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9 Story Media Group has hired Marathon Media creative producer Jennifer McCann to become director…
Monster Frog attracts Austria’s ORF
Austrian pubcaster ORF will coproduce a pair of wildlife films with factual specialist Earth Touch….
A+E opens South Africa base
A+E Networks is launching an office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The US-based channel operator has…
Wolf Creek remake is Stan’s debut original
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Moonves: CBS doesn’t need merger
Les Moonves has appeared to pour cold water on speculation US broadcast network CBS may…
Kids VOD service gets Musti
A free-to-view VOD platform for kids has acquired has acquired an animated series based on…
Telefonica SVOD service buys CBS dramas
The new subscription on-demand service of Spanish telco Telefonica has close a multi-year rights agreement…
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Time Warner: $19bn content investment coming
Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes says spend on production and programme marketing at the US…
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Fox’s Star India buys local channel
21st Century Fox’s Star India has acquired Telugu-language channel Maa TV. The deal hands the…
Syfy poaches Pilgrim’s Garner
US cable channel Syfy has poached Pilgrim Studios development exec Kelly Garner. He will be…
Discovery Channel plans on Racing Extinction
Discovery Channel has acquired domestic and international rights to Louie Psihoyos’ documentary Racing Extinction. Following…
Israeli nets agree to unique Saul deal
A trio of Israeli pay TV platforms have acquired Better Call Saul in an “unprecedented”…
Walking Dead set for Dish OTT service
Dish TV’s disruptive new OTT service Sling TV has bolstered its fledgling programming slate with…
Viacom promotes Gorke for US distribution
Viacom has promoted Tom Gorke to a wider content distribution role in its domestic networks division….
Walking Dead exec adapts Swedish drama
Gale Anne Hurd from The Walking Dead and Universal Cable Productions are developing Swedish drama…
SundanceTV gets first German drama
SundanceTV claims it will be the first US network to broadcast a German-language drama after…
Netflix ‘working up Zelda series, Ten deal’
Netflix is reportedly developing a series based on the popular Legend of Zelda video games,…
StudioCanal ups German CEO to deputy chief
France-based StudioCanal has appointed the head of its German division, Rodolphe Buet, as its deputy…
Moonves eyes CBS buy-out
CBS Corp.’s CEO Les Moonves has been linked with a buy-out of the US broadcaster,…
TV production booms at Lionsgate
TV production revenues at US studio Lionsgate nearly doubled year-on-year in its latest financial quarter….
Sky Vision’s What Went Down generates sales
More than 60 territories have taken on user-generated content clip show What Went Down since…
Staggs in pole for Disney CEO role
Thomas Staggs has been named COO of The Walt Disney Company, positioning him as likely…
Sony Pictures chief Pascal exiting
Amy Pascal is leaving her post as co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and launching a…
Netflix Japan launch confirmed
Netflix is to launching in Japan later this year, as the streamer’s global expansion strategy…
Factual vets launch CuriosityStream OTT rival
Another documentary-focused over-the-top service is hitting the video streaming market. XiveTV promises more than 2,000…
Barnett recruits Rodrigue for BBC America post
Sarah Barnett has brought SundanceTV colleague Nena Rodrigue to US cable channel BBC America. Rodrigue…
Cavey launching comedy prodco with Tiger Aspect
Ben Cavey is setting up a comedy-focused prodco within the Endemol Shine Group-owned Tiger Aspect…