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Mark Layton
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YouTube cuts originals as Susanne Daniels exits
YouTube’s global head of original content, Susanne Daniels, has resigned after more than six years…
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BBC expects $390m shortfall from licence fee deal
Tim Davie, the director general of UK pubcaster the BBC, has said that the corporation…
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WarnerMedia ups sales SVP to replace departing Italy, Spain & Portugal boss
WarnerMedia has promoted Thomas J. Ciampa to take over from Barbara Salabè as country manager for…
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HBO Max & Crave pick up Sky fashion series ‘Kingdom Of Dreams’
HBO Max has struck a pre-sale deal for UK factual fashion series Kingdom Of Dreams,…
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Blue Ant hires A+E exec for global sales & partnerships
Canadian distributor Blue Ant International has appointed A+E exec Bryan Gabourie as SVP of international sales &…
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WarnerMedia’s Italy, Spain & Portugal president exits
WarnerMedia’s president and country manager for Italy, Spain & Portugal, Barbara Salabè, is stepping down…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Why language puts US and France ahead on channel choice
The US and France stand apart in terms of the number of channels available to…
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Simon Cowell’s ‘X Factor’ firm Syco to downsize
Simon Cowell is reportedly downsizing his UK- & US-based media entertainment company SyCo Entertainment. The…
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Clinton’s HiddenLight launches unscripted label & lands C4 British brands docuseries
Hillary Clinton’s HiddenLight Productions has launched a new formats and popular factual label and secured…
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Show of the Week: Cardo
Ana Rujas heads the cast of this 6 x 30-minute Spanish drama series as Maria,…
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Netflix remakes UK improvised crime comedy ‘Murderville’
Netflix has ordered a reboot of UK crime comedy Murder In Successville, which will star…
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Discovery+ adds slew of NBC unscripted shows
Discovery+ in the US has inked a licensing deal with NBCUniversal Global Distribution to add…
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Apple TV+ orders Lincoln emancipation docuseries
Apple TV+ has ordered Lincoln’s Dilemma, a new docuseries exploring the efforts of former US…
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News round-up: Fox links with MIP Formats; ITN & Getty renew partnership; Voot & Ullu strike content pact
Fox links with MIP Formats The call for entries is now open for 2022’s MIP…
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Expectation merges comedy & entertainment, promotes & hires Tuesday’s Child alum
UK-based prodco Expectation is merging its comedy and entertainment teams and has made a trio…
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UKTV reports record audience growth, driven by drama
BBC Studios-owned channel group UKTV achieved a year of record growth in 2021, with its…
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‘Wahala’ prodco Firebird adds BBCS drama & factual exec
UK-based Wahala and Wilderness producer Firebird Pictures has hired Aysha Rafaele, an executive producer from its backer BBC…
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BBCS Productions extends production training accelerator
BBC Studios Productions in the UK is extending its Assistant Producer Accelerator Programme this year…
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News round-up: ‘The Green Planet’ goes AR; Antena 3 renews ‘I Can See Your Voice’; Sat.1 orders ‘A Quiz For You’
‘The Green Planet’ goes AR UK-based immersive entertainment studio Factory 42 has launched The Green…
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Nat Geo, RMC Découverte & SRF Switzerland ink Autentic factual deals
National Geographic, France’s RMC Découverte and SRF Switzerland are among the broadcasters to pick up…
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Starz rejigs int’l team with distribution & programming promotions
US-based Starz has promoted Darren Nielson to EVP of distribution & business development and Jeff…
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Candle Media confirms deal to buy ‘Fauda’ prodco Faraway Road
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Blackstone-backed Candle Media has acquired Fauda prodco Faraway Road Productions….
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Endemol Shine Boomdog appoints Sony & Keshet alum as new unscripted chief
Mexico-based Endemol Shine Boomdog has appointed veteran Lat Am TV producer Frank Scheuermann as SVP and…
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CNN+ snags Ethan Hawke’s Woodward & Newman doc
US-based news network CNN has picked up The Last Movie Stars, Ethan Hawke and Martin…
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Scripted round-up: Fox seeks ‘Hell Or High Water’; Apple TV+ returns ‘The Morning Show’; Treasure to adapt ‘Glorious Guinness Girls’
Fox seeks ‘Hell Or High Water’ Fox in the US is developing a TV adaptation…
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ prodco SK Global buys ‘Catfish’ firm Critical Content
Crazy Rich Asians movie producer and financier SK Global has acquired Critical Content, the outfit…
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Asacha appoints new M&A head to oversee int’l expansion
French production and distribution firm Asacha Media Group has appointed Canal+ Group exec Alban de…
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ITVS Global Entertainment ups Arjan Pomper to MD
UK-based ITV Studios (ITVS) Global Entertainment has promoted Arjan Pomper to become divisional MD with…
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History Hit appoints Lion TV exec to head original content
History Hit, the factual SVOD platform owned by All3Media’s Little Dot Studios, has appointed Lion…
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Booming African pay-TV market set for three-horse race
The African pay-TV market is predicted to amass a total of 57 million subscribers by…