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Jesse Whittock
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Ten secures A$30m loan to keep afloat
Australia’s Network Ten has secured its immediate future after key shareholders agreed to fund an…
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Genius prodco Imagine names new TV chief
Anna Culp has become the new executive VP of television at Genius producer Imagine Television….
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Cartoon Forum wrestles with strike issues
France-based European animation pitch Cartoon Forum is considering moving its dates forward after a general…
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SBS names new director of television
The Netherlands’ SBS Broadcasting has named Karin de Groot as its new director of television….
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ITV Studios hires ex-BBCWW sales exec
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has brought former BBC Worldwide executive Vincent Baylaucq. He has…
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Walking Dead net AMC debuts ad-free subs channel
The Walking Dead channel AMC is launching an ad-free, linear channel for US$5 a month…
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CMT president Philips exits after 16 years
Brian Philips is leaving Viacom cable channel CMT after 16 years with the network. Frank…
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Fox’s Sky takeover set for UK competition probe
21st Century Fox’s £11.7 billion (US$15 billion) takeover of European satcaster Sky is likely to…
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ITV Studios hires USA & ABC execs for scripted
ITV Studios America (ITVSA) has hired USA Networks’ Jed Valdecantos and ABC Studios’ Jim Dietle….
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Amazon takes CBS summer drama – again
Subscription VOD service Amazon Prime Video has again secured rights to a CBS summer drama…
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Landgraf’s FX ups trio
US cable channel FX Networks has promoted a trio of executives, with two execs who…
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Dataxis: Lat Am SVOD subs to double
Latin American subscription VOD customers are set to double in the next five years, new…
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Reel One hires Mary Kills People execs for int’l push
Montreal-based Reel One Entertainment has hired Mary Kills People producer Adam Fratto as senior VP…
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Turner names McDonough replacement in Europe
Turner EMEA has promoted Pierre Branco to succeed Ian McDonough as head of its Northern…
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Viaplay calls on Peppy Pals for new kids original
Scandinavian SVOD service Viaplay is getting its second kids TV original – a 16-part series…
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Keshet hires Gaumont exec for kids TV push
Keshet International (KI) is pushing further into kids TV by hiring a well-known Gaumont Television…
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Betty hires Channel 4 exec after rejig
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive prodco Betty has hired Alex Menzies from UK broadcaster Channel 4…
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In-demand chart: Eastern Europe (June 19-25, 2017)
Two shows clearly stand out from the crowd in Central and Eastern Europe right now….
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Fox debuts on-demand service in France
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa has today launched its authenticated on-demand service in France….
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Superights hires sales chief after Favennec exit
French kids TV distributor Superights has hired Nathalie Pinguet to become deputy general manager following…
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Vimeo kills SVOD plan
Vimeo has killed the long-gestating plan to launch a subscription VOD service, and axed its…
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New CEO at DRG as Fox focuses on Atrium
Richard Halliwell has been named CEO of UK-based distributor DRG, with Jeremy Fox vacating the…
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Sniderman joins Blue Ant from Vice’s Pulse
Blue Ant Media has added to its senior management team by bringing in Sam Sniderman…
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Netflix, Facebook ‘face Thai ultimatum’
Digital giants Netflix, YouTube and Facebook must register with Thailand’s national telecoms register or face…
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Turner buys into Asian digital content network
Turner Asia Pacific has taken a minority stake in POPS Worldwide, a Vietnamese digital media…
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ITV Studios, Sky execs join Lookout Point
High-ranking production execs at ITV Studios (ITVS) and satcaster Sky are joining UK drama house…
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Pubcasters pact to combat Netflix, Amazon threat
Two of Europe’s primary public broadcasters are strategically combining their arsenals to combat the growing…
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Raw taps Century Films’ Evans for factual role
All3Media-owned producer Raw has appointed Century Films’ Liesel Evans as its creative director of UK…
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Ex-Warner Bros exec Hungate resurfaces
Former Warner Bros. Television Production UK (WBTVPUK) co-chief Claire Hungate has been named CEO of…
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Netflix to let kids control originals narratives
Subscription VOD service Netflix is to introduce interactive ‘branching’ narrative episodes to a pair of…