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Jesse Whittock
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Disney secures $66bn 21st Century Fox entertainment takeover
The Walt Disney Company has secured a US$66 billion deal that hands it most of…
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Endemol Shine rejigs Creative Networks team
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has restructured Lisa Perrin’s Endemol Shine Creative Networks unit, TBI has…
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Amazon & Netflix to drive OTT revenues to $120bn – data
SVOD giants Amazon and Netflix will be at the centre of an explosion in revenues…
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Spence adds Tiger Aspect drama post as Gould exits
Patrick Spence will become director of drama at Tiger Aspect Drama, while remaining in charge…
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Twenty Twenty finds replacement for CEO
There’s a new chief at Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP)’s UK prodco Twenty Twenty….
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Channel 5 to launch premium linear channel
Viacom’s UK broadcaster, Channel 5, will launch a “premium channel” focused on high-end factual, documentaries…
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Netflix stats: what was ‘devoured’ and ‘savoured’ in 2017
Netflix is attempting to spread some Christmas cheer by releasing viewing stats that give insight…
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Disney in clear as Comcast drops out of Fox race
Comcast will not pursue an acquisition of a suite of entertainment assets from 21st Century…
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Blue Planet II is BBC iPlayer’s top series of 2017
Big-ticket natural history series Blue Planet II is the most requested show on the iPlayer…
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Different shades of Red: Nicola Shindler one-on-one
Nicola Shindler is surely the most well known drama producer from Manchester, England, with a…
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Sullivan lands Fox president post after Freer’s Hulu exit
Brian Sullivan has been named president and COO of Fox Networks Group (FNG), with former…
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TBI Weekly: How Disney-Fox affects the international scene
There’s no guarantee The Walt Disney Company will end up buying the entertainment assets of…
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Hello Halo hires kids head as first CBeebies series lands
UK indie Hello Halo has appointed development exec Terri Langan (pictured) as its first head…
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Ex-BBC, Warner exec to lead Maverick USA
Former BBC and Warner Bros. John Hesling has been appointed president of All3Media America prodco…
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Coolabi eyes acquisitions after £11m funding injection
Britain-based children’s entertainment firm Coolabi Group is on the acquisitions hunt after securing £11 million…
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Ex-Sony int’l production chief Wong joins TRX board
Former Sony Pictures Television (SPT) international production president Andrea Wong has joined the board of…
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eOne US sales chief exits for Fox
Entertainment One’s Americas sales chief, Joey Sabella, is joining Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution (TCFTD)….
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Disney may make James Murdoch CEO
The Walt Disney Company is giving serious thought to appointing James Murdoch as its next…
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Ergen steps down as Dish CEO
Cable mogul Charlie Ergen is stepping down as CEO of US satcaster Dish Network. Erik…
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Star CEO to be new 21st Century Fox Asia boss
21st Century Fox has named the chairman and CEO of pay TV business Star India…
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Wolter’s Endemol Shine exit triggers North Europe rejig
Top Endemol Shine Group exec Marcus Wolter is to leave the company, sparking a restructure…
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Programming duo rises at TBS
TBS, the Turner US cable channel, has promoted two key executives in Brett Weitz’s programming…
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OTT & pay TV revenues to near $300bn – research
Pay TV and OTT revenues, including SVOD and download-to-own, will bring in close to US$300…
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ITV Studios back Piv Bernth drama studio
ITV Studios has bought a minority stake in the new drama production house of former…
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Beta joins Sky Germany’s Bridge-inspired Pagan Peak
Sky Germany’s upcoming reimagining of The Bridge has welcomed Munich’s Beta Film as coproducer and…
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Disney resumes Fox takeover talks – report
The Walt Disney Company has reportedly reopened talks with Rupert Murdoch and 21st Century Fox…
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Entertainment centre – why eOne brought TV and film together
John Morayniss tells Jesse Whittock how North American distributor Entertainment One is evolving, while the…
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WWE Studios plans TV originals assault
WWE Studios is expanding beyond feature films and into original TV and digital content production….
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Cineflix launches prodco with Salzman Jr.
Canada’s Cineflix Media is backing a new Montreal-based indie led by the son of co-CEO…
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US legacy pay TV services ‘to lose 26% of subs by 2030’
US pay TV providers will lose 26% of their legacy subscriber base by 2030 amid…