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Jesse Whittock
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Oz union accuses ABC of A$100m cuts plot
An Australian media union has accused the country’s pubcaster, the ABC, of covertly planning to…
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Sony hires ex-Disney exec as Russia chief
Sony Pictures Television has hired a former Disney Russia producer to run its production business…
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Discovery brings Eurosport sales team into fold
Pay TV giant Discovery Communications is merging some of regional distribution teams with those from…
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Polish sale for Global’s Shopping Monsters
Global Agency format Shopping Monsters is getting a Polish remake. Polsat Café, which is part…
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Netflix confirms Marseille as debut French drama original
Netflix is working with writer Dan Franck to create its first French-produced original drama. Marseille…
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Zodiak hires ex-Paramount exec in US scripted push
Zodiak Media has hired former Paramount digital programming chief Keith Quinn to take its European…
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O’Neill gets global Discovery role, All3 board seat
Eileen O’Neill has been promoted to global group president of Discovery Studios, and is set…
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HBO Europe hires drama exec
HBO’s European production group has hired its first London-based executive, who will work on its…
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TV growth swings Seven back to profit
The parent firm of Australian broadcaster Seven Network has swung back into profit after reporting…
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Nine, Fairfax prep A$100m SVOD service
Nine Network’s parent company is partnering with publishing group Fairfax Media to create a A$100…
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Ex-Discovery specials chief joins Mansfield’s Plimsoll
Former Discovery Communications and BBC factual programming boss Andrew Jackson has joined Grant Mansfield’s fledgling…
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CEO exits Zodiak’s Yellow Bird
Anni Faurbye Fernandez is to leave her post as CEO of Zodiak Media’s Swedish prodco…
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Breaking Bad’s Paul inks development deal with Sony
Aaron Paul, who played student meth-head turned master drug cook in AMC drama Breaking Bad,…
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More kids pilots for Amazon
Amazon Prime Instant Video’s latest children’s programming pilots comprise three cartoons and a pair of…
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Dish demands FCC stop Comcast-TWC deal
US satcaster Dish Network is petitioning media regulator the Federal Communications Commission to stop the…
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C4 boss slams US studios’ UK takeovers
Channel 4’s CEO David Abraham has slammed the growing number of US studios owning UK…
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Leckie resigns from Seven board
Australian TV programming veteran David Leckie has resigned from Seven West Media, the parent of…
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WE tv to open US Sex Box
US cable channel WE tv has commissioned a nine-episode series based on British format Sex…
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Finland’s Yellow consolidates prodcos
Finnish producer Yellow Film & Television is consolidating its subsidiary production companies as the company…
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Ex-Galleon chief joins ITVS as kids sales boss
Steve Green, formerly of UK-based IP group Galleon Holdings, has joined ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s…
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Channel 4 takes stakes in four indies
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has taken minority stakes in four UK indies, with CEO promising…
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Argonon opens Scottish base
Argonon Group and its subsidiary Remedy Productions have launched an office in Scotland to capitalise…
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Twofour Group restructures, launches Welsh arm
Twofour Group is continuing to restructure its operations, announcing several staff changes and a new…
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SVT Flow hails Taxi as comic VOD original
Swedish on-demand platform SVT Flow has unveiled a batch of new original formats for its…
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WarnerTV boards The Last Ship
Asian entertainment channel WarnerTV has acquired exclusive local rights to US summer drama The Last…
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BBC Knowledge expands into Taiwan
Thematic factual channel BBC Knowledge HD is launching on four cable platforms in Taiwan. The…
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Cisneros plans Latin comedy for US market
Venezuela’s Cisneros Media has partnered with US indie Part Time Hero Productions to create a…
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Star Wars Rebels movie debuts on-demand
The Walt Disney Company is further leveraging its acquisition of Lucasfilm by debuting animated hour-long…
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Netflix confirms Time Warner Cable payment
SVOD service Netflix has begun paying another US cable provider fees to guarantee better bandwidth…
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Analysis: Telefonica’s TV content carrot
Spanish telecoms company and former Endemol owner Telefonica is embroiled in a fight to acquire…