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Jesse Whittock
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Viacom names int’l Paramount, BET bosses
Jill Offman and Alex Okosi have again risen at Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). Comedy…
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Fashion One names new CEO
International lifestyle network Fashion One has appointed a new CEO. Ali Gursoy has been named…
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Keanu Reeves sets up Bruce Lee competition show
Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves is one of the names attached to a Bruce Lee-inspired competition…
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Ex-Netflix exec joins Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Digital Networks (WBDN) has expanded with a trio of hires, including hiring a…
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Banijay secures €365m as Survivor deal nears
Banijay Group has raised €365 million (US$416 million), which will be used in part to…
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Italy & Russia latest to Guess My Age
Broadcasters in Italy and Russia have become the latest to remake French game show Guess…
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CBS ‘claiming A$843m debts from Network Ten’
CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is reportedly claiming A$843 million (US$642.2 million) in debts from troubled…
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Superprod brings in French sales veteran
French production firm Superprod has hired a former Télé Images and Cyber Group Studios sales…
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Brave Bison COO exits after Hungate hire
The financial and operations chief of UK-based digital content company Brave Bison is leaving when…
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HBO Asia names new China chief
HBO Asia has upped Beibei Fan to executive VP for new business and managing director…
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NBCU finds replacement for ex-UK chief McLeod
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has found its successor for long-serving, former managing director of the…
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Foxtel exec to launch Sixteen South sales arm
Belfast-based animation company Sixteen South is launching a distribution division, with an exec from Australian…
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Netflix orders Central Park Five drama
Subscription VOD service Netflix has ordered a five-part drama based on the true story of…
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Hulu adds HBO & Cinemax
HBO and its sister channel, Cinemax, are now available on US video-on-demand service Hulu. Beginning…
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EasyJet chief ‘favourite’ for ITV CEO job
EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall is likely to become CEO of UK broadcaster ITV, according to…
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Spanish prodcos merging to form major player
Spanish producers Zebra Producciones and Veralia Contenidos are merging their TV activities to form a…
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UFA Fiction exec transfers to Beta
Beta Film has tapped a producer from German compatriot UFA Fiction to become its international…
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Series Mania to challenge Cannes from Lille
French drama forum Series Mania is relocating to Lille after being named as the winning…
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Come Dine with Me returns to Spain
Spanish network Cuatro has ordered a local version of ITV Studios’ evergreen format Come Dine…
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Sky greenlights Kickstarter toon
Children’s Media Conference: European pay TV platform Sky has commissioned a short-form series that began…
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Virgin moves into original kids commissioning
Children’s Media Conference: UK pay TV platform Virgin Media is planning to commission kids television…
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BBC wants ‘demonstrably broader’ channel
UK pubcaster the BBC wants its flagship network, BBC One, to have a “demonstrably broader…
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Authority investigating Network Ten takeover plan
The Australian Compeition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), is investigating whether a Lachlan Murdoch-led plan to…
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Wall to Wall staffer to lead new office
UK-based producer Wall to Wall is launching an office in the West of England, with…
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US actors deal staves off Hollywood strike threat
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)…
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Reaction to major BBC Children’s TV investment
There has been a glowing reaction to the BBC’s pledge of an additional £34 million…
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BBC tackles kids SVOD threat with £34m boost
BBC Children’s will receive its largest cash boost “in a generation”, with an extra £34…
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Strike leads to Cartoon Forum date change
The organisers of Cartoon Forum have moved the event forwards a day due to planned…
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Endemol Shine creates prodco with ex-ITVS pair
Endemol Shine UK (ESUK) has created an unscripted production house with former ITV Studios creative…
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Facebook greenlights more originals
Social media platform Facebook has ordered a pair of new original shows, as it pushed…