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Jesse Whittock

Jesse Whittock


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PactUS makes first hire

The New US arm of UK indies body Pact has hired Matt Gould has its…

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DRG expands to LA with MarVista exec

Britain-based distributor DRG has launched an office in LA as part of a strategy to…

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Agent Carter joins Fox UK

Fox International Channels UK has acquired rights to Disney superhero Marvel’s Agent Carter for the…

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Maxdome CEO to exit

German VOD service Maxdome is saying goodbye to its CEO for the second time in…

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Woolf returns to All3 after Zodiak exit

Gary Woolf has returned to All3Media just a year after leaving to join Zodiak Media,…

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NMV bags ‘Spanish Wonder Years’

London-based New Media Vision has snagged format rights to a long-running TVE drama dubbed the…

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Turner hires Sony exec for Asia Pac

Turner Asia Pacific has made a senior hire and promoted two executives to meet what…

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Endemol Shine US unscripted team named

The overall structure of Endemol Shine USA’s unscripted team has taken shape. With Endemol USA…

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Ex-Disney digital chief joins Amazon Studios

Amazon Studios has named former Disney/ABC Television Group digital chief Albert Cheng COO, and drafted…

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Serious Lunch reps NHK, Studio Ghibli toon

UK-based distributor Serious Lunch will oversee the international roll-out of a 26-part animated toon serial…

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Heaney’s TCB poaches Cineflix exec

TCB Media Rights chief Paul Heaney has recruited a managing director from his former company,…

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Jodi Flynn prodco hires development chief

Former Cineflix Media executive Jodi Flynn has hired a VP of development at her Leftfield…

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Presto goes Rogue with eOne dramas

Australian on-demand platform Presto has inked a new drama programming deal with Entertainment One Television….

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ProSiebenSat.1 issues drama copro call

Germany broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has issued an open call to the international market as it launches…

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LA Screenings wrap: analysis

Another year of excess, exuberance and extreme selling at the Hollywood studios is over, but…

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Epic drama Rising

The story of History’s new historical miniseries, Texas Rising, which debuts this evening on Memorial Day,…

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LA Screenings: CBS sales veteran retires

Joe Lucas is to retire from his post at CBS Studios International after more than…

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Turner, Sesame Workshop pair for Indian toon

Turner Broadcasting System’s Indian kids channel Pogo is getting a new Sesame Workshop-produced cartoon, Chamki…

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LA Screenings: SVT wants the ‘wow factor’

SVT is in Hollywood chasing shows with a ‘wow factor’ that will create buzz among…

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Endemol Shine UK retools MCNs

Multichannel networks Endemol Beyond UK and ChannelFlip are to continue operating separately under the Endemol…

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LA Screenings: RTE searches for CSI replacement

Irish pubcaster RTÉ is at the LA Screenings searching for three dramas to replace CSI,…

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David Lynch back on board Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks director David Lynch has rejoined Showtime’s 2015-16 season remake of the classic mystery…

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All3’s Caudell switches to Channel 4 in rejig

Ben Caudell is leaving All3Media’s Objective Productions for UK broadcaster Channel 4 little more than…

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BBC Worldwide officially closes Global iPlayer

The BBC’s commercial arm will officially end the BBC Global iPlayer on-demand platform within the…

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Endemol Shine opens Shoebox TV

Endemol Shine International has pacted with a UK film producer that’s moving into high-end drama…

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USA to remake La Reina Del Sur

USA Network is remaking popular telenovela La Reina Del Sur for US audiences. Fox 21…

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Verizon pays $4.4bn for AOL

US-based telco Verizon will pay US$4.4 billion to acquire digital content and distribution group AOL. The…

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PactUS formed with ex-Nat Geo chief Lyle

Former National Geographic Channel CEO David Lyle will be the inaugural president of UK indie…

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Quick-turnaround Nepal doc for Sky 1, Nat Geo

The UK’s Sky 1 and National Geographical Channels International are getting a quick turnaround doc…

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American Idol axed amid falling ratings

Long-running US singing format American Idol is headed for the scrapheap after broadcaster Fox cancelled…