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ITV CEO focused on ‘strategic refresh’ as profits fall
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall is “very focused” on the UK broadcaster’s “strategic refresh”, as full-year…
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Paramount TV appoints Flynn as int’l strategy chief
Paramount Television has named David Flynn executive vice president of international strategy, a new role…
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Apple orders thriller drama from Sixth Sense director
Apple has ordered its latest original by Sixth Sense writer and director M. Night Shyamalan….
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Britbox hits 250,000 US subs & eyes int’l expansion
Britbox, the SVOD service from BBC Worldwide, ITV and AMC Networks, claims to have gained…
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Netflix expecting 700 originals by year-end
Pay streaming giant Netflix expects its US$8 billion content investment in 2018 to result in…
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Banijay buys My Kitchen Rules UK producer
Banijay Group has acquired 7Wonder, the UK-based unscripted producer behind the British remake of My…
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BT will not invest in drama, says CEO
BT will not go down the route followed by Telefonica and some other telecom players…
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Discovery gets US approval for Scripps deal
Discovery Communications’ US$14.6 billion acquisition of fellow US-based cable group Scripps Networks Interactive has been…
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AMC set to buy $60m-valued RLJ
AMC Networks is set to acquire outstanding shares of RLJ Entertainment not currently owned by…
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Comcast threatens Murdoch deal with £22bn offer for Sky
US cable giant Comcast has made a £22.1 billion (US$30.9 billion) bid for Sky, marking…
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Hub: À la carte tastier than bundled pay TV
Existing pay TV bundles are getting less and less attractive to consumers and à la…
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Ex-Flame, Films of Records execs join Sundog
Former Flame Television managing director Claire Featherstone and Films of Record executive producer Katie Buchanan…
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CEO Landry out as DHX shakes up management
DHX Media CEO Dana Landry is leaving the Canadian media giant, with Michael Donovan taking…
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All3 backs Noel Clarke scripted venture
All3media is backing the launch of a new scripted venture from British actor-director Noel Clarke…
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A+E launches first int’l digital studio in Singapore
A+E Networks has begun rolling out digital studios outside of the US, under the A+E…
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NBCU hires Fifty Fathoms production chief
NBCUniversal International Studios (NBCUIS) has hired the head of production at UK prodco Fifty Fathoms,…
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Galer exits Fremantle France as ex-NRJ exec steps up
Monica Galer will be stepping down as president of FremantleMedia France after seven years and…
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The Weinstein Company will file for bankruptcy
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is set to file for bankruptcy “in the coming days”, according…
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Netflix brings in supernatural thriller as first Arabic original
Netflix will bring in a new Arabic original series named Jinn, a teen supernatural thriller…
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Canal+ originals chief to lead new Studiocanal prodco
Canal+’s head of originals, , will lead a new French television production company at the…
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Mentorn appoints Hughes as head of development
Mentorn Media has appointed Paul Hughes as head of development, after the exec joined last…
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Kids industry veteran joins Cake
UK-based kids distributor Cake has appointed industry veteran Rob Doherty as its VP of production….
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Netflix kids films to Chinese SVOD net through Air Bud deal
Four kids films recently produced for Netflix are headed for China through a deal on-demand…
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Turner poaches Fremantle exec for UK & Euro sales
Turner has secured the services of FremantleMedia International (FMI)’s Joss Duffield. She will become regional…
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Top CAA television agent switches to eOne
Mark Gordon’s first major hire since becoming president of Entertainment One (eOne) is that of…
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Apple taps Gaumont’s head of production
Apple’s Worldwide Video Programming division has hired veteran production exec Carol Trussell as head of…
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Liz Gateley exits Lifetime as pair rise
Lifetime’s head of programming, Liz Gateley, is leaving the A+E Networks-owned US channel to focus…
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Twofour appoints sales exec Tom Burton
Twofour Rights has expanded its team with the appointment of Tom Burton as sales executive….
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Netflix brings in trio of Indian originals
Netflix is set to bring in three more Indian originals, including a drama, horror and…
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TBI Weekly: Originals propel local SVOD success
This week, MTG revealed its Nordic SVOD service Viaplay has seen positive results as the…