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Jesse Whittock
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DRG snaps up Snake Boss from WildBear
UK-based distributor DRG has acquired rights to Australian wildlife series Snake Boss from WildBear Entertainment….
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Viceland adds UK originals ahead of debut
The upcoming British pay TV channel Viceland UK will feature series from emerging local talent,…
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Fox cancels one Burnett series, orders another
US broadcaster Fox has cancelled a Mark Burnett-produced dating series, but ordered a music-themed, interactive…
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Game of Thrones author lays down Wild Cards
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin will see another of his epic book series,…
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Deutsche Telekom streaming 360° Chili Peppers show
Deutsche Telekom is due to air a 360-degree live-stream of the Red Hot Chili Peppers…
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Cohen, BBCWW make down payments on House
Former Channel 4 drama chief Tessa Ross and ex-Working Title Television UK boss Juliette Howell…
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Woody Allen’s Amazon comedy Crisis nears
Woody Allen’s comedy for Amazon Prime Video is called Crisis in Six Scenes, and sees…
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Ex-Jamie Oliver execs reveal Delightful plan
A trio of former Jamie Oliver Group execs have formed Delightful Media, a food-and-drink-focused production…
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Kauffman sets dramas with HBO, Amazon
Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman has sold miniseries dramas to premium US outlets HBO and Amazon…
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Dish creates $40 ‘skinny bundle’
US pay TV provider Dish has created a US$39.99 a month package that comprises a…
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Corus moves Teletoon originals exec to Nelvana
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has moved an original programming boss at its kids network Teletoon to…
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Barcroft adds execs after Channel 4 investment
UK-based digital content business Barcroft Media has hired execs from News UK and Bloomberg for…
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Lionsgate can ‘dramatically scale’ drama with Starz
Lionsgate chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer has said the US$4.4 billion acquisition of premium cable…
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ABC to spend Ten Days in the Valley with Sedgwick
US broadcaster ABC has gone straight-to-series with a ten-part drama from Skydance Television, which will…
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Sky, Amazon team to form Roman Army drama
European satcaster Sky and Amazon Prime Video in the US are to coproduce a big-budget…
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Time Warner investment values Hulu at $5.8bn
Hulu has been valued at around US$5.83 billion after Time Warner made a multi-million dollar…
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AT&T net prepares diamond trader drama
US channel AT&T Audience Network has commissioned a ten-part drama from Entertainment One and Fuqua…
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RTÉ deputy chief exiting for Ofcom
The deputy director general of Irish pubcaster RTÉ, Kevin Bakhurst, is set to exit and…
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Boat Rocker buys Loud House prodco
The expansion of Canada’s Boat Rocker Media continues apace with the firm buying compatriot family…
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NBC plots major OTT expansion
US broadcaster NBC is nearing the end of its “toe in the water” experiments in…
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Argonon art shows attract Japan, Korea
South Korean and Japanese firms have bought Argonon’s classical and contemporary ballet-themed programming via distributor…
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Canuck toon studio headed for bankruptcy
Canadian animation studio Arc Productions is set to go into receivership amid “significant financial difficulties”….
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ABC’s Falvey to run Awesomeness mobile VOD net
Youth-focused content firm AwesomenessTV has poached the head of comedy at US broadcaster ABC to…
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MediaWorks names CEO, CFO to exit
New Zealand-based broadcaster and producer MediaWorks has named a local media industry veteran as its…
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50 Cent extends Starz deal, plans Tomorrow, Today
Rapper Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson has scored an overall development deal with US network Starz,…
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Starz develops novella, Dirty Girls Social Club
US premium cable network Starz is working to adapt Mexican telenovela and a best-selling novel…
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In-demand charts: Netherlands (July 24-30, 2016)
The global Pokémon Go craze makes an impression on our charts this week in the…
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SoHo dropped as Foxtel encourages Binge viewing
Australian pay giant Foxtel is moving premium programming currently on its SoHo drama channel to…
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Game of Thrones ending confirmed
As expected, flagship HBO drama Game of Thrones will end after its eighth season. Showrunner…
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Fox ties down Fresh Off the Boat creator
Fresh Off the Boat creator and showrunner Nahnatchka Khan has scored a pod deal at…