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Jesse Whittock
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Banijay & Zodiak: the story so far
Will television’s latest super group be called ‘Banijak’, ‘Zodijay’ and plain old ‘Banijay-Zodiak Group’? Zodiak…
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Hasbro titles go digital with MoMedia
Transformers: Rescue Bots and G.I Joe: Renegades will go out through digital and VOD distributor…
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RTL MCN plots BMG music artists push
Multi-channel network BroadbandTV is partnering with Bertelsmann stablemate and music publisher BMG on an initiative…
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Syfy visits grindhouse with Blood Drive
US cable channel Syfy has greenlit Blood Drive, a 13-part scripted series based on the…
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Turkish DJ format remixed in China
Turkish DJ format The Remix has been picked up for the Chinese market by a…
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Finance group buys Orphan Black producer
The Toronto-based prodco behind BBC America sci-fi drama Orphan Black has been sold to a…
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Discovery, Comcast come to carriage agreement
Fraught carriage negotiations between Discovery Communications and Comcast Communications have ended with a new “long-term,…
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Switchover alumnus joins Nespega at indie
Giuliano Tranquilli has reunited with Switchover Media co-founder Francesco Nespega at Italian indie producer Stand…
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Ten CEO exits in reshuffle
Australia’s Network Ten has appointed a new CEO after the resignation of current incumbent Hamish…
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CHF Media president exits
Francis Fitzpatrick is leaving CHF Media Group, the UK animation indie born out of the…
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Endemol Shine Oz team takes shape
Mark and Carl Fennessy’s team at Endemol Shine Australia is taking shape as the Sydney-based…
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True execs transition to Original Media
Original Media’s new co-presidents and CEOs Steven Weinstock and Glenda Hersh are bringing staff from…
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Comcast defends new OTT service
Comcast Communications has defended its new cord-cutting enabler Stream as a way of attracting young…
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Netflix greenlights Angelina Jolie child war movie
Streaming service Netflix and actor Angelina Jolie Pitt are working up a film adaptation of…
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Stehmeier becomes Factory worker
Fresh from exiting Off the Fence Bo Stehmeier has landed a job at fledgling digital…
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Sky expands prodco stable with Blast! deal
Sky has acquired a majority stake in the UK’s Blast! Films, marking the fourth time…
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Ex-Discovery, Nat Geo chief to run prodco body
Former Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel boss John Ford is to run an American…
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VH1 chief exits as McCarthy steps up
Viacom’s VH1 has a new boss in the shape of Chris McCarthy after president Tom…
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Stehmeier, Eyre exiting Off the Fence
Bo Stehmeier and Georgina Eyre are leaving distributor Off the Fence as part of a…
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Turner poaches NBC exec, cable team grows
Turner Broadcasting System has poached an NBC drama executive to become a programming chief at…
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Saban Brands names CEO after Dekel exit
Saban Brands is getting its first CEO in the shape of the president of Hello…
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Woodcut, Content book table at The Ivy
Viewers will go behind the scenes at London’s iconic celebrity hangout The Ivy in a…
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East Europe, MENA OTT revenue ‘to reach $2.6bn’
Over-the-top television and video revenues in eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa will reach…
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Scorpion hires sales exec, closes deals
UK indie distributor Scorpion TV has added a sales executive to its ranks, while closing…
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Channel 5 onboard first BBC Earth original
The UK’s Channel 5 and BBC Worldwide have co-commissioned an extreme weather series that will…
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Twofour exec, Fox land Remarkable top jobs
Endemol Shine UK’s Remarkable Television has appointed a Twofour Group daytime executive as one of…
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Kids SVOD service goes global
Educational content-focused app Hopster is to launch internationally through Apple TV. The subscription on-demand platform,…
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Helen Cowley, Amazon Prime Instant Video UK
Name: Helen Cowley Title: senior manager, Amazon Prime Instant Video UK Helen Cowley has been…
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Taking stock of SVOD
Buying a share in Netflix at the turn of 2011 would have set you back…
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Keshet Int’l launches US studio
Israel’s Keshet International has become the latest overseas content group to launch an LA-based production…