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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…
Montgomery opens Wheelhouse Entertainment
ITV America CEO Brent Montgomery has launched his new media and marketing business, Wheelhouse Entertainment….
Dan Mintz buys comic book house Valiant
Dan Mintz’s DMG Entertainment has acquired the shares in US-based comic book publisher and IP…
All3 backs drama label Witchery Pictures
All3Media is set to invest in drama label Witchery Pictures, which was recently launched by…
Cineflix taps Hat Trick development exec
Cineflix Media has hired Hat Trick’s Jimmy Baker as senior vice president of development. Baker…
Apple hires Paramount exec as comedy chief
Apple has hired Dana Tuinier from The Paramount Network as creative executive for comedy within…
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…
October hires Atlantic’s Peachey in senior rejig
London-based October Films has hired the CFO of Atlanic Productions and promoted development bosses in…
Eurodata: TV industry increasingly looking abroad for ideas
Of the roughly 9,000 new and recurring TV programmes that aired in 2017, some 46%…
Viacom hires ex-Myspace & BBC Worldwide execs
Viacom International Media Networks has hired a former Myspace exec to become its Australiasian commercial…
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine hires CEO
Reese Witherspoon’s (pictured) production company has hired Sarah Harden as its permanent CEO, following her…
Walter Presents heads down The River
On-demand service Walter Presents has acquired rights to new Norwegian drama The River in the…
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…
Ex-Reef MD Hanrahan joins Tin Roof Media
Former Reef Television managing director Paul Hanrahan has joined another UK-based producer, Tin Roof Media,…
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….
Lionsgate ‘very interested in merger’ – vice chair
US studio Lionsgate is “very interested” in a merger deal and is talking to various…
Authentic brings in Endemol Shine vet for production
Authentic Entertainment, a subsidiary of Endemol Shine North America (ESNA), has named the latter’s veteran…
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…
Fremantle hires scripted trio including ex-Weinstein Co. exec
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has added three industry veterans to its scripted division, including Oliver…
Brent Montgomery leaving ITV America to launch venture
Brent Montgomery is exiting his CEO spot at ITV America to create a new entertainment…
TBI Weekly: Beauty is power for Netflix
This week, it was impossible to ignore Netflix’s seemingly unstoppable rise as the company’s value…
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…
Boat Rocker acquires Fremantle’s kids division
Boat Rocker Media has acquired FremantleMedia’s Kids & Family Entertainment division. The move is effective…
Sky moves into original films in latest content push
Sky has announced plans to commission and acquire exclusive rights to original films, in its…
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…
Amazon fares badly in NPACT factual survey
Amazon’s approach to factual commissioning is leaving plenty much to be desired, according to a…
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…
Chernin-backed Otter buys up Fullscreen & Ellation
Online content companies Fullscreen and Ellation are now a fully owned subsidiary of web video…
Buying Blind prodco Kinetic expands with development hire
Red Arrow Studios-owned prodco Kinetic Content has a new VP of development. Paul Lima is…
Hollywood Squares heads to India via Viu
Indian on-demand service and affiliate pay TV network Star MAA are working up a local…