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Hearst pays $81m for stake in Awesomeness TV
Dreamworks Animation has sold a 25% stake in its YouTube multichannel network AwesomenessTV to Hearst…
Warner Bros. names Romano successor
Warner Bros. Entertainment has named ex-Core Media Group financial chief Kim Williams as its CFO…
Raft of exec appointments at Viacom intn’l channels
Viacom has upped several of senior channel execs at its international channels, appointing a new…
Moonves gets prodco deal in contract renewal
Les Moonves will remain as president and CEO of US broadcast group CBS Corp. until…
CBBC, Nick Jr. launch kids content apps
The BBC has launched a channel-focused app for its children’s network CBBC, which will house…
Canada’s latest OTT service buys Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.
CraveTV, the low-cost Canadian OTT service that launched this week, has acquired US hit drama…
Australia, Korea in copro pact
Australian and Korean producers are set to grow closer after their respective governments secured a…
Wuaki cuts Curzon OTT deal
OTT service Wuaki.TV has struck a deal with Curzon World, adding a range of indie…
Korea’s Grandpas format heading for Europe
Hit Korean format Grandpas Over Flowers has been optioned in France, Germany and the UK….
News brief: Beyond lays Pati’s Mexican Table
Beyond Distribution has acquired Pati’s Mexican Table, a cooking series from American public television. The…