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Stewart Clarke
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Sony lowers forecasts but keeps studio
Sony has lowered full-year forecasts for its entertainment business after reporting a double-digit decline in…
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Fox, Viaplay team for Fox+ streaming service
Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa and Viaplay have launched Fox+, a new drama and…
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Propagate snags Colombian formats for the US
Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens indie Propagate will take Colombian shows into the US…
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Turner buys Bigballs stake
The international arm of Turner has bought into Bigballs Media marking the first investment for…
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Changing of the guard at Tiger Aspect
Longtime Tiger Aspect exec Sophie Clarke-Jervoise is stepping down, with Ben Cavey and Will Gould…
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Netflix checks into BBC’s Furchester Hotel
Netflix has acquired Sesame Workshop and CBeebies kids series The Furchester Hotel. The puppetry-based preschool…
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ITV America strikes LaLaLand deal
The US arm of UK broadcaster ITV has inked an exclusive production deal with actress,…
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Discovery, Sky both claim victory as dispute is resolved
Discovery Communications’ channels will remain on the Sky platform in the UK and Germany after…
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All3Media staffs up new Asia office
The international arm of All3Media has hired former NBCUniversal and BBC Worldwide exec Amreet Kaur…
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C4-backed Walter Presents launching in the US
Channel 4-backed streaming service Walter Presents will launch in the US in March. The on-demand,…
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Discovery-Sky in crunch talks with hours to deadline
Discovery Communications and Sky remain locked in talks about a new carriage deal, with hours…
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First international deal for new kids prodco
Language-learning kids series StoryZoo will head to ORF in Austria after the fledgling kids prodco…
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Lionsgate strikes another UK producer deal
The UK division of Lionsgate has continued its expansion with another producer deal, this time…
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Discovery travels to Dark Side of the Sun
Discovery Channel has ordered a science special about the sun. The Dark Side Of The…
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ITV greenlights three Gordon Ramsay offerings
ITV has ordered a primetime doc series and a daytime cooking series from celebrity chef…
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Discovery, Sky trade barbs as channel deadline looms
Discovery and Sky have both upped the ante in the bitter carriage dispute that will…
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Viaplay orders OTT original from The Bridge scribe
Viaplay’s push into original programming has continued with an order for The Lawyer, a scripted…
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In the spotlight: Ash Atalla
Ash Atalla has shows lined up for Sky, the BBC, Channel 4 and is looking…
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Sky-Discovery battle extends to Germany
Sky and Discovery are locked in carriage talks over the latter’s channels in Germany, with…
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Gaumont restructure continues
Gaumont has named Adam Fischbach as its new creative affairs boss as a restructure continues…
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ITV preps Karaoke Kidz format
UK broadcaster ITV is working up a new music format that will feature singing kids….
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Starz takes new route with new Girlfriend Experience
Starz will introduce a whole new set of characters for the second season of its…
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Netflix buys Oprah net drama Greenleaf
Netflix has acquired Greenleaf, the drama series that plays on Oprah Winfrey and Discovery cable…
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Discovery and Sky go to war over channels
Discovery risks seeing its channels go dark in the UK – its most important international…
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Octonauts prodco brings in former Disney exec
Kids prodco Silvergate has hired former Disney Studios Lat Am CFO Jeff Farnath as its…
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Lionsgate buys into UK indie Potboiler
North America’s Lionsgate has bought into another UK prodco, this time taking a stake in…
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Peter Liguori leaves Tribune, linked to Sony
Veteran TV exec Peter Liguori has left US station group Tribune after four years at…
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Endemol Shine poaches BBC programming exec
Former BBC channel controller Kim Shillinglaw has hired BBC formats and features commissioning boss Donna…
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Fremantle moves into kids formats
FremantleMedia’s Kids & Family unit has moved into formats, striking a deal for a Swedish…
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Netflix in buying mode at Sundance
Netflix has had a busy Sundance, acquiring new docs and features from the ongoing film…