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Stewart Clarke
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All3’s Objective launches new factual prodco
UK prodco Objective is launching Second Star Productions, a new factual and fact-ent banner. Objective,…
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New German indie teams with EuropaCorp
Germany industry veterans Philipp Kreuzer and Jörg Schulze have created Maze Pictures, a new German-based…
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Cohan upped in A+E Networks rejig
A+E Networks has rejigged its digital and corporate units, handing Sean Cohan a wider role…
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Banijay Tracks Billy Connolly
Banijay International has taken the international rights to Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America, a three-part…
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Fox orders last hours of Jesus format
US broadcast net Fox has order a local version of The Passion, a Netherlands-originated pop-culture…
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BBC Worldwide buys into presenter’s indie
BBC Worldwide has bought into Amazing Productions, the UK indie run by architect and TV…
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Telemundo poaches Endemol Shine reality exec
Telemundo has recruited Mauricio Piccone as senior VP of reality programming at the Latino network….
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DHX, Mattel team for new Bob, Fireman Sam
DHX Media and Mattel are joining forces to make new multiplatform content based on the…
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Chernin’s OTT firm names president
OTT investment business Otter Media has upped Sarah Harden to president. Otter was formed last…
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Lionsgate makes UK TV move with Kindle deal
The UK division of independent Hollywood studio Lionsgate has taken an equity stake in indie producer…
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Evans replaces Pollard at Sony’s Gogglebox
Sony-backed Gogglebox Entertainment has hired Paul Evans as its new head of development. The new…
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Pact appoints deputy chief exec
Pact has brought in Max Rumney as its deputy chief executive. Rumney joined Pact, the…
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New programming chiefs at SVT
SVT has appointed Jan Helin and Lena Glaser programme directors, handing them control of the…
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Red Arrow opens Icelandic drama Case
Red Arrow International has snagged rights to Case, a new crime drama out of Iceland….
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Ex-WWE boss to run Smithsonian, Blue Ant 4K co
Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks have teamed to launch Blue Skye Entertainment, a new…
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SVOD tipped to overtake free streaming this Xmas
The proportion of consumers in the UK accessing paid-for TV streaming services such as Netflix…
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Sky Atlantic orders new comedy original
UK pay TV channel Sky Atlantic has commissioned Robin’s Test, a new UK comedy from…
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France Télévisions shakes up quotas, rights deals
France Télévisions has agreed new production quotas and secondary rights agreements with industry groups representing…
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UK indies pact with YouTube
Pact has inked a deal with YouTube that paves the way for various collaborations between…
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Nielsen reveals TV usage by income
Lower income US households spend more time watching television and using their connected devices than…
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Game of Thrones tops Facebook buzz chart
Game of Thrones was the most talked about TV show on Facebook this year, while…
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Fremantle backs former C4 exec’s indie
FremantleMedia has invested in Man Alive Entertainment, a new indie prodco set up by former…
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Cost concerns driving US cord cutting
Traditional media “is being tested like never before” according to new research that shows 16%…
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Discovery makes true crime move
The US Discovery Channel has ordered Killing Fields, its first true-crime series. The show will…
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eOne ‘on track’ despite share plunge
Entertainment One has issued a statement saying it is on track to deliver its full-year…
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Germany’s RTL says yes to wedding format
German free-to-air broadcaster RTL has greenlit Say Yes – Four Proposals and Wedding Dress, a…
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ATF claims 5,000 attendees
This year’s Asia TV Forum and ScreenSingapore attracted 5,000 delegates to Singapore, according to event…
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Shalgosky leaves Keshet for All3Media’s Lion
Simon Shalgosky has left the UK production arm of Keshet and joined All3Media-owned prodco Lion…
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McVay, Nohr join TRX advisory board
Soon-to-launch rights trading platform TRX has appointed a quartet of industry figures to a new…
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Netflix doubling up on original programming
Netflix will almost double the amount of original TV series on its service in 2017,…