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Jesse Whittock
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Comedy Central swipes Tinder-inspired format
British pay TV net Comedy Central is reviving former Channel 4 comedy gameshow Your Face…
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Armoza expands acquisitions team
Israel’s Armoza Formats has promoted sales executive Michal Itzhaki to an acquisitions role as it…
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SVOD subs in North America to outstrip TV homes
There will be more subscription VOD subscribers in North America than TV homes by 2021,…
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DRG seeks copro partners as drama pact renews
UK-based distributor DRG is looking for coproduction partners on a range of new drama projects…
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In-demand chart: Iberia (November 13-19, 2016)
Perhaps it’s indicative of a wider global narrative, but dystopian drama is the top genre…
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Reese Witherspoon, Chernin JV form content firm
Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon has created a female-focused content company, tapping the COO of a…
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eOne profits plunge as TV investment ramps up
Entertainment One has seen its half-year profits slide 80% as the international studio reported a…
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Buzzfeed staying ‘fully indie’ after NBCU investment
NBCUniversal has ploughed another US$200 million into online news and video company BuzzFeed. This is…
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Amazon claims Grand Tour smashes ratings record
New Jeremy Clarkson vehicle The Grand Tour has become Amazon Prime Video’s biggest premiere launch,…
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Prepare to launch
With more programming in production than ever, the need to market and sell a show…
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Cake designs digital content JV with Diagonal View
UK-based Cake has partnered with digital studio Diagonal View to create content that will begin…
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Nordic drama veterans found Fire Monkey
Two of Scandinavian drama’s biggest-name producers, Roope Lehtinen and Mikko Pöllä, have joined forces to…
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SVT names Wikander replacement
Swedish pubcaster SVT has named Avanti Films & TV exec Anna Croneman as its new…
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Warner Bros. to acquire Machinima outright
Warner Bros. Entertainment is taking full control of gaming-focused multichannel network Machinima. The Burbank-based studio…
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Bennett to lead Sky UK and Ireland after rejig
Sky Atlantic director Zai Bennett will lead the wider Sky Entertainment business in the UK…
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A&E ends Duck Dynasty
Duck Dynasty is coming to a close after eleven seasons on US cable network A&E….
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A&E ends Duck Dynasty
Duck Dynasty is coming to a close after eleven seasons on US cable network A&E….
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Turner buys advisory firm to bolster TBS & TNT
Turner has acquired a business advisory firm, and handed its co-founders a remit to “accelerate…
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Unvision slashes 6% of workforce
US Hispanic broadcaster Univision is to cut up to 6% of its staff as part…
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AMC buys into Funny or Die
AMC Networks has bought a minority stake in comedy online VOD site Funny or Die….
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‘Netflix of stand up comedy’ launches
A new subscription video-on-demand service for stand-up comedy has debuted in the UK. NextUp launched…
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Viacom pays $345m for Telefe
US media giant Viacom has confirmed it is buying Telefe, paying US$345 million for Argentinian…
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Fox UK grabs CBS’s Bull by the horns
Fox Networks Group Europe & Africa has secured exclusive first-run rights to new season US…
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AMC in league with BBC’s McMafia
US cable channel AMC has joined BBC One on an organised crime drama series. The…
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Westworld one of three HBO recommissions
Westworld’s stellar season one ratings have lead to the HBO sci-fi/mystery drama getting a second…
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BBC Studios adds ex-Fremantle exec for Science
BBC Studios Science has added Sundog Pictures and former FremantleMedia factual producer Claudia Lewis to…
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Fremantle exec to lead A. Smith unit as BASE folds
US reality giant A. Smith & Co. is merging with Tinopolis Group sister BASE Productions,…
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Ahmed exits BBC Studios in rejig
The BBC’s long-serving religious programming chief, Aaqil Ahmed, as the UK’s pubcaster restructures its unscripted…
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Discovery itching for Blue Ant factual
Discovery Networks has acquired 55 hours of lifestyle and factual programming from Canadian distributor Blue…
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China, Abu Dhabi launch $300m TV and film fund
The China Intercontinental Communication Center and Image Nation Abu Dhabi have created an international fund…