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Jesse Whittock
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In-demand chart: Norway (January 1-7, 2018)
Norway’s latest In-demand chart almost provided an exception to the rule that linear TV originals…
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Netflix UK subs rate slows as Now TV gains – BARB
Netflix added new subscribers at a slower rate than SVOD rivals Amazon Prime Video and…
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Turner & Viacom execs to run Sony UK channels
Two well known British executives will run the Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN) portfolio of…
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Higher ratings drive ROI, Disney study confirms
US series with a 1.0 or higher rating deliver twice the return on investment (ROI)…
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Potato gains Powers through Love hire
ITV Studios (ITVS)-owned prodco Potato has hired Love Productions executive producer Sharon Powers. She joins…
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Apple heads for Home with original docuseries
Apple has gone straight-to-series on a ten-part docuseries about boundary-pushing home builds. Home will take…
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NBCU alumnus to succeed Ford at Fox UK
Former NBCUniversal (NBCU) European channels chief Colin McLeod will succeed Jeff Ford as managing director…
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English Class: French drama
The rise in high-end English-language drama has seen well-financed French producers enter the space, despite…
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Sky New Zealand stares into Hard Sun & eyes American Gods
Sky New Zealand has acquired new pre-apocalyptic BBC drama Hard Sun, as well as Starz…
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Netflix boards Syfy original from Game of Thrones creator
Game of Thrones writer and producer George R.R. Martin has landed a series on Netflix….
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Hulu revives Animaniacs with Spielberg & Warner Bros.
US streamer Hulu has ordered a new version of Warner Bros. Animation (WBA)’s cartoon franchise…
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DR names TV2 exec as drama chief after Bernth exit
Danish pubcaster DR has named a TV2 producer has its new drama chief after the…
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Apple adds second Witherspoon scripted original
Apple’s push into original scripted television has continued by putting a second series from Reese…
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Canadian cable mogul Jim Shaw dies aged 60
The vice chairman and former CEO of Canadian broadcasting giant Shaw Communications, Jim Shaw, has…
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Romper Stomper: the Wright time to revisit history
Geoffrey Wright’s earth-shaking 1992 movie Romper Stomper redefined representations of violence on the big screen,…
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Amazon teams with ITV for Kate Beckinsale drama
Amazon Prime Video and UK broadcaster ITV are coproducing a limited drama series starring Kate…
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De Moraes exits as Twofour restructures development team
Formats veteran Ana De Moraes is leaving UK-based Twofour Group, which is restructuring its development…
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Amazon reveals subs’ streaming habits
Amazon Prime Video has unveiled a number of “curious facts” and “milestones” related to its…
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Apple could buy Netflix – Citi analysts
The chances of tech giant Apple buying Netflix this year stand at around 40%, according…
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Vice president on leave after allegations
Vice Media president Andrew Creighton has been placed on leave as the youth-skewed entertainment and…
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Hollywood women hit back at harassment
More than 300 women working in film, television and theatre are backing an initiative aimed…
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Game of Thrones remains most-pirated TV show – TorrentFreak
HBO’s Game of Thrones has retained its unwanted crown as the world’s most pirated TV…
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UK kids industry gets ‘much-needed’ £60m cash injection
The British kids TV industry has been given a £60 million (US$81.3 million) production and…
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Analysis – the next steps for the Digital Single Market reforms
Ingrid Silver from media law firm Reed Smith cast legal eye over why the European…
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Discovery launches SVOD motorcar service
Discovery Communications’ focus on ‘super fans’ continues with the launch of a motorcar-themed SVOD service…
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MGM rejigs int’l TV sales to achieve ‘greater efficiencies’
MGM has rejigged its international sales division in order to find “greater efficiencies”. The changes…
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BBC Two plots Harvey Weinstein doc
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is to be the subject of a feature length doc…
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Doc boss Sheila Nevins exiting HBO after 38 years
HBO Documentary Films’ influential president Sheila Nevins is leaving the premium US pay business after…
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Analysis: the Mouse catches the Fox – how Disney-Fox might look
While AT&T’s US$85 billion acquisition of Time Warner is the biggest media deal in purely…
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Netflix doubles down on true crime with Gibney
Streaming giant Netflix’s successes in the true crime genre have led to the commission of…