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Stewart Clarke
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TRX continues to staff up
TRX has hired an exec to cover Latin America ahead of the NATPE market in…
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Online video viewers move to longform
Consumers are increasingly watching longform video on online platforms, with the proportion of screen time…
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Argonon’s Leopard hires first CCO
The US division of producer Leopard has brought on Simon McKeown as its first chief…
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Hernan Lopez exits in Fox reorganisation
Fox has reorganised its international channels and content division along regional lines in a shake-up…
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Exclusive content driving MENA pay TV
Pay TV operators in the Middle East and North Africa region are looking to exclusive…
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BBC launching drama channel in Middle East
BBC Worldwide has struck a deal with OSN and will roll out its drama channel…
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Content deals, new launch for Asian Netflix rival
Viu, the recently-launched OTT service from Hong Kong-based telco PCCW, has launched in Singapore, providing…
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Celestial launches Miao Mi kids channel
Celestial Tiger Entertainment has rolled out its preschool channel Miao Mi, securing carriage for the…
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Starz, Televisa rebooting telenovela classic
US premium cable net Starz and the US arm of Mexican media giant Televisa have…
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Nat Geo orders ‘human herd’ series
National Geographic Channel has ordered Mygrations, a fact-ent series in which a ‘human herd’ follow…
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TV streaming service Vidgo launches at CES
Vidgo, a new US-based TV streaming service, is now in beta testing after launching at…
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SBS launches comedy series on Facebook
Australian pubcaster SBS has launched the first episode of its new comedy series The Family…
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HBO unveils new shows, talks Deadwood film
HBO’s programming chief Michael Lombardo has confirmed a Deadwood movie is moving forward, with David…
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TNT, Shyamalan team for TV horror
US cable net TNT and writer/director M. Night Shyamalan have teamed for a new two-hour…
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TRX hires Sarah Walker from Sony
Soon-to-launch rights trading platform TRX has hired Sarah Walker as its marketing chief. Walker joins…
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A&E gets show from Gyllenhaal prodco, Omen series
US network A&E has ordered a raft of new programming including an anthology series from…
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A&E gets show from Gyllenhaal prodco, Omen series
US network A&E has ordered a raft of new programming including an anthology series from…
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Nat Geo orders first drama series, Aronofsky doc
National Geographic has ordered its first drama series and two big doc projects. The Fox-owned…
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Hulu makes Unreal drama move, takes Chance
US on-demand service Hulu has acquired exclusive digital rights to Unreal, the Lifetime drama series…
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International launches lift Netflix
Netflix’s stock price has recovered from recent declines in the wake of the streaming service…
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Nat Geo rejigs global team
National Geographic’s reorganisation under the leadership of Courteney Monroe has continued and she has named…
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Atlantic rejigs distribution after Morris exit
UK producer Atlantic has reorganised its commercial operations in the wake of the departure of…
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Syfy preps VR, 3D printing and tech with Labs
NBCUniversal-owned cable net Syfy has launched a new multi-platform content and experience lab, from which…
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The Voice exec launching new Objective prodco
Moira Ross has left Warner Bros.-owned Wall to Wall to set up Panda Television, a…
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Netflix, DreamWorks extend programming deal
Netflix and DreamWorks have extended a programming agreement in a deal that will give the…
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Canada TV changes risk C$1.4bn loss, 15,000 jobs
An in-depth independent report on the changes sweeping the Canadian TV industry claims the new…
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Netflix, Amazon among big losers as stocks tumble
Netflix and Amazon were among the biggest losers as Wall Street suffered in the wake…
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Attenborough specials sell internationally
British prodco Atlantic has shopped several of its David Attenborough series to international broadcasters. The…
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DTT making ‘huge gains’ in Africa
Digital terrestrial television (DTT), and pay DTT in particular, made “huge gains” in Sub-Saharan Africa…
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Nat Geo poaches scripted boss from Endemol Shine
National Geographic’s channels division has hired Endemol Shine Studios exec Carolyn G. Bernstein as executive…