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ITV rejigging after comedy ents chief exit
Peter Davey is leaving his role as head of comedy entertainment at UK broadcaster ITV,…
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Netflix grabs One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest prequel
SVOD service Netflix has given a two-season commitment to a One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s…
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French prodcos launch Kids First Distribution firm
Paris-based producers Watch Next Media and Monello Productions have pooled resources to create sales company…
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BBC Studios poaches Boundless MD for factual
BBC Studios has hired Boundless managing director Hannah Wyatt as the new genre director for…
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Thunderbird rejigs as Gamble switches role
Canada-based production group Thunderbird Entertainment has a new interim CEO and co-presidents following a rejig….
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E!’s programming chief Olde exits
Jeff Olde is leaving NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s US cable channel E!. No replacement has been named…
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MTG launches Norwegian start-up accelerator
MTG has launched a start-up accelerator in Norway that will see it offer digital companies…
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Fox brings The Good Fight to Germany
Fox Networks Group has secured rights to The Good Fight in Germany from CBS Studios…
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Hall: BBC must future-proof against US threats
BBC director general Tony Hall has said getting the “strategic relationship” between the UK pubcaster’s…
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NBCU hires ex-Endemol Shine exec for formats
NBCUniversal International Studios has brought in former Endemol Shine Group formats sales chief Ana Langenberg…
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Netflix, Amazon take UK int’l prod spend to £468m
UK production companies made £468 million (US$606.7 million) in commissions from international broadcasters and SVOD…
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Federation hands France TV exec dual kids role
Premium content distributor Federation Kids & Family has hired Alexandre Henin in a dual role…
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Discovery poaches MTG exec
Discovery Networks Norway has hired MTG’s Hilde Reinersten Kollerød to act as planning director and join…
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Ex-VH1 boss leaves Spotify video chief post
Spotify’s head of video content, Tom Calderone, has reportedly left the company in an apparent…
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Virgin takes slice of Cake kids content
Virgin has consolidated launching a dedicated kids TV app by acquiring nearly 500 episodes of…
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BBC Scotland names new commissioning head
BBC Scotland has appointed Steve Carson as head of multi-platform commissioning. Carson will become responsible…
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DHX brings in Corus sales veteran for distribution
DHX Media has appointed Nelvana Enterprises’ Jerry Diaz as vice president of distribution. In the…
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BBC Four buys French mystery drama
BBC Four has acquired Witnesses: A Frozen Death, an eight-part mystery from France. Witnesses is directed…
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Talpa exec joins Federation prodco WeMake
Talpa Media executive Moe Bennani is joining Federation Entertainment start-up prodco WeMake as creative director….
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Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 set for Super RTL
Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 is set to make its free-to-air broadcast debut in Germany on…
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Mediaset demands additional €3bn from Vivendi
Vivendi has revealed that Mediaset and leading shareholder Fininvest filed a fresh lawsuit against it…
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Roku files for IPO of up to $100m
Streaming device maker Roku has filed for an initial public offering at a proposed maximum…
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Netflix heads to La La Land creator for drama
Netflix is set for a new original series that will be executive produced by La…
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Channel 5 VOD service starts Blaze with A+E
Channel 5 (C5)’s video on demand service, My5, will now offer content from free-to-air entertainment…
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Agatha Christie chief joins Bob & Co as CEO
Agatha Christie Ltd chief executive Hilary Strong is joining UK-based production group Bob & Co…
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Agatha Christie chief joins Bob & Co as CEO
Agatha Christie Ltd chief executive Hilary Strong is joining UK-based production group Bob & Co…
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CBS loans Ten A$143m to pay off creditors
CBS has handed Network Ten a multi-million dollar loan to pay off creditors – including…
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Scandinavia’s SF Studios launches UK office
Scandinavia’s SF Studios is launching a UK office that will focus on international production of…
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Discovery to create slate of Facebook originals
Discovery Communications has entered into a deal with Facebook to create a slate of original…
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Nico Hofmann takes the helm at UFA
Nico Hofmann has become the sole CEO of German prodco UFA, a move that has…