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ABC loses drama, children’s bosses
Two senior programming executives are leaving Australia’s pubcaster, the ABC. Head of fiction Carole Sklan…
PayPal backs Netflix’s fight against VPNs
Electronic payments specialist PayPal has reportedly stopped processing payments to at least one virtual private…
All3Media America poaches Lifetime’s Lederman
Nina Lederman has joined All3Media’s US operation in the newly-created role of executive VP, scripted…
Viacom’s shareprice dives, Dauman attacks ‘naysayers’
Viacom’s share price fell to its lowest point since 2010 yesterday after disappointing results and…
Bavaria poaches Tandem exec for int’l push
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion has poached Moritz Polter from Tandem, and the new recruit will lead an…
HBO revamps CEE channels, third net launches
The European division of HBO is refreshing its channels line-up in the central and eastern…
ITV factual boss exiting
ITV’s director of factual, Richard Klein, is leaving the UK commercial broadcaster. Klein joined ITV…
Starz to follow White Queen with White Princess
Starz has greenlit The White Princess, a follow-up to its successful War of the Roses…
McCumber rises as NBCU rejigs entertainment
NBCUniversal is shaking up its entertainment networks division, with USA Networks president Chris McCumber heading…
Amazon preps first German original
Amazon Prime Instant Video has ordered its first original German drama. Wanted will star movie…