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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…
Paramount TV appoints Flynn as int’l strategy chief
Paramount Television has named David Flynn executive vice president of international strategy, a new role…
Apple orders thriller drama from Sixth Sense director
Apple has ordered its latest original by Sixth Sense writer and director M. Night Shyamalan….
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…
Netflix expecting 700 originals by year-end
Pay streaming giant Netflix expects its US$8 billion content investment in 2018 to result in…
Banijay buys My Kitchen Rules UK producer
Banijay Group has acquired 7Wonder, the UK-based unscripted producer behind the British remake of My…
BT will not invest in drama, says CEO
BT will not go down the route followed by Telefonica and some other telecom players…
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…
AMC set to buy $60m-valued RLJ
AMC Networks is set to acquire outstanding shares of RLJ Entertainment not currently owned by…
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…
Hub: À la carte tastier than bundled pay TV
Existing pay TV bundles are getting less and less attractive to consumers and à la…
Ex-Flame, Films of Records execs join Sundog
Former Flame Television managing director Claire Featherstone and Films of Record executive producer Katie Buchanan…
CEO Landry out as DHX shakes up management
DHX Media CEO Dana Landry is leaving the Canadian media giant, with Michael Donovan taking…
All3 backs Noel Clarke scripted venture
All3media is backing the launch of a new scripted venture from British actor-director Noel Clarke…
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…
NBCU hires Fifty Fathoms production chief
NBCUniversal International Studios (NBCUIS) has hired the head of production at UK prodco Fifty Fathoms,…
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…
The Weinstein Company will file for bankruptcy
The Weinstein Company (TWC) is set to file for bankruptcy “in the coming days”, according…
Netflix brings in supernatural thriller as first Arabic original
Netflix will bring in a new Arabic original series named Jinn, a teen supernatural thriller…
Canal+ originals chief to lead new Studiocanal prodco
Canal+’s head of originals, , will lead a new French television production company at the…
Mentorn appoints Hughes as head of development
Mentorn Media has appointed Paul Hughes as head of development, after the exec joined last…
Kids industry veteran joins Cake
UK-based kids distributor Cake has appointed industry veteran Rob Doherty as its VP of production….
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…
Turner poaches Fremantle exec for UK & Euro sales
Turner has secured the services of FremantleMedia International (FMI)’s Joss Duffield. She will become regional…
Top CAA television agent switches to eOne
Mark Gordon’s first major hire since becoming president of Entertainment One (eOne) is that of…
Apple taps Gaumont’s head of production
Apple’s Worldwide Video Programming division has hired veteran production exec Carol Trussell as head of…
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…
Twofour appoints sales exec Tom Burton
Twofour Rights has expanded its team with the appointment of Tom Burton as sales executive….
Netflix brings in trio of Indian originals
Netflix is set to bring in three more Indian originals, including a drama, horror and…
TBI Weekly: Originals propel local SVOD success
This week, MTG revealed its Nordic SVOD service Viaplay has seen positive results as the…