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Jesse Whittock
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35 jobs going in Discovery Norway restructure
Discovery Networks Norway is set to axe 35 jobs as part of a restructure aimed…
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Ex-Relativity exec joins Endemol Shine USA
Former Relativity Television exec Jesse Kerns has joined Endemol Shine USA to work under newly-promoted…
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So You Think You Can Dance auditions in India
An Indian general entertainment channel is set to launch a local version of talent format…
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Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell map Barbary Coast
Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell and Kate Hudson have all signed up to a new TV…
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WWE twins get Total Divas spin-off
WWE wrestling twins Nikki and Brie Bella are getting their own reality series on US…
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Comcast on-demand platform adds Sony’s Crackle
Comcast’s Xfinity On Demand is adding Sony Pictures Television’s streaming platform Crackle to its cable…
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BBC iPlayer gets first third-party content
UK on-demand service BBC iPlayer will launch a pop-up channel that represents the first time…
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‘Landmark’ pan-Euro Sony deal for Sky
Sky has struck its first-ever pan-European movie output agreement. A deal with Sony Pictures Television…
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Gov’t could force BBCWW to sell UKTV stake
The British government could force BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% in multichannel operator UKTV,…
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Netflix goes to Extremis with first short doc
Global streaming service Netflix plans to debut its first original short documentary, Extremis, in September….
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Sky picks Content horror drama
UK digital terrestrial channel Pick has acquired US-Canadian horror drama Slasher from London-based distributor Content…
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TNT officially revisits Tales From the Crypt
US cable channel TNT has officially greenlit a reworking of the classic television horror anthology…
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Spike peers into The Mist with Stephen King
US cable channel Spike is to remake horror movie The Mist. The network has ordered…
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eOne denies ITV takeover bid
Canadian media group Entertainment One has denied receiving a takeover approach from UK broadcaster ITV,…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #8 a quiet drama
MIPTV’s answer to the international boom in high-end drama was the inaugural MIPDrama Screenings event…
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FremantleMedia Kids & Family adds to UK team
The kids and family division of FremantleMedia is bringing an LA-based exec over to its…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #6 the many faces of Vice
The management team that make up Vice Media are not your traditional television executives. Shane…
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Nick hires NBCU exec for UK post
Nickelodeon has hired NBCUniversal International’s director of programming in the UK. James Newton is joining…
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51 Minds drafts VH1 exec in reshuffle
Endemol Shine North America prodco 51 Minds has hired a VH1 executive and promoted a…
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Discovery Sweden CEO resigns, interim installed
Discovery Networks Sweden CEO Jonas Sjogren has resigned from his post after a decade of…
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Making the Grade – The TBI Interview
As their new lifestyle series, The Wine Show, launches in the UK on ITV, British…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #4 eclectic talent on the Croisette
The list of famous faces in Cannes last week reads like a mad hatter’s tea…
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Scripps to make big talent play in UK & EMEA
Scripps Networks UK & EMEA plans to work with more big-name talent as part of…
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Scripps to make big talent play in UK & EMEA
Scripps Networks UK & EMEA plans to work with more big-name talent as part of…
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Powell exits Disney Oz to lead Euro Disney
The Walt Disney Company managing director for Australia and New Zealand Catherine Powell is to…
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Brown Bag’s Gaffney named 9 Story COO in rejig
Brown Bag Films CEO Cathal Gaffney has added the COO role at his toon firm’s…
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In-demand charts: France (April 3-9, 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand shows from…
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Banijay hires Endemol Shine pair in Finland rejig
Banijay Group is merging its Finnish assets with those of Zodiak Media, splitting its scripted…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #2 VR now a reality?
The television content business might be a sucker for a new medium to explore, but…
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ITVS to take first-look at World Media Rights
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has scored first-look rights to programming from UK indie World Media…