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Jesse Whittock

Jesse Whittock


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Endemol Shine sticks NYLON Content deal

Endemol Shine North America has inked a development deal and co-representation with digital media group…

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Older-skewed comedy in vogue at Cartoon Forum

CARTOON FORUM: The usual glut of preschool comedies pitched here in Toulouse have largely been…

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Lionsgate names new TV chief

Lionsgate Entertainment has promoted long-time television COO Sandra Stern to president of the division. The…

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Sky comedy chief exits, interim boss installed

Lucy Lumsden, head of comedy at European satcaster Sky, is returning to production. She is…

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German channel hands Gil Formats first sale

German digital channel ZDFneo has ordered a factual entertainment series from Gil Formats, the new…

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Canal+ acquires Keshet espionage drama

French premium pay channel Canal+ has acquired upcoming Israeli espionage drama False Flag. The 8x45mins…

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Sony creates recipe for Mexican Top Chef

Mexican network Canal Sony has ordered a local version of NBCUniversal format Top Chef, which…

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Lat Am, Canada toon nets partner for PingPong

Discovery Kids Latin America and Canadian networks TVOntario and Tele Quebec have signed up for…

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Premium video advocacy body formed

An advocacy body for the premium video industry has launched, bringing together the likes of…

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Kudos in development rejig

Endemol Shine Group drama label Kudos has reshuffled its development team, with divisional head Naomi…

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Dynamic bags Wyonna Earp gunslinger drama

US indie Dynamic Television has acquired international distribution rights to supernatural thriller drama Wyonna Earp….

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Starz boards BBC Two Poliakoff drama

US premium cable channel Starz has signed on as coproducer of BBC Two drama Close…

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Schwarzenegger joins NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice

Arnold Schwarzenegger is to succeed Donald Trump in the boardroom of NBC’s business reality show…

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Donald Trump buys NBC’s stake in Miss Universe

Controversial business mogul Donald Trump has acquired US broadcast network NBC’s stake in the Miss…

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Watchdog throws Foxtel-Ten deal into doubt

Australia’s corporate regulator has thrown a spanner in the works of the proposed deal that…

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Show of the week: Fear the Walking Dead

The world cannot get enough of Robert Kirkman’s zombie tales. The launch of Fear the…

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Foxtel calls on Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow

Australian cable platform Foxtel has acquired new season Warner Bros. superhero dramas Supergirl (above) and…

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ABC chief to exit after two terms

Mark Scott is to leave Australian pubcaster the ABC after the completion of his second…

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Buyers briefing: Jon Farrar, BBC Worldwide

Name: Jon Farrar Title: Senior VP, global programming and acquisitions Jon Farrar oversees the programming…

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Ex-Core US TV chief lands Lionsgate role

Jennifer O’Connell (pictured) has landed a new alternative programming post at Lionsgate Entertainment, just weeks…

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PBS fosters New York origin book as drama

US pubcaster PBS is working with Scott Free Productions and Malaysia’s Ideate Media to bring…

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Vivendi acquires famous French studio

European median group Vivendi has acquired Paris film studio Studios de Boulogne as it continues…

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AMC converts Preacher from pilot to series

US cable channel AMC has greenlit a full season of Preacher, which is based on…

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NBCU seeks to match rivals’ int’l revenues

NBCUniversal will seek to bring its domestic to international revenue split in line with rival…

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Endemol Beyond USA, Barcroft go OTT

Digital-first businesses Endemol Beyond USA and Barcroft Media have launched separate direct-to-consumer video platforms. Endemol…

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Fox takes control of Nat Geo JV

21st Century Fox has taken majority control of its National Geographic Channels joint venture. The…

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West Wing producer to head Working Title US

Former West Wing producer Andrew Stearn has been named president of NBCUniversal International Studios-backed Working…

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Netflix ‘to fund new Black Mirror’

Streaming service Netflix has reportedly snapped up rights to Charlie Brooker’s dystopian future drama Black…

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Turner greenlights ‘biggest’ Korean toon copro

Turner Broadcasting System has greenlit its biggest Korean-made animation project for its kids channels in…

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Viacom reveals global SVOD service

Viacom has unveiled Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps that will offer…