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Jesse Whittock
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Media M&A hits eight-year peak
The value of media company mergers and acquisitions in 2015 hit an eight-year high of…
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Landgraf: drama output to peak in 2016 or 2017
FX Networks CEO John Landgraf has predicted a peak in the production of high-end drama…
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Netflix orders series from YouTube comic
Streaming service Netflix has for the first time ordered a series from talent that started…
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Scripted launches dominated 2015
New scripted series accounted for 40% of the 8,500 new programmes launched internationally last year,…
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Sky Q scores content deals ahead of launch
Next-generation UK streaming platform Sky Q has acquired 400 short-form videos from indie Barcroft Media,…
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Corus in ‘game-changing’ C$2.7bn Shaw deal
Toronto-listed Corus Entertainment is to pay C$2.65 billion (US$1.86 billion) to buy rival Shaw Media….
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Toffler’s studio ‘lovechild of YouTube & Netflix’
Former Viacom Media Networks channels boss Van Toffler has joined forces with a former Endemol…
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Toffler’s studio ‘lovechild of YouTube & Netflix’
Former Viacom Media Networks channels boss Van Toffler has joined forces with a former Endemol…
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Showtime takes Jim Carrey drama to series
US premium channel Showtime has taken Jim Carrey’s stand-up-themed scripted drama I’m Dying Up Here…
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BBC Two to restart Robot Wars
UK pubcaster BBC Two has brought eccentric machine battle series Robot Wars back 15 years…
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Shrek producer to reboot evolution show
John Williams, who produced the Shrek feature films, has acquired rights to make an animated…
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Hincks to exit Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group’s president, Tim Hincks, has decided to leave the mega-indie. This ends a…
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Asian Side of the Doc postponed over safety fears
The upcoming Asian Side of the Doc conference in China has been postponed indefinitely. The…
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Chinese conglom pays $3.5bn for Legendary
China’s Dalian Wanda is to acquire US studio Legendary Entertainment for US$3.5 billion. The Chinese…
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Icahn denies Time Warner stake build
Activist investor Carl Icahn has angrily denied he is quietly building a stake in US…
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Global Netflix impact ‘felt for a generation’
The impact of Netflix’s unprecedented global launch will be “felt for a generation”, but will…
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Show of the week: Who’s Who?
In a risk-averse formats world, Who’s Who? has a good chance of jumping the queue in…
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SundanceTV buys BBC-Keshet autism drama
American cable channel SundanceTV has added to its overseas drama ranks by acquiring the British…
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ID to contest Netflix’s Making a Murderer
US cable net Investigation Discovery is to release a doc special that refutes the details…
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Bewkes extends Time Warner term
Jeff Bewkes will remain chairman and CEO of US media giant Time Warner until at…
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BBCWW secures detective series presales
BBC Worldwide has shopped upcoming detective drama Maigret to France 3, Germany’s ARD, Sweden’s TV4…
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Mumbai Railway journeys to global nets
British documentary series Mumbai Railway has been acquired by broadcasters around the world. Distributor DCD…
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Office-style superhero comedy for NBC
US broadcaster NBC has ordered three comedy pilots, including one billed as The Office-meets-DC Comics….
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Fox poaches Warner exec for formats push
Fox International Channels Content Sales has hired long-serving Warner Bros. sales executive Jess Khanom to…
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All3 buys Indian Summers producer
All3Media has acquired New Pictures, the UK indie behind Channel 4 ratings hit Indian Summers…
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Relativity buys Kevin Spacey’s prodco
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media is set to emerge from its financial woes with a bang,…
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CBC, SVT buy Lanzmann doc
Pubcasters in Europe and North America are the latest to buy Adam Benzine’s documentary Claude…
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Euro nets dare to Dream the Future
Channels in Germany, Austria and Belgium have pre-bought Canal+-commissioned doc series Dream the Future. The…
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Join the QYou
The QYou is aiming to bridge the gap between millennials-focused short-form online video and traditional…
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Game of Thrones pirated 14.4m times in 2015
HBO’s Game of Thrones remains the most illegally-downloaded programme in the world, with 14.4 million…