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BBC One readies drama from Doctor Who’s Russell T Davies
Doctor Who’s Russell T Davies is set to write new BBC One drama Years and…
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Joker hires ex-Relativity exec as MD
Splendid Group’s indie Joker Productions has hired former Relativity exec Julie Link as managing director….
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Hulu reorganises leading teams, eliminates chief content officer role
Hulu has launched a major reorganisation across its top teams in content, technology, marketing and…
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Black Mirror producer returns to Lime Pictures
Black Mirror producer Louise Sutton is joining Lime Pictures as executive producer of scripted content….
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Acorn Media to develop first Benny Hill biopic
Acorn Media Enterprises (AME), the UK-based development division for Acorn TV, has partnered with Free@Last…
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CBS shareholders launch class action lawsuit against National Amusements
CBS shareholders have officially launched a class action lawsuit against its majority stakeholder National Amusements,…
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Talpa Media ups Meijs to COO
Talpa Media has upped Talpa Global’s managing director Maarten Meijs to COO. In his new…
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Big Fish set for Angry Birds game show in live-action first
Big Fish Entertainment is partnering with Rovio Entertainment to bring hit mobile game Angry Birds…
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CBS links with Japanese streamer U-Next
CBS Studios International (CSI) has signed a multi-series, multi-year content licensing agreement with one of…
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Doctor Foster gets French treatment in TF1 remake
BBC Studios has sold the Doctor Foster format to TF1 for a French remake, turning…
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TBI Weekly: UK broadcasters band together
As major global entertainment companies increasingly pursue M&A activity to fend off the threat of…
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Nat Geo’s Pastore to exit
National Geographic Channel’s Tim Pastore (pictured) is to depart his role as president of original…
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Lionsgate takes majority stake in 3 Arts
Lionsgate has acquired a majority stake in talent management and production company 3 Arts Entertainment….
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Fox sets shareholder vote on Disney
Fox has set a shareholder vote on July 10 to determine the $52 billion sale…
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Insight TV hires Liberty Global exec as legal affairs VP
Insight TV has appointed Liberty Global’s Angela Borrillo as vice president of business and legal…
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Blue Ant JV expands development & production division
Love Nature, a joint venture between Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks, has appointed a…
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TwoFour ups Coller and Phillips in continued restructure
TwoFour Group has promoted Jonny Coller as group director of development and Edward Phillips as…
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ABC cancels Roseanne after controversial tweets from lead star
ABC has cancelled its lead series Roseanne after its star Roseanne Barr sent a controversial…
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TCB hires BBC Studios’ Demidowicz as commissioning editor
TCB Media Rights has appointed BBC Studios’ Hannah Demidowicz to the position of commissioning editor,…
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Sky Entertainment restructures commissioning team
Sky is set to restructure its Entertainment group and remove standalone channel heads, in a…
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MarVista inks production deal with Front Row Films
MarVista Entertainment has signed an exclusive production agreement with former employee Robyn Snyder’s Front Row…
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Betty adds factual heads including Lime Pictures exec
All3Media-owned Betty has appointed Lime Pictures’ Daniella Berendson (left) to the newly created role of…
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Simon Pegg prodco launches young adult drama incubator
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s indie prodco, Stolen Picture, has launched an IP Rights incubator…
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October launches studio targeting US market
October Films has launched a new prodco, October Studios, for the US market offering high-end…
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AMC Int’l inks distribution deal with VR studio
AMC Networks International Southern Europe has made a deal with Rooftop Immersive Studio to aggregate…
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ITV considers £1bn JV with BBC to buy UKTV
ITV is considering entering a joint venture with the BBC for £1 billion to buy…
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Netflix & OTT services drive record $748bn brand value for 2018
Entertainment brands such as Netflix have aided a 21% growth in brand value to $748…
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Mediaset, Warner Bros. & Netflix team for Spanish drama
Mediaset Espana, Warner Bros. International Television Production Spain (ITPS) and Netflix are teaming for Spanish…
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Netflix value surpasses Disney for the first time
Netflix stock market value rose to a record $153 billion on Thursday, temporarily surpassing Disney…
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Netflix orders Canadian drama Northern Rescue
Netflix has ordered CBC original drama Northern Rescue, and will have all rights outside of…