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Havas prodco Save Ferris returns to independence
French prodco Save Ferris Production has returned to independence after five years operating within advertising…
UK factual indie hires BBC exec for kids TV
Scotland-based indie Maramedia is blending its natural history programming roots with children’s television for the…
BBC Studios restructures entertainment arm
BBC Studios is splitting its entertainment, music and events arm into two, with current divisional…
Discovery and Hearst execs join Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group has appointed Hearst’s Kathryn Flood and Discovery’s Lawrence Pavely as creative strategists…
MIA 2017 sets focus on teen market
The third edition of Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA) will take place in Rome and feature…
Orange pledges €100m to content creation
Orange has pledged to spend €100 million (U$114.9 million) over the next five years creating…
Starz Play Arabia preps originals after $125m raise
Starz Play Arabia has raised US$125 million to date after closing a third round of…
Netflix & Canal+ co-order Safe drama
Streaming service Netflix and French paycaster Canal+ have co-commissioned an eight-part drama, Safe, which was…
Kevin Hart’s Lionsgate-backed VOD net set for launch
Kevin Hart’s Lionsgate-backed VOD service Loud Out Loud will debut in August with a raft…
FremantleMedia promotes Siegel to M&A head
FremantleMedia has promoted Rob Siegel to global head of M&A and corporate development following the…
Viacom names int’l Paramount, BET bosses
Jill Offman and Alex Okosi have again risen at Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). Comedy…
Fashion One names new CEO
International lifestyle network Fashion One has appointed a new CEO. Ali Gursoy has been named…
Hotel Romantiek opens in Netherlands
The New Flemish Primitives (TNFP) has confirmed a third local commission for Hotel Romantiek, this…
Parrot Analytics appoints Latin America exec
Parrot Analytics has appointed Alejandro Rojas as regional director for Latin America, as it begins…
CBS takes Showtime to India
CBS and India’s premium streaming platform, Hotstar, have agreed a licensing and trademark agreement to…
Netflix opens Gerard Way’s Umbrella Academy
Netflix has ordered a ten-part live-action series based on Gerard Way’s graphic novel The Umbrella…
Keanu Reeves sets up Bruce Lee competition show
Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves is one of the names attached to a Bruce Lee-inspired competition…
BBC Worldwide nets launch on Polish OTT service
Cyfrowy Polsat-owned OTT TV service Ipla has added three BBC Worldwide channels to its programming…
Ex-Netflix exec joins Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Digital Networks (WBDN) has expanded with a trio of hires, including hiring a…
Banijay secures €365m as Survivor deal nears
Banijay Group has raised €365 million (US$416 million), which will be used in part to…
CBS poaches Warner Bros legal exec
CBS has named Warner Bros. exec Nick Macrae as senior vice president of legal and…
Viceland to launch in Israel
Global youth media company Vice will launch its 24-hour television network, Viceland, in Israel later…
Starz plans to grow content by 40% this year
Starz has committed to plans to grow its on-demand content offering by 40% to hit…
Game of Thrones writer preps new HBO show
Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin will act as executive producer for the show Who…
Italy & Russia latest to Guess My Age
Broadcasters in Italy and Russia have become the latest to remake French game show Guess…
CBS ‘claiming A$843m debts from Network Ten’
CBS Studios International (CBSSI) is reportedly claiming A$843 million (US$642.2 million) in debts from troubled…
Ownzones appoints former Netflix executive
Over-the-top entertainment and technology company, Ownzones Media Network, has appointed former Netflix exec Nick Nelson…
Fox brings on Sky buyer for Europe & Africa
Fox Networks Group (FNG) Europe and Africa has appointed Sky buyer Sonja Brugger as vice…
CME sells Nova TV & Pop TV for €230m
CME has agreed to sell its top broadcast operations in Croatia and Slovenia for €230…
‘Top 50 services dominating pay TV’
The world’s top 50 pay TV operators account for two thirds of pay TV customers…