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Endemaño to lead int’l sales for Disney
Mark Endemaño has been promoted to senior VP of media distribution for Walt Disney International….
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ProSiebenSat.1 & Discovery launch OTT service
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have launched a jointly-owned premium entertainment service in Germany. The streaming…
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Eurocinema founders launch short format app
Eurocinema World’s founders, Sebastien Perioche and Jacques Perioche, have unveiled a new short format content…
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Kew continues deals spree with Awesome move
Kew Media Group has acquired a stake in Jeff Norton’s Awesome Media & Entertainment as…
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AMC promotes Hajós in Europe
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has promoted Balázs Hajós to vice president of affiliate sales for Central…
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Thomas reboot goes global backed by UN sustainability goals
Thomas is taking a step out of Sodor and heading for a global trip in…
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Ofcom imposes wide range of quotas on BBC
Ofcom is to force the BBC to air a diet of 90% UK-produced original programming…
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TBI Weekly: What happens to The Weinstein Company?
This week was undoubtedly dominated by news that Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the…
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Sony names Garvie int’l production president
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Wayne Garvie president of international production. Garvie moves from his…
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Amazon suspends Roy Price over harassment claims
Amazon Studios has suspended its head, Roy Price, after allegations he sexually harassed a producer…
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Ovation on a Journy with new OTT service
Arts-focused US channel Ovation has launched a cultural travel-themed OTT service, Journy. The VOD net…
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Disney begins ABC staff cuts
The Walt Disney Company has begun a round of staff cuts that will see up…
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YouGov: Netflix most liked brand among millennials
Netflix is the most positively talked about brand among millennials, according to YouGov BrandIndex data….
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Etspueler upped at Red Arrow
Nina Etspueler has been elevated to executive VP of creative operations at Germany’s Red Arrow…
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Walter Presents in Australia through Foxtel deal
British-born VOD service Walter Presents is launching in Australia after teaming up with pay TV…
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Hulu buys Scandi drama Veni Vidi Vici
Hulu has acquired US streaming rights for MTG’s Scandi original series, Veni Vidi Vici. The…
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DR drama chief exits for own venture
DR’s long-serving drama chief, Piv Bernth, is exiting the Danish pubcaster to create her own…
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Indie Off the Fence makes trio of hires
Production and distribution company Off the Fence (OTF) has expanded its team with three appointments…
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SVOD players ‘must drop prices to compete in CEE’
In order to succeed in Central and Eastern Europe, SVOD operators need to reduce the…
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A+E eyes ‘meaningful production presence’ in Korea
A+E Networks is looking to grow its presence in South Korea, launching History and Lifetime…
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Game of Thrones leads to record Sky audience
Sky recorded record entertainment audiences in its fiscal first quarter and grew its customer numbers…
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Frazier lands new digital distribution role at AMC
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has upped Marco Frazier to the newly created role of senior…
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Blue Ant launches toon studio
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched an animation studio, Look Mom! Productions. The unit will…
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Netflix responds to Canada deal criticism
In an unusual move for the SVOD giant, Netflix has responded to criticism over its…
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Banijay releases Occupied’s Yellow Bird in UK
Banijay Group is bringing its Swedish production group Yellow Bird to the UK as it…
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Iflix & Deutsche Telekom join Atrium’s drama club
Atrium TV, the drama ‘commissioning club’ launched at MIPTV this year, has gained a range…
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Skydance names ex-DreamWorks exec animation president
Skydance Media has named former DreamWorks Animation exec Bill Damaschke as president of animation and…
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Apple orders Spielberg anthology drama
Apple has kicked off its push into high-end scripted programming with the commission of Amazing…
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Electus launches 6/26 int’l copro model
US producer-distributor Electus has created a new international coproduction model for unscripted programmes dubbed ‘6/26’….
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MGM forms JV with Redseven
MGM Worldwide Television has formed a coproduction joint venture with Germany’s Redseven Entertainment. The partnership…