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Segal exiting CEO post at Fremantle prodco
Philip Segal is to leave FremantleMedia North America-owned Original Productions this spring. Segal will exit…
Mediaset blames Vivendi for losses
Mediaset chief executive Pier Silvio Berlusconi has blamed the collapse of the Italian broadcaster’s pay…
Viacom buys Brazilian prodco
Viacom International Media Networks has acquired control of a Brazilian short-form comedy producer. The acquisition…
Gomorrah writer making Gaddafi series
Roberto Saviano, the writer of Italian crime series Gomorrah, is developing a new series about…
UKTV launches investment fund, commits to originals
Channels group UKTV has teamed with Channel 4 to launch a multi-million pound innovation fund…
Sky, HBO in $250m high-end drama deal
Leading pay TV players Sky and HBO are joining forces to create a development slate…
Chinese kids channel app launches in the US
Mandarin-language kids net Miao Mi has launched via a dedicated iOS app in North America….
Ex-Red Arrow producer joins Ananey as content chief
Former Red Arrow International development partner Omri Marcus has been named VP of content as…
Taskmaster US set for Comedy Central
A US version of British comedy format Taskmaster toplines cable channel Comedy Central’s latest slate….
Investment group Tin Roof buys Outline
Tin Roof Media has bought a majority stake in House of Tiny Tearaways indie Outline…
Cohen’s Access buys Packer out of RatPac
Access Entertainment has bought James Packer out of PatPac Entertainment, the US prodco the latter…
BBC Studios taps Red Planet for Wales drama chief
Red Planet Pictures’ Simon Winstone is joining the production arm of UK pubcaster the BBC….
Hollywood strike vote underway
Writers Guild of America members have begun voting on whether to strike over a labour…
Lionsgate launches Canada unit, Fremantle ups Di Mondo
Lionsgate has set up a Canadian distribution operation, with Susan Hummel (below left) joining from…
Ex-ABC exec in as Aussie prodco targets drama
Former ABC and Nine Network exec and local industry veteran Courtney Gibson has joined Australian…
BBC Worldwide launches Britscreen events
BBC Worldwide is launching two new events to showcase its programming to Latin American and…
Facebook makes AR push, launches VR app
Facebook signalled a major push into augmented reality and launched a VR app for communicating…
King Kong TV series in the works
Marvista Entertainment and IM Global Television are teaming to create a King Kong TV series….
Vivendi to fight Italian setback
Vivendi has said it will take “any appropriate legal action” – including a possible complaint…
James Murdoch to give RTS keynote
21st Century Fox boss James Murdoch will give the keynote address at the RTS Cambridge conference…
Rive Gauche snags pair of true crime series
Rive Gauche Television has picked up distribution rights to two of the UK AMC group’s…
BBC and Google team for Earth
Google will have a raft of BBC content on its relaunched Google Earth service. The…
Netflix talks YouTube envy, faith programming, sleep
Netflix bosses have told investors they have ‘YouTube envy’ and are looking to global shows…
Netflix nears 100m but misses target
Netflix is on the verge of reaching 100 million members, but missed its new subscriber…
Redseven boss to stay until 2020
Jobst Benthues has renewed his contract at Redseven and will stay at the German prodco…
Key markets driving high-end ad recovery
The US, China and Japan will drive a recovery in luxury advertising, with TV taking…
China’s CMC buys into CAA
Chinese media investment giant CMC Capital Partners has bought a minority stake in the CAA…
Ridley Scott prodco launches VR unit
Ridley Scott’s RSA Films has launched a new immersive media unit. The RSA VR division…
Revamped VH1 unveils new slate
VH1 has unveiled its first slate since Bob Bakish took over parent company Viacom, ushering…
Mobile now the ‘go-to’ destination for YouTube
Mobile is now the ‘go-to’ destination for most video viewers, according to ComScore research. The…