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