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Legendary founder exits year after Wanda deal
Thomas Tull has resigned from US studio Legendary Entertainment a year after selling to Chinese…
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Epix poaches BBCWW exec for content sales
US premium network Epix has poached a high-ranking BBC Worldwide America distribution executive. Sandy Ashendorf…
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Mattel nabs Google Americas boss for CEO post
American kids entertainment company Mattel has hired the president of Google’s Americas business to become…
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NATPE: A+E CEO seeks more international control
Nancy Dubuc has said the group will seek to take greater control of its channel…
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MGM prepping action network with Sinclair
In the US, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer are set to debut an action-focused…
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Komixx appoints veteran for Aussie expansion
Independent London- and LA-based kids prodco Komixx Media Group has appointed Amanda Morrison to expand…
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NATPE: Tandem sets up Miami drama
StudioCanal prodco Tandem is setting up Deep City, a new Miami-based drama series with Nashville…
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Channel 4 buys into Scottish indie
The UK’s Channel 4 has continued its investment in local indies by taking a piece…
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NATPE: Nick shooting new series in Miami
Nickelodeon will shoot Formula, a new 60-part series for its Latin American nets, here in…
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NATPE: organisation reaches out to the Next Gen
US trade body NATPE said yesterday it will launch a new initiative to help younger…
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Univision, Televisa unify content efforts
US Hispanic broadcaster Univision and Mexican media giant Televisa have decided to pool their development…
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Netflix ‘more indispensable’ than US networks
Netflix is the TV brand that US viewers would be most reluctant to give up,…
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Deal round-up: Discovery buys Lebron James series
Discovery Networks has bought Latin American distribution rights for the new LeBron James series Cleveland…
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Amazon India buys Zodiak Kids toons
Amazon Prime Video India has bought all four seasons of kids toon Horrid Henry. The…
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Objective snaps up Channel 4 exec for US
UK-based Objective Media Group has hired Channel 4’s formats commissioner, Jilly Pearce, to lead its…
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Stan Lee’s Lucky Man debuts on iTunes in US
Stan Lee’s Lucky Man will premiere its first season on iTunes. This is the first…
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Canal+ backs Cannes int’l TV series festival
Canal+ has signed up as a partner with the Cannes mayor’s office to further the…
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Euro MCN launches studio to target TV nets
Amsterdam-based multichannel network Zoomin.TV has created a studios arm to reversion its digital programmes in…
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Ex-Warner Bros. UK exec joins ITV Studios prodco
Former Warner Bros. Television Production UK exec Mark Rubens has joined Shiver, the factual specialist…
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Armoza names new head of sales
Israeli distributor Armoza Formats has appointed Sharon Levi as its head of sales, with another…
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Electus exec starts sales unit for Silverman prodco
Electus International distribution veteran Cyrus Farrokh is joining former his bosses Ben Silverman and Howard…
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Gamsu gets expanded Red Arrow role
Harry Gamsu has been handed an expanded role at Munich-based Red Arrow International overseeing all…
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Euro, Canuck aviation nets unite services
Aviation-themed channels in France and Canada have joined forces to share their original content. Paris-based…
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Sony Entertainment CEO resigns
Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton has resigned from his post. Lynton (pictured) is leaving the…
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Benelux nets look fowards to This Time Next Year
Deals for hot UK format This Time Next Year don’t appear to be slowing as…
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Globo restructure as int’l business boss retires
Globo’s international business director, Ricardo Scalamandré, has begun his retirement process, handing the long-serving Raphael…
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Sub-Saharan pay TV set to boom
The number of pay TV customers in Sub-Saharan Africa will almost double between 2016 and…
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Viacom names Lynn replacement in UK, CEE
Viacom has named James Currell as executive VP and managing director for the UK, northern…
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Banijay rebrands Zodiak Rights
France’s Banijay Group has rebranded its sales arm, Zodiak Rights, just under a year after…
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PBS boards BBC newspaper biz drama
US pubcaster PBS has come onboard upcoming BBC One six-part drama Press. The series –…