All articles by Richard Middleton – Page 7
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NewsHulu returns to Prison Break, buys Spanish drama
Reboot of 20-year-old show will be set in same universe as original series that debuted on Fox
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NewsParamount Skydance brings cuts date forward
More than 2,000 staff to be laid off around the world as part of plans to save $2bn (£1.59bn)
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FeaturesWhat Mipcom 2025 tells us about the future of TV
Collaborations, M&A, vertical video, YouTube, rights and brands set to dominate global industry
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FeaturesMipcom 2025: Industry takeaways from Cannes
Senior execs from around the world reveal the key talking points from this year’s event and what’s in store for 2026
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NewsApple TV and Peacock strike streamer partnership
Shows such as Severance, Slow Horses and Twisted Metal to be shared as US streamers target new audiences
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NewsDisney+ exploring move into microdrama
Global streamer talking to producers and considering a tile on service for the fast-growing genre
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NewsHBO orders ‘Free Willy’ docuseries from Raw TV
All3Media-owned producer behind show about Keiko who featured in Hollywood hit film
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NewsEasy Tiger, Curio chiefs talk up ‘Brand Australia’
Colin From Accounts, Fisk and The Narrow Road to the Deep North powering a new ‘wave’ of scripted exports, execs suggest
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FeaturesMipcom unveils delegate numbers, outlines London plans
Event director Lucy Smith says embrace of creator economy marks Cannes event’s ‘biggest step change in a generation’
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NewsAvalon’s Taskmaster travels across Europe
Trio of local adaptations means show has now been remade in 13 countries
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NewsMediawan unveils ABC Oz drama, Monte Cristo unscripted show
Scripted series The Great White is from See-Saw Films while France’s M6 will air The Heirs Of Monte Cristo
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NewsFox lays out Holywater deal rationale
Rob Wade eyes microdrama growth and unscripted’s vertical video opportunity
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NewsBanijay buys into creator firm Werktitel
Deal via group’s Benelux division aims to tap into growth of creator economy
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FeaturesFree Nelson Mandela: How music reframed an iconic story
Rogan Productions uncovers what is believed to be former South African leader’s first TV interview
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NewsITVS’s The Guest reaches 50 countries
BritBox Australia among buyers, while Coldwater sells to Bell Media and A Party To Die For to be remade in Spain
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NewsWBITVP’s FBoy Island gets Indian remake
20-episode show will debut on Discovery Channel and streamer D+
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NewsTurkey’s ONN Productions preps WW2 drama
The Ambassador explores how Behiç Erkin saved thousands of Jews between 1941 and 1943
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NewsMediawan hires Boat Rocker and A+E alums
Dan Selig and Glen Hansen to oversee distribution in Americas and APAC respectively
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NewsBBCS preps Amazon docuseries with Brazil’s Globo
Factual series marks first coproduction between the two companies