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Viacom UK boss named new int’l chief
Viacom’s long-serving UK chief, David Lynn, has been named CEO of Viacom International Media Networks….
BBC must ‘reinvent PSB’ to rival Netflix, Amazon
The BBC must “reinvent public service broadcasting” in a bid to take on digital video…
Telefónica makes eSports move
Telefónica España has signed a strategic agreement with electronic sports giant ESL to develop a…
Superights seals worldwide distribution deal for toon
Kids content distributor Superights has secured worldwide rights to toon Emmy and Gooroo. The deal…
ITV calls $100m Gurney countersuit ‘baseless’
The American arm of ITV has described a US$100 million countersuit slapped on the broadcaster…
Clementi confirmed as BBC chairman
David Clementi has been confirmed as the next chairman of British public broadcaster the BBC….
Disney shoots down kids set top box link
The Walt Disney Company has refuted rumours that it officially licensed a German company’s TV streaming box….
Coen brothers make TV switch with western
Legendary filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are set make the leap to television for the…
Power brings Cesar Diaz back into fold
UK-based distributor Power Entertainment Media has brought in Latin American sales veteran Cesar Diaz to oversee…
Rise staffing up, hires Betty, 7 Wonder execs
Rise Films has hired two new factual execs and is looking to bolster its team…
Warner vet succeeds Katzenberg at DreamWorks
NBCUniversal has placed ex-Warner Bros. toon chief Chris DeFaria at the fill chief of DreamWorks…
Chernin’s OTT firm hires Parks from Fullscreen
Otter Media has hired Billy Parks as its content chief. The new recruit joins from…
Turner hires Kogan from Participant
Turner has recruited Karina Kogan as senior VP of digital media. She will run the…
Nick buys more new Teletubbies
The Nickelodeon channel in the US has bought more episodes of the rebooted Teletubbies series….
Cannes plots Film Festival-scale TV event
The mayor of Cannes has said the city will launch a television series event next year…
Ludo Dufour named Off the Fence MD
Ludo Dufour has been upped to managing director, sales and coproductions, at Off the Fence,…
Netflix ‘repositioning as premium channel’
Netflix’s programming spend now matches that of the major premium channels and with geographical expansion…
Green invests in UK-based Indie Prodco
Richard Green has signed an investment deal with UK-based factual indie prodco Midnight Oil Pictures….
All3Media buys into drama producer
All3Media is funding a London-based start-up drama prodco. Two Halves Pictures was co-founded in April…
BBC embarks on Mission Galapagos
BBC One has commissioned a major natural history series following a team of international scientists…
New BBC chairman set to be named
The UK’s culture department is set to name a new chairman of public broadcaster the…
Russian media restrictions could extend to OTT
The Russian government has given a positive reception to a proposed bill that could see foreign…
US VOD revenues up 6% in 2016
US video-on-demand revenues increased by 6% in 2016, returning to growth after dropping nearly 3%…
Discop Istanbul will be back for 2018
Discop has confirmed its Istanbul event has been cancelled after a spate of terrorist attacks…
Xilam seals Oggy deal for Amazon India
Amazon’s recently launched Indian streaming service has snagged exclusive local rights to several titles from…
CW revives Constantine as toon
US broadcaster The CW is to revive the comic book-inspired Constantine – but as a…
Netflix crowned at the Golden Globes
FX and Netflix were the big winners in the TV section of last night’s Golden…
AMC expands Balkans footprint
AMC Networks International – Central Europe is expanding its Balkans footprint after agreeing a new…
French national SVOD plans take shape
France Télévisions has been in touch with key producers about securing content for its forthcoming…
Endemol Shine poaches AOL exec
Big Brother prodco Endemol Shine Group has hired James Hayr from digital firm AOL to…