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Jesse Whittock
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CBS rejigs entertainment as Geller exits
US broadcaster CBS has upped Kelly Kahl to president of entertainment and drafted in The…
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In-demand chart: UK (May 22-28, 2017)
Hulu drama The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian tale of female struggle, featuring Mad Men’s…
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Ex-RTÉ boss joins EBU as director general
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has appointed the former director general of Irish national broadcaster…
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Netflix cuts into Turkey with original
Streaming giant Netflix is getting into the original programming game in Turkey. The Los Gatos-based…
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Filmbox to coproduce Steven Seagal drama
Poland-based pay TV provider SPI International / Filmbox will coproduce a new Steven Seagal television…
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ITV Studios hands Beale expanded role
ITV Studios (ITVS) has upped Mike Beale to managing director, Nordics and its global creative…
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Federation takes AIDS drama to market
Paris-based Federation Entertainment is taking a drama about the emergence of the AIDS disease in…
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Taking Bull by the horns
Mark Goffman runs the top-rated freshman drama of the 2016/17 season in Bull. In this…
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Viacom in business with Altice USA
New York-based media giant Viacom has partnered with the US’s newest cable competitor, Altice USA,…
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Netflix cancels ‘most expensive show’ Get Down
The Get Down, widely believed to be the most expensive show ever produced, is not…
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History to open Blue Book with Robert Zemeckis
US cable channel History has ordered a straight-to-series drama from Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis….
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WGA ratifies studio writers contract
The Writers Guild of America has formally ratified the new three-year deal with the Alliance…
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Strong choice for CEO at Nice prodco
Nice Entertainment Group has named a Mastiff programming chief as the CEO of its Danish…
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Expectation scours World for drama chief
Start-up prodco Expectation Entertainment continues to build up its ranks, this time hiring a World…
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eOne plots film & TV arms merger as revenue grows
Entertainment One has posted revenues of more than £1 billion (US$1.4 billion) as it revealed…
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ITV America sets overall deal with Strahan
ITV’s US arm has scored an overall deal with former American football player and TV…
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Banijay backs UK drama firm
Banijay Group is backing the launch of new UK-based drama label BlackLight Television. Phil Trethowan…
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ABC exec to run Showtime business ops unit
ABC’s long serving Jana Winograde is joining US cable channel Showtime as president of business…
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LA Screenings 2017: Military procedure
International broadcasters are desperate for American procedurals, and this year the Hollywood studios believe they’ve…
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Poker Central launches SVOD service
US-based Poker Central has launched a subscription on-demand service after its exit from linear broadcasting….
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DRG scores drama prodco deal
UK-based distributor DRG has scored a drama deal with Scottish prodco Synchronicity Films. The exclusive…
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How Loaded went from Israel to Channel 4
Hillbilly TV co-founders Kate Norrish and Polly Leys recall how their UK drama business begn,…
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Show of the week: The Good Doctor
With Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel) and Richard Schiff (The West Wing) on its bill, The…
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Universal Kids takes Little Lunch
Universal Kids has become the home of Australian children’s TV series Little Lunch in US…
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Netflix restores Henson’s Dark Crystal for TV
Eighties movie Dark Crystal is headed for a TV remake at Netflix. The Jim Henson…
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Sky Deutschland heads to Der Pass for original
Sky Deutschland’s latest original drama will come from 4 Blocks producer Wiedemann & Berg Television….
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Hall leaves CHF post as committee takes over
Simon Hall is exiting his managing director post at UK-based toon house CHF Media Group….
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History staffs up for Dutch launch
A+E Networks UK has hired new programming and marketing staff ahead of the launch of…
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eOne exec switches to TCB post
London-based TCB Media Rights has again expanded its team with the fire of Entertainment One…
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GroupM creates new premium content group
Advertising agency group GroupM is pushing further into premium TV production and financing by creating…