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Jesse Whittock
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Discovery, Hasbro shows to drop off Netflix
Content from Discovery and Hasbro’s US joint venture channel is set to disappear from Netflix’s…
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Syfy forecasts Sharknado 3, Spin
US cable channel Syfy has given the greenlight to a third installment in the Sharknado…
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Ex-Dragonfly boss resurfaces at ITV Studios prodco
The former managing director of Dragonfly Film & TV, Simon Dickson, has joined an ITV…
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US indie Eastern hires McKeown from Nutopia
US factual producer Eastern has recruited Simon McKeown as its senior VP, development. He joins…
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Cameras roll on Mexican Netflix comedy
Netflix has put into production a Spanish-language comedy about a family feud set against the…
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Robinson out as Endemol Shine reveals UK team
Tim Robinson is leaving the Endemol Shine Group as the mega-indie this morning revealed its…
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Woody Allen making TV series with Amazon
Amazon has pulled off a coup by signing up director Woody Allen’s first ever television…
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Switchover founder buys into Italian prodco
The founder and former president of Italian channels group Switchover Media, Francesco Nespega, has bought…
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Epix eyes original drama with Disney alum hire
US premium cable channel Epix looks set to push into original drama after hiring the…
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Ovation hires Cox veteran Pons
American arts network Ovation TV has hired cable veteran Mike Pons to become its senior…
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Leftfield hires SundanceTV, ex-Discovery execs
US unscripted prodco Leftfield Pictures has hired development executives from Discovery Communications and SundanceTV, while…
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Ex-FremantleMedia exec Tegelaar joins Sony
Jason Tegelaar, formerly of FremantleMedia-owned prodco Blue Circle, has joined Sony Pictures Television in the…
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Corus CEO Cassaday retiring
Corus Entertainment’s CEO, John Cassaday, has announced his retirement. After 25 years in the business…
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Featherstone, Conrad exit Shine
Prolific drama producer Jane Featherstone is leaving Shine Group as its merges with Endemol and…
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Smeenge in at Zodiak as SBS lands Lubbers
Jan Hendrik Smeenge has been promoted to Zodiak Nederland CEO following the exit of Peter…
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Ross plots new path for Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is taking a new direction in its programming strategy, moving away from sensationalised…
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Nordic fund invests in TV4 drama copro
Nordisk Film & TV Fond has invested NOK2 million (US$260,000) in a Swedish drama coproduction…
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Streaming could replace TV viewing, study finds
TV viewing is in danger of being replaced by streaming services as the primary platform…
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Nat Geo performs Dino Autopsy, revives Explorer
National Geographic Channel has commissioned a two-hour special that will see scientists, anatomists and vets…
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Sky 1 prepares for Apocalypse Slough
UK satellite channel Sky 1 is putting a high-octane, epic drama about the end of…
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Marco Polo to return on Netflix
Netflix’s big-budget action adventure series Marco Polo has been handed a second run less than…
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Macallister to replace Pedersen at All3 Int’l
Sales veteran Steve Macallister is taking on the CEO job at All3Media International. The former…
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Sony names Munnich replacement for UK
Sony Pictures Television has appointed a replacement for Kylie Munnich, who recently joined Sky Vision…
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Comedy Central UK lines up Impractical Jokers
Comedy Central UK has ordered a pilot of US comedy format Impractical Jokers after it…
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Veteran Diaz resurfaces with sales company
Former Cisneros sales boss Cesar Diaz has resurfaced ahead of NATPE with his own sales…
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Red Arrow brings in business affairs boss
Germany-based Red Arrow Entertainment has gone in-house to hire a managing director for business affairs….
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VOD sales of $31m for Sony’s Interview
Video-on-demand sales of Sony Pictures Entertainment feature film The Interview have raked in more than…
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2014 Year in Review, part two
What were the moments that defined 2014 for individual companies in the international TV space?…
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‘Rising star’ named BBC Children’s chief
The COO of BBC England, Alice Webb, has been named as Joe Godwin’s replacement as…
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eOne pays $132.6m for Mark Gordon Company
Entertainment One has splashed out US$132.6 million to buy Grey’s Anatomy and Ray Donovan studio…