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CNN+, TBS, TNT & TruTV execs among latest WBD departures
The head of programming at now defunct CNN+ is among the latest execs to depart…
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Italy’s MIA unveils new animation focus with dedicated co-production forum
Italy’s fast-growing Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA Market) is introducing a new section entirely devoted to animation…
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TV2 Denmark’s head of fiction lands CEO role at Nordisk Film Production
Nordisk Film Production has hired the head of fiction at Denmark’s TV2 as its new…
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Paramount’s int’l CEO Raffaele Annecchino put on ‘immediate leave’
Paramount’s president & CEO of its international networks, studios and streaming has been put on…
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ITVX to offer 9,000 hours for free, incl dramas, docs & true crime section
ITV has revealed details of its content plans for upcoming free streaming platform ITVX, which…
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Netflix talks up rights flexibility in Canada & not wanting to ‘upend local budgets’
Netflix’s Canadian execs Tara Woodbury and Danielle Woodrow have talked up the streamer’s rights flexibility…
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Factual round-up: Rocket Rights lands Beatles doc; FilmRise returns to ‘World’s Most Evil Killers’
Rocket Rights lands Beatles doc Matthew Franks’ distributor Rocket Rights has acquired sales rights to…
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News round-up: WBTVG cuts Pine Tree deal; Telemundo Studios opens in Mexico; India’s OTTplay lands int’l streamers
WBTVG cuts Pine Tree deal Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed a multi-year first-look…
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Roku orders Caravan’s survival competition show & eOne construction series
Roku has extended its unscripted originals push with two new commissions, including a show from UK-based…
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Netflix to ‘slow’ content spending following subscriber & share decline
Netflix’s surging rate of spending on content is set to slow as the streamer adjusts to…