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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…

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David Puttnam to oversee new BBC inquiry

Filmmaker David Puttnam (Chariots of Fire) is to chair a new independent investigation into public…

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MTG sells Russian, int’l channels for $45.5m

Modern Times Group has completed the sale of its Russian and international pay TV channel…

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News brief: Icflix launches on Sony consoles

Middle East and North African streaming service, Icflix, has launched on Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)…

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Passion ups Elin Thomas

Passion Distribution has promoted Elin Thomas to director of global sales. Thomas (pictured) joined Passion…

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Sony poaches ABC exec for int’l post

Sony Pictures Television has poached an ABC Entertainment Group programming chief for a new international…

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DRG picks up C4 jihadi doc

DRG has acquired My Son the Jihadi, the one-off doc about a young British citizen…

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Amazon bags Lucifer, Badlands for UK

Amazon Prime Instant Video has acquired exclusive UK rights to new US dramas Lucifer and…

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FX promotes programming trio

US cable channel FX Networks has promoted Gina Balian, Nicole Clemens and Jonathan Frank to…

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Cartoon Network buys new Peanuts show

The commercial arm of French pubcaster France Télévisions has sold its animated Peanuts series to…