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Jesse Whittock
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Judge Dredd headed for TV
Television is set for a dose of street justice, with IMG Global and games firm…
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AMC’s Stillerman headed for Hulu
AMC Networks’ Joel Stillerman is joining streaming service Hulu as chief content officer. The new…
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Chinese giant buys Stan Lee’s POW!
A Chinese media, brands and merchandising giant has bought legendary comic book writer Stan Lee’s…
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DRG secures first-look deal with Brown Bob
The prodco of ex-Leopard Films execs Jacqueline Hewer and Nicki Gottlieb has signed a first-look…
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The CW axes Frequency, No Tomorrow
High-concept dramas Frequency and No Tomorrow will not return to US broadcast network The CW….
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Syfy UK heads to Midnight, Texas
Pay TV channel Syfy UK has bought network drama Midnight, Texas from Comcast cousin NBCUniversal…
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Drive adds ex-Channel 5, Tigress exec to ranks
Former Channel 5 and Tigress Productions exec Lulu Prutton has joined UK-based production funding and…
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Commercial TV licence fees abolished in Oz
Australia’s commercial broadcasters have welcomed a government plan to abolish the television licence fees they…
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Welling exits Discovery for Scripps
Discovery Communications veteran Paul Welling has joined Scripps Networks Interactive to lead content efforts in…
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Bennett exiting History to create prodco
History chief Jana Bennett is to leave A+E Networks to create a London- and New…
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UK remake for Nordic drama Valkyrien
High concept NRK drama Valkyrien looks set for a UK remake. Liza Marshall’s Hera Pictures…
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HBO confirms ‘multiple’ Game of Thrones spin-offs
HBO has confirmed it will return to Westeros after Game of Thrones ends. The US…
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Mediaset’s Stewart joins Sony in Italy expansion
Long-serving Mediaset buyer Zelda Stewart is to lead Sony Pictures Television’s Italian sales efforts. Stewart…
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Gorfolova joins Sonar after Tricon deal
Andrea Gorfolova is joining LA’s Sonar Entertainment after the prodco completed its acquisition of Tricon…
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Shapiro exits NBCU’s Seeso as strategy shifts
Evan Shapiro, the head of NBCUniversal-owned comedy SVOD service Seeso, is to leave his post….
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Netflix & Syfy enter Ghost Wars
Netflix has taken exclusive worldwide rights to a new hour-long psychological drama that’s set for…
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Disney Junior exhibits Gigantosaurus, Simon
Disney Junior Worldwide has pre-bought new Cyber Group Studios preschool toon Gigantosaurus, and acquired another…
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Canal+ becomes French Showtime home
Pay TV giant Canal+ is to bring the Showtime channel brand to France for the…
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Ex-NBCU, HBO execs launch advisory firm
Former NBCUniversal and HBO execs have joined forces to create a Miami-based entertainment business consultancy….
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Amazon Studios scores first-look drama deals
Amazon Studios has signed first-look deals with three production companies. The deals are with Bona…
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In-demand chart: Greece (April 23-29, 2017)
Greece is yet another territory in which Game of Thrones rules over rival factions. The…
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ITV buys Line of Duty prodco
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired Line of Duty producer World Productions. World CEO Roger Charteris…
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Strike averted as WGA agrees ‘tentative’ deal
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has struck a “tentative” deal with Hollywood’s film and…
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NBC, Telemundo join Hulu live TV service
US broadcast networks NBC and Telemundo are joining Hulu’s live TV streaming service. A deal…
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Sander Schwartz joins Subway Surfers prodco
Former Warner Bros., Sony and FremantleMedia animation chief Sander Schwartz will oversee development of popular…
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NBCU rebrands Sprout as Universal Kids
US children’s channel Sprout has been renamed Universal Kids, though the brand remains as a…
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Keshet Digital grows with ex-Endemol, Fullscreen hires
Sebastian Burkhardt’s Keshet Digital has hired execs in London and LA. The digital arm of…
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CBS names Castallo successor
CBS has gone in-house to find a successor to network alternative programming chief Chris Castallo….
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Attraction creates studios arm as firms unite
Canada’s Attraction is bringing together its production and sales assets under a new banner. Attraction…
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Sundance orders first SVOD scripted series
New US streaming service Sundance Now has become the latest SVOD platform to order an…