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Jesse Whittock
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A Gutsy take on the Moomins
Former FremantleMedia Finland and Friday TV chief Marika Makaroff has landed rights to Scandinavian kids…
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Fox’s Freer replaces Hulu’s Sony-bound Hopkins
US streamer Hulu has appointed Fox Networks Group (FNG) chief Randy Freer has its new…
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Media Ranch buys Salvail assets amid scandal
Canada’s Media Ranch has stepped in to buy the assets of Salvail & Co. as the…
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Zinc buys Tern for £5.45m
UK-based Zinc Media is buying Tern Television Productions for a total value of up to…
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Ex-Warner UK boss starts ITV-backed prodco
Former Warner Bros. Television Production UK (WBTVUKP) co-chief Nick Emmerson has launched a production house…
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Tinopolis regains full control of business
Wales-based production group Tinopolis has bought private equity backer Vitruvian out of the business. Vitruvian…
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Lionsgate launches Indian office with Jain
North American studio Lionsgate has launched an Indian office and hired Rohit Jain, deputy CEO…
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Discovery recognised Scripps’ IP strength – Zaslav
Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav has said the ability to mine Scripps Networks Interactive’s fully…
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Doctor Foster drives BBC iPlayer
The BBC logged 239 million requests for TV programmes on the iPlayer in September, up…
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Harassment scandal deepens as MIPCOM ends
It’s difficult to write about the health of an industry in the context of an…
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MTG reports growth despite eSports losses
MTG reported 83% profit growth for continuing operations in Q3, despite wider losses for its…
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Red Arrow shuts Norway prodco to focus on Denmark
Red Arrow Entertainment Group is shutting down its Norwegian production arm as part of a…
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SVOD service BritBox taps Fremantle for QI
BBC Worldwide-backed subscription VOD service BritBox has bought a range of new British shows from…
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Ex-CableReady exec joins Chicken Soup
Former CableReady and CMJ Productions sales chief Lou Occhicone has joined Chicken Soup for the…
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eOne brings TV & films together in rejig
Entertainment One has placed John Morayniss and Steve Bertram at the top of a newly…
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Roy Price resigns from Amazon Studios
Roy Price has resigned from Amazon Studios after an allegation of sexual harassment. Price had…
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HBO adds int’l originals to US service
HBO will add original series from its European, Asian and Latin American services to its…
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Critical buys into Renowned Films
LA-based Critical Content has made its firsat acquisitions move by taking a stake in UK…
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Autentic buys WDR out of distribution JV
Munich-basesd Autentic is taking full control of the international distribution company it runs with WDR…
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Gåsmamman trio go Bigster with new indie
The creative teamn behind Scandi drama Gåsmamman have launched their own prodco, Bigster. Actor Alexandra…
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WME & IMG sales team merge for new Endeavor
The sales teams at WME and IMG are coming together to form Endeavor Content. Days…
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Victory founder Ashbourne launches new indie
Victoria Ashbourne has resurfaced at the helm of a new indie producer in the UK….
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Endemaño to lead int’l sales for Disney
Mark Endemaño has been promoted to senior VP of media distribution for Walt Disney International….
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Kew continues deals spree with Awesome move
Kew Media Group has acquired a stake in Jeff Norton’s Awesome Media & Entertainment as…
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MIPCOM slates – FremantleMedia & Dutch Features
FremantleMedia The trend for nostalgia continues strong – FremantleMedia has acquired rights to classic British…
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Who to meet in Cannes: Katrina Neylon, FremantleMedia
Name: Katrina Neylon; Company: FremantleMedia International Katrina Neylon joined FremantleMedia International (FMI) as global content…
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TBI Distributors Survey 2017 – the overview
James Duffen from digital distribution platform TRX assesses what lessons can be taken from our…
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Amazon suspends Roy Price over harassment claims
Amazon Studios has suspended its head, Roy Price, after allegations he sexually harassed a producer…
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Etspueler upped at Red Arrow
Nina Etspueler has been elevated to executive VP of creative operations at Germany’s Red Arrow…
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Australia should look to Canada for Netflix solution
Chris Hilton from Essential Media and Entertainment argues Australia could do worse than look at…