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Jesse Whittock
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Power hunts distribution chief after sales restructure
UK-based producer-distributor Power is hunting a head of sales following the departure of the long-serving…
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FXX preps ‘record’ Simpsons marathon
US cable channel FXX is planning to run 25 seasons of The Simpsons back-to-back over…
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African countries to miss analogue switch-off deadline
Major African territories such as South Africa and Nigeria are set to miss a deadline…
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Canal+, ABC visit BBC’s Happy Valley
French pay TV platform Canal+ and Australian pubcaster ABC are among buyers of the BBC’s…
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Google, Apple ‘could beat Fox to Time Warner’
Tech giants Google and Apple could try to grab Time Warner from under the nose…
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UK court ruling could force Glee name change
A British judge has ruled Glee producer Twentieth Century Fox has breached copyright over usage…
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A Rare occurence
Antony Fraser, CEO of Rare TV answers TBI’s questions as to why now is a…
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Show of the week: Wild Venice
“Wild Venice is not only the first wildlife and nature documentary on Venice, but also…
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Buyers Briefing digital season: Lena Glaser, SVT
Name: Lena Glaser Title: Director of interactive, SVT Lena Glaser oversees programming SVT’s successful online…
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Amazon lands US Mad Dogs remake
Amazon Prime Instant Video has reportedly landed the US remake of BSkyB drama Mad Dogs….
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Talpa poaches FremantleMedia exec in int’l restructure
John de Mol’s Talpa Media has re-hired FremantleMedia’s Diana Buddingh for a newly-restructured international division,…
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Asia’s WarnerTV swoops for Gotham
Buzzy Batman origin story drama Gotham will be “fast-tracked” into Asia after pay channel WarnerTV…
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Xbox Entertainment Studios to close as 18,000 jobs go
Microsoft’s original video division Xbox Entertainment Studios is to close as part of an 18,000-job…
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Netflix closes Canadian Disney movie deal
The Walt Disney Company movies will hit Netflix in Canada eight months after they leave…
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Third of UK indie revenues now int’l
International revenues now account for almost a third of UK indies’ sales, new data shows,…
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TCB poaches TVF sales exec
TCB Media Rights has hired a sales executive from rival UK-based distributor TVF International. Anna…
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Wildside launches new divisions in scripted formats push
Italian drama producer Wildside has launched a pair of new production divisions as part of…
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Miller fills Snyder’s role as Cartoon Network president
Christina Miller has been named president and general manager of Turner Broadcasting System-owned channels Cartoon…
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eOne buys Canuck factual firm Paperny for $27m
Entertainment One has landed Timber Kings producer Paperny Entertainment in a deal worth C$29.2 million…
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Cartoon Forum 2014: pre-market, part four
Every year, brave indie producers stand before the great and the good of European animation…
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CBS ‘would sell content’ to Aereo
CBS’s CEO Les Mooves has said he would sell content to streaming service Aereo, which…
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Cartoon Forum 2014: pre-market guide, part three
Every year, brave indie producers stand before the great and the good of European animation…
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Cohen terms comments ‘disappoint indie TV sector’
The body that represents UK indie prodcos has slammed comments from the BBC’s Danny Cohen…
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MundoFox, Canal 10 awake for 1001 Nights
US Hispanic channel MundoFox and Uruguay’s Saeta Canal 10 have acquired Turkish drama 1001 Nights…
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Warner sells first Eyeworks format post-takeover
Warner Bros. has made its first deals for Eyeworks-developed formats following its takeover of the…
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UK, Brazilian prodcos agree copro deal
UK indie Zig Zag Productions has closed a non-exclusive coproduction agreement with Brazil’s Viva Filmes,…
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Walden, Newman confirmed as Fox bosses
21st Century Fox has confirmed its studio bosses Dana Walden and Gary Newman will also…
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Lionsgate, e-commerce giant create China streaming service
US media group Lionsgate has linked with Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group to launch a…
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Cartoon Forum 2014: pre-market guide, part two
Every year, brave indie producers stand before the great and the good of European animation…
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Discovery poaches BBC business boss
Discovery Networks Western Europe has poached Dominic Coles, the BBC’s business operations boss, to become…