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Jesse Whittock
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Cyber Group hires Goldsmith for US expansion
France’s Cyber Group Studios is moving into the US and has hired former Jim Henson…
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ITV ‘preps for end of Crozier era’
UK broadcaster ITV is preparing for life after CEO Adam Crozier, though TBI understands there…
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TBI Kids: Year in Review
Undeniably, 2016 was the year digital platforms established themselves as key kids entertainment market gamechangers….
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TBI Digital: Year in Review
Twenty-sixteen was bookended by subscription VOD services taking their limited offers and launching them globally…
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Sky accepts Fox takeover terms
European satellite pay TV business Sky has accepted the £11.7 billion (US$14.6 billion) takeover offer…
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All 4 elects Keshet’s Mr Student Body President
UK streaming platform All 4 has acquired New Form-produced teen comedy Mr Student Body President…
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Comarex to sell Cisneros shows globally
Mexico-based distributor Comarex has acquired rights to Latin American content giant Cisneros Media Distribution’s catalogue…
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Exec exits Asahi distribution arm
Thomas Hiraoka has left Asahi Broadcasting Corporation’s distribution arm after two years with the Japanese…
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Vivendi continues hostile Mediaset stake build
Vivendi is continuing its hostile bid to acquire a significant stake in Mediaset. The French…
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Alibaba OTT nets bag exclusive DreamWorks deal
Alibaba’s over-the-top services in China will get exclusive access to content from Oriental DreamWorks after…
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Netflix and Amazon go head-to-head in India
Streaming service Netflix has bagged exclusive SVOD rights to movies from India’s Red Chillies Entertainment…
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Fox suing Thai bank for $71m over channel fees
Fox Networks Group Asia has begun legal action against Thailand’s largest bank, alleging it is…
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Fred Rogers names new CEO as Isler retires
Pittsburgh-based The Fred Rogers Company has named Paul Siefken as its new president and CEO…
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Sky Germany spends Eight Days on new original
The German arm of pay TV giant Sky is developing Acht Tage (Eight Days) as…
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Official CEO in as Viacom-CBS merger crumbles
Bob Bakish has been named permanent president and CEO of Viacom after the potential re-merger…
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Fox spreads 24: Legacy globally
Fox Networks Group has acquired rights to 24: Legacy in 160 territories. The deal covers…
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Amazon bags US rights to Sindbad
Amazon Prime Video in the US has acquired rights to Sindbad & the 7 Galaxies….
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Channel 4 calls for Turner’s Search Party
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired rights to dark US comedy Search Party and will…
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Aussie TV body demands Netflix contribution
Aussie industry body Screen Producers Australia has called on streaming service Netflix to contribute a…
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Duck Dynasty prodco founders sacked and sued
The founders of Duck Dynasty have been sacked and are being sued by its board…
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Fox deal price ‘alarms’ Sky shareholders
Shareholders in Sky could revolt against the deal that will see the European satcaster come under…
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Discovery moves factual exec to Betty
Discovery Networks International’s VP of production and development for factual, Helen Hawken, has moved across…
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Regulate to accumulate
Singaporean regulator the Media Development Authority merged with the country’s information-communications body this year. Having…
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Endemol Shine Nordics chiefs exit
Endemol Shine Group’s Nordic arm is saying goodbye to its long-serving COO and chief commercial…
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Canal+ begins touting revamped offering
Canal+ Group is moving ahead with the relaunch of its domestic French pay TV services…
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Nurses producer Yellow hires ex-YLE drama chief
Nurses creator Yellow Film & Television has a new chief creative officer in the shape…
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ITV, AwesomenessTV create UK block
Details of the upcoming AwesomenessTV-themed block coming to UK digital terrestrial channel ITV2 have been…
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Afrostream bags French first-run rights to Black-ish
French-language SVOD service Afrostream has secured exclusive first-run rights in France for ABC Studios’ show…
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RTÉ to axe in-house kids programming
RTÉ will no longer make any in-house children’s television programming, as part of a huge…
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Zee buys nets as Reliance exits general ents TV
Zee Entertainment Enterprises has acquired a pair of channels from Indian compatriot Reliance Capital, confirming…