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Lionsgate promotes Jeffrey Hirsch to become Starz CEO
Lionsgate-backed US cabler Starz has handed its chief operating officer Jeffrey Hirsch a new long-term…
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Amazon Studios boss leaves door open for ‘Fleabag’ despite Waller-Bridge’s protestations
Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke is keeping the door wide open for another season of…
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YMU names entertainment chief, adds former NBCU exec for drama
Drama, entertainment and sports management agency YMU Group (formerly known as James Grant Group) has…
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Channel 4 commissions ‘Warrior Women with Lupita Nyong’o’, ‘Your Room Or Mine?’
Oscar-winning actor-producer Lupita Nyong’o is fronting a new documentary on Channel 4 exploring the Agoji…
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BBC Studios’ gender pay gap down as women in leadership roles rise slightly
BBC Studios (BBCS) has cut its gender pay gap over the past year but is…
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‘Ackley Bridge,’ ‘You Can’t Ask That’ among Diversify TV Excellence Awards nominees
ABC’s You Can’t Ask That, Channel 4’s Ackley Bridge and BBC Three’s Jerk are among…
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Moonbug taps ProSiebenSat.1’s Nicolas Eglau to lead EMEA
Family entertainment brand Moonbug has appointed former ProSiebenSat.1 exec Nicolas Eglau as its head of…
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Expectation’s Kirstie Macdonald joins NENT, FilmNation’s JV
FilmNation Entertainment and Nordic Entertainment (NENT) Group have appointed Kirstie Macdonald as creative director of…
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Ovation TV’s ‘Inside The Actors Studio’ reboot shapes up with Greta Gerwig, Alfre Woodard
Ovation TV’s reboot of Inside The Actors Studio is shaping up. The US arts network…
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‘Fleabag’ star Andrew Scott lands on Showtime’s ‘Tom Ripley’ adaptation
Fleabag‘s Andrew Scott is set to star in US cabler Showtime’s forthcoming drama based on…
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Discovery launches cooking SVOD Food Network Kitchen
Discovery is launching its latest brand-focused direct-to-consumer offering via Food Network Kitchen – a major…
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Content aggregator Alchimie acquires UK OTT service TVPlayer
Content aggregator Alchimie is moving into the UK after acquiring OTT provider TV Player. Financial…
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Snap orders mental health show from Barcroft Studios
Snapchat has commissioned UK-based Barcroft Studios to produce a new unscripted series that will explore…
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Deals round-up: Zig Zag develops with DRG; Fugitive strikes Little Delicious deal; All3 bags Hong Kong sales
Zig Zag develops with distributor DRG UK-based Zig Zag Productions has struck a two-year content…
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Endeavor Content shifts distribution from LA to London, led by Prentiss Fraser
Fox exec Prentiss Fraser has joined Endeavor Content as EVP for international TV sales. Fraser…
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Kids round-up: Atomic Cartoon appoints Nick alum; BES adapts ‘Dinner Detectives’; Amazon welcomes ‘Harry’ to India
Atomic Cartoons adds Nick alum for Canadian hub Thunderbird Entertainment’s Atomic Cartoons has appointed LA-based…
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Creative Diversity Network reveals 2019 UK TV Diversity Award nominees
The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) has revealed the nominees for its biennial UK Television Diversity…
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Acorn, Sky NZ co-commission New Zealand thriller ‘The Sounds’
Acorn Media Enterprises and Sky NZ have teamed to commission local thriller The Sounds. The…
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Channel 4 signs up for ‘Meat The Family’, ‘Lost Pharaohs Of The Nile’
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has signed up to innovative format Meat The Family (working title)…
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Showtime swoops for HBO’s cancelled Vice news show
US cable channel Showtime has picked up news magazine series Vice following its HBO cancellation….
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Asylum Entertainment Group launches audio venture Audity
Asylum Entertainment Group (AEG) is the latest business to get into the podcasting world with…
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MGM promotes Barry Poznick to lead expanded non-scripted drive
MGM’s Barry Poznick has been promoted to lead unscripted and alternative television for the business…
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Exclusive: ‘Homeland’ co-creator Howard Gordon discusses “disgusting” binging, Sony deal and Trump
Homeland co-creator Howard Gordon has hit out at the proliferation of “binging” TV dramas, arguing…
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Zodiak Belgium bolsters exec team with Dirk Ver Hoeye
Zodiak Belgium has bolstered its leadership with the appointment of Dirk Ver Hoeye as CFO….
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WarnerMedia restructures in APAC as HBO Asia boss exits after 16 years
WarnerMedia is consolidating operations out of Asia, combining Turner Asia Pacific with HBO Asia in…
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Quibi greenlights dance competition series ‘The Sauce’
Quibi has greenlit traveling dance competition series The Sauce. Produced by The Front, the series…
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Amazon strikes overall deal with Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Hot on the heels of her Emmy wins, Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge has struck an…
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Oprah Winfrey’s book club series for Apple TV+ takes shape
Oprah Winfrey and Apple have shed light on the structure of the media tycoon’s global…
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Acorn TV licenses slate of ABC content for Oz, New Zealand offering
Acorn TV has licensed a slate of content from Australian public broadcaster ABC for its…
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HBO Max sets out non-fiction originals team
HBO Max has bolstered its original non-fiction team with execs from CNN, Karga Seven and…