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Stewart Clarke
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New-look Viacom integrating film and TV
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has fleshed out his turnaround plan for the media giant…
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Worldwide kids: Miami and Liverpool beckon
With trips to Miami and Liverpool coming up, Henrietta Hurford-Jones, BBC Worldwide’s director of childrens,…
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Discovery loses Nordic execs
Discovery’s Norway and Sweden boss Harald Stromme has left the company amid reports of a…
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Canadian drama first for BBC Four
BBC Four has acquired Cardinal marking the first time it has picked up a Canadian…
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Eccho poaches Imagina sales boss
Eccho Rights has hired Laura Miñarro as director of coproduction and scripted. Miñarro joins from…
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Viacom outlines five point turnaround plan
Media giant Viacom has unveiled a five-point plan to get its business back on track,…
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The Grand Tour drives Amazon above Netflix
New data shows that Amazon has stolen a march on Netflix in the UK and…
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NBCU Int’l hires former Gaumont exec
NBCUniversal International Studios has recruited Sam Semon. The business affairs exec recently left Gaumont, amid…
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Robert Redford, Jackie Chan join BBC’s Earth sequel
Robert Redford and Jackie Chan have come on board Earth: One Amazing Day, the UK-China…
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Gil brings in former Shine exec for formats push
Gil Formats has brought in former Shine head of international productions Paula Warwick to boost…
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Vevo poaches Fullscreen’s McGurn
Music video streaming service Vevo has brought in Kevin McGurn, with the digital exec joining…
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Sky and Scandis buy Babylon Berlin
Beta Film has sealed a raft of deals for Babylon Berlin, the upcoming €40 million…
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Discovery, Lionsgate get closer, team for drama
Discovery is pushing further into drama with The Suck, a ten-part Vietnam war series being…
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ITV prepares to launch Talpa’s Cannonball
A UK version of Talpa Global’s physical gameshow format Cannonball is in the works for…
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Newen buys Dutch prodco Tuvalu
France-based producer and distributor Newen has taken a majority stake in the Tuvalu Media Group….
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Nickelodeon buys ToonMarty
Nickelodeon has bought global rights to ToonMarty, the upcoming Canada-produced toon series from Sean Scott,…
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Starz rolls out on DirecTV streaming service
Starz has inked a deal with AT&T’s DirecTV that will see its channels launch on…
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In-demand chart: Germany (January 29-February 4, 2017)
Amazon is successfully taking on Netflix in Germany, Europe’s largest TV territory, with the overall…
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BBCWW hires ex-ITVS formats director
Former ITV formats exec Sumi Connock has joined BBC Worldwide as its global head of…
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BBC Worldwide staffs up in Brazil
BBC Worldwide is expanding its Brazilian operations with two new execs joining the distributor’s São Paulo…
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A+E names international programming chief
A+E Networks has upped Laura Fleury to head of international programming, giving her a remit…
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Hugh Laurie, Night Manager team confirmed for INTV
Hugh Laurie and several of the team behind The Night Manager will give a keynote…
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Kids on-demand service stocks up
Preschool streaming app Curious World has added to its line-up with several new acquisitions. The…
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BBC and Snapchat team for Planet Earth II
BBC Worldwide will launch exclusive Planet Earth II content on Snapchat a day ahead of…
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A+E hires Asia programming chief from Fox
A+E Networks has brought on Sun Young Moon to head up programming, development and a…
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ProSieben, Scripps agree huge lifestyle deal
ProSiebenSat.1 and Scripps Networks Interactive have agreed a 1,200-hour programming deal that will see a…
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BBCWW unveils Showcase line-up
BBC Worldwide will launch a new dramas from Jimmy McGovern, the new Top of the…
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Andrea Wong leaving Sony
Andrea Wong is leaving Sony amid the ongoing shake-up at the entertainment arm of the…
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MTG’s Zoomin expands German operations
MTG-backed MCN Zoomin TV is expanding in Germany, appointing Cengiz Kurt its new country manager….
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US sales drive UK TV exports growth
Revenue from UK TV exports swung back to growth last year with sales to the…