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Jesse Whittock
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The Good Wife SVOD spin-off named
The subscription on-demand spin-off of CBS drama The Good Wife will be called The Good…
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Bakish ‘set for interim Viacom CEO role’
Viacom’s international president and CEO, Bob Bakish, is set to be named interim chief executive…
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Deal Monitor: 16 programming deals at a glance
In a week that began with MIPCOM recuperation and the news TV titan Time Warner…
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Misselbrook to lead sales at Miramax Australia
US studio Miramax is promoting EMEA sales director Tom Misselbrook to lead its television distribution…
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Awesomeness staffs up Verizon content venture
The upcoming AwesomenessTV and Verizon mobile content venture has drafted in the former drama department…
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Nat Geo drops ‘Channel’ from net name
National Geographic is shortening the name of its flagship factual channel following a major rebranding…
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Vessel voyage to end after Verizon acquisition
Jason Kilar’s online video service Vessel will close on October 31 after US telecoms giant…
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DRG secures Thoroughly Modern Media deal
UK distributor DRG has secured an exclusive, two-year first-look deal with factual feature specialist Thoroughly…
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Netflix ‘will remain dominant’ in Lat Am
Netflix will remain the dominant SVOD player in Latin America for the foreseeable future, according…
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Humans producer joins Featherstone prodco
Humans producer Chris Fry is leaving Kudos to reunite with former boss Jane Featherstone at…
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Rainmaker buys Frederator, EH to form WOW!
Canada’s Rainmaker Entertainment has acquired kids companies Frederator Networks and Ezrin Hirsh Entertainment, paying a…
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AMC shares spike on Walking Dead ratings
AMC Networks’ share price has spiked this week following the season seven debut of The…
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Studio Lambert hires TwoFour exec for new label
All3Media-backed Studio Lambert has created a shiny floor entertainment unit, and hired a top TwoFour…
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Essential, Quail create LA joint venture
Australian prodcos Quail Television and Essential Media and Entertainment has entered into a production joint…
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SBS6 names ex-IDTV boss as channel chief
Dutch broadcaster SBS6 has hired the former CEO of All3Media-owned prodco IDTV as its new…
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Young adults shunning drama for reality – study
Young adults overwhelmingly favour the entertainment and reality genres when watching linear TV, according to…
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McCarthy replaces Atkins as MTV chief
Chris McCarthy has been installed as president of Viacom’s US cable network MTV, with incumbent…
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Netflix plots $1bn raise for content acquisitions
Netflix is looking to raise US$1 billion in order to fund further content acquisitions, investments…
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In-demand chart: Hungary (October 16-22, 2016)
Those who’ve watched AMC and Fox Networks Group drama The Walking Dead will know exactly…
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AT&T, Time Warner deal ‘poses new threat to rivals’
The creation of a merged AT&T and Time Warner will have rivals such as Netflix,…
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Sony buys into preschool SVOD service
Sony Pictures Television has bought into preschool SVOD service Hopster. That means Sony Pictures Television…
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BBC Three snaps up Aussie drama Barracuda
BBC Three has bought UK rights to Barracuda, an Australian drama from novelist Christos Tsiolkas….
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CBS orders Candy Crush TV series
US network CBS has ordered a one-hour gameshow based on the Candy Crush Saga mobile…
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Cartoonito takes Thomas from Nick, Sesame Street
Thomas & Friends has a new home on British pay TV, with Cartoonito stealing away…
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Thunderbirds go to China for first time
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has acquired ITV kids series Thunderbirds Are Go, bringing the iconic…
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MIPCOM: Day three deal round-up
The sun came out for the TV business on the Tuesday of MIPCOM, bringing with…
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Netflix grabs Telemundo series, Atypical drama
Telemundo’s latest scripted series are exclusively headed to streaming service Netflix in a number of…
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Vice names international channels chief
Viceland International has a new president. James Rosenstock has been promoted from his executive VP,…
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AMC Networks pumps $65m into SVOD net
AMC Networks has invested US$65 million in streaming service RLJ Entertainment. RLJ owns the SVOD…
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Rogers CEO steps down with new chief in waiting
The president and CEO of Canadian telecoms and media giant Rogers Communications has stepped down,…