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Netflix, Canadian Film Centre strike multi-year partnership

Netflix has partnered with the Canadian Film Centre on a five-year pact to support local…

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Endemol Shine Boomdog appoints scripted boss

Endemol Shine’s Mexican production business has hired Club de Cuervos producer Leo Zimbron to lead…

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ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway scores Australian remake

ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway is getting an Australian remake. ITV Studios Australia is to remake…

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No Offence producer to head development at AbbottVision

No Offence producer Henry Swindell has been appointed head of development at Manchester-based indie AbbottVision….

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Total Drama prequel to launch at MIPCOM

Children’s distribution company CAKE is set to launch the prequel to kids’ hit Total Drama…

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RTL appoints former MTV president as CEO of StyleHaul

RTL has appointed former MTV president Sean Atkins as the new CEO of its fashion,…

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ABC brings talent search back to the UK

ABC is bringing its digital talent search back to the UK for a second year….

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SVOD use in Western European homes will jump by 38% by 2023

Some 69.3% of Western European TV households will take a subscription video-on-demand service by 2023,…

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HBO bests Netflix in Creative Arts Emmy race

HBO and Netflix faced off at the Creative Arts Emmys, where the AT&T-owned Game of…

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Fremantle nabs Sky Italia exec for COO

Fremantle has appointed Sky Italia’s Andrea Scrosati to the position of group chief operating officer….

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Smithsonian ups Giraldi to EVP of digital

Smithsonian Channel has promoted Joseph Giraldi to executive VP of digital media. Previously, Giraldi acted…

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Paramount hires Viacom vet for TV licensing

Catch-22 distributor Paramount Pictures has appointed veteran Viacom exec Michael D. Armstrong as executive vice-president…

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Amazon taps Project Runway duo for reality fashion series

Amazon Prime is set to develop a reality fashion series from Project Runway duo Heidi…

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Les Moonves steps down from CBS

Over the weekend CBS chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves stepped down from his role after…

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Disney set for father/daughter series by Frasier producer

Disney will premiere father/daughter comedy series Sydney to the Max, by Frasier executive producer Mark…

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FremantleMedia rebrands to reflect changing business

FremantleMedia is set to simplify its branding from next week, to reflect its changing business….

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Little Dot hires Disney duo for social sales

Little Dot Studios, the digital content studio and broadcaster, has hired Disney duo Elliot Baum…

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Cineflix signs first-look deal with Mayhem Entertainment

Cineflix Rights has signed a first-look development deal with Canadian producer Mayhem Entertainment. The partnership…

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Newen acquires stakes in Dutch and Danish prodcos

TF1-owned Newen is acquiring equity stakes in two production companies: Pupkin, from the Netherlands and…

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STV taps Tinopolis’ David Mortimer to join as MD

STV has appointed Tinopolis’ David Mortimer as its new managing director for STV Productions. Mortimer…

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Paramount TV names Nicole Clemens as new president

Anonymous Content’s Nicole Clemens is Paramount Television’s new president, after Amy Powell was fired for…

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21st Century Fox invests $100m in Caffeine

Twenty-First Century Fox has invested US$100 million in Caffeine, a social broadcasting platform for gaming,…

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Netflix revives Designated Survivor after ABC cancellation

Netflix will bring back Designated Survivor for a third season, after the show was cancelled by ABC…

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Propagate develops Saudi-American title with Jack Ryan actress

Global indie studio Propagate has signed a development deal with actress Dina Shihabi (Tom Clancy’s…

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Starz adds Netflix, Lionsgate execs to top team

Starz, a Lionsgate company, has added Netflix’s Darren Nielson and Lionsgate’s Jeff Cooke to its…

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All3 hires Tim Pastore as US CEO

All3Media has named Nat Geo’s Tim Pastore as the new CEO of All3Media America. Pastore…

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A+E to launch scripted title Project Blue Book globally

A+E Networks is set to launch its latest scripted series Project Blue Book at MIPCOM…

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Netflix hires Disney’s product chief

Netflix has appointed former Disney executive Christie Fleischer as it looks to boost its consumer…

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Amazon to launch Pistorius doc worldwide

Amazon is set to launch new Prime exclusive Pistorius, a four-part doc about the controversial…

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TeamTo adds Guru’s Mary Bredin to creative team

European kids studio TeamTO has hired Mary Bredin, former EVP of content and strategy at…