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Paramount finds CEO in Fox veteran
A Fox film veteran has been named CEO and chairman of Paramount Pictures, whose TV…
Second Swedish-French drama copro on horizon
Following on from SVT and Canal+ thriller Midnight Sun, a second Swedish-French scripted coproduction is…
Off the Fence exec joins AMC Studios’ sales team
Off the Fence’s Mark Dee-Shapland has joined AMC Studios’ worldwide sales arm. Dee-Shapland has taken…
Love Nature hires ex-Warner Bros., MGM exec
Factual SVOD service Love Nature has hired a director of partnerships, Vince Petersen. Operating out…
Fear the Walking Dead’s Erickson exits for AMC deal
Dave Erickson has exited his post as Fear the Walking Dead showrunner to sign an…
Autentic to shop NZZ Format
Germany’s Autentic Distribution has assumed responsibility for the sale of magazine show NZZ Format. The…
Project Runway Lat Am network change scheduled
Lifetime Latin America has become the pan-regional home of the Project Runway. The original US…
Iger to remain CEO as Disney search goes on
Bob Iger has signed a year-extension to remain chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney…
Vice lines up short-form scripted
Vice Media has ordered a slate of short-form scripted content from New York-based digital studio…
Euro nets bring in Ollie & Moon
Two European channels have acquired Cottonwood Media’s kids TV toon The Ollie & Moon Show….
Paramount ties with Telefe for multi-lingual drama
Viacom’s recent acquisition of Argentinian broadcaster Telefe is already reaping rewards. Viacom-owned Paramount Television is…
Toca Boca to end SVOD app after six months
Kids games studio Toca Boca has shuttered its subscription VOD app just six months after…
Barcroft to produce US shows with Complex Networks
Youth-focused media group Complex Networks and UK-based Barcroft Media will coproduce original programmes in the…
Hat Tricks offers Cheap Cheap Cheap option
London-based distributor Hat Trick International is debuting four formats next month in Cannes, including a…
Warner Bros. ups sales vet after Blair promotion
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has upped veteran commercial exec Phil Goodhew following Robert Blair’s…
Boat Rocker, Fisher-Price co-developing original
Canada’s Boat Rocker Media and toyco Fisher-Price are co-developing an original series based on a…
History lines up annual presidents anthology
US cable channel History is preparing an annual anthology drama event focused on American presidents….
Gurneys regain control of Duck Dynasty prodco
The battle for control of Duck Dynasty firm Gurney Productions has now seen a court…
Federation eyes transactions for Bad Banks
France’s Federation Entertainment has bought international sales rights to European high finance drama Bad Banks….
In-demand chart: France (March 12-17, 2017)
Taking demand expressions as the measurement, Netflix is driving the narrative in France. The platform’s…
Warner Bros. exec in as Machinima CEO exits
Warner Bros. has parachuted one of its top interactive executives to the top post at…
Wacky Races reboot joins int’l Boomerang grid
The upcoming reboot of classic Hanna-Barbera kids comedy Wacky Races is to play on Boomerang…
NDF brings in ex-UFA chief
Former UFA Serial Drama chief Rainer Wemcken has joined another German production company, Neue Deutche…
TeenNick debuts in Israel
A new Nickelodeon-branded tweens-and-teens channels has debuted on Israeli pay TV. TeenNick launched last week…
PBS hits back Trump fund cut plans
US pubcaster PBS has quickly hit back at President Donald Trump’s plan to eliminate all…
Grace and Frankie firm Skydance moves into toons
Skydance Media, the US prodco behind Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, is moving into toon production…
History doubles down on docs
US cable network History has commissioned more than 100 hours of documentary series and specials,…
Luke Cage is top US streaming show
Demand for Marvel’s Luke Cage outstripped that for any other digital original in the US…
eOne brings in CMT exec for alternative
Entertainment One Television has hired Julia Silverton from US cable channel CMT as senior VP,…
Viacom’s Armstrong to oversee int’l sales
Viacom International Media Networks has handed oversight on international programme and affiliate sales to BET…