Richard Middleton
Richard Middleton is head of content, international
Contact info
- Tel:
- +44773 6941269
- Email:
- richard.middleton@globaldata.com
FeaturesRichard Middleton: Severance, Apple TV
‘This Apple TV drama looks and feels like something totally alien to pretty much everything else out there’
NewsBanijay takes rights to Finnish hide-and-seek format
Show is based on YouTube videos posted by local creator Roni Bäck
NewsSony takes control of Peanuts with £341m WildBrain deal
Snoopy and Charlie Brown set ‘to embrace new opportunities’ to expand IP’s reach
NewsPrime Video’s Korean content reach doubles in two years
Consumption of key genre powered by viewing in Latin America and Japan
NewsApple TV orders Monarch: Legacy of Monsters prequel
Untitled drama series will form part of Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise
NewsWBD rejects Paramount Skydance’s ‘illusory’ offer
HBO owner’s board accuses David Ellison’s company of misleading investors over $108bn proposal and reiterates support for Netflix bid
NewsMGM+ orders The Magnificent Seven to series
Eight-part drama based on the 1960s film is being written by Tim Kring
NewsWBD set to reject Paramount Skydance’s $108bn offer
David Zaslav-led company reportedly poised to advise shareholders to re-commit to Netflix deal
NewsMediapro’s Laura Fernández Espeso to exit
General manager’s departure is latest senior exec reshuffle at Spanish firm
NewsAll3MI’s Kelly Shek joins TGC Global Entertainment
Exec will lead sales in MENA and APAC at Phil Gurin’s format company
NewsBBC to defend Donald Trump’s £7.4bn lawsuit
US president’s legal team accuses UK broadcaster of ‘deceptively doctoring’ his 6 January, 2021 speech
NewsTalpa and Fox reveal House of Hide & Seek
Format features celebrity contestants taking part in a supersized version of childhood game
NewsHBO Max and Crave extend Heated Rivalry
Hit Canadian drama’s second run picked up by WBD-owned streamer across swathes of Asia and Europe
NewsZDF Studios drama chief Robert Franke to exit
Scripted exec stepping down to focus on production at Intaglio Films
FeaturesImproving outlook: How Nordic duo battled a scripted slowdown
Relying on multiple international partners has helped Icelandic and Finnish creatives maintain production despite global contraction
NewsUS director found guilty in $11m Netflix drama case
Carl Rinsch accused of misspending funds meant for sci-fi series on luxury cars and shares
NewsWCSFP’s conference director Paul Lewis to step down
Departure comes as Congress wraps its latest edition in Brazil this week
NewsFremantle chiefs to keynote at Series Mania
Jennifer Mullin and Andrea Scrosati to outline future growth strategy at high-profile Lille event next year
NewsDisney strikes $1bn deal with Sora
US studio will invest in OpenAI’s generative platform and allow it to use swathes of its IP