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Jesse Whittock
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McLure exits Pioneer after 23 years
Kirstie McLure is leaving Pioneer Productions after 23 years at the UK unscripted prodco. McLure…
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West Europe SVOD spend to reach €3bn – IHS
Total spending on subscription on-demand services in western Europe reached €2 billion (US$2.2 billion) last…
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ITV2 explores The Great Indoors with CBS
UK digital terrestrial channel ITV2 has acquired new season US sitcom The Great Indoors. The…
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Netflix plots fully localised Polish service
Netflix has revealed plans to fully localise its on-demand service in Poland, striking back at…
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Featherstone reunites with another Kudos exec
Jane Featherstone is reuniting with former Kudos colleague Naomi de Pear, who is launching a…
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Ex-Victory creative chief joins Flynn prodco
Former Victory Television creative director Stuart Shawcross has joined Youngest Media, the fledgling UK-based prodco…
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Rosenblum joins Disney in ‘major reorganisation’
Veteran executive Bruce Rosenblum has joined The Walt Disney Company as part of a “major…
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Fox sues Netflix over ‘executive poaching’
21st Century Fox is suing Netflix over alleged executive poaching. The suit claims the SVOD…
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Objective poaches Syco exec in COO hire
UK-based Objective Media Group has hired a COO from Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment. Matthew Angel…
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Channel 4 snatches Bake Off from BBC
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has poached the UK’s highest rating show, The Great British Bake…
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Lionsgate, Univision create SVOD platform
US studio Lionsgate and Hispanic American broadcaster Univision have pooled resources to create a movie-centric…
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Russia’s original output dips 12%
Locally-produced programming premiering on Russia’s seven biggest TV channels dipped 12% last year, new research…
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Banijay UK chief to exit
Rod Henwood is stepping down from his post as CEO of Banijay UK, Belgium and…
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In-demand Top Tens: Euro toons (Sept 4-10, 2016)
Our latest in-demand data in association with Parrot Analytics comes ahead of Cartoon Forum in…
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TVE names new acquisitions chief
Spanish pubcaster TVE has confirmed the appointment of Milagros Mayi as director of acquisitions. This…
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Bejuba! raids BRB for sales chief
Canada’s Bejuba! Entertainment has hired BRB International sales veteran Emilie Pasquet to become its director…
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Brexit strategies
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union is one of the most seismic…
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BBC confirms Kirkham as factual chief
UK pubcaster the BBC has confirmed Alison Kirkham as its permanent controller of factual commissioning….
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Fox returns to Berlanti for Black Lightning
US broadcaster Fox has put another superhero drama from Greg Berlanti into development. The 21st…
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UK terrestrials to simulcast nets on TVPlayer
The UK’s three commercial terrestrial channels have struck licensing deals with online TV service TVPlayer…
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Travel Channel hires ex-Discovery exec
US cable network Travel Channel has hired former Discovery Communications exec Anna Geddes as its…
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Ackerman exit triggers rejig at Pulse
Pulse Films has hired a head of US unscripted from its Vice Media sister brand…
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3Vision to acquire for African pay TV service
London-based international content consultancy 3Vision will oversee acquisitions and channel management for a Nigeria-based premium…
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Moran takes president role at ABC Studios
Patrick Moran’s rise at ABC Studios has culminated in an official promotion to president of…
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Walter Presents investigates Case from Iceland
UK on-demand service Walter Presents has acquired the 9x60mins crime drama Case, which hails from…
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TRX adds Audio Network exec as deputy CEO
Online trading platform TRX has hired Juliette Squair from TV music company Audio Network to…
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Nebout’s indie developing Swedish thriller for TV
Patrick Nebout’s Dramacorp is developing Swedish novelist Jan Guilou’s Hamilton books for television. Hamilton will…
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Fox invests $6.5m in Clarkson’s digital venture
21st Century Fox has invested US$6.5 million in DriveTribe, a new digital venture from the…
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Charter brings in Cablevision programming exec
US cableco Charter Communications has poached Cablevision exec Tom Montemagno. He has been named executive…
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Foxtel orders Picnic at Hanging Rock series
Australian pay TV provider Foxtel has ordered an original drama, Picnic at Hanging Rock, with…