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Jesse Whittock
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In the spotlight: Walter Iuzzolino
Walter Iuzzolino, the face of and name behind Walter Presents, has walked an unusual path…
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Acorn orders first straight-to-series UK drama
North American streaming service Acorn TV has ordered its first straight-to-series drama from the UK….
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Byron Allen storms to $300m Weather Channel acquisition
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has acquired The Weather Channel for US$300 million. Allen (pictured) has…
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ABC Oz backs female Shakespeare drama from ABC Studios Int’l
Australian pubcaster the ABC has boarded a drama from its international production unit that will…
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UKTV controller Emma Tennant passes away
The British television industry is today mourning the passing of the well liked UKTV controller…
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Warner Bros. replaces DramaFever SVOD chief with Time Inc. exec
Warner Bros. is replacing DramaFever boss Seung Bak with Time Inc. senior VP of digital…
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Fremantle CEO Frot-Coutaz exiting for YouTube
FremantleMedia CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz is leaving the RTL Group-owned production and distribution giant to lead…
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BBC rejigs French production arm as TF1, Arte deals land
BBC Worldwide is restructuring its French production arm, as the unit lands new commissions with…
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MGM begins CEO search after Barber exit
US studio MGM is replacing CEO Gary Barber just five months after he signed a…
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Epix among nets going Deep State with Fox
MGM-owned cable channel Epix has bagged exclusive US rights to Fox Networks Group Europe &…
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Anonymous hits UK with Playground exec leading new prodco
Sophie Gardiner is exiting Playground Television to lead a new production outfit that has True…
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Leak lays bare Amazon originals effect
The effects of Amazon’s original programming strategy have been laid bare for the first time…
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Disney creates unified streaming & int’l unit
The Walt Disney Company has restructured to create a worldwide division that will house international…
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Vice confirms Dubuc will replace Smith as CEO
Vice Media’s CEO Shane Smith has confirmed A+E Networks’ Nancy Dubuc will succeed him at…
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More classic shows rebooted as This is Your Life returns
The revival of classic unscripted formats to the market has continued apace in the past…
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Julien Leroux exiting Newen Distribution UK
Julien Leroux is leaving his post as executive VP of sales and content at the…
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INTV: Keshet Int’l launches $55m high-end drama fund
Keshet International’s big week is continuing with the launch of a US$55 million global content…
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UKTV takes Pop copro as W’s debut drama original
Britain’s UKTV has commissioned its first ever original drama for its W net, a coproduction…
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Dubuc ‘set for Vice’ after A+E exit
Nancy Dubuc is leaving her post as president and CEO of A+E Networks and is…
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INTV: Keshet Int’l buys BBC Worldwide out of Greenbird
Keshet International (KI) has acquired a majority stake in UK indies production group Greenbird Media….
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Volume of TV prodco M&A doubled in four years – IHS
Mergers and acquisitions in the television production space more than doubled between 2013 and 2017…
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‘Biggest restructure’ in Channel 4 history underway
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is to undergo its biggest restructure in its 35-year history. A…
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Barack Obama in talks to produce Netflix shows
Former President Barack Obama is set to produce a series of high-profile series for SVOD…
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Sky Vision exiting production as chief joins Znak & Co.
The programming chief at the production and distribution arm of Sky is moving to indie…
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Discovery eyes global OTT after closing Scripps deal
Discovery has completed its US$14.6 billion takeover of US cable rival Scripps Networks Interactive, and…
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Online net BBC Three lands £10m content investment
British online channel BBC Three has bagged an additional £10 million (US$13.9 million) for new…
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Amazon gets Undone with toon from BoJack Horseman team
Amazon Studios has given the greenlight to a half-hour animated series from the team behind…
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HBO kicks on with first Europe-Lat Am copro
HBO’s European and Latin American arms are springboarding off the upcoming football FIFA World Cup…
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Christina Jennings: A lifetime in TV
As Canada’s most well-known indie producer, Shaftesbury Films’ Christina Jennings knows how to put a…
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Blue Ant buys Australian Geographic in docs push
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has bought a 32-year-old Australian magazine publishing business, as it seeks…