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Jesse Whittock
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Skydance sets production deal with Dietland pair
Santa Monica-based media firm Skydance has formed a production agreement with the veteran producers behind…
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Fox calls time on 24: Legacy
US broadcaster Fox is ending espionage thriller 24: Legacy after one season. The series was…
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3 Ball partners with indie producer Halpern
LA-based 3 Ball Entertainment has signed a coproduction deal with indie producer Rebecca Halpern. The…
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Pip Ahoy! docks in China
UK kids series Pip Ahoy! has debuted on IPTV, SVOD and satellite channels in China….
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Mediawan moves to buy Apocalypse prodco
Emerging French content group Mediawan has entered into exclusive acquisition talks with the prodco behind…
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Leftfield names new co-presidents
A pair of Leftfield Pictures producers has been upped to co-presidents at the ITV America…
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Banijay hires Shine France exec for digital
Banijay Group has brought in Shine France’s Lionel Abbo to lead its digital efforts globally….
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Gaumont hires France TV exec for sales
France Télévisions Distribution exec Laura Laas is joining Gaumont as VP of international TV sales…
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Red Bull exec creates unscripted prodco
Red Bull Media House exec Brian Lavin has created an unscripted production company, bagging a…
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ZDF buys into UK indie World Media Rights
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has made its first investment in the UK production market, taking a…
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CBS replaces Wiley with Reisenbach
Amy Reisenbach will succeed Bridget Wiley as head of current programming at US broadcaster CBS…
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Sky Arts, Movistar+ explore History of Comedy
Three European pay TV channels and Israeli have acquired a new eight-part CNN series about…
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US non-scripted bodies merge to create NPACT
The Non-Fiction Producers Association (NPA) and PactUS are merging to create a new US-based non-scripted…
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Ex-Shine chief Mahon to lead Channel 4
Former Shine Group CEO Alex Mahon has landed the CEO post at UK broadcaster Channel…
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Showtime orders Ben Stiller drama
US cable channel Showtime has ordered a limited series drama that Hollywood actor Ben Stiller…
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LA Screenings 2017 in pictures
The LA Screenings are over for another year, with most acquisitions executives now back in…
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NBC hires ex-Legendary digital chief
NBC Entertainment has drafted in former Legendary Digital Networks (LDN) exec Steven Hein. His new…
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eOne hires DRG’s Hedges
Entertainment One Television has hired DRG acquisitions chief Noel Hedges for a senior post. Hedges…
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CASBAA lauds piracy crackdown
Asian pay TV body CASBAA has commended a major crackdown on illegal network operators in…
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SBS takes The Good Fight to Australia
Australian cultural pubcaster SBS has become the latest net to buy CBS All Access legal…
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Kirkham: no topic ‘taboo’ for BBC Factual
BBC factual controller Alison Kirkham has pledged that “no subject should be taboo” for the…
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SVOD service iflix launches African office
Subscription VOD service iflix has opened an office in Cape Town as it launches a…
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Viceland lines up ‘reality sitcom’ in UK
Youth-focused pay TV channel Viceland has ordered a slate of new shows from the UK,…
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ITV developing Alex Rider drama
UK broadcaster ITV is developing a television adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider spy novels….
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Showtime reaches Asia with Fox Networks deal
CBS Corp. has expanded the Showtime brand into Asia through a distribution deal with Fox…
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A+E buys NBCU out of German JV
A+E Networks is to acquire full control of its German joint venture, as it continues…
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Pascal Pictures exec to launch See-Saw US
Negin Salmasi is leaving the prodco of former Sony Picture Entertainment boss Amy Pascal to…
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Boat Rocker consolidates factual units
Canada-based Boat Rocker Media is bringing its factual assets together as a new unit, Crooked…
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Young Sheldon finds home on CTV
Young Sheldon is among a number of new US broadcast shows that Canadian broadcaster CTV…
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Fremantle hires ex-Chernin TV chief for drama
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has named ex-Chernin Entertainment TV chief Dante Di Loreto as its…