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Brogi gets Fox job, restructures distribution
Gina Brogi has taken the top job Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution and implemented a…
Disney, Fox veteran joins toon house in IP push
A former animation studio chief at Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. has joined Singapore’s One…
SVOD net replaces Starz on BBC drama
Subscription video-on-demand service Acorn TV has replaced Starz as US coproduction on the upcoming BBC…
Altice content chief resigns
Altice Media Group president Bernard Mourad has resigned, reportedly to take on the role of…
Disney deal ‘could propel Netflix into sports’
Selling up to The Walt Disney Company could give subscription on-demand service Netflix a route…
New German VOD net buys NRK drama
A new German VOD platform, Canal+’s SVOD service in France and Channel 4’s Walter Presents…
SVOD market in MEA remains ‘immature’
The Middle East and African SVOD sector will “still be very immature by 2021”, with…
Buccieri takes Studios job at A+E
Paul Buccieri has been confirmed as the new head of A+E’s on house production arm…
Vice sets Oz launch, UK channel struggles
Vice will launch its TV channel is Australia next month, as part of its global…
MIPCOM prepares to enter virtual reality
The organisers of MIPCOM are preparing a series of events focused on the fast-moving world…
ZDF orders Professor T drama remake
German broadcaster ZDF has ordered a German version of Professor T., the Belgian cop drama….
Netflix shares fly on Disney takeover rumours
Netflix’s share price rose 4.14% on talk The Walt Disney Company is preparing a takeover…
ITV links with Talpa for another show
UK broadcaster has greenlit quiz format Five Gold Rings, its latest project with Talpa, the Dutch…
VR hardware revenues ‘to rise tenfold’
Hardware revenues from virtual reality headsets, peripherals and 360° cameras are set to increase tenfold…
Hulu undercuts Netflix further with price cut
Hulu has dropped the price of its ad-supported subscription offering from US$7.99 per month to…
Ex-StudioCanal exec replaces Audio Network boss
Music licensing business Audio Network has hired Robb Smith as CEO, with the former MGM,…
A+E Studios president exiting
Bob DeBitetto is leaving A+E Networks after 14 years with the Disney- and Hearst Corp.-owned…
Discovery poaches finance chief from ProSieben
Discovery has hired Gunnar Wiedenfels as CFO, poaching the finance chief from German broadcast giant…
Foxtel to close Presto after buying out Seven
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel plans to close its SVOD service, Presto TV, after buying…
Gary Carter joins K7
Former FremantleMedia and Shine creative boss Gary Carter has joined the board of UK-based research…
Fox Iberia bags new CBS trio
Fox Networks Group Iberia has acquired new season CBS series Bull, MacGyver and Doubt. The…
A+E Networks buys into TVPlayer
US channel operator A+E Networks has led a £5 million (US$7.3 million) funding round in…
Viacom, CBS explore merger
Viacom and CBS have formed special committees to explore combining the two companies. National Amusements,…
Sky launches VR app
Sky has launched a dedicated virtual reality app that will feature content produced by the UK-based…
Fox will transmit The F Word live on air
Fox has ordered Gordon Ramsay format The F Word and will put the US broadcast…
ITV Studios shakes up entertainment team
ITV Studios has upped Tom McLennan to director of entertainment, North, handing him a new…
Long Lost Family format finds new home
Finnish free-TV broadcaster Nelonen has ordered a local version of Long Lost Family, the Dutch-originated…
Hispanic US veteran launches SVOD service
US Hispanic broadcasting industry veteran Carlos Barba has launched a Spanish-language subscription VOD service. Barba…
Mr. Robot firm sells stake to Laurene Powell Jobs
The US production company behind Robot and True Detective has sold a significant minority stake…
NBC cancels ITV Studios’ Aquarius
ITV Studios’ US drama Aquarius has been cancelled by NBC. The show ran for two…