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Scripps nurtures talent incubator
Scripps Networks Interactive has created a talent incubation unit within its social and digital production…
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Smosh co-founder exits YouTube channel
as of today i am no longer part of smosh. i hope this video shows…
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Smithsonian leads Terranoa doc deals
The US’s Smithsonian Network is getting a 45-minute version of Terranoa-sold factual show Tokyo Phoenix….
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Edge invests in UK indie Antidote
UK-based indie Antidote Productions has scored investment from specialist investment house Edge Investments. The deal…
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CEE broadcaster bags A+E’s Knightfall
Central and Eastern European broadcaster SPI / Filmbox has acquired A+E Networks’ period action drama…
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‘93% of North American pay TV subs use SVOD’
Some 93% of pay TV subscribers in North America also use one of more subscription…
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Endemol Shine dismisses Turkish chiefs
Endemol Shine Group has dismissed the CEO and commercial chief of its Turkish division after…
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Endemol Shine shutters US digital studio
Endemol Shine North America has closed digital video studio Endemol Beyond USA. This will see…
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HBO hires ex-MTV exec for Asian originals push
HBO Asia has hired a former MTV China channels chief to lead an enlarged push…
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Raw targets US docs with Norman promotion
UK-based prodco Raw has promoted executive producer Louise Norman in a bid to secure more…
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Flame hires Asian sales vet
Australia-based Flame Distribution has hired an Asian market specialist to oversee regional sales. Sebastian Wong…
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ABC poaches Fox studio exec for comedy
US broadcaster ABC has hired Jennifer Carreras Twentieth Century Fox Television to bolster its comedy…
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Disney heads to 101 Dalmatian Street
Disney Channels EMEA has commissioned an animated series adaptation of classic movie One Hundred and…
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BBC Studios names comedy development chief
BBC Studios has gone in-house to appoint a head of development for its comedy unit….
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France Télévisions, MarVista execs join Gaumont
Narcos studio Gaumont has hired execs from France Télévisions and MarVista Entertainment as it expands…
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Verizon makes Oath after completing Yahoo deal
Verizon has competed its US$4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo’s core business and has combined it…
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Ampere: Netflix use just 11% in Turkey
Just 11% of Turkish internet users watched Netflix in the past month, compared to a…
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Mobile ‘accounting for 57% of all video plays’
Mobile viewing accounted for nearly 57% of all video plays worldwide in Q1 2017 marking…
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Netflix ‘under threat as top VOD net for UK youth’
Netflix remains the most popular service for British children and teenagers, but Amazon Prime Video…
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More on creation of global anti-piracy coalition ACE
Execs from the 30 global entertainment companies that have come together to form anti-piracy body…
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Major content firms pact for anti-piracy coalition
The Hollywood studios, leading SVOD services and key networks around the world have formed a…
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Ten enters voluntary administration
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has appointed voluntary administrators after its financial backing collapsed. Administrator…
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Trio keeps Snowman standing
The management team at Married at First Sight prodco Snowman Productions has extended their contracts….
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Facebook nears scripted TV debut with MTV revival
Social media behemoth Facebook is reportedly close to reviving former MTV series Loosely Exactly Nicole….
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Ten future in doubt as backers pull out
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten is facing receivership after major shareholders Lachlan Murdoch and Bruce…
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Luther will return to BBC
British detective drama Luther will return to BBC One in the UK and BBC America…
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Data: US content dominates Euro VOD slates
American films and TV shows dominate the catalogues of Europe’s transactional and subscription VOD services,…
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Netflix takes Korean toons from Imira
SVOD giant Netflix has bought a package of children’s programming from Spain’s Imira Entertainment, including…
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Ex-Darlow Smithson, Atlantic execs join UK prodco
Former Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) senior exec Ulla Streib Atlantic Productions’ Ruth Roberts are joining…
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HBO takes SVOD path in Caribbean
HBO Latin America is expanding SVOD service HBO Go. The Time Warner-owned company yesterday launched…