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Jesse Whittock

Jesse Whittock


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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…

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Second Swedish-French drama copro on horizon

Following on from SVT and Canal+ thriller Midnight Sun, a second Swedish-French scripted coproduction is…

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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…

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Love Nature hires ex-Warner Bros., MGM exec

Factual SVOD service Love Nature has hired a director of partnerships, Vince Petersen. Operating out…

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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…

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Autentic to shop NZZ Format

Germany’s Autentic Distribution has assumed responsibility for the sale of magazine show NZZ Format. The…

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Project Runway Lat Am network change scheduled

Lifetime Latin America has become the pan-regional home of the Project Runway. The original US…

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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…

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Vice lines up short-form scripted

Vice Media has ordered a slate of short-form scripted content from New York-based digital studio…

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Euro nets bring in Ollie & Moon

Two European channels have acquired Cottonwood Media’s kids TV toon The Ollie & Moon Show….

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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…

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Toca Boca to end SVOD app after six months

Kids games studio Toca Boca has shuttered its subscription VOD app just six months after…

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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…

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Hat Tricks offers Cheap Cheap Cheap option

London-based distributor Hat Trick International is debuting four formats next month in Cannes, including a…

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Warner Bros. ups sales vet after Blair promotion

Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has upped veteran commercial exec Phil Goodhew following Robert Blair’s…

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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…

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History lines up annual presidents anthology

US cable channel History is preparing an annual anthology drama event focused on American presidents….

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Gurneys regain control of Duck Dynasty prodco

The battle for control of Duck Dynasty firm Gurney Productions has now seen a court…

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Federation eyes transactions for Bad Banks

France’s Federation Entertainment has bought international sales rights to European high finance drama Bad Banks….

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In-demand chart: France (March 12-17, 2017)

Taking demand expressions as the measurement, Netflix is driving the narrative in France. The platform’s…

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Warner Bros. exec in as Machinima CEO exits

Warner Bros. has parachuted one of its top interactive executives to the top post at…

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Wacky Races reboot joins int’l Boomerang grid

The upcoming reboot of classic Hanna-Barbera kids comedy Wacky Races is to play on Boomerang…

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NDF brings in ex-UFA chief

Former UFA Serial Drama chief Rainer Wemcken has joined another German production company, Neue Deutche…

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TeenNick debuts in Israel

A new Nickelodeon-branded tweens-and-teens channels has debuted on Israeli pay TV. TeenNick launched last week…

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PBS hits back Trump fund cut plans

US pubcaster PBS has quickly hit back at President Donald Trump’s plan to eliminate all…

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Grace and Frankie firm Skydance moves into toons

Skydance Media, the US prodco behind Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, is moving into toon production…

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History doubles down on docs

US cable network History has commissioned more than 100 hours of documentary series and specials,…

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Luke Cage is top US streaming show

Demand for Marvel’s Luke Cage outstripped that for any other digital original in the US…

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eOne brings in CMT exec for alternative

Entertainment One Television has hired Julia Silverton from US cable channel CMT as senior VP,…

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Viacom’s Armstrong to oversee int’l sales

Viacom International Media Networks has handed oversight on international programme and affiliate sales to BET…