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Jesse Whittock
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Former Turner kids exec joins DHX
Canada-based DHX Media has appointed former Turner Broadcasting System children’s TV executive Richard Rowe as…
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Remarkable co-MD gets Endemol Shine UK post
Endemol Shine UK has promoted one of the managing directors of subsidiary prodco Remarkable Television…
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Baywatch back on US screens
Los Angeles County lifeguard costumes have been dusted down after a US digital multicast channel…
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Objective names new CEO as Newman exits
All3Media-owned Objective Productions has named a new CEO after Andrew Newman became the latest top-level…
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icflix: 60,000+ hours viewed a month
Middle East and North African streaming firm icflix claims its subscribers are watching more than…
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UKTV plots AFP stunt series
UK multichannel operator UKTV has commissioned a 12x30mins series in which a pair of daredevils…
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Canuck net takes Burnett’s Detour
Canadian channel W Network is developing a travel reality series with Mark Burnett and his…
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Boundless replaces BBC-bound Holland
FremantleMedia UK producer Boundless has appointed a managing director to replace Patrick Holland, who is…
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Davidson exits A+E UK, new boss named
Tom Davidson is stepping down as managing director of A+E Networks UK as part of…
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MTV expands Shore line with Euro/Lat Am series
MTV International is creating a European-Latin American version of its Shore reality franchise. Ibiza Shore…
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Japanese VOD service, UK prodco in doc copro
A Japanese video service and UK producer Blakeway Productions have come together to create a…
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Star China appoints Yin replacement
Broadcaster Star China Media has appointed a replacement for FremantleMedia’s new recruit, Vivian Yin, in…
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Spike readies Bryan Singer WWIII drama
US cable channel Spike TV has added five dramas to its slate, including a Bryan…
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ITVS America eyes rejig as president exits
ITV Studios America president Orly Adelson has resigned, as ITV Studios US Group prepares to…
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Foxtel names channel chief
Australian pay TV group has named a new channels chief in the shape of ex-group…
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Stern’s sales firm hires Electus exec
IM Global’s television division has hired Electus International senior VP Eli Shibley as president, international…
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Machinima constructs Transformers series
Online video site Machinima and toyco Hasbro has partnered to create an animated series based…
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Starz Play buys Showtime, CBS dramas
New Middle East and North African on-demand service Starz Play has acquired programmes such as…
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DHX in share offer u-turn
Canada’s DHX Media has performed an about-face and decided not to go ahead with a…
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BBC, NRK buy citizens festival special
Pubcasters in the UK and Norway have acquired a special of the 2015 Global Citizens…
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Tinopolis poaches Wall to Wall boss
Wales-based Tinopolis Group has poached Wall to Wall veteran Jonathan Hewes to become CEO of…
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Channel 5 secures Spike miniseries Tut
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired Tut, the Ancient Egypt miniseries about boy-king Tutankhamun. Viacom-owned…
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Disney EMEA to remake Israeli teen drama
Disney EMEA is to remake Disney Channel Israeli original musical drama North Star. The live-action…
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AMCNI buys Benelux teen drama
AMC Networks International – Central Europe has acquired live-action teen series Ghost Rockers. AMCNI has…
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Turner Laing to keynote at MIPCOM
Endemol Shine Group CEO Sophie Turner Laing will keynote at Cannes trade event MIPCOM in…
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eOne finds O’Brien replacement for Canada
Toronto-based Entertainment One has found a president for its Canadian television operation in the shape…
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UKTV buys into Secrets and Lies
UK multichannel operator UKTV has acquired ABC Studios mystery drama Secrets and Lies. The 10x60mins…
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Scripps, VRT buy Travel Channel’s Breaking Borders
Scripps Networks Asia Pacific and Belgium’s VRT have acquired the US version of TV2 conflict…
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Pioneer launches Korean JV
Tinopolis Group-owned Pioneer Productions has moved into the South Korean market by launching a joint…
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Eccho poaches Imagina exec for Lat Am role
Eccho Rights has hired Barbora Susterova to become its first head of Latin America. Susterova…