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Global Agency sales chief exits to launch own firm
Global Agency’s head of sales, Catherine Stryker, has left the Turkish distributor to launch her…
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Banijay to battle legal threat over format
Banijay Group has responded to Israeli prodco Abot Hamieri, which alleges the Danish arm of the France-based TV…
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MIPCOM: Day one deals
The traditional flood of press releases TBI receives the minute MIPCOM begins has revealed deals…
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NBC will Stream Nordic competition series
US broadcaster NBC has acquired another European talent competition format, which will sit alongside The…
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Spain’s Mediapro hires Johnstone from GroupM
Fast-growing Spanish production and distribution group Mediapro has recruited Stephen Johnstone to run its UK…
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Content to debut Cardinal music docs
Content Media Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Cardinal Releasing that gives it a…
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Gallonde will Make it Happen with new prodco
French producer Sydney Gallonde has launched Make it Happen Studio, a new France based drama…
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Irvine Welsh novel set for TV remake
An Irvine Welsh novel is set to get a television adaptation, marking the such development…
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BBC and Endemol Shine strike Brazil pact
Endemol Shine will make BBC formats in Brazil after striking a deal with BBC Worldwide,…
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TRX preps move into movies
TRX is looking to add movies to the TV content on its soon to launch…
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Sky says Netflix ‘not having a big impact’
Subscription video-on-demand services such as Netflix are not having “a big impact” on Sky’s growth,…
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Amazon beats RTL to Deutschland83 sequel
A sequel to German spy drama Deutschland83 has been greenlit and Amazon has scooped the…
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Banijay lands ABC order for Gervais gameshow
ABC has ordered Five to Survive, a new gameshow created by Ricky Gervais and being…
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Discovery sinks $100m into digital publisher
Discovery Communications has agreed to invest US$100 million in Group Nine Media – a new…
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Sky strikes Jaunt venture VR deal
Cinematic virtual reality firm Jaunt has struck a content deal with investor Sky that will…
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Bourdon joins Fashion Hero company
Former Novovision and Just for Laughs distribution exec Nathalie Bourdon has joined Beauty World Search….
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Electus bringing Singaporean musical drama to US
Electus has acquired local format rights to Singaporean scripted series The Musical Kitchen from Small…
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Canal+ drops Canalsat brand in French overhaul
Canal+ Group is revamping its domestic French pay TV offering, retiring the Canalsat brand used…
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Westworld UK launch bigger than Game of Thrones
Westworld’s debut in the UK was bigger than both Game of Thrones and Fortitude. The…
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AMC sets Halloween launch for int’l horror net
AMC Networks International is launching a new horror net called Dark. It will replace its…
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Sky reports gains despite ‘slow start’
Sky reported like-for-like revenue growth and the addition of more than 100,000 new customers, despite…
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ProSiebenSat.1, Scripps invest in Pluto OTT
Over-the-top video service Pluto TV has raised US$30 million in a funding round led by ProSiebenSat.1…
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MTG moves into online gaming
Modern Times Group has moved into online gaming by buying a 35% stake in German…
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BBC Studios to axe 300 jobs in ‘reshaping’
The BBC’s production arm will do away with 300 jobs to “ensure it is the…
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New ITV drama boss unveils first slate
ITV’s new head of drama Polly Hill has ordered four new drama series for the…
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Dan Korn joins A+E
Dan Korn has taken a new role at A+E and will oversee programming at its…
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SVOD net gets porn drama after Swedish Dicks
Scandinavian subscription video-on-demand service Viaplay’s latest original will be a ten-part drama about a film…
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Ericsson SVOD net buys 2,500 hours
The upcoming subscription VOD service from TV tech company Ericsson has acquired more than 2,500…
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Ex-Endemol Shine sales exec joins Lionsgate
Former Endemol Shine International exec Gisela Asimus-Minnbergh has joined Lionsgate to help launch its global…
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Ex-ICM exec Pippa Lambert joins WME
Packaging specialist and talent agent Pippa Lambert is joining WME and relocating from London to…