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Jesse Whittock
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Gameshow veteran forms JV with Lionsgate
Prolific gameshow producer Jeff Apploff and Lionsgate Entertainment are creating a joint venture to create…
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Nice names new CEO as Aass makes MTG switch
Nice Entertainment Group has hired a new CEO after incumbent Morten Aass was named at…
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BBCWW, Cohen form funding initiative
BBC Worldwide, Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment and UK indie Lookout Point have created a premium…
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Major Euro nets pact for MCN investments
France’s TF1 Group and Italy’s Mediaset have bought into ProSiebenSat.1’s Studio71, with the German media…
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Euro, Aussie VR content firms merge
Virtual reality-focused producers in Europe and Australia have merged to create a new conglom, the…
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Bristow hires Newroad Media founder
Julie Bristow’s Toronto-based production company has hired Marlo Miagza (pictured) to become its VP, content….
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Mediapro builds content team with ex-Turner exec
Spain-based producer Mediapro Group has hired a content chief for its Argentinian operation, as part…
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Ex-ID exec creates Momentum with new prodco
Former Investigation Discovery exec Christina Douglas has launched a production company, with the indie of…
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Viacom UK boss named new int’l chief
Viacom’s long-serving UK chief, David Lynn, has been named CEO of Viacom International Media Networks….
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ITV calls $100m Gurney countersuit ‘baseless’
The American arm of ITV has described a US$100 million countersuit slapped on the broadcaster…
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Clementi confirmed as BBC chairman
David Clementi has been confirmed as the next chairman of British public broadcaster the BBC….
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Coen brothers make TV switch with western
Legendary filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are set make the leap to television for the…
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Cannes plots Film Festival-scale TV event
The mayor of Cannes has said the city will launch a television series event next year…
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BBC embarks on Mission Galapagos
BBC One has commissioned a major natural history series following a team of international scientists…
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New BBC chairman set to be named
The UK’s culture department is set to name a new chairman of public broadcaster the…
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In-demand chart: Norway (January 1-7, 2017)
Skam was undeniably the most unexpected Norwegian drama series to make international headlines last year….
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CW revives Constantine as toon
US broadcaster The CW is to revive the comic book-inspired Constantine – but as a…
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Endemol Shine poaches AOL exec
Big Brother prodco Endemol Shine Group has hired James Hayr from digital firm AOL to…
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Hearst buys kids prodco Litton
New York-based media group Hearst is to buy a majority stake in children’s TV producer…
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Paramount to co-create content with Federation
Hollywood’s Paramount Television has bolstered its profile in Europe after scoring a wide-ranging agreement with…
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Viceland hires ex-Talpa exec to lead Benelux
Vice Media has appointed a former Talpa Media and Twitter executive to helm the upcoming…
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Viacom names Levy global COO
Viacom’s worldwide entertainment arm has named Sarah Levy as its COO. Levy will oversee operations…
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WildBrain to manage Turner YouTube nets
London-based multichannel network WildBrain will manage a number of Turner’s YouTube channels in Europe, the…
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NBCU UK, emerging markets chief set for exit
NBCUniversal’s long-serving Colin McLeod is to leave the US media giant’s international operation this year,…
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A+E adds execs, expands Lovejoy role in rejig
Ellen Lovejoy has expanded her content sales role at A+E Networks in the Americas, as…
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Netflix orders first Korean original
Global SVOD service Netflix has commissioned its first original from South Korea, a twelve-part series…
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Sundog chases down development chief
UK factual indie Sundog Pictures has hired a new head of development from rival Popkorn…
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Gaumont hires MarVista sales chief
Narcos producer Gaumont Television has hired MarVista Entertainment’s long-serving sales chief, Vanessa Shapiro, as president…
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FCC allows Televisa to up Univision stake
Mexican broadcasting giant Televisa is set to significantly up its stake in Hispanic US network…
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Stingray buys music channel from Mojto firm
Montreal-based Stingray Digital Group is acquiring international pay TV music channel Classica from Unitel, a…