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Stewart Clarke
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China formats report
Zig Zag Productions commercial director Matt Graff says China remains television’s final frontier for producers,…
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StudioCanal buys Paddington Bear
French TV and film producer and distributor StudioCanal has acquired classic kids property Paddington Bear….
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Bike channel launches UK reality format Coach
Cycling channel Bike is launching a UK version of its Coach format. The reality series…
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Genius Brands launching SpacePop on YouTube
Andy Heyward’s Genius Brands International is launching its new series SpacePop on YouTube. The animated…
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Windows shopping
The advent of international OTT services has created unheralded demand for first-run drama. One result…
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BBC, Acorn, A+E partner for new Agatha Christie
The BBC, A+E Studios and Acorn are coproducing a TV adaptation of Agatha Christie novel…
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Hulu strikes major content deal with Disney
US streaming service Hulu has inked a content deal with Disney that gives it over…
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Dick Wolf: TV drama biz headed for shake-out
US super-producer Dick Wolf has weighed into the debate on the amount of US drama…
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Carnival pushing Downton movie forward
Gareth Neame, the boss of Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films says he would like to…
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Netflix orders Spy Kids, Skylanders series
Netflix has ordered a raft of new kids series including an animated Spy Kids series…
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Vimeo claims victory in EMI legal battle
A US appeals court has ruled in favour of Vimeo in a legal battle between…
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Andreae’s Naked hires O’Brien
Naked Entertainment has recruited Tom O’Brien to run its development and work up new unscripted…
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BBC, Fremantle team again for kids series
The kids division of UK pubcaster the BBC, and FremantleMedia Kids & Family are teaming…
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BBC exec moves to Jasper James’ Screen Glue
Will Aslett has joined UK indie Screen Glue from pubcaster the BBC. Screen Glue is…
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Sky opens Cinema, scraps Movies
Sky is launching Sky Cinema, a new feature film channel that will replace the existing…
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Endemol Shine hires three for business affairs
The US division of Endemol Shine Group has hired three new execs, with two coming…
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All3Media hires first literary buyer
All3Media has recruited Hannah Griffiths from publishing giant Faber and Faber for a new role,…
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Nat Geo, Discovery, Cameron Search for Atlantis
National Geographic, Discovery Networks Canada and James Cameron have started production on feature doc Search…
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Discovery sub-licenses Olympics to ORF
Discovery has inked a deal with ORF that sees the Austrian pubcaster sub-license Olympics TV…
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New international chief in Nippon rejig
Nippon has appointed Atsushi Hatayama head of its international operation with the exec moving over…
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Tricon, Lupus, Disney go for My Big Red Head
Canada’s Tricon and Lupus from the UK are lining up My Big Red Head, a…
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Cineflix adds to scripted team
Cineflix Media has recruited Brett Burlock as senior VP, scripted. He joins from Lionsgate-backed producer…
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Ben Silverman builds Propagate team
US prodco Propagate has added two execs to its ranks, bringing in Kevin Healey from…
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Eurosport moves for premium football rights
Eurosport has made a significant move for premium football rights, securing a tranche of games from…
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Netflix preps first sports doc
Netflix has greenlit Last Chance U, marking the streaming service’s first move into sports docs….
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Makers digital platform launches in the UK
The digital Makers Channel has launched in the UK. The service will be run in…
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CTV scoops LA Screenings series
CTV has picked up several of the Hollywood studios new season shows that launched at…
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Netflix joins BBC series The Last Kingdom
Netflix has come on board The Last Kingdom and will be a coproduction partner of…
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Eli Holzman to chair PactUS board
US producer and indie boss Eli Holzman will chair the board of PactUS. The US…
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Viceland appoints Leidner for unscripted
Nomi Ernst Leidner has been upped at Vice Media and will oversee unscripted development at…