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Jesse Whittock
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UK kids biz urges tax break action
A major UK children’s TV lobbying group has welcomed government comments that suggest tax breaks…
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Sony acquires Code prodco Playmaker
Sony Pictures Television has acquired Australian drama producer Playmaker Media, which is behind series including…
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Discovery’s Ten bid looms as Gordon rep resigns
The man who represented for Network Ten’s largest single shareholder on the broadcaster’s board has…
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Music icons set for Canuck Netflix competitor
The upcoming Canadian SVOD service known as ‘Project Latte’ has acquired music themed programming including…
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Fox names Yeap replacement in Malaysia
Fox International Channels has appointed Vineet Puri as head of its local Malaysian operation. Puri…
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Netflix originals viewing on the up, research shows
More than seven out of ten US Netflix viewers have watched “at least some” of…
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Alessandri exits Zodiak as Runel takes French post
Philippe Alessandri is exiting Zodiak Media, with Benoît Runel upped to run the former’s prodco,…
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Hazlitt exits ITV as Williams takes over
Fru Hazlitt is leaving UK broadcaster ITV to move overseas with her family, with her…
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Discovery to relaunch HD Showcase channel
Discovery Communications is set to relaunch its Discovery HD Showcase channel in Europe, the Middle…
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Fox merges Turkish free, pay arms
Fox International Channels’ pay and free TV businesses in Turkey are merging. Fox International Channels…
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Ex-BBC, Turner exec Cohen returns to TV
Former BBC multiplatform commissioner Nick Cohen has returned to the TV industry after three years…
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Distribution chief Diaz exits Cisneros
Cesar Diaz is exiting Cisneros Media Group after nearly nine years at the Venezuelan media…
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Van Persie, Henry, Fabregas invest in Grabyo
English Premier League football legends Robin van Persie, Thierry Henry and Cesc Fabregas are among…
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EuropaCorp revenues, profit soar
French mini-major EuropaCorp has posted improved revenues and profit for the first half of this…
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Netflix dominates traffic as Amazon ups share
Netflix remains by far the most-used paid-for website in North America during peak hours, while…
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Brazil’s TNT adapting Israeli sex industry drama
Turner Broadcasting System’s Brazilian channel TNT is creating local version of Israeli drama Allenby. The…
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Lifestyle sports firm plots TV, MCN push with Smith
Bullseye TV co-founder and former Discovery Communications executive Dee Smith has landed the post of…
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Cristela gets full season as Hulu takes Selfie
US broadcast network has taken freshman comedy Cristela to a full season, as the already-cancelled…
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CTC names new U TV boss as Peretz chief
Russia’s CTC Media has appointed the chief executive of U TV, Ruben Oganesyan, as the…
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Bear Grylls, Barcroft launch on YouTube net
Adventurer Bear Grylls is partnering with UK production group Barcroft Media to create a adrenaline-fuelled…
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Pernel’s Baking Bad recipe appeals to Fox
Fox International Channels has commissioned Paris-based Pernel Media to produce an English-language cooking series featuring…
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Aereo files for bankruptcy
Controversial US TV streaming service Aereo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the regulatory…
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Lionsgate, CBS linked with Starz takeover
US reports are linking CBS Corp. and Lionsgate Entertainment to a US$5 billion takeover of…
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Netflix replaces NBC as Tina Fey comedy’s home
Netflix is replacing US broadcaster NBC as the home of upcoming Tiny Fey/Robert Carlock comedy…
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France’s Kabo flexes new distribution arm
A French production group is launching an international sales division. Kabo International will be the…
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Star, ATV land Endemol Turkey dramas
Two Turkish broadcasters have commissioned primetime scripted series from Endemol Turkey, whose debut drama in…
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Netflix saves Longmire
Streaming service Netflix has revived Longmire, commissioning a fourth season after US cable net A&E…
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The public purse
Public broadcasters around the world are squeezed tighter than ever in today’s post global recession…
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Disney pledges to hit quota amid Italian toon row
Disney Italy will not seek a further year’s exemption to an EU law that dictates…
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Sky Vision poaches Sony’s Munnich
The international distribution arm of UK satcaster Sky has poached Sony Pictures Television’s senior VP…