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Argonon launches prodcos with NBCU & All3 execs
UK-based Argonon Group has established a pair of joint venture production entities, with execs from…
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Revenues down, profit up at FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia has posted a full-year EBIDTA profit increase, but a slight decrease in revenues. The…
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Yankelevich exits Telefe as Viacom sets top team
Tomás Yankelevich is leaving Argentinian broadcaster Telefe, as Viacom stamps its mark on the business…
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Lionsgate poaches ITV exec for UK
Lionsgate has hired Sarah Conroy as executive producer, reuniting her with her former ITV boss,…
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Deal monitor: RTÉ, Radio Gaga, Exodus
BBC Worldwide will sell an upcoming comedy from Ireland’s RTÉ, while Hat Trick International and…
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Turner sends Boomerang over-the-top
Turner has launched a subscription streaming service for its all-animation Boomerang channel. The platform will…
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Altice to coproduce Sky’s Riviera
Groupe Altice’s push into high-end original drama has seen it become a coproducer of Sky’s…
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Habets replacing Schäferkordt as RTL CEO
Anke Schäferkordt is stepping down as co-CEO of RTL Group, with the pan-European broadcaster’s Dutch…
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Former Tricon exec to head sales at Blue Ant
Blue Ant Media has brought in ex-Tricon exec Nick Solowski as head of sales and…
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Former HBO and Televisa exec takes Route One
Former Televisa and HBO executive Michael Garcia has inked a first-look deal with Route One…
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ESPN returns to Africa, ‘readies US cost cuts’
ESPN has relaunched in Africa, inking a carriage deal with new regional pay TV player…
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UKTV orders Davina McCall talkshow
UK digital channel operator UKTV has ordered a new talkshow fronted by British TV personality…
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Int’l execs rise in Warner sales rejig
Robert Blair and Jim Brehm have both landed expanded senior international distribution posts at Warner…
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Curwin leaves Garden but remains with ITV
Nick Curwin is exiting is role as co-CEO of The Garden, but will remain with…
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Viacom rejig continues as MTV’s Lehrer exits
MTV’s head of development, Eli Lehrer, is leaving the young adult-focused cable channel, as Bob…
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Asian Netflix rival raises $90m
Asian SVOD service iflix has raised US$90 million to use on international expansion. Cable giant…
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ABC Oz axing 200 jobs to ‘focus on audience’
Michelle Guthrie has revealed her restructure of Australian pubcaster the ABC, slashing 20% of management…
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Viaplay sets UK-coproduced drama
Scandinavian SVOD service Viaplay’s latest original will be coproduced by UK-based production company Nevision. Big-budget…
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Endemol-Shine merger in France given greenlight
Endemol Shine Group’s production companies in France have been given clearance to merge. The Autorité…
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INTV: Zucker – CNN thriving amid Trump media assault
CNN boss Jeff Zucker claims the media is under assault and politicians are failing to…
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INTV: C4 is keeping up with Facebook – CEO
Channel 4 now has 15 million registered All4 users and can compete with the likes…
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INTV: ‘SVOD players driving China drama boom’
China is now the most important market in the world outside the US for sales…
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Netflix use in US tops DVR for the first time
For the first time, more US adults now report having Netflix in their home than…
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Netflix gains distribution on Indian set-tops
Indian DTH pay TV operator Videocon d2h has struck a deal with Netflix to provide…
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Amazon races towards Le Mans series
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit an original series about the day-long Le Mans car race….
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Windfall MD exits as Scotland office opens
Argonon Group-owned factual producer Windfall Films is changing its managing director, with an ITN Productions…
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INTV: Fox looks to Wade to revitalise reality
Fox Television Group co-chairman and CEO Dana Walden has backed Fox’s new reality chief to…
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INTV: Hulu’s studio plans ‘hinge upon int’l’
Hulu’s creative chief, Craig Erwich, has said plans to set up its own in-house studio…
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Netflix orders second Korean drama
Streaming network Netflix has ordered a second drama original from South Korea in three months…
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NBCU pumps $500m into Snapchat IPO
NBCUniversal has invested US$500 million in Snapchat’s IPO last week as the latest phase of…