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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…

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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…

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SVOD net replaces Starz on BBC drama

Subscription video-on-demand service Acorn TV has replaced Starz as US coproduction on the upcoming BBC…

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Altice content chief resigns

Altice Media Group president Bernard Mourad has resigned, reportedly to take on the role of…

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Disney deal ‘could propel Netflix into sports’

Selling up to The Walt Disney Company could give subscription on-demand service Netflix a route…

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New German VOD net buys NRK drama

A new German VOD platform, Canal+’s SVOD service in France and Channel 4’s Walter Presents…

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SVOD market in MEA remains ‘immature’

The Middle East and African SVOD sector will “still be very immature by 2021”, with…

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Buccieri takes Studios job at A+E

Paul Buccieri has been confirmed as the new head of A+E’s on house production arm…

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Vice sets Oz launch, UK channel struggles

Vice will launch its TV channel is Australia next month, as part of its global…

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MIPCOM prepares to enter virtual reality

The organisers of MIPCOM are preparing a series of events focused on the fast-moving world…

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ZDF orders Professor T drama remake

German broadcaster ZDF has ordered a German version of Professor T., the Belgian cop drama….

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Netflix shares fly on Disney takeover rumours

Netflix’s share price rose 4.14% on talk The Walt Disney Company is preparing a takeover…

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ITV links with Talpa for another show

UK broadcaster has greenlit quiz format Five Gold Rings, its latest project with Talpa, the Dutch…

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VR hardware revenues ‘to rise tenfold’

Hardware revenues from virtual reality headsets, peripherals and 360° cameras are set to increase tenfold…

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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…

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Ex-StudioCanal exec replaces Audio Network boss

Music licensing business Audio Network has hired Robb Smith as CEO, with the former MGM,…

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A+E Studios president exiting

Bob DeBitetto is leaving A+E Networks after 14 years with the Disney- and Hearst Corp.-owned…

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Discovery poaches finance chief from ProSieben

Discovery has hired Gunnar Wiedenfels as CFO, poaching the finance chief from German broadcast giant…

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Foxtel to close Presto after buying out Seven

Australian pay TV operator Foxtel plans to close its SVOD service, Presto TV, after buying…

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Gary Carter joins K7

Former FremantleMedia and Shine creative boss Gary Carter has joined the board of UK-based research…

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Fox Iberia bags new CBS trio

Fox Networks Group Iberia has acquired new season CBS series Bull, MacGyver and Doubt. The…

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A+E Networks buys into TVPlayer

US channel operator A+E Networks has led a £5 million (US$7.3 million) funding round in…

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Viacom, CBS explore merger

Viacom and CBS have formed special committees to explore combining the two companies. National Amusements,…

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Sky launches VR app

Sky has launched a dedicated virtual reality app that will feature content produced by the UK-based…

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Fox will transmit The F Word live on air

Fox has ordered Gordon Ramsay format The F Word and will put the US broadcast…

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ITV Studios shakes up entertainment team

ITV Studios has upped Tom McLennan to director of entertainment, North, handing him a new…

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Long Lost Family format finds new home

Finnish free-TV broadcaster Nelonen has ordered a local version of Long Lost Family, the Dutch-originated…

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Hispanic US veteran launches SVOD service

US Hispanic broadcasting industry veteran Carlos Barba has launched a Spanish-language subscription VOD service. Barba…

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Mr. Robot firm sells stake to Laurene Powell Jobs

The US production company behind Robot and True Detective has sold a significant minority stake…

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NBC cancels ITV Studios’ Aquarius

ITV Studios’ US drama Aquarius has been cancelled by NBC. The show ran for two…