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Jesse Whittock
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Final stop for AMC’s Hell on Wheels
AMC has called time on its Western period drama Hell on Wheels. The US network…
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Fullscreen buys digital studio
Youth-skewed multichannel network Fullscreen has acquired digital studio and content creator Rooster Teeth. The deal,…
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iQiyi to acquire 1,000 US films next year
Chinese on-demand service iQiyi has revealed it will acquire more than 1,000 US feature films…
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Netflix greenlights Justin Time spin-off
Streaming service Netflix has greenlit a spin-off of Justin Time, the animated kids series from…
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Turner lines up $590m Ten offer
Time Warner is set to make an offer worth A$680 million (US$590 million) through its…
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Forever endures as ABC takes last Selfie
US broadcast network ABC has given a full season order to supernatural procedural drama Forever,…
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eOne prodco hires Corus exec as SVP
Entertainment One-owned Canadian prodco Force Four Entertainment has hired a Corus Entertainment original programming chief…
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Chinese video platform takes Voice Kids rights
Chinese online video platform Youku Tudou has acquired rights to remake John de Mol’s format…
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Time Warner restructuring costs to hit $400m
Time Warner has spent US$346 million on restructuring and redundancy costs to date this year….
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Ex-News Corp chief Miller invests in Wildseed
Former News Corp digital chief Jon Miller and Frederator Networks president Fred Seibert have invested…
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Actor Morrissey launches prodco
The Walking Dead actor David Morrissey is launching is own TV and film production company,…
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Ex-Fox chief Reilly lands Turner CCO role
Former Fox network chief Kevin Reilly has joined Turner Broadcasting System as president of cable…
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UK prodco adds ex-Chapman exec Whinnett
UK-based Soho Square Productions has appointed former Chapman Entertainment and Sixteen South producer Emily Whinnett…
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Cyber plays the Long, Long game
Founder of Cyber Group Studios Pierre Sissman tells TBI that the firm is expanding its…
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China’s Xiaomi to invest $1bn in content
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is planning to invest US$1 billion in acquired TV programming. Xiaomi,…
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Nine’s SVOD service to launch with Better Call Saul
Nine Network’s upcoming A$100 million (US$86.7 million) SVOD service will launch in the new year,…
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Int’l networks revenues up 32% at Discovery
International network revenues continue to drive growth at pay TV giant Discovery Communications. The international…
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Buccieri leaves ITV Studios for A+E
Paul Buccieri is exiting ITV Studios America in order to become president of the A&E…
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Shapiro exits Pivot as Rees takes over
US cable group has named a key marketing executive has general manager of millennial-focused Pivot,…
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Netflix rival Shomi launches today
Subscription on-demand service Shomi is launching today in Canada. The service has been widely regarded…
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Sony to fund Frederator toon shorts
Sony Pictures Animation will fund 12 short animated programmes that will go out via the…
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China toughens rules for overseas shows
Chinese authorities are demanding all shows from abroad obtain a licence and face tough watchdog…
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Starz buys German-born Viking film
US premium pay channel Starz has acquired all North American rights to a German-produced feature…
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Abbe Raven retiring from A+E
Abbe Raven is to retire after 33 years at US-based cable business A+E Networks. Raven…
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Fox’s Utopia experiment over
US broadcaster Fox has cancelled big-budget social experiment format Utopia. Just two months after the…
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NBC comedies axed after poor ratings
NBC has cancelled freshman comedies A to Z and Bad Judge following a run of middling…
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Shomi opens Notebook, Blacklist
Canadian subscription on-demand service Shomi has acquired NBC’s big hitter The Blacklist and Daniel Radcliffe-fronted…
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Undercover Leader rises with Can’t Stop
Matthieu Porte’s boutique distributor Can’t Stop Media has bagged spaces rights to Undercover Leader, a…
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Starz confirms global SVOD service for 2015
US premium cable net Starz will launch its planned international subscription on-demand service next year,…
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Ex-London Live, Channel 4 exec joins Nutopia
Former London Live and Channel 4 commissioner Katie Boyd has joined Jane Root’s factual specialist…