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3 weeks ago | 
broadcastnow.co.uk | Richard Middleton |Irene Jiménez
Bela Bajaria talks up broad slate for ‘every mood’, as production starts on expanding Spanish slateNetflix used its upfront to talk up the power of its growing sports offering, while also unveiling seven new series and touting the broad appeal of its slate.
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
broadcastnow.co.uk | Jeremy Kay |Richard Middleton
Foxtel subscribers will be able to access Max at no extra costWarner Bros Discovery streamer Max is launching in Australia on March 31 with premium, standard, and an ad-supported tier. The company, which unveiled the launch date on Tuesday, said further pricing and content details would emerge “in the weeks prior to launch” but the deal will mean Foxtel-owned streamer Binge losing rights to HBO shows.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
broadcastnow.co.uk | John Elmes |Richard Middleton
Buyers from France and Australia on what they are looking to add to their slates at a time when greater flexibility in rights and finance means they have a better choice of content than for some timeThe global TV industry has experienced huge fluctuations over the past two years and where once US-based, globally facing streamers would strive to take all rights to new shows, now there is increased flexibility and even pan-streamer partnerships.
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Feb 17, 2025 | 
broadcastnow.co.uk | Max Miller |Richard Middleton
Saudi Arabia-backed Surj Sports Investment is to invest $1bn (£790m) to acquire a minority stake in Len Blavatnik’s DAZN, with plans for a joint venture streamer in the works. The deal, which was widely predicted last month, will see the two companies working together to launch DAZN MENA, a joint venture that aims to “unlock new broadcasting opportunities” for Saudi Arabia’s sports sector and “accelerate” access to live and on-demand sports.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
broadcastnow.co.uk | Richard Middleton |John Elmes
Mipcom: how existential crises met reasoned thinking By Richard Middleton and John Elmes2024-10-25T13:28:00 Funding and consolidation dominate conversations as new models emerge in the Cannes sunshine
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May 16, 2024 | 
tbivision.com | Siobhán Crawford |Richard Middleton |Stuart Thomson
TBI’s resident format expert Siobhan Crawford wonders why distribution has a bad name in some circles and explores how the format biz is changing. We have spoken about this before but we are going in hard this time: Distribution. Specifically today – in this economic climate and mythbusting. A friend of mine believes ‘distribution’ it is a dirty word in the media world, it is said in hushed tones. Not revered, not mentioned when it comes to employment statistics and perhaps not understood.
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May 13, 2024 | 
tbivision.com | Juan Villegas |Richard Middleton |Mark Layton
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May 7, 2024 | 
tbivision.com | Mark Layton |Richard Middleton |Nick Edwards
Netflix has greenlit Roosters, a new Dutch comedy series about four friends trying to survive in a “new era, new man” environment. Hollands Licht is producing the series, which is coming to the streamer in 2025, with Luuk van Bemmelen and Richard Kemper writing and Anna van der Heide and Anna van Keimpema directing.
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May 7, 2024 | 
tbivision.com | Richard Middleton |Mark Layton |Nick Edwards
Former Netflix exec Inga Leschek is to become chief content officer at RTL Deutschland from 1 June, taking on the remit from CEO Stephan Schmitter. Leschek will retain her role as MD of programmes at RTL and streamer RTL+, but also now oversee all shows across RTL Deutschland’s TV channels (RTL, Vox, NTV, RTL Super and multi-channel). She also oversees all journalistic content and output at RTL News, but excluding Stern+.
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May 7, 2024 | 
tbivision.com | Mark Layton |Richard Middleton |Nick Edwards
Paramount Global opened M&A negotiations with Sony and Apollo over the weekend, after Skydance Media’s exclusive talk window lapsed on Friday. The David Ellison-led Skydance is still in contention, according to US reports, with Paramount continuing its talks with the company, just now non-exclusively.
