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TBI Weekly: The billion dollar US pay TV drop
This week, damning numbers hinting US pay TV may face significant trouble in its near…
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Channel 5 orders list of BBC Studios shows
BBC Studios has secured three commissions from Viacom’s Channel 5 in a deal announced today….
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Turner & Viacom execs to run Sony UK channels
Two well known British executives will run the Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) portfolio of…
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UK kids industry gets ‘much-needed’ £60m cash injection
The British kids TV industry has been given a £60 million (US$81.3 million) production and…
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Channel 5 to launch premium linear channel
Viacom’s UK broadcaster, Channel 5, will launch a “premium channel” focused on high-end factual, documentaries…
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Neighbours getting Turkish remake at Fox
Australian daily soap Neighbours is being remade for the first time in its 32-year history….
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Viacom backs UK prodco Banjo
Viacom is supporting a new UK-based production company, Banjo Television. The comes through Viacom-owned Elephant…
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YouGov: ‘death of TV’ is a misnomer
The ‘death of TV’ is a misnomer with overall TV viewing figures fairly steady, despite…
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Netflix, Amazon take UK int’l prod spend to £468m
UK production companies made £468 million (US$606.7 million) in commissions from international broadcasters and SVOD…
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Channel 5 VOD service starts Blaze with A+E
Channel 5 (C5)’s video on demand service, My5, will now offer content from free-to-air entertainment…