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Jesse Whittock
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Mark Burnett plots third-party sales, Beyond the Bible follow up
Mark Burnett’s prodco One Three Media is moving into third-party sales for the first time,…
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Naomi Campbell takes her Face to Foxtel
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is to executive produce an Australian version of her modelling competition format…
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Canadian pay TV continues to tumble
Canadian pay TV subscriptions have fallen for the third straight quarter, new research reveals. Gains…
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Cisneros CEO role stays in the family
Venezuela’s Cisneros Group has appointed Adriana Cisneros to replace her father Gustavo at the top…
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Australia’s SBS buys pair of Nordic comedies
Australian channel SBS has acquired two foreign language comedies, one from Norway and one from…
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A+E gives Longmire third run
US cable channel A&E has commissioned a third season of its crime drama Longmire, according…
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ITV Studios Australia hires industry veteran as MD
ITV Studios Australia is replacing the outgoing Leonie Lowe with veteran programme producer Anita Jacoby….
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Ex-CBC exec launches company with Jamie Oliver, GroupM deals
Former CBC unscripted boss Julie Bristow has launched her own Toronto-based content creation company by…
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Mark Linsey confirmed in top BBC television role
The BBC’s entertainment commissioning chief Mark Linsey has been confirmed as its new deputy director…
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Bridezillas spin-off goes off at Foxtel
A new Bridezillas spin-off has sold to Australian pay TV platform Foxtel. The 9x60mins Marriage…
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Irish broadcaster reaches for Gong’s Pressure Point
Irish broadcaster TV3 has commissioned a daily access primetime format from Nordic producer Gong Media….
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Genevieve Dexter attached to Channel 5 Wombles remake
Children’s TV coproduction specialist Genevieve Dexter will co-executive produce the upcoming remake of UK kids…
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Euro hitches restrict global TV ad recovery
Global TV advertising spend is forecast to reach US$219 billion in 2018 but growth in…
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Electus making kids original for Amazon
Amazon Studios, the original production arm of online retailer Amazon, has greenlit a pilot for…
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TG4 buys Java docs
Irish broadcaster TG4 has acquired an 11-title package from French documentary specialist Java Films. The…
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Canada’s Yowza boards digital tween copro
Canadian animation studio Yowza Digital has partnered with an Argentinian artist and a Paris-based scriptwriter…
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New CEO for Banijay’s Finnish business as Ahomaa exits
Banijay Group has appointed a new CEO for its Finnish business following the departure of…
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Beyond revenue tops $100m
Australia-based Beyond International has reported full-year revenue of A$102.7 million, a figure representing growth of…
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Tricon launches kids and family division
Canada’s Tricon Films & Television has launched a new kids and family division following the…
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Syfy developing Brad Pitt movie remake
NBCUniversal-owned Syfy has greenlit a cast-contingent drama pilot based on 1995 science fiction feature films…
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RTL plans Russia exit
European broadcast giant RTL Group is planning to exit the Russian market after reportedly failing…
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Electus scores Uncommon Content deal
Ben Silverman’s studio Electus has acquired rights to sell a pair of shows from YouTube…
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Red Bull content flies to Iberian doc channels
Red Bull Media House and Chello Multicanal have struck a deal to bring the former’s…
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Kevin Spacey: $100m House of Cards ‘more cost effective than traditonal TV’
Actor Kevin Spacey has attacked the cost of the pilot season model and claimed it…
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Danny Boyle attached to new Channel 4 drama
Director Danny Boyle will return to television to direct a new drama, Babylon, which also…
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Roald Dahl series signposts Charlotte Moore’s BBC One ‘storytelling era’
A Richard Curtis adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot starring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench is…
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Hadlow begins BBC Two/Four integration with new commissions
Janice Hadlow has commissioned a series for BBC Two factual series that will be backed…
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Sky lines up Martin Freeman drama, Kumars reprise
BSkyB has commissioned a one-off autobiographical special from The Hobbit star Martin Freeman, as the…
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Stallone primed to join new eOne Rambo remake
Sylvester Stallone is in negotiations to come on board a new Entertainment One television remake…
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Annoying Orange, Driftwood Bay find new broadcast homes
The Jim Henson Company has sold its third party series The Annoying Orange and Driftwood…