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Jesse Whittock
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Turner launches first SVOD service
Turner Broadcasting System is going direct-to-consumer for the first time. The US media giant has…
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Gordon Ramsay creates prodco, All3 JV
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has created a studio and scored a joint venture production pact…
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BBC Worldwide launches Asia SVOD service
BBC Worldwide is launching a multi-genre SVOD platform in Singapore this year, with plans to…
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A+E increases History Channel Japan stake
A+E Networks has increased its stake in The History Channel Japan from 50% to 80%….
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Another ex-MTG exec joins Antenna
Former Modern Times Group COO Marc Zagar has joined Greece-based broadcaster Antenna Group as CFO….
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Discovery invests in OTT sports service
Discovery Communications is to acquire a minority stake in a premium OTT sports service, as…
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Endemol Shine, CJ E&M create formats pact
Global producer Endemol Shine Group and South Korea’s CJ E&M have created a large-scale international…
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Endemol Shine, CJ E&M create formats pact
Global producer Endemol Shine Group and South Korea’s CJ E&M have created a large-scale international…
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Show of the Week: The A Word
The reason The A Word, a drama ostensibly about autism, has been successful in the…
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Easton Ellis SVOD original for debuting Fullscreen
An original series from author Bret Easton Ellis will topline the original series set for…
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Blumenfeld, Bodle create £3m incubator
Veteran execs Remy Blumenfeld and Justin Bodle have created a £3 million (US$4.3 million) production…
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Charter’s $78bn TWC takeover gets greenlight
One of US cable’s biggest-ever merger is set to go ahead after the antitrust regulators…
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Punk’d creator forms STX unscripted arm
US producer STX Entertainment has formed an unscripted television arm and appointed Punk’d creator Jason…
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Aussie SVOD service calls in administrators
Embattled Australian subscription on-demand service Quickflix has entered into administration. The Australian Securities Exchange-listed company…
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In-demand charts: Denmark (April 17-23, 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand shows from…
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Ex-MTV, Fox content studio execs join Vice
The head of Fox-owned producer ADHD Studios and a former MTV creative director have joined…
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DHX launches online networks arm
DHX Media has revamped the WildBrain banner as it creates a London-based digital kids network…
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MENA creative boom beckons
Artistic experimentation in the Middle Eastern scripted market is booming. TBI assesses a new form…
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LA equity group buys Octonauts prodco
An LA-based private equity firm has acquired a majority stake in Octonauts producer Silvergate Media…
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The Chinese reality condundrum
Formats veteran Clare Thompson says the latest regulatory decrees about Chinese formats market are a…
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ABC sells out of Univision channel JV
US broadcaster ABC has ended its participation in joint venture channel Fusion, which it operated…
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RTÉ, NRK pitch winner is Bucking the Trend
The national broadcasters of Ireland and Norway have handed Dublin-based Sideline Productions €10,000 (US$11,275) after…
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Ex-FremantleMedia exec joins Asia’s Imagine
Former FremantleMedia Asia development director Adrian Brant has joined Singaporean producer Imagine Group Entertainment. Brant…
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Discovery hires HuffPo video chief
Discovery Digital Networks has hired the senior VP and general manager of video at online…
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Elba, Ridley lead major Sky drama investment
Sky has commissioned six dramas that feature talent including Idris Elba, John Ridley, Julia Stiles,…
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Crackle takes Fargo route with Snatch series
Sony Pictures Television’s on-demand service, Crackle, is rebooting gangster film Snatch as a television drama….
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Genius re-hires ex-MGM exec
LA-based kids company Genius Brands International has re-hired former MGM VP of finance Rebecca Hershinger….
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Legitimate success for The Illegal
At the CoPro Series pitching competition in Berlin, the team behind The Book of Negroes…
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Hegedus’ new indie scores Dick Clark deal
Former MTG and Debmar Mercury exec Bea (Beata) Hegedus has officially launched her new indie…
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Ex-ITVS America exec creates unscripted prodco
Former ITV Studios America development executive Rob Shaftel has create a New York-based production company,…