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Gucci owner Artémis buys US agency CAA from investment firm TPG

Gucci owner François Henri-Pinault’s Artémis has acquired a majority stake in Creative Artists Agency (CAA). The deal see privately owned Artémis acquiring the stake from investment firm TPG, with financial details not revealed. The acquisition has been rumoured for months and is expected to formally close later this year, with Bloomberg previously reporting that the […]

Vice plans scripted push after $450m investment

North American millennial content giant Vice Media has received US$450 million from investment firm TPG, and plans to use the funds in part to push into scripted programming. Vice CEO Shane Smith (below) told CNBC to deal values Vice at US$5.7 billion. Part of the investment will go on establishing Vice Studios, which will produce […]

David Ellender hires for new prodco

David Ellender has recruited Quan Phung who will join Slingshot Global Media, the former FremantleMedia boss’ recently-formed prodco. Phung most recently worked at US indie Bluegrass Television. Before that he was at News Corp. (now 21st Century Fox). While at News’ US broadcast network Fox he developed How I Met Your Mother and My Name […]