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Stewart Clarke
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Xmas SVOD cheer will turn to New Year churn
International SVOD platforms can expect a subscriber and viewing boost through the holiday season, with…
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Imagina suspends US CEO after FBI raid
Spain’s Grupo Imagina is installing a new management team at Media World Sports, its US…
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Calls for HK piracy reforms
Asia Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association CASBAA has called on authorities in Hong Kong to…
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MasterChef’s Ross creates Endemol Shine prodco
MasterChef UK creative director Karen Ross is launching Sidney Street Productions, a new food and…
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Luther scribe gets BBC commission for Euston
Luther creator Neil Cross is making Hard Sun, a new series for BBC One and…
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BBC Three closure branded a ‘disaster’
The closure of the BBC Three linear channel in the UK is “a disaster disguised…
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FBI raids offices of Imagina US subsidiary
The FBI has raided the offices of Media World, a subsidiary of the US arm…
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Montgomery appointed ITV America boss
ITV has appointed Brent Montgomery CEO of its restructured US division, which has been rebranded…
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MTG restructures after digital boss exits
MTG chief digital office Rikard Steiber is leaving the company amid a company restructure of…
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Federation taps Zodiak exec for kids launch
Federation Entertainment has recruited kids TV veteran Monica Levy, who will play a key role…
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Alan Yentob quits as BBC creative director
The BBC’s creative director Alan Yentob has resigned amid the fallout surrounding the collapse of…
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Australia’s Nine creates MD role
The new CEO of Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine has made his first senior executive appointment,…
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Fox names Nordic buying chief
Fox International Channels has upped Clara Scherman to senior director of acquisitions for its Nordic…
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SBS channel chief steps down
René Oosterman has resigned as channel manager of Dutch free-to-air channel SBS6. SBS confirmed the…
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Commercial b’casters call for BBC reforms
The Commercial Broadcasters Association has called for new rules to force the BBC to make…
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German Screenings: deal round-up
Global Screen, Studio Hamburg, ORF Enterprise and Deutsche Welle have announced a raft of programming…
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Chinese drama format deal for Sony
Sony-backed Chinese prodco Huaso has sealed a deal for a local version of comedy series…
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CTV buys The X Files
Canadian broadcaster CTV has bought the new X-Files series. The reboot of the classic show…
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TOWIE makes it in China
All3Media has shopped scripted reality series The Only Way is Essex to China, with a…
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Woodcut appoints BBC, Lion TV veteran
UK indie producer Woodcut Media has appointed Jeremy Mills chairman. Mills (pictured) is the co-founder…
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Broadcasters buy into Lego’s secret doc
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired The Secret World of Lego, the one-off doc…
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All3Media in regional restructure
All3Media is opening new sales offices in the US and Asia as part of a…
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TRX hires Endemol Shine exec
Online rights trading platform TRX has brought on former Endemol Shine exec Cat Davie as…
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An Asian Viu on OTT
Hong Kong-based telco and pay TV operator PCCW made an aggressive OTT play this October…
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Talpa’s Wishing Tree to Greece
Talpa format The Wishing Tree has been acquired by Antenna Group in Greece. In the…
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Zed takes on Mona Lisa catalogue
France-based distributor Zed has inked a distribution deal with French indie producer Mona Lisa. Under…
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BBCWW wants China production base
BBC Worldwide wants an on-the-ground production base in China, the company’s country manager Kelvin Yau…
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ITV prodco making BBC panel show
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered Insert Name Here, a new panel show format from…
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A+E readies Paris terror attack doc
A+E Networks UK will show a one-hour event documentary about the recent terrorist attacks in…
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Amazon reaches out to TV scribes
Amazon has launched a new online tool to allow TV scribes to submit projects for…