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France’s D8 hires new entertainment chief
Julien Lalande has been appointed head of entertainment at Canal+’s DTT service D8. He replaces…
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Peace Point secures Cisneros series for sales
Canada’s Peace Point Right has acquired right to Cisneros Media Distribution’s unscripted programmes in a…
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HBO, McKay plot media mogul family drama
HBO has ordered a pair of pilots, including a drama about a 21st century global…
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Show of the week: Arthur and the Minimoys
“The reasons we decided to do Arthur and the Minimoys were, on one side, we…
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October hires from Channel 5, staffs up
UK prodco October Films has made a two hires and appointed a new head of…
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TBI June/July 2016
This month’s issue includes; Discovery’s thematic on-demand services Windowing, holdbacks and stacking rights In-demand…
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Euro launches for Sky Arts
Sky is to launch its Sky Arts HD channel in Germany and Austria exclusively on…
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Starz president Curtis retiring after 20 years
Long-serving Starz president Glenn Curtis is set to retire after more than 20 years with…
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Nicole Brown Simpson’s sister making crime series
Denise Brown Simpson is making a true crime series with NBC’s Peacock Productions. Denise is…
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Showtime orders Franzen project with Daniel Craig
Showtime has ordered Purity, a TV adaptation of the Jonathan Franzen novel starring 007 actor…
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Finkelstein joins Canadian OTT service
Canadian OTT service TableRock has added music business veteran Bernie Finkelstein to its board. The…
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McCarthy named president VH1, Logo
Viacom has upped Chris McCarthy to president of its cable nets VH1 and Logo. The…
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France’s TeamTO opens China office
French animation studio TeamTO has established an office in Beijing, China, with feature film industry…
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Restructure at Tony Jordan’s Red Planet
Alex Jones and Belinda Campbell have been appointed joint managing directors of Tony Jordan’s prodco…
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Netflix acquires Technicolor adventure toon
Streaming giant Netflix has taken US rights to CG-animated adventure series The Deep. The show…
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Amazon lines up Japanese originals
Amazon has reportedly launched a slate of Japan-produced original series for its Prime Video service….
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Discovery deals light up Flame Distribution
Australia-based Flame Distribution has shopped 4K film Ancient Angkor to Discovery in Canada, and Railroad…
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Show of the week: Roots
A+E Networks’ remake of seminal 1977 miniseries Roots could play a more important role than…
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Turner wants unscripted to Bloom with TBS/TNT hire
Turner has hired Michael Bloom to run development and production of unscripted at its TBS…
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DHX and Dentsu ink Mega deal
Japan’s Dentsu and Canada’s DHX are joining forces on a new Mega Man series. The…
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Yes deal for Harlan Coben’s The Five
Israeli pay TV platform Yes has acquired The Five, the UK drama from bestselling writer…
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Westworld finally gets launch date
HBO’s troubled TV adaptation of the Westworld movie has been given an autumn launch date….
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HBO launching in Spain with Vodafone
HBO has struck a deal with Vodafone in Spain for the launch of its planned…
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Mixed reaction to Commission’s TV plans
Industry players have reacted to the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive, unveiled by the European…
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Cisneros inks Brazilian Barreto deal
Venezuelan distributor Cisneros Media has inked a deal with the Brazilian Barreto family and will…
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Channel 4 ups commissioner
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has upped Sarah Lazenby to commissioning editor, entertainment following an internal…
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ITV poaches Jerry Bruckheimer exec
The US arm of ITV Studios has hired Michael Azzolino from Jerry Bruckheimer Television. Azzolino…
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Indian OTT deals for Barcroft
Multichannel network provider Barcroft Media has signed two new agreements with OTT platforms that will…
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MTG preps premium sports channel
The Modern Times Group will launch a new premium sports channel in Sweden. The…
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Cineflix secures Borders
Discovery has acquired Border Security: America’s Front Line, the latest instalment in the Border Security…