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Former YouTube exec to step down as Rightster CEO
Rightster CEO and former YouTube exec Patrick Walker is due to step down from his…
David Puttnam to oversee new BBC inquiry
Filmmaker David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire) is to chair a new independent investigation into public…
MTG sells Russian, int’l channels for $45.5m
Modern Times Group has completed the sale of its Russian and international pay TV channel…
News brief: Icflix launches on Sony consoles
Middle East and North African streaming service, Icflix, has launched on Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)…
Passion ups Elin Thomas
Passion Distribution has promoted Elin Thomas to director of global sales. Thomas (pictured) joined Passion…
Sony poaches ABC exec for int’l post
Sony Pictures Television has poached an ABC Entertainment Group programming chief for a new international…
DRG picks up C4 jihadi doc
DRG has acquired My Son the Jihadi, the one-off doc about a young British citizen…
Amazon bags Lucifer, Badlands for UK
Amazon Prime Instant Video has acquired exclusive UK rights to new US dramas Lucifer and…
FX promotes programming trio
US cable channel FX Networks has promoted Gina Balian, Nicole Clemens and Jonathan Frank to…
Cartoon Network buys new Peanuts show
The commercial arm of French pubcaster France Télévisions has sold its animated Peanuts series to…