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C4’s Katz appoints Webb-Lamb as deputy in rejig
Channel 4 (C4)’s Ian Katz has appointed Kelly Webb-Lamb (pictured) to the new role of…
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Bunim/Murray reshuffles senior roles after Jenkins exit
Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP) is elevating the role of senior programming and development staff after the…
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Mark Gordon’s Nick Pepper exits for Legendary
Mark Gordon Company’s head of drama Nick Pepper has departed from the company to join…
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Sony CEO steps down, CFO to take top job
Sony Corporation CEO Kazuo Hirai (pictured) is due to step down in April after six…
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ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery hire Google exec to lead 7TV
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have named Google executive Alexandar Vassilev as CEO of their recently…
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TBI Weekly: The future is female for global prodcos
Production companies with a female focus are cropping up at a startling rate as female perspectives…
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BBCWW takes majority stake in Sid Gentle Films
BBC Worldwide has taken a 51% stake in British scripted drama and feature film company…
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TV production spend jumps to £938m in the UK – BFI
Total UK production spend for high-end television programmes reached £938 million (US$1.33 billion) in 2017,…
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BBC Showcase to host tech giants Apple, Netflix & more
BBC Worldwide Showcase 2018, held later this month (February 18-21), will be hosting Apple, Netflix,…
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Mind the casting gap: directors talk diversity
Casting directors are evolving their methods to pick the right individuals to reflect society, but…
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OTT value to reach $119bn by 2022
Over-the-top (OTT) providers of digital TV such as Netflix and Amazon, are set to reach…
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Foxtel names new CEO ahead of merger
Fox Sport Australia’s CEO, Patrick Delany, will become chief to the newly merged Foxtel and…
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‘First female-led, female-focused prodco’ for the UK
A new all female London-based production company, Double Yay Productions, has been formed following a…
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86% of viewers don’t want to juggle OTT services
Global viewers would rather not juggle OTT services such as Netflix and Amazon and would…
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Ex-CBS boss Nina Tassler launches indie studio PatMa
Former CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler (pictured left) has teamed up with veteran producer Denise…
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Report: Telefonica close to agreeing Spanish Netflix deal
Telefonica is reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Netflix that will see it integrate…
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All3 backs drama label Witchery Pictures
All3Media is set to invest in drama label Witchery Pictures, which was recently launched by…
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Cineflix taps Hat Trick development exec
Cineflix Media has hired Hat Trick’s Jimmy Baker as senior vice president of development. Baker…
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Apple hires Paramount exec as comedy chief
Apple has hired Dana Tuinier from The Paramount Network as creative executive for comedy within…
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Netflix goes to the Rapture with hip-hop doc
Netflix will bring in an eight-episode documentary series based on hip-hop culture and produced by…
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Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine hires CEO
Reese Witherspoon’s (pictured) production company has hired Sarah Harden as its permanent CEO, following her…
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Show of the week: Car vs America
Exploring car culture across the US through the eyes of millennials, Car vs America takes…
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Authentic brings in Endemol Shine vet for production
Authentic Entertainment, a subsidiary of Endemol Shine North America (ESNA), has named the latter’s veteran…
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NHNZ hires ex-Discovery exec for US production role
Kiwi prodco NHNZ has hired ex-Discovery exec Liz Brach in a newly created VP of…
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Fremantle hires scripted trio including ex-Weinstein Co. exec
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has added three industry veterans to its scripted division, including Oliver…
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TBI Weekly: Beauty is power for Netflix
This week, it was impossible to ignore Netflix’s seemingly unstoppable rise as the company’s value…
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Boat Rocker acquires Fremantle’s kids division
Boat Rocker Media has acquired FremantleMedia’s Kids & Family Entertainment division. The move is effective…
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Paul Greenberg departs A+E’s FYI to launch video consultancy
A+E Network’s FYI channel head, Paul Greenberg, is departing from the company to launch a…
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Blue Ant’s Solange Attwood promoted to int’l EVP
Blue Ant International has promoted Solange Attwood from senior vice president to executive VP of…
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Paramount & Anonymous land rights to Margaret Atwood trilogy
Paramount Television, along with Anonymous Content have acquired the rights to develop a series based…