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Kudos exec transfers to Carnival
Another Kudos creative executive is leaving the Endemol Shine Group-owned UK drama label. Jo Strevens…
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A+E poaches Viacom programming exec
A+E Networks has brought over veteran programming executive Katie Buchanan from Viacom’s US cable channel…
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MTV inks deal for Just Tattoo of Us
Viacom network MTV is to debut a reality series titled Just Tattoo of Us on…
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Viacom merging US and int’l under Bakish
Viacom’s international and US channel groups are merging into a new unit that Bob Bakish…
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Discovery’s international business suffers declines
Revenues and profit have taken a hit at Discovery Communications’ international business, with the US-listed…
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BBC SVOD drama First in Hong Kong
The premium BBC First drama service has launched as an SVOD proposition in Hong Kong….
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Discovery teams with Major League Baseball’s BAMTech
Discovery has teamed up with Major League Baseball-backed media and technology unit BAMTech to create…
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Youku Tudou CEO to oversee $1.5bn fund
The CEO of Youku Tudou has been named chairman of a US$1.5 billion digital media…
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Jimmy Fallon moved, Seth Myers comes to UK
Late night US talkshow The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is moving to E! in…
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Former Arc exec joins Atomic Cartoons
Canadian studio Atomic Cartoons has hired Matthew Berkowitz as head of development. The new recruit…
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The Good Wife SVOD spin-off named
The subscription on-demand spin-off of CBS drama The Good Wife will be called The Good…
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Stan Lee content powers AR/VR kids app
The “world’s first kid-centric app powered by augmented reality and virtual reality” has launched with…
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Ovum: VR video to generate US$8.2bn by 2020
Virtual reality video will generate revenues of US$8.2 billion by 2020 and will make more…
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NATPE adding music industry track to Miami
NATPE will have a new dedicated music industry track at its Miami event in January….
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Prentiss Fraser upped at Fox
Fox has upped Prentiss Fraser to EVP at Fox Networks Group, rounding off a distribution…
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WWE Network reports 24% increase in subs
Subscribers to over-the-top wrestling service WWE Network increased 24% year-on-year to 1.46 million in the…
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Amazon int’l content chief to be based in London
Amazon’s Morgan Wandell is expected to move to the UK in his new role as…
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Propagate taking international formats to the US
Propagate is taking a telenovela from Argentina and a Turkish dating format into the US,…
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Increased costs hit TF1
French broadcaster TF1’s performance for the first nine months of the year has been hit…
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X Factor struggles down under, Dancing cancelled
Two of the biggest entertainment formats in the world, Dancing with the Stars and the…
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The Office prodco launches comedy film firm
UK comedy indie Roughcut is backing Who’s On First, a new UK-based film production company…
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Talpa sells celebrity ageing format to BTV
Formats company Talpa has shopped its new format, Story of My Life, to Bulgarian free…
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Married at First Sight heads to France
French free-to-air broadcaster M6 has ordered a local version of edgy marriage format Married at…
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Bakish ‘set for interim Viacom CEO role’
Viacom’s international president and CEO, Bob Bakish, is set to be named interim chief executive…
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Deal Monitor: 16 programming deals at a glance
In a week that began with MIPCOM recuperation and the news TV titan Time Warner…
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Amazon ups content spend with eyes on global market
Amazon will nearly doublle its spend on video content in the this half of this year, compared…
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Microsoft announces VR headsets
Microsoft is partnering with PC makers to build a range of “innovative VR headsets”. At…
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Kids company Sutikki setting up UK base
Sutikki, the new kids content company backed by Bob’s Burgers prodco Bento Box, is preparing to…
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Misselbrook to lead sales at Miramax Australia
US studio Miramax is promoting EMEA sales director Tom Misselbrook to lead its television distribution…
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Apple’s new TV app doesn’t have Netflix, Amazon
Apple has launched a new TV app, which allows users to access to a raft…