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Jesse Whittock
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Small World hires ex-Zodiak exec in rejig
Formats distributor Small World IFT has hired a former Zodiak Rights VP to become its…
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UKTV hands DLT first non-scripted commission
British multichannel operator UKTV has handed DLT Entertainment its first non-scripted commission, a six-part gameshow…
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Pay TV revenues ‘will slow in Lat Am’
Latin American pay TV revenues will grow just 9% by 2021, according to new reseach….
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Ellender exits producer Slingshot
Former FremantleMedia sales chief David Ellender has left the LA-based content producer he launched two…
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Netflix takes rights to Fox’s Jesus Christ musical
Netflix has taken global rights to Fox’s live musical event The Passion, which is about…
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ABC in ‘unprecedented’ rights deal with Warner
US broadcaster ABC has signed what it describes as an “unprecedented” programme rights agreement with…
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BBC Two delivers Victorian medicine comedy
UK terrestrial BBC Two ha ordered a comedy from Lucky Giant about four pioneering young…
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COO upped as Viacom creates indie director role
Viacom’s COO, Thomas Dooley, has been handed a new contract following the news the US…
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Rapper 50 Cent plots sketch-reality show with A&E
Gangster rap star 50 Cent is developing a sketch comedy and music variety series with…
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Rapper 50 Cent plots sketch-reality show with A&E
Gangster rap star 50 Cent is developing a sketch comedy and music variety series with…
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Eleven poaches Raw development exec
London-based prodco Eleven Film has hired Tom Pullen from rival UK firm Raw TV. Pullen…
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ABC nabs Essential’s O’Neill for factual post
Australia’s ABC Television has hired an LA-based Essential Media & Entertainment executive to become its…
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Freudenstein exits Foxtel
Rumours Richard Freudenstein would leave his post as CEO of Australian pay TV giant Foxtel…
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ITV poaches Turner’s Eilenberg for key US role
Turner Broadcasting System veteran David Eilenberg has been tapped to run ITV Entertainment, the newly…
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Comcast firm preps TVOD service after M-GO deal
Comcast-owned movie ticketing firm Fandango is to launch a transactional VOD service on March 30…
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Spike, Lionsgate team with Christina Aguilera
US channel Spike, producer Lionsgate Television and singer Christina Aguilera are working up a music-themed…
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SundanceTV acquires mafia drama Gomorrah
US cable net SundanceTV has acquired the first two seasons of Italian crime drama Gomorrah….
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Plimsoll buys into Jackson’s Magnify
Entertainment and wildlife prodco Plimsoll Productions has taken a “substantial” minority stake in Andrea Jackson’s…
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Lion poaches ‘big-hitter’ from Twenty Twenty
All3Media-owned Lion Television has poached Lisa Edwards from fellow UK prodco Twenty Twenty. Edwards has…
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Endemol Shine UK unifies digital content arms
Endemol Shine UK is bringing its two multichannel networks together, and implementing new management in…
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Formats exec joins NBC after DRG exit
Formats executive Albertina Marfil has joined NBCUniversal International Studios after leaving rival distributor DRG, TBI…
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CBS ‘resumes interest in Starz acquisition’
US broadcaster CBS is reportedly back in for premium cable compatriot Starz. A report in…
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Lat Am, Euro nets coax Wild Things
Broadcasters in Argentina and Denmark are the latest buyers of Zodiak Rights-sold entertainment format Wild…
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Televisa pulls shows from Netflix
Mexican broadcaster has pulled its programming from Netflix as it positions its own SVOD platform,…
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Kevin Spacey will not join Relativity
House of Cards star Kevin Spacey has decided not to join a new-look Relativity Studios…
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Sony buys into new drama indie
Sony Pictures Television has acquired a minority stake in a new UK-based drama production company….
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Vimeo to debut first feature doc film
On-demand service Vimeo has continued its push into original programming by launching its first feature-length…
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YouTube co-founder creates ‘food lovers video net’
YouTube co-founder Steve Chen has launched a live, interactive video platform aimed at food lovers,…
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BBC to rework lost sitcom scripts
UK pubcaster the BBC will recreate three classic ‘lost’ sitcom episodes, as part of a…
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Virgin expands Kingdom with second exclusive
Virgin Media’s push into exclusive UK programming has continued with the acquisition of mixed martial…