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Jesse Whittock

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Nice buys Swedish drama house Matador

Scandinavia’s Nice Entertainment Group has bought Swedish drama producer Matador Films. The deal, financial terms…

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Facebook orders Humans of New York original

Facebook has ordered a twelve-part original docuseries based on the popular ‘Humans of New York’…

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Viacom to launch Paramount-branded Nordic SVOD net

Viacom International Media Networks is launching new Paramount-branded SVOD service in the Nordics. Paramount+ will…

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BBC Four acquires German drama Reformation

UK channel BBC Four has acquired German-language drama Reformation: The Story of Martin Luther, and…

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Virgin launches kids TV app

UK paycaster Virgin Media has launched its dedicated kids app, which was first mooted to…

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Nine bullish after loss of A$203m

The CEO of Nine Network in Australia claims an after-tax loss of A$203 (US$tktktktkt) is…

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Sky & HBO buy into Bad Wolf

Scripted strategies at Sky and HBO are once again aligning, with both of the pay…

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C4’s Jay Hunt: SVOD model threatens copros

EDINBURGH: The outgoing Channel 4 chief Jay Hunt has questioned the SVOD rights model Netflix…

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BBC Two buys US drama Snowfall, unveils originals

EDINBURGH: UK channel BBC Two has acquired John Singleton’s US crack cocaine epic Snowfall, and…

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ITV’s Gopal makes eOne sales switch

Dan Gopal is leaving ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) to become Entertainment One’s sales chief…

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Ex-Spike content chief joins Endemol Shine

Former Spike TV content chief Sharon Levy has joined Endemol Shine North America. She has…

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Common & RZA work up Starz samurai drama

US cable channel Starz is developing a Jerry Bruckheimer drama based on the Black Samurai…

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Sky discovers Bad Wolf’s Witches adaptation

UK satcaster Sky has commissioned a drama series, A Discovery of Witches, for its linear…

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In-demand chart: UK (August 14-20, 2017)

Fantasy epic Game of Thrones is often the most in-demand series featured on our Parrot Analytics-powered…

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Drama veteran joins Atrium TV

Drama financing veteran Nick Witkowski has joined scripted ‘commissioning club’ Atrium TV. Witkowski has been…

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Sky ploughs another £1m into TRX

UK satcaster Sky has invested another £1 million (US$1.3 million) in rights trading platform TRX….

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Lionsgate scripted exec makes Fox 21 switch

Long-serving Lionsgate scripted exec Andy Richley has joined Fox 21 Television Studios. Richley has been…

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‘SVOD to dominate free’ in Lat Am

Subscription VOD services will continue to dominate free OTT offers in Latin America, according to…

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eOne ups Newman as drama slate expands

Entertainment One (eOne) Television has promoted Carolyn Newman to senior VP level, as it expands…

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Verizon-backed Complex lights Fuse content deal

Verizon-backed digital content business Complex Media will create original content with Latino channels group Fuse…

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BBC One makes Three drama order

UK channel BBC One has commissioned a pair of dramas, one based on a trilogy…

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Foxtel merging with Fox Sports in Australia

Australia’s leading pay TV platform, Foxtel, is merging with its News Corp cousin Fox Sports…

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FremantleMedia India gets new MD

FremantleMedia India has gone in-house for a new managing director. Aradhana Bhola (pictured) has taken…

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YouTube adds ex-WGN & Fox execs for originals

YouTube is bolstering its original programming team by hiring former WGN America (WGN) and Fox…

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Sky channels to broadcast QPR’s Game 4 Grenfell

Sky in the UK will broadcast #Game4Grenfell, a charity football match Queens Park Rangers (QPR)…

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Ex-CBS alternative chief joins Verizon’s Go90

Former CBS alternative programming chief Chris Castallo is headed to digital video platform Go90 to…

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Network veteran Cherniss joins Apple

Ex-studio and US network veteran Matt Cherniss has joined former Sony execs Jamie Erlicht and…

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Sony beefs ups drama team with ex-Syfy exec

Sony Pictures Television (SPT)’s new leaders have hired former Syfy development exec Andrew Plotkin for…

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Formats chief Pilkington exits NBCU

NBCUniversal (NBCU) International Studios’ format chief, Yvonne Pilkington, has left her role, TBI has learned….

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Korn to feed Hit+Run development slate

US prodco Hit+Run has promoted Noah Korn to lead its development team. Korn will continue…