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Jesse Whittock
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eOne acquires distributor Phase 4
Canada-based Entertainment One has acquired North American distribution company Phase 4 Films. The deal, for…
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Endemol to launch Mars mission
Endemol-owned Darlow Smithson Productions has partnered with an international space programme, which is attempting to…
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All3Media posts profit ahead of takeover
All3Media Holdings, the parent company that houses All3Media and its production companies, posted turnover of…
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Kevin Reilly to exit Fox
Kevin Reilly is to leave his role as Fox Broadcasting’s entertainment chairman. Fox has been…
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Ardaban pair in Zodiak partnership, Gamson upped
A pair of top creative executives from Shine America-owned producer Ardaban are setting up shop…
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Netflix steals Dragons from Cartoon Network
Streaming service Netflix is to become the exclusive home to animated kids series Dreamworks Dragons…
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Dave wins Storage Hunters UK auction
British entertainment channel Dave has commissioned a local version of truTV high-octane auction format Storage…
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CBC buys Honourable Woman, Aussie dramas
Canadian pubcaster CBC has acquired a trio of international dramas for its new season. Among…
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Channel 4, PBS order Sex in the Wild
The UK’s Channel 4 and US pubcaster PBS have jointly ordered a four-part wildlife series…
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eOne unveils Secret Location investment
Canada-based studio Entertainment One has invested in an interactive agency that is expanding into the…
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Buccieri upped at ITV Studios US, Kyriacou adds new role
Paul Buccieri has been promoted to chairman of ITV Studios US Group, ITV’s umbrella division…
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Ten loses Seven programmer legal bid
Australia’s Network Ten has been dealt a blow after a judge rejected the broadcaster’s bid…
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MTG Africa unwraps Armoza’s Package
The African arm of Modern Times Group has licensed Armoza Formats’ factual entertainment series The…
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LA Screenings review: big name drama delivers on promise
Last week’s LA Screenings saw international buyers including BBC’s director of television Danny Cohen, TV2…
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Aass lands top MTG content job as Svensk exits
European broadcaster Modern Times Group has made Morten Aass president and CEO of its content…
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Broadcasters probe United States of Secrets
Eleven broadcasters have acquired new Frontline series United States of Secrets from PBS International. ZDF…
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ITV Studios to launch branded block in Japan
A Japanese satellite broadcaster has signed a deal to launch a branded ITV programming block…
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Top Gear motors in to China
BBC Worldwide’s petrolhead format Top Gear is being remade in China. The programme, which BBCWW…
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HBO Europe to remake Aussie crime comedy
HBO Europe has acquired production rights to Australian crime comedy Small Time Gangster and is…
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LA Screenings 2014: The case for drama
New CSI, NCIS, Marvel and DC Comics series suggest the US networks are sticking to…
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Fox, Apollo plan Endemol, Shine, Core merger
21st Century Fox plans to create a joint venture with fund manager Apollo Global Management…
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US cable celebrates ‘best quarter in years’ as pay subs rise
The US cable TV industry achieved its “best quarter in years,” stemming subscriber losses as…
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RTL finds Züll replacement in Croatia
RTL Hrvatska in Croatia has appointed the managing director of cooperative news provider Enex, Henning…
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NBCU pins down WWE wrestling shows
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment has scored a deal to keep the lucrative WWE wrestling programmes on…
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Nigerian net buys Indian drama
Nigerian pay TV channel My TV has acquired an Indian drama series, the second time…
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Nordisk Film TV poaches trio of Zodiak execs
Nordisk Film TV’s Swedish arm has hired a new managing director, Kristoffer Graci, who comes…
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Italian, Russian nets to remake The Returned
Sky Italia’s new pay TV channel Sky Atlantic is one of two channels who will…
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Cisneros signs Pausoka distribution deal
Cisneros Media Distribution, the sales arm of Venezuelan broadcaster Cisneros, has agreed a distribution deal…
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Karsberg, Yeter make US formats switch at Zodiak
Swedish execs Joel Karsberg and Cem Yeter will move to the US to become joint…
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Korea’s tvN spins off Grandpas into comedy
South Korean channel tvN is riding the wave around its popular pensioner travelogue Grandpas Over…