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Jesse Whittock
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Showtime vacates House of Lies
US cable channel Showtime has cancelled comedy-drama House of Lies after five seasons. The Showtime…
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Ex-Banijay sales exec joins New Flemish Primitives
Former Banijay International sales manager Siobhan Herriot is joining The Flemish Primitives as head of…
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BBC Three online deal Oz drama Cleverman
BBC Three has acquired its first overseas drama since moving to an online, over-to-top distribution…
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A+E launching new free UK channel brand
A+E Networks UK is to launch a free-to-air channel later this year. The channel name…
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Netflix original to US broadcast TV for first time
Netflix has struck a deal with Univision for drug drama Narcos, marking the first time…
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Naked hires ex-Fox TV Studios UK chief
Simon Andreae’s production company, Naked Entertainment, has appointed former Fox Television Studios UK managing director…
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CBS bypasses second Rush Hour
Middling ratings have put paid to CBS’s hour-long drama series Rush Hour. The series, which…
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‘40 jobs at risk’ as BBC plans £15m online cuts
UK pubcaster the BBC could cut 40 jobs from its online division as part of…
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The TBI Scripted Survey 2016 – part I
Drama’s prolonged period in the sun doesn’t seem like ending any time soon. In fact,…
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DRG binds with Screen Glue in first-look deal
Britain-based distributor DRG has scored first-look rights to shows from UK-based producer Screen Glue, TBI…
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Discovery buys Spurlock’s Rats
US cable net Discovery Channel has acquired rights to Morgan Spurlock’s new film, Rats. Discovery…
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Viceland poaches BBC exec in trio of hires
As Viceland sets itself to launch in Europe, the Vice Media-owned channel has poached a…
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Vesper scoots to FremantleMedia drama team
FremantleMedia has hired former SundanceTV drama chief Christian Vesper as executive VP, creative director of…
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OSN names first content chief officer
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has named Emad Morcos to the new position of…
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Alduy out at Canal+ as exits continue
Manuel Alduy, the head of Canal OTT at French pay TV broadcaster Canal+ has left…
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Supergirl flies to CW as Agent Carter crashes
The US networks are well underway in building their next generation of scripted shows, with…
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Endemol Shine Beyond taps Maker Studios’ Barrish
Endemol Beyond USA has hired Maker Studios’ Todd Barrish to become its executive VP, creative…
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Ex-BBC boss resurfaces at new production fund
Former BBC director of television Danny Cohen has a new job – leading a new…
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BBC eyes int’l SVOD expansion, keeps UKTV stake
BBC Worldwide will look at expanding new American SVOD service BBC Extra into new territories,…
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BT to stream Champions League final on YouTube
UK pay TV provider BT will stream the finals of the UEFA Champions League and…
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Amazon Direct Video is ‘serious threat’ to Netflix
Amazon’s new video platform could be a “serious threat” to Netflix and other SVOD platforms,…
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Vice CEO to keynote Edinburgh TV Festival
Vice co-founder and CEO Shane Smith will deliver this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at…
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Twofour merges Welsh indies
ITV-owned Twofour Group has merged three of its Wales-based production companies under the Boomerang brand….
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Iger: no plans to extend Disney CEO tenure
The future leadership of The Walt Disney Company remains in flux after current CEO and…
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Warner hires ex-All3 veteran for unscripted sales
Warner Bros. International Television Production has hired long-serving All3Media International sales exec Liza Thompson to…
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Pilgrim, esports firm create TV, digital pact
Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Media Group and esports firm ESL have formed a partnership to create…
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Rightster rebrands for content creation push
UK-based digital company Rightster is rebranding as Brave Bison as it prepares to reposition as…
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Comedy Central boss exits amid falling ratings
Comedy Central president Michele Ganeless has been replaced after a period of ratings decline at…
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Content in Moone Boy indie output deal
Content Media Corp. has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Dublin-based producer Deadpan Pictures, the…
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In-demand charts: Germany (May 1-7, 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand shows* from…