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Paramount+ expands ‘branded hub’ strategy with Streamz in Belgium
Paramount Global is expanding its Paramount+ branded third-party partnership strategy with a deal in Belgium….
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WBD’s James Gibbons reveals APAC exec team with Japan country manager to step down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s Asia Pacific president James Gibbons has outlined his team for the…
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Jewish streamer ChaiFlicks cooks up ‘Schmoozing And Cruising’ as first original series
ChaiFlicks, the streaming service dedicated to Jewish content, has commissioned its first original series, with…
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QYOU Media appoints TikTok alum Raj Mishra to oversee Indian operations
Mumbai-based QYOU Media has apppointed former TikTok exec Raj Mishra as group CEO of the…
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BBC Studios rejigs in EMEA with hire of Paramount Global VP of sales, Simon Cottle to retire
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired a distribution exec from Paramount Global and promoted two existing…
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Exclusive: Moonbug’s MD Americas on IP acquisition strategy & audience scale
CoComelon and Blippi owner Moonbug Entertainment has shared details of its IP acquisition strategy, telling…
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Disney strikes $8.6bn deal with Comcast to take full Hulu ownership
The future of Hulu has finally been settled, with Disney set to take full ownership…
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Banijay UK acquires ‘Becoming Elizabeth’ prodco The Forge
Banijay UK has acquired The Forge, the UK drama producer behind titles including Marriage, Help…
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BBC Studios factual commercial director lands at Endeavor’s IMG
BBC Studios (BBCS) commercial director of factual, Ian Moffitt, has taken up the newly created…
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BBC Studios to roll out NHU content via new pact with social media app WeAre8
BBC Studios (BBCS) has partnered with WeAre8 on a ‘first of its kind’ deal that…
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NBC leads Primal Media & Group M’s reality format ‘The Underdog’ into the US
NBC in the US is developing STV Studios’ reality format The Underdog, following a deal…
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Cineflix Rights launches ‘Property Brothers’ FAST channel on Roku, Tubi & Plex in Canada
Cineflix Rights has launched a new FAST channel dedicated to home renovation experts Drew and…
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Australia’s White Spark launches virtual reality tech business Surround Sync
Perth-based production and VR company White Spark Pictures has launched a new technology business that…
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Propagate cooking up format with World Food Championships
US producer-distributor Propagate has partnered with the World Food Championships to develop and produce a…
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Noah Media hires Fulwell 73 alum Adam Cohen to head development
Noah Media Group, the UK factual sports-focused production firm behind Hatton for Sky and 14…
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Paramount to merge My5 & Pluto TV in UK to create new AVOD service
Paramount Global is combining My5, the BVOD service of its UK broadcaster Channel 5, with…
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Just days to go until 2023 Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit!
The Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit (MELS) is just days away! Taking place at Church…
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BBC Studios restructures docs unit with BBCS podcast chief & Wonderhood exec appointments
BBC Studios (BBCS) has restructured its documentary division with podcast exec Georgia Moseley and Wonderhood…
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Sony & Zee’s $10bn merger back on track (again) after Indian giant’s CEO cleared by regulators
Sony’s $10bn merger with Zee Entertainment Enterprises looks to be back on track, after the…
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‘No Escape’ prodco New Pictures recruits Vertigo Films’ Sandra Shuttleworth as head of production
New Pictures, the All3Media-backed UK prodco behind The Long Shadow and No Escape, has hired…
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Media giant GroupM’s North America CEO Kirk McDonald to exit
Media giant and content investor GroupM is looking for a new CEO for its North…
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Sony Pictures Television veteran Ed Lammi retiring after 36 years
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) veteran Ed Lammi is to retire from his role as EVP…
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Warner Bros. Discovery strikes content pact with Taiwan Mobile & TAICCA
Warner Bros. Discovery has struck a pact to create and distribute Taiwanese original content locally…
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‘Nautilus’ voyages to AMC in US & Canada after departing Disney+
Nautilus, the 10-part series based on Jules Verne’s classic adventure novel 20,000 Leagues Under The…
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Wildbrain & BBCS alum Deirdre Brennan joins Screen Australia as CEO
Wildbrain’s COO Deirdre Brennan is leaving the company to head up funding body Screen Australia….
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Saffron Cherry to adapt audio sitcom ‘Cat/Person’ for television
UK-based Saffron Cherry Productions has acquired the rights to Chris Heath’s audio sitcom Cat/Person for…
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Mediapro chief Jaume Roures ousted after 30 years amid reports of sale talks
Spanish giant Mediapro has made the shock move to dismiss its managing partner Jaume Roures…
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Former Showtime scripted chief Amy Israel to head TV at Peter Chernin’s North Road
Former Showtime scripted chief Amy Israel has joined Peter Chernin’s US-based studio The North Road…
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AMC Int’l Networks acquires Omens Studios animation ‘Leo The Wildlife Ranger’
AMC International Networks has acquired season one of Omens Studios’ animated adventure series Leo The…
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Youngest Media’s David Flynn & ITVS’s South Shore launch unscripted label Plegazoid
Former Youngest Media founder David Flynn has re-emerged with a new production outfit, this time…