All articles by Tim Dams
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Former Pulse Films chief unveils media growth firm
Thomas Benski’s Lumina has bases in the US and Europe
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Tony Vinciquerra: Hollywood strike impact ‘far more severe’ for the US than people realise
Mipcom: Sony Pictures boss says last year’s industrial action forced productions out of US
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Fremantle hires former Cinecittà Studios boss
Nicola Maccanico appointed chief of Fremantle Italy Group, while Bruno Fallot upped to head France, Iberia and Israel
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Netflix reaffirms EMEA content strategy in wake of streamer levies
Territory boss Larry Tanz says company will invest in ‘variety’ of programming claiming no buyer can match streamer’s ambition
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Skydance Media sweetens offer for Paramount Global
David Ellison-led company reportedly offers improved terms for both voting and non-voting Paramount shareholders, and provides more cash
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Trio win series development prizes at Seriesmakers
Kevin Macdonald, Barbera Albert and Erik Matti were among the winners of Series Mania’s development lab
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UK and Spain lead European streamer scripted orders
European Audiovisual Observatory report shows countries had more fiction commissions in 2022 than counterparts
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Maxime Saada: StudioCanal growth a key priority
Canal+ chief exec talks importance of investing in in-house production arm
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Cattleya co-founder to join Federation Studios
Marco Chimenz will be setting up international co-productions
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Casey Bloys: tackling SVoD profitability key to HBO tentpole investment
Content chief admits SVoD world is not as profitable as pay-TV has been
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Features
Netflix in Europe: the inside story of the streamer’s rise, growing pains and next steps
Tim Dams discovers how the streamer is tackling a competitive market
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UK government to reform high-end TV tax relief
HETV projects qualifying threshold remains at £1m; documentaries to be added to tax relief measures
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European showrunner programme secures EU and Netflix funding
The second edition of the English-language programme is now open for applications until 3 April
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Disney+’s The Good Mothers wins inagural Berlinale Series Award
House-Wildside co-pro tells true stories of women who defy ‘Ndrangheta
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BFI earmarks £6m for documentary filmmaking
Doc Society reappointed to distribute funding across features and shorts
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Anton launches UK label with ex-Fremantle execs
Sangeeta Desai and Sarah Doole to lead London-based TV production arm
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Banijay takes majority stake in MoviePlus
Super-indie acquires a 51% share in the Israeli film and TV producer