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Stewart Clarke
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Kids producer launches OTT channel Bop
Kids producer launches OTT channel E-Bop.tv. Little Red Tractor producer Keith Littler is launching E-Bop.tv,…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: the list in full
MIPTV takeaways: #1 no Rising Star, but Roots established MIPTV takeaways: #2 VR now a reality? MIPTV takeaways: #3…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #10 the market in numbers
Many people at MIPTV reported the market ‘felt quieter’, but also invariably said they got…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #9 making news, not in the news
There was plenty of news last week in Cannes, which was a change from the…
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Xilam restructures sales operation
Oggy and the Cockroaches producer and distributor Xilam has restructured its sales operation to cover…
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Worldwide buys into literary agency, prodco
BBC Worldwide has bought 10% of Original Talent, the parent company of literary agency Curtis…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #7 the industry asks ‘how will MIP evolve?’
One question TV folk in Cannes were asking was how will MIP evolve? Should it…
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Scripps ups Asia boss to head int’l lifestyle
Derek Chang has been upped at Scripps Networks Interactive and will take the newly created…
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Turner deal gives Sky Adventure Time streaming
Sky has inked a deal with Turner that gives the pay TV operator the exclusive…
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Netflix buys Nick content from Corus
Netflix has acquired a raft of Nickelodeon’s kids series for its Canadian service after striking…
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Nat Geo hires Homeland exec for drama push
National Geographic Channel has hired drama executive Hugh Fitzpatrick as it pushes further into scripted…
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Two originals for NBCU’s comedy SVOD net
Seeso, the comedy SVOD platform run by NBCUniversal, will launch two original reality-comedy series in…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #5 where’s the party?
For those who have been going for decades it is easy to forget that Cannes…
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Discovery takes linear channel online
Discovery’s Quest channel has started live streaming, the first time the channel operator has taken…
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PCCW’s Netflix rival tops a million
Viu, the streaming service launched by Hong Kong-based telco PCCW, has registered 1.2 million downloads…
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MIPTV takeaways: #3 Vivendi puts Europe in the spotlight
MIPTV is now mostly about Europe and the continent’s content, and last week it was…
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BBC says channels safe as Kids iPlayer launches
UK pubcaster the BBC has launched a kids-specific version of its iPlayer on-demand service, while…
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Critical move for former Sony, Playboy exec
Tom Forman’s recently founded prodco Critical Content has recruited Christoph Pachler as executive VP and…
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Jane Tranter’s prodco staffs up
Fledgling producer Bad Wolf has hired Miles Ketley as its chief operating officer and brought…
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10 MIPTV takeaways: #1 No Rising Star, but Roots established
The years when everyone was talking about one show at the MIPTV market are over….
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Vivendi, Mediaset to take on Sky, Netflix
Vivendi and its Italian counterpart Mediaset have inked a deal that sees the French media…
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Shake-up as Lygo unveils ITV’s new team
ITV has unveiled a raft of new senior programming executives in a widespread shake-up that…
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Former Shine finance chief heads to BBCWW
BBC Worldwide has hired former Shine CFO Tom Fussell as its new finance chief. He…
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BBCWW poaches Scripps channel boss
The US division of BBC Worldwide has hired Sergei Kuharsky as strategy and business development…
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A+E backs Ben Silverman at Propagate
Former Reveille, NBC and Electus exec Ben Silverman has joined Propagate Content, as the US…
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Soderbergh: “My plan right now is TV”
Steven Soderbergh is a producer, director and writer best known for movies including Sex, Lies…
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MIPTV declares 2016 numbers
Reed Midem has given out the official attendance numbers for MIPTV as the annual programming…
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BBC ups stake as Normal leaves Coogan prodco
Henry Normal is leaving Baby Cow, the UK prodco he cofounded with British actor and…
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NBCU reality SVOD service hits Virgin
Reality TV SVOD service Hayu is now available via Virgin TV’s cable platform. Hayu is…
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Channels in the UK ‘inspire most loyalty’
UK TV channels inspired more loyalty and brand affinity than their European and US counterparts,…