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Stewart Clarke
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Emiliano Calemzuk leaves Shine Group
Emiliano Calemzuk is leaving Shine Group and will not be replaced as CEO, Shine Americas….
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People to Meet: Luis Peraza, EVP, original programming and acquisitions, HBO Lat-Am
Luis Peraza is the executive VP of original programming and acquisitions at Latin America and…
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HBO launching in the Netherlands
HBO is launching a suite of channels and services in the Netherlands. The Time Warner-backed…
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Connected devices propel iPlayer to record year
UK public broadcaster the BBC’s iPlayer platform received a record 1.94 billion requests for TV…
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People to Meet: Mike Beale, director of international formats, ITV Studios
In the newly-created role as ITV Studio’s director of international formats, Mike Beale will be…
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LoveFilm inks on-demand deal with Disney
Amazon’s LoveFilm has inked a deal with Disney for its ABC TV On Demand service….
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Endemol ups Creasey and Lawrence
Endemol’s sales arm, Endemol Worldwide Distribution, has upped two executives, Matt Creasey and Mark Lawrence….
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The Crimson Petal & The White
The show: The Crimson Petal and The WhiteThe producer: Origin Pictures, Cité-AmériqueThe distributor: FremantleMedia Enterprises…
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Southern Star rocked by CEO departure
Rory Callaghan has resigned from Endemol owned Southern Star and looks likely to take a…
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Hulu registers 1.5m subs, says it offers best deal for content providers
Hulu had 1.5 million paying customers at end-2011 and says that subscription services will account…
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People to Meet: Adriana Cisneros, Vice chairman and director of strategy, Cisneros Group
Adriana Cisneros is vice chairman and director of strategy at Cisneros, the privately held, Venezuela-based,…
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Sky buys Fox’s Kiefer Sutherland drama Touch
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has taken exclusive rights to Touch, the US network drama…
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John Morris swaps Cookie Jar for Atlantic
John Morris is leaving kids producer and distributor Cookie Jar and joining Atlantic Productions. He…
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People to Meet: Henry Martinez, President and managing director, Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic
Discovery registered 21% growth in its Latin American subscriber base this year as well as…
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BSkyB teams with zeebox for social TV service
UK pay TV provider BSkyB has taken a stake in zeebox and will launch an…
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Netflix launches £5.99 service in the UK, LoveFilm launches £4.99 offer
Netflix has launched a TV series and film streaming service in the UK, its first…
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Exclusive: Netflix secures raft of Hollywood content for UK launch
Netflix will have a raft of US series and movies on its upcoming UK service…
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Netflix up as quarterly streaming numbers hit 2 billion
Netflix shares were up sharply yesterday after the company issued figures showing that streaming figures…
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Raft of senior Nat Geo staff axed following Fox deal
A raft of senior management from National Geographic’s TV division have been axed including National…
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History channel launching biggest ever global series, Mankind
Nutopia is producing Mankind The Story Of All Of Us for History and the A&E…
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Exclusive: NBC cuts African deal with Zuku
Zuku, the African pay TV and triple play service, has inked a content deal with…
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Scripps ups Jim Samples to international boss as Greg Moyer leaves
Scripps Networks Interactive has named Jim Samples as president of its international business, replacing Greg…
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Shine hires Camilla Hammer as international boss
Shine has hired Camilla Hammer as its new international boss. She joins from Modern Times…
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Cartoon Network developing global kids shows from Abu Dhabi hub
Cartoon Network’s Abu Dhabi production hub is making two pilots of locally produced animated shows…
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Middle East Focus: Twofour plots Middle East and US expansion
The Arab division of UK indie Twofour has sold a one-off doc about one of…
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Disney bringing back Winnie the Pooh
Disney has commissioned a new Winnie the Pooh series, which will be produced by Welsh…
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Hamish Mykura joins Nat Geo as restructuring continues
Hamish Mykura has joined National Geographic Channels as executive VP and head of international content….
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Sky says competition probe should include Netflix
UK pay TV operator BSkyB says that the Competition Commission should include online content providers…
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Netflix pledges US$300m for originals as Verizon preps rival service
US telco Verizon is reportedly planning to launch a rival to Netflix and is already…
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TNT orders new medical drama from David E. Kelley
US cable net TNT has ordered a pilot of Chelsea General, a new medical drama…