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Jesse Whittock
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Nine exec Mott linked with ITV Studios post
The boss of Nine Network’s Perth base, David Mott, has been linked with the vacant…
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ITV Studios label scores comedy writer deal
ITV Studios’ new label Cats on the Roof Media has signed a first-look deal with…
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ITV in talks to buy UTV
UK broadcaster ITV is set to acquire UTV, the Northern Ireland broadcaster that owns the…
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SVOD platform goes live across Canada
Subscription on-demand service Shomi is now available to all internet-connected consumers in Canada. The service…
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Keshet Canada winds down as focus switches
Keshet International’s joint venture Keshet Canada has effectively wound down after the agreement with industry…
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Nick goes in-house for Pinky Malinky
US children’s channel Nickelodeon has commissioned a 20-part animated series from The Amazing World of…
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Fox restructures Asia, aims for China content
Fox International Channels Asia has rejigged its regional executive structure to ramp up opportunity in…
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‘Unashamedly ambitious’ Netflix rival launches
South African SVOD platform ShowMax has launched with “more than a year’s continuous viewing” for…
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Investor boards Michael Grade-backed indie
A venture capital group has acquired a 20% stake in UK production studio Infinity Creative…
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True Entertainment hires for production, ups two
Endemol Shine North America’s prodco True Entertainment, which is now closely aligned with sister producer…
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Amazon scores Fear the Walking Dead
Amazon Prime Instant Video Germany has picked up the sought-after SVOD rights for upcoming zombie…
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Keshet signs scripted deal with Facet4
Keshet International has signed a co-development deal with Facet4 Media, an independent Canadian production company….
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Food Network chief Johnson retires
Brooke Johnson is to retire from her post as president of Scripps Networks Interactive’s lifestyle…
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Endemol Beyond US president exits in rejig
Endemol Beyond USA’s president, Will Keenan, is exiting the Endemol Shine North American firm and…
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Bradley Cooper drama goes day-and-date in Asia
The upcoming CBS drama Limitless is heading day-and-date into Asia via RTL CBS Entertainment HD….
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Ex-Sky, ITV exec launches UK indie
Former Sky 1 entertainment chief Duncan Gray has launched his own production company, Twenty Six…
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Turner takes Honourable Woman to Lat Am
Turner Broadcasting Latin America has acquired BBC political-thriller drama The Honourable Woman from BBC Worldwide….
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Turner, Burnett test wearable tech inventors
Turner Broadcasting System, IT firm Intel and unscripted producer Mark Burnett are jointly working on…
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9 Story buys Brown Bag Films
Canadian kids company 9 Story Media Group has bought Irish animation studio Brown Bag Films….
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Global Facebook launch for LeBron James comedy
The second season of LeBron James-inspired basketball comedy Survivor’s Remorse has launched internationally on Facebook,…
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NHK buys BBC One Agatha Christie drama
Japanese pubcaster NHK is one of a batch of networks to acquire BBC One period…
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Turkish drama completes Lat Am set
Turkish drama Ezel has now been sold into every Latin American territory following a new…
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Israel’s Gil launches distribution arm
Prolific Israeli prodco Gil Productions has launched a new content creation and distribution arm. Tel…
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Inbetweeners pair exit Zodiak for new prodco
The creators of British comedy The Inbetweeners have left their Zodiak Media-owned production company to…
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Endemol Shine UK buys animation prodco
Endemol Shine UK has taken a controlling stake in the animation company behind digital comedy…
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Discovery restructures US nets
Discovery Communications has placed Rich Ross into a networks group president role as it realigns…
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Apple ‘pushes cloud TV service launch to 2016’
Apple is now aiming for a 2016 launch for its planned cloud TV with licensing…
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HBO strikes five-season Sesame Street deal
HBO and Sesame Workshop have agreed a five-season deal for iconic kids series Sesame Street….
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Spike harvests Bruckheimer drama series
US cable net Spike has ordered Harvest, a new drama about a hard-working father forced…
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Co-founder exiting Honey Boo Boo prodco
Tom Rogan is leaving US producer Authentic Entertainment 15 years after co-founding it with Lauren…