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Fox’s Ford retires as Etheridge exits
Jeff Ford, one of the most familiar faces in UK and international TV, is retiring,…
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Talpa brings on Sanoma/SBS chief
Talpa Media’s parent has brought on Sanoma Media BeNe CEO Peter de Mönnink. The veteran…
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New SVOD movies service for French launch
A new French movies-on-demand service, e-cinema.com, will launch on October 20, bringing international movies not…
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Video viewing ‘pushes UK smartphone use past PCs’
Video viewing will help smartphones to pass computers for the first time this year as…
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NBCU, BBC execs in as Cake expands sales team
UK-based kids TV distributor has a new head of sales, and has hired former NBCUniversal…
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BT/AMC snatch Rupert Grint crime caper for UK
The Rupert Grint television remake of crime caper Snatch is headed exclusively for BT-distributed network…
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Bell & Motion pact for int’l originals slate
Canada’s Bell Media Studios has created a strategic production pact with Motion Content Group to…
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Sky’s Spanish SVOD service launches
European satcaster Sky has debuted in Spain’s increasingly crowded and competitive subscription VOD service. The…
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Fremantle buys Essential drama division
FremantleMedia has acquired a majority stake in the drama wing of Australian producer Essential Media,…
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Russian withdrawal for Netflix & Amazon predicted
Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will withdraw from Russia due to new laws on OTT…
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Xilam’s du Pontavice develops Joan of Arc drama
Animation producer Marc du Pontavice is working with French prodco Federation Entertainment on a high-end…
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Sky launches €2m Irish entertainment fund
European satcaster Sky has created a €2.2 million (US$2.6 million) fund to find Irish entertainment…
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Pay TV industry set for ‘unprecedented change’
The pay TV industry is due to face a period of “unprecedented global change”, according…
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Starz secures US deal for NRK mystery drama
Starz has secured exclusive US premium pay TV rights for Norwegian mystery drama Monster. The…
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Disney confirms Stars Wars & Marvel for SVOD app
The Walt Disney Company’s upcoming international SVOD service will offer Star Wars and Marvel Universe…
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Disney confirms Stars Wars & Marvel for SVOD app
The Walt Disney Company’s upcoming international SVOD service will offer Star Wars and Marvel Universe…
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Amazon catching Netflix in Asia Pacific – study
Netflix is still outpacing Amazon Prime Video globally in numbers of active users, but Amazon…
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Netflix nabs Swedish original from The Bridge scribe
Netflix has commissioned its first original series from Sweden, which has the head writer from…
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French investor buys into Cyber Group Studios
French investment firm L-GAM has bought out Cyber Group Studios’ minority investors as the Paris-based…
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Discovery hires ex-Spotify exec in major digital play
Discovery Communications has appointed former Spotify executive Francis Keeling to lead its digital strategy. Keeling…
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Cosentino rises as Bell reshuffles top team
Canadian media giant has placed Mike Cosentino in charge of English-language programming and SVOD service…
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TBI Weekly: The UK’s international platform challenge
This week the UK TV industry has had its eye on what the rise of…
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Viceland brings originals plan to Benelux
Viceland is set to produce two local series in the Benelux region, and has commissioned…
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French TV exports hit record €336m in 2016
French television exports – sales, presales and coproductions – reached a record high of €336…
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Ex-Nat Geo topper to lead Blue Ant networks unit
Producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media has launched a global networks division to…
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Ex-Turner chief McDonough joins media firm as CEO
Former Turner northern Europe chief and BBC Worldwide executive Ian McDonough has resurfaced at the…
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Content becomes Kew Media
Content Media Corp has rebranded as Kew Media Group. The switch comes nearly seven months…
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Fox buys CBS, Newen shows for Europe
Fox Networks Group Europe has acquired scripted programming including a pair of new season CBS…
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Peter Rice upped to 21st Century Fox president
Peter Rice has been promoted to president of global media giant 21st Century Fox. He…
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Veep to step down from HBO
US premium cable network HBO is ending political sitcom Veep after seven seasons. The series…