Round up: UKTV & ZDF pick up Scorpion TV docs; ‘Cops’ comes to social media; Rakuten TV launches ‘Seve’
UKTV & ZDF pick up Scorpion TV docs UKTV, ZDF and others have struck deals…