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Jesse Whittock
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Univision tunes up new Simon Cowell format
Singing format impresario Simon Cowell is launching his latest venture into the genre with Spanish-language…
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Silberwasser named Telemundo president
Former Discovery Network International content boss Luis Silberwasser has re-emerged as the new president of…
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Popstars returns to Denmark after a decade
Music reality format Popstars is returning to Danish screens after ten years away. SBS Discovery…
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Viacom poaches Fox, Discovery execs for Europe
Viacom has added a pair of executives to its southern Europe team, one from Discovery…
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Foxtel’s History Channel buys BBC Worldwide war fare
History Channel in Australia has acquired a package of BBC Worldwide programming to commemorate the…
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Time Warner linked to web channels operator Fullscreen
US media giant Time Warner is reportedly seeking to follow the likes of Disney, RTL…
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Sky Vision poaches Zodiak Rights’ Shingleton
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has hired Barnaby Shingleton from rival Zodiak Rights. Shingleton will become…
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Liberty Media to spin-off cable assets
Liberty Media is to spin-off its cable assets into a separate publicly-traded business. The company…
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Scandi dramas receive Nordisk backing
A trio of Scandinavian dramas currently in production have received financial backing from the Nordisk…
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No criminal charges for Gyngell, Packer after fight
Nine Network CEO David Gyngell and media tycoon James Packer have both been fined A$500…
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Discovery, Liberty secure All3Media takeover
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have confirmed the £550 million (US$930 million) acquisition of the…
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Zodiak poaches All3Media digital boss
Zodiak Media’s sales division has poaches senior digital exec Gary Woolf from rival All3Media International….
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Maker will create Star Wars, Marvel shortform content
The Walt Disney Company is planning to allow multichannel network Maker Studios to create shortform…
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Discovery, Liberty set for $933m All3Media takeover
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have reportedly paired up to acquire UK production powerhouse All3Media…
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Argonon, Amanda Groom create Bridge to Korean copros
Growing UK production powerhouse Argonon is backing a new coproduction company that focuses on bringing…
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News brief: Dutch Wentworth handed new sentence
SBS6’s Dutch remake of FremantleMedia Australia prison drama Wentworth has been handed a second season….
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ProSiebenSat.1 buys into Talenthouse
ProSiebenSat.1 is expanding its digital capabilities by buying into LA-based online artist networking platform Talenthouse….
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D-Smart defends decision to drop SinemaTV channels
Turkish pay TV platform D-Smart has defended its decision to drop movie channels from distributor…
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Armoza sells Who’s Asking? to Europe, Turkey
Companies in Europe and Turkey have picked up Armoza Formats’ interactive studio gameshow Who’s Asking?….
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UK indies seek dialogue with new Channel 5 owner Viacom
Independent producers in the UK are seeking to meet with top executives from new Channel…
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Shine poaches Cisneros exec for Lat Am sales role
Shine Group’s international sales wing has taken on a Cisneros Media Distribution executive to fill…
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Czech, Thai channels prescribed Dr. Oz remakes
Sony Pictures Television’s health-themed magazine format The Dr. Oz Show is being remade in the…
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Discovery names Hearst exec as Fatafeat boss
Discovery Networks International has appointed Hearst Magazines director Amanda Turnbull as managing director of its…
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NBCU hands ex-Dish exec mun2 job
NBCUniversal’s Hispanic programming business has found a new president for its Spanish-language cable mun2 in…
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Ex-Teletoon chief to launch new Irish-Canadian studio
Alan Gregg, the former director of original content at Canadian kids channel Teletoon, is relocating…
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BBC Trust chairman Patten steps down due to health
The chairman of the BBC Trust, the governing body of UK pubcaster the BBC, has…
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FIC hires business affairs industry vet
Fox International Channels has hired Stuart Tenzer as senior VP, business and legal affairs. The…
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ITV Studios buys Leftfield for $360m
ITV Studios has made its largest acquisition in the US unscripted market to date by…
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Aussie TV heavyweights in Sydney fist-fight drama
The CEO of Australian commercial channel Nine and media mogul James Packer have been caught…
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Ob docs: obsolete or of the moment?
Rumblings that the ob doc trend is stifling creativity on both sides of the Atlantic…