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Kanal D forms copro unit with Endemol Shine exec
Turkish distributor Kanal D International has built a new division for global coproductions and content…
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Fremantle restructures unscripted division
FremantleMedia is reuniting Talkback and Thames as part of a wider restructure at its UK…
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A+E content chief joins Nat Geo
A+E Networks’ Christian Drobnyk has joined National Geographic Global Networks as executive VP of programming…
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Will & Grace gets first SVOD outing with Hulu
All 194 episodes of NBC comedy Will & Grace will be available for streaming in…
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Ex-Discovery exec to open TV PinGuim base in US
Brazil’s TV PinGuin is opening a coproduction and worldwide sales office in Miami, with a…
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Banijay hires Fremantle UK exec as content head
Banijay Group has appointed Fremantle UK’s head of development Lucas Green as head of content….
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Propagate teams with Wachter to launch prodco
Propagate Content is teaming with executive producer and showrunner Charles Wachter to launch a new…
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HBO gives Watchmen the green light
HBO has given the greenlight to Watchmen and ordered backup scripts for the project. Damon…
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Netflix orders Amy Poehler comedy series
Netflix has brought in a new comedy series created by Amy Poehler, Leslye Headland and…
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Sony invests in Simon Pegg/Nick Frost prodco
Sony Pictures Television has taken a minority stake in Stolen Picture, the new UK-based prodco…
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Objective picks up Princess pair’s Hitchhiker TV
UK-based Objective Media Group has created new talent-focused production company, Hitchhiker Television. Princess Productions pair…
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Big number of SVOD nets set for MIPCOM
MIPCOM organiser Reed MIDEM expects close to 500 VOD services to attend this year’s market,…
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YouTube shuts down paid channels
YouTube has ended its 2013-launched paid channels initiative and has instead introduced sponsorships in a…
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Spielberg takes the reins at Amblin as Wright exits
Michael Wright has stepped down as CEO of Amblin Partners, as chairman Steven Spielberg takes…
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UK indie alleges BBC copied tribute act format
UK indie Free@Last has claimed British pubcaster the BBC copied one of its formats in…
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Ex-BBCWW North America president named Mitú CEO
Herb Scannell, ex-president of BBC Worldwide North America has been named the new CEO of…
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Netflix orders Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities
Netflix will be working with Taiwan’s Kbro Media and Good Image Production on a new…
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Pollak promoted at Electus
John Pollak has been promoted to the role of president of worldwide television and international…
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HBO unveils first Scandi original
Swedish filmmaker Lukas Moodysson will create HBO Europe’s first original series out of Scandinavia. Scripted…
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Ex-Viacom, Small World exec joins Twofour
Former Viacom and Small World IFT sales exec Marta Csizmadia has joined ITV-owned distributor Twofour…
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Viaplay commits to Conspiracy of Silence
MTG video streaming service Viaplay has ordered an eight-part political thriller named Conspiracy of Silence….
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Ten creditors choose CBS over Murdoch
CBS Corp will be the next owner of Australia’s Network after creditors accepted its offer….
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Plimsoll hires ex-BBC exec as specialist factual chief
Plimsoll Productions has appointed ex-BBC’s Rachel Morgan as head of specialist factual and documentaries, with…
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Illegal streaming box sales boom in UK – FACT
More than one million illegal set-top boxes that allow users to stream content illegally have…
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Amazon brings Exorcist, This is Us to Prime
Amazon and 20th Century Fox Television Distribution have reached an international content licensing agreement to…
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Hulu’s Handmaid win marks streaming breakthrough
In a watershed moment, Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale last night became the first streaming…
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AMC confirms Stillerman replacement
David Madden has been confirmed as president of original programming for US networks AMC and…
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Murdoch & Gordon fail to stop CBS’s Ten deal
Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce Gordon have failed in their attempt to stop US broadcaster CBS…
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The Story Lab names iflix exec as Asia Pac chief
The Story Lab, part of Dentsu Aegis Network’s media investment arm Amplifi, has appointed iflix…
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DRG brings in 7A Media as first agent in Lat Am
DRG has appointed 7A Media as its first ever agent for Latin America and Hispanic…