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Canadian TV veteran Switzer dies aged 61
Canadian television legend Jay Switzer has died aged 61 after a short battle with brain…
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Montgomery opens Wheelhouse Entertainment
ITV America CEO Brent Montgomery has launched his new media and marketing business, Wheelhouse Entertainment….
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Dan Mintz buys comic book house Valiant
Dan Mintz’s DMG Entertainment has acquired the shares in US-based comic book publisher and IP…
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All3 backs drama label Witchery Pictures
All3Media is set to invest in drama label Witchery Pictures, which was recently launched by…
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Cineflix taps Hat Trick development exec
Cineflix Media has hired Hat Trick’s Jimmy Baker as senior vice president of development. Baker…
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Apple hires Paramount exec as comedy chief
Apple has hired Dana Tuinier from The Paramount Network as creative executive for comedy within…
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Netflix goes to the Rapture with hip-hop doc
Netflix will bring in an eight-episode documentary series based on hip-hop culture and produced by…
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October hires Atlantic’s Peachey in senior rejig
London-based October Films has hired the CFO of Atlanic Productions and promoted development bosses in…
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Eurodata: TV industry increasingly looking abroad for ideas
Of the roughly 9,000 new and recurring TV programmes that aired in 2017, some 46%…
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Viacom hires ex-Myspace & BBC Worldwide execs
Viacom International Media Networks has hired a former Myspace exec to become its Australiasian commercial…
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Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine hires CEO
Reese Witherspoon’s (pictured) production company has hired Sarah Harden as its permanent CEO, following her…
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Walter Presents heads down The River
On-demand service Walter Presents has acquired rights to new Norwegian drama The River in the…
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Sky buys CBS cop drama S.W.A.T.
UK satcaster Sky has acquired rights to Shemar Moore cop drama vehicle S.W.A.T., which launched…
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Ex-Reef MD Hanrahan joins Tin Roof Media
Former Reef Television managing director Paul Hanrahan has joined another UK-based producer, Tin Roof Media,…
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China’s Tencent buys stake in Altered Carbon producer
Chinese online giant Tencent has bought a significant minority stake in US-based producer Skydance Media….
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Lionsgate ‘very interested in merger’ – vice chair
US studio Lionsgate is “very interested” in a merger deal and is talking to various…
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Authentic brings in Endemol Shine vet for production
Authentic Entertainment, a subsidiary of Endemol Shine North America (ESNA), has named the latter’s veteran…
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NHNZ hires ex-Discovery exec for US production role
Kiwi prodco NHNZ has hired ex-Discovery exec Liz Brach in a newly created VP of…
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Fremantle hires scripted trio including ex-Weinstein Co. exec
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has added three industry veterans to its scripted division, including Oliver…
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Brent Montgomery leaving ITV America to launch venture
Brent Montgomery is exiting his CEO spot at ITV America to create a new entertainment…
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TBI Weekly: Beauty is power for Netflix
This week, it was impossible to ignore Netflix’s seemingly unstoppable rise as the company’s value…
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Sky’s new Now TV move preempts full streaming switch
Sky has unveiled a new Now TV streaming device, which the European operator is due…
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Boat Rocker acquires Fremantle’s kids division
Boat Rocker Media has acquired FremantleMedia’s Kids & Family Entertainment division. The move is effective…
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Sky moves into original films in latest content push
Sky has announced plans to commission and acquire exclusive rights to original films, in its…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg mobile service NewTV gears up with CEO hire
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s upcoming mobile video service, NewTV, is nearing launch with the hire of Hewlett…
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Amazon fares badly in NPACT factual survey
Amazon’s approach to factual commissioning is leaving plenty much to be desired, according to a…
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Paul Greenberg departs A+E’s FYI to launch video consultancy
A+E Network’s FYI channel head, Paul Greenberg, is departing from the company to launch a…
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Chernin-backed Otter buys up Fullscreen & Ellation
Online content companies Fullscreen and Ellation are now a fully owned subsidiary of web video…
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Buying Blind prodco Kinetic expands with development hire
Red Arrow Studios-owned prodco Kinetic Content has a new VP of development. Paul Lima is…
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Hollywood Squares heads to India via Viu
Indian on-demand service and affiliate pay TV network Star MAA are working up a local…