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Philip Segal is to leave FremantleMedia North America-owned Original Productions this spring. Segal will exit…

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Mediaset chief executive Pier Silvio Berlusconi has blamed the collapse of the Italian broadcaster’s pay…

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Viacom International Media Networks has acquired control of a Brazilian short-form comedy producer. The acquisition…

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Roberto Saviano, the writer of Italian crime series Gomorrah, is developing a new series about…

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Channels group UKTV has teamed with Channel 4 to launch a multi-million pound innovation fund…

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Leading pay TV players Sky and HBO are joining forces to create a development slate…

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Mandarin-language kids net Miao Mi has launched via a dedicated iOS app in North America….

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Former Red Arrow International development partner Omri Marcus has been named VP of content as…

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A US version of British comedy format Taskmaster toplines cable channel Comedy Central’s latest slate….

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Tin Roof Media has bought a majority stake in House of Tiny Tearaways indie Outline…

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Access Entertainment has bought James Packer out of PatPac Entertainment, the US prodco the latter…

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Red Planet Pictures’ Simon Winstone is joining the production arm of UK pubcaster the BBC….

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Writers Guild of America members have begun voting on whether to strike over a labour…

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Lionsgate has set up a Canadian distribution operation, with Susan Hummel (below left) joining from…

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Former ABC and Nine Network exec and local industry veteran Courtney Gibson has joined Australian…

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BBC Worldwide is launching two new events to showcase its programming to Latin American and…

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Facebook signalled a major push into augmented reality and launched a VR app for communicating…

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Marvista Entertainment and IM Global Television are teaming to create a King Kong TV series….

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Vivendi has said it will take “any appropriate legal action” – including a possible complaint…

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21st Century Fox boss James Murdoch will give the keynote address at the RTS Cambridge conference…

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Rive Gauche Television has picked up distribution rights to two of the UK AMC group’s…

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Google will have a raft of BBC content on its relaunched Google Earth service. The…

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Netflix bosses have told investors they have ‘YouTube envy’ and are looking to global shows…

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Netflix is on the verge of reaching 100 million members, but missed its new subscriber…

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Jobst Benthues has renewed his contract at Redseven and will stay at the German prodco…

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The US, China and Japan will drive a recovery in luxury advertising, with TV taking…

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Chinese media investment giant CMC Capital Partners has bought a minority stake in the CAA…

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Ridley Scott’s RSA Films has launched a new immersive media unit. The RSA VR division…

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VH1 has unveiled its first slate since Bob Bakish took over parent company Viacom, ushering…

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Mobile is now the ‘go-to’ destination for most video viewers, according to ComScore research. The…