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news & features
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Hasbro buys eOne for $4bn
US-based toy giant Hasbro has acquired transatlantic producer/distributor Entertainment One (eOne) in an all-cash deal valued at approximately £3.3bn (US$4bn).
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Jeremy Kyle to return to ITV
ETF: UK broadcaster ITV is looking to develop a new programme with Jeremy Kyle, whose talkshow was axed from the channel in May following the suicide of one of its guests.
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ZDF – Germany
SCHEDULE WATCH ALERT: Germany’s ZDF is looking to expand its coproduction activities into Central and Eastern Europe.
FEATURES
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Existential threats
Concerns about ageing audiences, diversity in commissioners and broadcast’s role in democracy were front of mind in Edinburgh.
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Open for business
YouTube may have moved away from scripted commissions, but its EMEA originals chief Luke Hyams explains there’s still plenty of opportunity for producers.
BBC, Pact talks over iPlayer stumble
Disney+ goes inside the Mouse House
ZDF renews Ku’damm for third run
ITV America ups Love Island exec
BBC unveils 2020 vision after iPlayer rejig
Supernatural drama wins HBO Europe cash
BBC3 stocks up on scripted, factual
Sky calls for 'cutting-edge' comedy
HBO to drop Ballers after S5
Dynamo to work magic on Sky
Dolly Parton doc set for BBC
BBC4 scares up Gatiss, Capaldi ghost story
Acorn TV, UMC join YouTubeTV
Disney taps Duplass bros for YouTube show
Amazon Studios seeks scripted execs
Byrne hits out at TV's ‘sexist bastards’
Lena Dunham gets a Good Thing Going
BBC orders Laurie, Hare thriller
C5 courts older viewers with drama, factual
BBC2 hunts for contemporary history
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perspective
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eOne climbs into Hasbro's toy box
By Nico FranksHasbro is securing a raft of preschool properties as part of its US$4bn purchase of eOne. But the toy giant will now also have a host of drama and unscripted assets to play with.
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Sky’s European adventures Stephen Arnell
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Stand out from the crowd Rian Bester
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Agile thinking Simon David Miller
Reports and analysis
Sense of theatre
One of the newer production collectives to emerge on the UK television scene, The Anthology Group, stands out for its thespian roots and comedy chops.
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The UK television industry is booming but the growing influence of US streamers is upsetting the status quo and Brexit is still looming.
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The global animation industry has been one of the main beneficiaries of the SVoD boom but it remains one of the most challenged sectors in TV.
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The US is seeing huge structural change as SVoD prompts consolidation, revised content licensing agreements and new relationships between writers and agents.
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