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Jesse Whittock
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Rare hires Pioneer creative director
Fledgling consolidator Rare Television has hired UK indie Pioneer Productions’ creative director Ailsa Orr. She…
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Wild Things to roam in Cannes
Wacky UK gameshow Wild Things is set to hit the international market at MIPTV. The…
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DCD plans to Fool Us again
DCD Rights is taking the US version of Penn & Teller: Fool Us to MIPTV,…
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OTT subs to hit 100 million this year
The total number of subscribers to online streaming services will pass 100 million on a…
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icflix buys Endemol Shine MMA drama
Middle Eastern SVOD service icflix has acquired MMA drama Kingdom from Endemol Shine Group. The…
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FremantleMedia creates Shotglass
FremantleMedia’s UK arm has created a digital division named Shotglass Media. The production unit will…
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Makever secures Captain Sharif sales
French production group Makever has secured sales of France 2 crime drama Captain Sharif and…
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Endemol Shine Latino shapes up
Endemol Shine Group’s Latin American business is shaping up with the appointment co-VPs, who will…
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Bunim/Murray chair stands down in shake up
Jonathan Murray is stepping back from Bunim/Murray Productions, the pioneering US reality prodco he co-created…
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Vivendi ‘eyes £28bn Sky takeover’
French media conglom Vivendi has been linked with a takeover of European pay TV giant…
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Lionsgate chairman to sell 10 million shares
Lionsgate Entertainment chairman and key shareholder Mark Rachesky is to sell 10,000,000 shares in the…
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Fox’s Empire headed to UK youth net
Fox’s new season break-out hit Empire has landed on UK TV. A deal between Twentieth…
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ITV in for $950m Weinstein TV assets
UK broadcaster ITV is set to acquire the television assets of The Weinstein Company in…
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Viacom restructure costs $785m
The continuing restructuring of Viacom will cost the US-based media giant US$785 million. The company…
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Woodcut poaches A+E commissioner
Woodcut Media has poached A+E Networks UK buyer Jinal Patel to become its joint creative…
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Nick’s Johnson resurfaces at Sesame Workshop
Former Nickelodeon animation chief Brown Johnson has resurfaced at Sesame Workshop, which has restructured its…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: Billionaire’s Paradise
If audiences are looking for escapism in their factual viewing this year, MIPDoc buyers will…
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Broadcasters get Banished
BBC Worldwide has sold drama series Banished to various broadcasters. Deals have been closed with…
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Passion will Make You Laugh Out Loud
Passion Distribution is taking an entertainment series, … Make You Laugh Out Loud, to MIPTV….
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Starz SVOD service to debut in MENA
Starz’s international subscription on-demand platform will makes its worldwide debut in the Middle East and…
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Fennessys to exit Endemol Shine
Mark and Carl Fennessy will exit Endemol Shine Group later this year after deciding not…
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Ex-Eyeworks exec joins DRG
Former Eyeworks International Distribution acquisitions chief Katy Cundall has joined UK-based distributor DRG, TBI has…
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FremantleMedia takes No Offence
FremantleMedia International has bagged rights to upcoming Channel 4 police procedural No Offence, which comes…
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Krampe creates Beta-backed producer
Prolific German producer Ariane Krampe has launched her own production company with the backing of…
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ID moves into scripted with Serial Thriller
Investigation Discovery’s recent moves into part-scripted programming have culminated in the commission of a three-part drama…
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Dynamic goes to Cape Town for drama
US-based Dynamic Television is working on a TV adaptation of South African author Deon Meyer’s…
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All3 buys Penny Dreadful prodco
All3Media has bought Penny Dreadful producer Neal Street Productions for an undisclosed fee. Neal Street,…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: Top Secret Doping
Autentic Distribution, a joint venture between local pubcaster WDR mediagroup and Bavarian doc label Autentic…
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DCD’s Principal drama set for Cannes
DCD Rights to bringing character-driven drama The Principal. The 4x60mins SBS drama from Essential Media…
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Fashion Hero hopes for MIPTV win
Distributor Looking Glass International touches down on the French Riviera in two weeks with new…