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Jesse Whittock
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Hulu secures British poltergeist drama
US streaming service Hulu has bought British poltergeist drama The Enfield Haunting. The show, a…
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‘Evolution’ for Globo with new VOD service
Brazilian broadcaster Globo is to launch a full-service on-demand player on November 3. Globo Play…
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Change at Sparks Eccho as Keshet nabs Asia boss
Sparks Eccho Group has found a new Asian chief, with former incumbent Gary Pudney (pictured)…
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Going (digital) native
Why are television’s biggest groups spending millions of dollars on YouTube talent-focused multichannel networks? Jesse…
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Show of the Week: Jekyll and Hyde
Since the relaunch of Doctor Who on the BBC in 2005, the fantasy-drama-sci-fi hybrid has…
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Sony poaches ABC exec for int’l post
Sony Pictures Television has poached an ABC Entertainment Group programming chief for a new international…
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Ten posts A$312m loss
Network Ten in Australia has posted a full-year net loss of A$312.2 million (US$226.5 million),…
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Tyler replaces Linsey at BBC Entertainment
Alan Tyler has replaced Mark Linsey as acting controller of BBC Entertainment after the latter…
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Wahlburgers prodco staffs up
44 Blue Productions, the company behind A&E unscripted series Wahlburgers, has hired a pair of…
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Boelhouwer returns to Endemol Shine in rejig
Iris Boelhouwer is returning to Endemol Shine Group as a co-CEO of the firm’s Netherlands…
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Analyst: Netflix ‘goes from strength to strength’
Concern over the recent dip in Netflix’s share price that followed mixed financial results is…
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Foxtel buys doc from rebranded Espresso
Australia pay TV service Foxtel has acquired space documentary Is Anybody Out There? from the…
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SBS, Scripps launch Oz Food Network
Australian public broadcaster SBS has partnered with Scripps Networks Interactive to launch a version of…
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Foxtel-Ten deal gets regulatory approval
Foxtel’s agreement to buy into Australian free TV channel Ten Network is going ahead after local…
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Leftfield prodco grabs Israeli format
Israeli format Couch Diaries is heading into the US after Leftfield Entertainment production company Riot…
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Shine TV chief to exit
Shine TV managing director Kelly Webb-Lamb is leaving the Endemol Shine Group production company at…
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Forman, Marcus to lead new Relativity TV
Tom Forman (pictured) and Andrew Marcus will lead a new-look TV production company after the…
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Seven secures buzzy Red Arrow formats
Network Seven in Australia has taken local rights to new Red Arrow International formats Kiss…
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BBCWW in major China pact
BBC Worldwide and Shanghai Media Group will coproduce the tenth season of factual series Coast…
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NBC, CBS apps debut on Apple TV
US broadcast networks NBC and CBS have launched app programming services on Apple TVs. The…
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NBCU launches comedy SVOD platform
NBCUniversal has revealed a subscription on-demand platform for comedy, SeeSo. The US$3.99 a month US…
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Moonves: Apple, CBS close to streaming deal
CBS Corp. is close to agreeing a programming deal that would likely see shows such…
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Walking Dead US ratings down, int’l goes big
The season six premiere of US cable’s biggest show, The Walking Dead, were down on…
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Turner EMEA targets Adult Swim expansion
Turner Broadcasting System EMEA has identified young adult-skewing channel Adult Swim as a key driver…
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RTL II names ents chief as Vanhoefer exits
German channel RTL II has named Shona Fraser as its director of entertainment and development…
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Participant completes CEO hunt
US cable channel owner Participant Media has appointed former studio executive David Linde to fill…
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Pulse quickens
Thomas Benski is intent on turning multiplatform producer Pulse Films into a key television programming…
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Pulse, Merman form comedy JV
Multiplatform studio Pulse Films has partnered with Sharon Horgan’s production company to form a branded…
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Taking stock of Turner
Turner Broadcasting System EMEA is heading for its best year, both in terms of ratings…
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BBC television chief to exit
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is leaving the BBC for a “new leadership challenge”….