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Stewart Clarke
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NBCUniversal strikes TV deal with Tom Hardy’s prodco
NBCUniversal has agreed a first-look deal with Hardy Son & Baker, the production company of…
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Shaftesbury partners to launch new digital agency
Canada-based producer and distributor Shaftesbury has joined forces with millennial agency Youth Culture to launch…
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FremantleMedia sparks a Tiny Riot with new digital studio
The US division of FremantleMedia has created a new digital studio, Tiny Riot! FremantleMedia North…
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Raft of hires and promotions at US Hispanic net Nuvo
Bill Hilary has been upped to president of SíTV Media amid a raft of changes…
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Warner Bros. completes Eyeworks deal
Warner Bros. has completed its multimillion dollar takeover of Netherlands-based production group Eyeworks. The US…
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Vimeo moves into original programming
Streaming platform Vimeo is funding original content for the first time. It will finance six…
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Amazon UK buys Halle Berry drama Extant
Amazon has snapped up exclusive first-window rights to buzzy sci-fi series Extant for its UK…
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Beyond slams ‘arrogant’ Endemol in branding dispute
Producer and distributor Beyond has slammed Endemol for branding its new international division ‘Endemol Beyond’,…
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Canada’s Bell cuts deal with indie producers
Canadian telco and media company Bell has struck a deal with the trade body representing…
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Vikings sets UK ratings record for History
The opening instalment of drama series Vikings has become the most-watched programme ever on the…
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MTG programming exec departs for Millicom
Louise Ernst has left her position of head of programming at Modern Times Group’s Viaplay…
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Vodafone offers 4G subs free Netflix
Telco Vodafone has teamed with Netflix to offer its 4G customers a free six-month subscription…
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Screen Hits launching pilots streaming service
Screen Hits is preparing to launch a new online service that will allow consumers to…
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Landmark German deal for All3’s Hinterland
ARD has acquired Hinterland, marking the German public broadcaster’s first acquisition of a UK drama…
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Entertainment One reports results, pays dividend
Entertainment One has reported overall sales growth at its TV division for the year to…
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Telemundo and TVN to coproduce Paradise
Telemundo Internacional and Chilean broadcaster TVN are coproducing a new Spanish-language drama series Dueños del…
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OSN launches OTT service
Middle Eastern pay TV platform OSN has launched online TV service allowing its subscribers to…
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HBO Nordic cuts Showtime deal
HBO’s Nordic service has snagged series from US cable net Showtime ater striking a programming…
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Regional bosses appointed in ITV Studios restructure
ITV Studios Global Entertainment, the content sales division of the UK broadcaster, has instigated a…
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Hulu recruits former Netflix marketing exec
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu has recruited Jenny Wall, the Netflix marketing executive who…
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Job cuts loom as the ABC faces budget cuts
Mark Scott, the managing director of the ABC, has said that there will be a…
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Peter Emerson exits as eOne hires Stuart Baxter
Entertainment One has hired Stuart Baxter as president of eOne Television International and he will…
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Ukraine’s 1+1 clamping down on Russian series
Ukrainian free-to-air broadcast group 1+1 Media has issued new guidelines on Russian-originated programming as the…
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‘Sky Europe’ would boost content and save on tech, infrastructure
A merged Sky Europe comprising BSkyB, Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia would be able to…
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Flamman exits in Turner restructure
Pete Flamman (pictured) has left Turner Broadcasting amid the latest round of restructuring. Flamman was…
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NBC takes Spanish-inspired Laura to series
NBC has given The Mysteries of Laura a full season order. The drama show is…
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Channel 4 moves commissioning focus from London
For the first time in its history, Channel 4 commissioned more programming from outside London…
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CNN recruits digital and sales specialist Wyatt
Turner’s cable news net CNN International has hired Owen Wyatt for a newly-created digital and…
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Former Endemol exec appointed Zodiak Media formats chief
Zodiak Media has recruited Grant Ross as executive VP, creative development and format acquisition. Ross…
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Concern voiced over plans to dismantle Israeli pubcaster
The European Broadcasting Union has today expressed concern over plans to disband the Israeli Broadcasting…