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Fremantle’s Lamb lands major BBC post
FremantleMedia’s Suzy Lamb has landed the entertainment and music genre director post at BBC Studios….
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TiTAN Platform launches ‘unifying’ content hub in US
TiTAN Platform, a smart content and device firm led in the US by former Endemol…
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Discovery partners with Google on VR series
Discovery Communications and Google have partnered on a new immersive series called Discovery TRVLR. The…
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Edge joins Sky & C4 in backing TRX
Edge Investments has taken a minority stake in Dial Square 86, the holding company for…
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AMC set to go free for Snatch premiere
BT and AMC will broadcast the channel free of charge in the UK from October…
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Kudos launches Manchester-based sister firm
Kudos, the producer behind shows Broadchurch, Humans and Tin Star, has launched a Manchester-based sister…
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Ex-Sky exec joins ITV’s drama team
ITV has appointed former Sky and current Radio 4 exec Huw Kennair-Jones to its drama…
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Blue Ant makes host of EMEA hires
Blue Ant Media has made a host of hires for its newly launched kids and…
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American SVOD nets bag Tree Fu, new Willows
SVOD service Hulu has acquired exclusive local rights to BBC preschool toon Tree Fu Tom,…
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Showtime enjoys BBC’s Ill Behaviour
US premium TV net Showtime has bought BBC comedy Ill Behaviour. The six-parter, billed as…
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ZDFE chief Coridass to exit after 25 years
ZDF Enterprises president and CEO Alexander Coridass has resigned after a quarter of a century…
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Iger confirms exit from Disney CEO post in 2019
Bob Iger will step down as chief executive of The Walt Disney Company in 2019,…
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HBO Nordic teams with Turner for kids OTT service
HBO Nordic and Turner EMEA have joined forces to create Toonix, a kids-focused OTT service….
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Fremantle invests in factual indie Label1
FremantleMedia is set to invest in ‘fast-growing’ UK indie Label1. Fremantle will take a 25%…
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Artificial intelligence to ‘self-schedule’ new OTT channels
US and Canada-based OTT TV technology outfit Zone-TV is planning to tap the power of…
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Japan to make over CBS’s Good Wife
CBS Studios International has closed format agreements for a range of shows, with one noteable…
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Bavaria Fernsehproduktion rebrands for int’l push
Bavaria Fernsehproduktion has rebranded as Bavaria Fiction as it looks to grow its international business….
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Kanal D expands sales team with Cantutan
Turkey’s Kanal D International has made another hire to its expanding sales team. Deniz Cantutan…
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Amazon bags ITV drama as US original
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive US rights to ITV drama Fearless. All six episodes…
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Eurodata – Europe embraces web viewing but TV rules
People in the five biggest European markets watched an average of three hours and 48…
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Fremantle & UFA adapt Robert Harris thriller Munich
FremantleMedia has signed a deal with author Robert Harris to produce the TV adaptation of…
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Comedy Central new home to Takeshi’s Castle
Comedy Central is the new international home for Takeshi’s Castle, having acquired the rights to…
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BBC iPlayer content head exits
Victoria Jaye, BBC iPlayer’s head of TV content, has decided to leave the UK’s pubcaster….
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DHX mulls sale after shares plummet
Canada’s DHX Media is considering a company sale or a merger with another company after…
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UK indie hires Discovery & eOne alum for sales
UK indie Wag TV has appointed former Discovery Networks exec Janice Strangward to lead its…
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Fox’s Gifted drama set for 183-territory launch
Fox Networks Group will air The Gifted in more than 183 countries on its channel…
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BBC’s Doctor Foster gets a Russian makeover
BBC Worldwide (BBCWW)’s Doctor Foster is set for a Russian remake following the sale of…
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Lionsgate UK & Clarke team for Kidulthood remake
Inspired by a social media post by Kidulthood creator Noel Clarke (pictured), Lionsgate UK is…
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Ex-TCB exec in as Reel One adds two
Reel One Entertainment has bolstered its international distribution team with the appointment of former TCB…
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A+E nabs Liberty exec for Americas role
A+E Networks has appointed Liberty Global exec Francisco Guijon as senior VP for the Americas….