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Jesse Whittock
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Warner TV draws for Lethal Weapon
Asian entertainment network Warner TV has unveiled a new season line-up that includes the big…
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ABC Commercial bags full Wiggles rights
The commercial arm of Australian pubcaster the ABC has taken full catalogue rights to programming,…
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Dave brings Lizard Lick team to UK
UKTV channel Dave is bringing the stars of US reality show Lizard Lick Towing to…
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Dave explores the Joy of Techs
UKTV’s Dave has commissioned an unscripted series in which technophobe Marcus Brigstocke and best friend…
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AMC will no longer Feed the Beast
US cable channel AMC is not progressing with its freshman season drama Feed the Beast….
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Discovery Lat Am, TVO buy Cottonwood kids show
Discovery Kids Latin America and Canada’s TVO have acquired The Ollie and Moon Show from…
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Federation hires ex-France 2 drama chief
Paris-based Federation Entertainment has hired the former head of drama at France 2 to take…
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Zed replaces exiting sales chief with Persyn
Chloé Persyn is to become director of international distribution at French production and sales outfit…
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Fox Networks rejigs sales under Fraser, Thomas exits
Simon Thomas has left Fox Networks Group as part of a rejig that sees Prentiss…
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CBS creates ad-free SVOD option
US broadcaster CBS has launched a commercial-free option for its subscription video-on-demand service, CBS All…
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Netflix orders trio of originals, Stranger Things II
Streaming service Netflix has ordered a pair of tween-skewed scripted series, on of which comes…
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Dutch net first to taste Bake-Off companion
Dutch pubcaster NPO has become the first broadcaster outside the UK to order a remake…
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Toon veteran joins Cyber Group as Congé exits
Paris-based Cyber Group Studios has hired French animation industry veteran Raphaelle Mathieu. She will become…
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Laughing matters at the Edinburgh Int’l TV Festival
Shane Smith and his plan to take over the media world dominated delegate chatter at…
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Bunim/Murray rejigs with promotions, hires
US reality producer Bunim/Murray has promoted a pair of executive to top entertainment posts, upped…
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DramaFever, CJ E&M in drama copro pact
K-drama-focused OTT service DramaFever is entering into an agreement with Asian content group CJ Entertainment…
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News brief: Disney’s Lodge opened in US
A Disney Channel EMEA series based on an Israeli teen music-mystery drama has sold to…
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Viceland tackles late night for first time
US cable channel Viceland has entered the late night programming space for the first time,…
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In-demand charts: French factual (August 21-27, 2016)
Our latest in-demand data in association with Parrot Analytics – a special on factual programmes…
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Warner Bros. secures volume deal with Globo
Warner Bros. has signed a multi-year free TV deal with Brazilian broadcaster Globo. This will…
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Mediaworks names new int’l buyer, VOD chief
New Zealand broadcaster Mediaworks has named a new head of acquisitions, a channel manager for…
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Pretty Little Liars ending, Grimm axed
Pretty Little Liars and Grimm have been cancelled by US channels Freeform and NBC respectively. Cable…
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Discovery Norway hires ex-NRK digital chief
Discovery Networks Norway has hired the head of new media at pubcaster NRK to take…
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Lifetime poaches CW scripted exec
US network Lifetime has poached Joanna Klein from broadcast rival The CW to become its…
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Taylor upped in rejig as Wiseman exits Aardman
Alix Wiseman has left Aardman Animation after ten years with the British studio, a move…
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Barcroft hires ex-Maverick, Zinc execs
UK-based Barcroft Productions has added heads of development and production – a move CEO Sam…
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Amazon makes Korea original play
Amazon Prime Video is working on its first South Korea-produced original series. The SVOD service,…
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Dick Clark hires ABC veteran for production
US-based Dick Clark Productions has hired veteran ABC producer Tim Bock. The exec, who has…
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Lifetime making Britney Spears biopic
US cable network Lifetime is to dramatise the life of singer Britney Spears in a…
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Amazon adopts American Gods
Amazon Prime Video has snapped up rights to big-budget, high-concept Starz drama American Gods in…