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Matthew Humberstone
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Remedy Scotland chief to lead daytime for STV Productions
Remedy Productions’ Scotland chief, Jim Regan, is joining STV Productions as head of daytime and…
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Eddy Cue: Apple won’t buy Netflix or Disney
Consumer tech giant Apple will not buy Netflix or The Walt Disney Company, according to…
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Bingeing grows up – study highlights over-55s SVOD uptake
Although over-55s remain staunch supporters of linear television, a new study shows they are now…
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Show of the week: The Hitler Chronicles – Blueprint for Dictators
It takes a brave filmmaker to create a documentary attempting to highlight the motivations that…
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Scientology seeks followers through new TV net
The Church of Scientology has created a thematic TV channel in the US. The Scientology…
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BBC’s Bulford: global nets won’t replace threatened British content
British content is under threat, as budgets get cut, with global players highly unlikely to…
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Spain’s Zebra hires Navarrette from Azteca
Spanish producer Zebra Productions has hired Juan Navarrette from TV Azteca in Mexico. He will…
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Jon Favreau creating Star Wars drama for Disney SVOD service
Producer-writer Jon Favreau is writing and executive producing a live-action Star Wars series for Disney’s…
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SVOD players making most of Euro on-demand revenues – study
Subscription video-on-demand is driving growth in the European pay on-demand market, according to a report…
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ITV confirms Who Wants to Be a Millionaire reprisal
UK broadcaster ITV is bringing back quiz format Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The…
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Berg Bjärtan to lead sales for SF Studios
SF Studios is pushing deeper into international content sales with Elsa Berg Bjärtan taking over…
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Weinstein Company rescue deal off over ‘hidden debts’
The US$500 million deal that would have rescued The Weinstein Company (TWC) from bankruptcy has…
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First projects selected for MIPTV/Canneseries drama forum
MIPTV and Canneseries track have unveiled the inaugural twelve projects officially selected for their In…
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Show of the Week: TCB Media Rights’ Combat Machines
Many broadcasters will already be familiar with History UK’s Combat series. The 2015 series Combat…
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Netflix purchases fifth Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker will pen a fifth season of dystopian technology series Black Mirror for SVOD…
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CW to pilot remake of Fox Latin America original
US broadcaster The CW has given a pilot order to a US version of Fox…
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BBC boss fears threat of digital giants
BBC director general Tony Hall is again attacking the threat of the US-based digital companies…
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Rich Ross exiting post-Scripps deal Discovery
Discovery Communications has named the new management team that will lead the enlarged company after…
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Oath distanced from Morning Breath after Instagram star’s tweets
Verizon’s Oath has cancelled The Morning Breath, a celebrity talk show aimed at millennials, after…
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Weinstein Company saved from brink of bankruptcy
The Weinstein Company (TWC) will be sold to an investor group that former President Obama…
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Interview: Turner content chief Kevin Reilly
Veteran US executive Kevin Reilly is in bullish mood, and for fair reason. When he…
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BBCWW takes Dancing with the Stars to Spain
BBC Worldwide (BBWW) has taken its Dancing with the Stars format to Spain via public…
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Netflix expecting 700 originals by year-end
Pay streaming giant Netflix expects its US$8 billion content investment in 2018 to result in…
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Banijay buys My Kitchen Rules UK producer
Banijay Group has acquired 7Wonder, the UK-based unscripted producer behind the British remake of My…
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BT will not invest in drama, says CEO
BT will not go down the route followed by Telefonica and some other telecom players…
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CEO Landry out as DHX shakes up management
DHX Media CEO Dana Landry is leaving the Canadian media giant, with Michael Donovan taking…
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Show of the week: Pablo
UK distributor Cake’s managing director Ed Galton bills Pablo as “the first ever children’s series…
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Goalpost moves to All3Media first-look deal
Cleverman coproducer Goalpost Pictures has signed a first-look deal with All3Media International. Following the agreement,…
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Show of the week: Tib & TumTum
Tib and TumTum is focused on teaching children to accept diversity. Based on a comic…
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Chinese conglom buys Mediapro majority shareholding
Chinese conglomerate Orient Hontai Capital (OHC) has confirmed it is taking a majority holding in…