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Richard Middleton
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Warner Bros. signs up Bryan Cranston’s Moonshot Entertainment
Bryan Cranston is ending his long-standing partnership with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) by signing an…
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MediaWorks’ creative chief exits after ‘Love Island NZ’ delay
The chief creative officer of New Zealand broadcaster MediaWorks is leaving the company after it…
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ITV Studios Entertainment promotes for creative director
Love Island producer ITV Studios Entertainment (ITVSE) has appointed Fiona Clark as its creative director…
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Two Rivers hires Wall to Wall exec to head unscripted development
Recently launched UK producer Two Rivers Media has appointed the head of UK factual development…
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TBI Weekly: Six signs that Sky Studios is key for Comcast
Take one look at Comcast’s second quarter results revealed yesterday and it becomes abundantly clear…
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Sky eyes ‘unprecedented production scale’ and streaming partners
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has said that recently launched production arm Sky Studios will allow…
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Comcast to power NBCU’s streamer with acquisitions
NBCUniversal’s CEO Steve Burke has revealed further details around its forthcoming streamer, which will launch…
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NBC to end ‘Will & Grace’ revival after third season
US broadcaster NBC is bringing the curtain down on its revival of comedy series Will…
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FX teams with Jeff Bridges for off-grid drama
Disney’s US cablenet FX is teaming up with The Big Lebowski (pictured) star Jeff Bridges…
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BritBox orders ‘The Bay’ and acquires ‘Death In Paradise’
North American streamer BritBox is looking to “significantly expand” its programming with a new original…
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BBC America plans trip to ‘Eden’ with BBC Studios
BBC Studios and AMC Networks-backed US cablenet BBC America has handed out its first commission…
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EOne shifts ex-content chief Mark Gordon to production deal
Entertainment One’s president and chief content officer Mark Gordon (pictured) is stepping down after just…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios, Independent secure ‘Mr Nice’ rights
MotherFatherSon and Luther producer BBC Studios Drama London is working with Luc Roeg’s film and…
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Kids round-up: UK remake of Israeli craft show, Nick appoints for pre-school
CBBC remakes Israeli kids craft format UK children’s channel CBBC has ordered an adaptation of…
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Fremantle adds All3 exec, confirms Harry Gamsu’s arrival
Fremantle has named Céire Clark as senior acquisitions manager and confirmed the appointment of former…
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HBO plans for originals push, unveils documentary slate
HBO will further increase its originals output over the next 12 months to around 160…
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Channel 4’s Dorothy Byrne to give MacTaggart Lecture
Dorothy Byrne, head of news and current affairs at UK broadcaster Channel 4, will give…
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Sonar appoints former BBC Studios, MGM executives
US-based Sonar Entertainment has appointed former BBC Studios and MGM executives to work across the…
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Exclusive: NBCU International Studios COO to exit
NBCUniversal International Studio’s (NBCUIS) chief operating officer Sarah Cooper is to step down from her…
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ITVSGE strikes deal with Kate Sinclair’s Alchemy Entertainment
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has struck a first-look deal with Alchemy Entertainment, the recently…
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Acorn TV appoints FilmStruck exec for International
AMC Networks-owned US streamer Acorn TV has appointed a former Turner and FilmStruck International exec…
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Edinburgh TV Festival unveils Louis Theroux session
Documentary maker Louis Theroux is to join writer and journalist Dawn O’Porter in a discussion…
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Renewal round-up: ‘All Against 1’ gets second run, MTV extends ‘The Hills’ reboot
German broadcaster ProSieben has ordered a second season of interactive entertainment format All Against 1…
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Iflix secures $50m to ‘aggressively pursue growth’
Asian streamer Iflix has secured more than $50 million from investors to expand its activities,…
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Quibi jumps on former CW pilot ‘Skinny Dip’
Jeffery Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s yet-to-launch short-form streamer Quibi is developing a comedy show that…
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BBC Studios adds Sky commissioner to head comedy
UK-based BBC Studios Productions has appointed a commissioning editor from pay TV operator Sky as…
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Renewal round-up: Disney shifts ‘The Orville’ to Hulu, Amazon extends ‘The Boys’, AMC returns to ‘NOS4A2’
Disney moves Macfarlane’s Orville from Fox to Hulu Disney is moving the third season of…
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NBCUI hires ‘Lost in Space’ producer Mark Helwig
NBCUniversal International Studios (NBCUIS) has appointed the producer behind Netflix drama Lost In Space to…
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Halmi’s Great Point backs screening portal
Screening site ProgramBuyer.com, launched in January by former National Geographic duo Roz Parker and Edwina…
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Disney reveals Marvel’s intertwined movie, series plans
Disney-owned Marvel Studios has unveiled more details about its forthcoming slate of movies and TV…