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Jesse Whittock

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Alessandri’s indie scores France Télévisions deal

Philippe Alessandri’s new Paris-based indie Watch Next Media has scored its first major programming deal….

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Discovery, Turner bag Atlantic factual

Discovery Networks International and Turner Broadcasting System are among buyers of factual programming from UK…

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Israeli VOD service lands Romanzo Criminale

New Israeli on-demand platform Cellcom TV has acquired Italian gangster drama Romanze Criminale from Germany-based…

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CBS’s Zoo opens around the world

James Patterson’s CBS drama Zoo has sold to international broadcasters around the world. Sky 1…

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Fox ties down Empire builder

Twentieth Century Fox Television has secured the exclusive services of Empire co-creator Lee Daniels. Daniels…

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Virgin gets TV boost with Sky veteran hire

Virgin Media has named former Sky Italia programming chief and JimJam founder David Bouchier as…

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Discovery Family buys teen toon drama

US cable channel Discovery Family has bought Dream Defenders, an animated series about two teenage…

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Rasulo to remain with Disney on full pay

The Walt Disney Company’s outgoing CFO, Jay Rasulo, will now remain with the media giant…

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Foxtel rejigs programming team

Australian pay TV leader Foxtel has restructured its programming and studio negotiations team. One key…

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Starz Play to ‘spark Mid East OTT boom’

The launch of the Starz OTT platform in the Middle East will spark a wave…

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CBeebies goes to The Farm

UK preschool channel CBeebies has commissioned a five-part series about farming featuring former boyband star…

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BBC Three factual exec lands new post

BBC Three documentaries executive Sam Bickley has landed a post at Samantha Anstiss’s production division…

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AMC restructures production for studio

AMC is restructuring its in-house studio unit under Rick Olshansky and Stefan Reinhardt. The pair…

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AMC to remake Danish drama

AMC has gone straight-to-series on Broke (WT), a drama based on Denmark’s Bankerot. AMC Studios,…

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ABC Family drama apes Amanda Knox story

Disney-ABC Television Group-owned ABC Family has greenlit pilot production of a drama clearly based on…

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Netflix eyes Indian launch

A report in India suggests SVOD platform Netflix will launch in the Asian territory before…

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Federation buys into Michel’s Cottonwood

Emerging French indie Federation Entertainment is acquiring a significant shareholding in compatriot Cottonwood Media, a…

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France Télévisions feels Impulse of Gedeon doc

France Télévisions has commissioned Paris-based prodco Gedeon Programmes to create a documentary about a man…

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Ex-Fox chief scores overall deal with NBC

Former Fox chief Peter Chernin has secured an overall TV production deal with NBCUniversal. Under…

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Endemol Shine targets Bullseye

Endemol Shine Group regional CEO Marina Williams tells TBI how the production giant is working…

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HBO orders Katims drama pilot

US premium cable channel HBO has ordered a romantic drama pilot from Parenthood creator Jason…

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Church to leave Endemol Shine

Lucas Church is the latest big name to leave the merged Endemol Shine Group. The…

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ITV confirms £55m TwoFour acquisition

UK broadcaster ITV has confirmed it is buying Plymouth-based production and distribution firm TwoFour Group….

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Ex-Fresh One, C4 execs join Pulse

Former Fresh One Productions boss Roy Ackerman and Channel 4 commissioning editor Emma Cooper are…

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Beta’s Welbers to join German indie

Eric Welbers’s next post will be at German independent film and TV producer Neue deutsche…

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Discovery’s Korn resurfaces at UK producer

Dan Korn has become creative director of Scotland’s STV Productions after recently leaving Discovery Networks…

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VOD vendor grabs DreamWorks Classics catalogue

Digital distributor MoMedia has acquired rights to more than 20 series from the DreamWorks Classics…

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Hulu to offer discounted Showtime

US streaming service Hulu will offer a discounted version of cable channel Showtime’s online service….

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De Mol buys remaining Talpa Germany shares

Talpa Media has acquired the 50.1% of Talpa Germany it didn’t already own from publisher…

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Fox veteran Hill exiting to create prodco

21st Century Fox is saying goodbye to senior programming executive David Hill after more than…