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Mark Layton
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Exclusive: UKTV CEO on how broadcaster weathered storm of 2023 to achieve significant growth
While the past year has been marred by ad market downturn and all-round rising costs,…
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News round-up: WBD, Youku & Netflix ink Xilam deals; Televisión Canaria draws up ’The Hit List’
WBD, Youku & Netflix ink Xilam deals Warner Bros. Discovery, Youku and Netflix are among…
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Greg Daniels opening development room to explore ‘The Office’ spin-off
Greg Daniels, the US writer and producer who adapted UK comedy The Office into a…
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Amazon shutters Prime Video originals in Southeast Asia
Amazon streamer Prime Video is cutting investment in Southeast Asia and eliminating roles in its…
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CBC/Radio-Canada names Dany Meloul as EVP of French services
Canadian pubcaster CBC/Radio-Canada has appointed Dany Meloul as EVP of French services on a permanent…
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Disney-owned Pixar braces for further layoffs
Disney is making another round of layoffs at Pixar Animation Studios, with reports suggesting that…
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Exclusive: UKTV promotes Andrea Amey to chief digital officer
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has promoted Andrea Amey to chief digital officer as part of its…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Min Lim, group CEO, Vision New Media
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Amelia Brown, CEO, Fremantle UK
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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ABC to conclude medical drama ‘The Good Doctor’ with seventh season
ABC in the US is to bring its hit medical drama series The Good Doctor…
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Hidden Pigeon appoints Cyber Group US boss Karen K Miller as CEO
Cyber Group Studios’ US boss Karen K Miller has been appointed as CEO of Hidden…
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Blue Ant Studios hires Rive Gauche’s Marine Ksadzhikyan amid US deals
Blue Ant Studios has hired Rive Gauche’s Marine Ksadzhikyan as VP of content sales, with…
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Peacock sets remake of Australian comedy ‘Laid’
US streamer Peacock has ordered comedy series Laid, a remake of the Australian show of…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Marcus Ammon, MD of content, Bavaria Fiction
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Lucy Smith, director of entertainment, RX
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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Optomen bolsters senior team for fact-ent & reality push
All3Media-owned prodco Optomen has made a number of senior hires promotions as it looks to…
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Rabbit Films hires format specialist Paulina Eklund as int’l sales agent
Rabbit Films has appointed format specialist Paulina Eklund as international sales agent on its format…
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Folivari launches distribution arm, headed up by Dandelooo alum Melissa Vega
French animation company Folivari has launched a new distribution arm, Folivari International, headed up by…
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Nancy Cotton & Marcy Kaplan among senior exits as Amazon restructures MGM teams
MGM+ execs Nancy Cotton, EVP of scripted programming, and Marcy Kaplan, head of production, are…
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Amazon to cut “several hundred” jobs across MGM Studios & Prime Video
Amazon is planning to cut “several hundred” jobs across MGM Studios and streaming service Prime…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Mark Fennessy, founder & CCO, Helium
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: David Michel, president and co-founder, Cottonwood Media
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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Elon Musk’s X pushes into originals with Range Media partnership
Elon Musk’s social media platform X (fka Twitter) is pushing further into original entertainment content…
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ITV ups Iain Macleod to oversee soaps ‘Emmerdale’ & Coronation Street’
British broadcaster ITV and production and distribution arm ITV Studios has appointed Iain Macleod as…
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Netflix orders ‘The Four Seasons’ series adaptation from Tina Fey
Netflix has given an eight-episode order to The Four Seasons, a comedy series starring and…
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Amazon’s Jon Wax joins Disney Entertainment to oversee int’l originals
Jon Wax has left Amazon to join Disney Entertainment as EVP of international original television….
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Lionsgate reveals new unscripted unit following eOne deal
Lionsgate is creating a new unscripted division that will house Pilgrim Media Group and the…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Tim Mutimer, CEO Rights, Cineflix Media
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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TBI’s 2024 Predictions: Datta Dave, partner & co-founder, Tulsea
2024 is set to be a pivotal year for the global content industry, so TBI…
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Prime Video partners with Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips to adapt comic series ‘Criminal’
Amazon streamer Prime Video has ordered a series adaptation of Criminal, the graphic novel series…