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7 Wonder poaches Betty programming chief
Seven Network-backed producer 7 Wonder has poached the director of programming at Discovery Communications-owned Betty….
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HBO shutting channels in the Netherlands
HBO is set to close its channels in the Netherlands at the end of the…
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Baudry exits Banijay after eight years
Fanny Baudry is leaving her role as VP of global acquisitions, formats and programmes at…
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Redstones push for Viacom-CBS merger
The majority shareholder of Viacom and CBS has urged the US media giants to re-merge….
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Former AMC int’l chief: ‘niche SVOD is the future’
Niche SVOD services will continue to gain ground in a world where launching new linear…
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Canuck prodco hires Dakota exec for sales
Canadian producer Media Ranch has hired a senior VP, business development and distribution, TBI has…
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SVOD-only households on the rise
The proportion of homes ditching traditional TV and exclusively taking an SVOD service is on…
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ABC Oz hires indie execs for commissioning roles
ABC TV has recruited Julie Hanna and Stephen Oliver as commissioners in its factual department….
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Ex-Endemol Nordics chief to lead SF Studios
Scandinavian television veteran Michael Porseryd is to join SF Studios next year as CEO. Porseryd…
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Periscope launches live curated channels
Twitter’s live video service, Periscope, has introduced curated video channels to highlight “interesting topics, ideas,…
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Com Hem closes Boxer acquisition
Com Hem has closed its SEK 1.33 billion (US$160.8 million) acquisition of rival Swedish pay TV…
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EuropaCorp sells 28% stake to Chinese firm
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp has sold more than a quarter of its shares to Chinese production…
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France, Ireland attract suitors at Cartoon Forum
Projects from France and Ireland made up a big proportion of the most-attended pitches at…
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NCIS boss Gary Glasberg dies aged 50
US television is today mourning the passing of NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg. The much-liked executive,…
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Sky enlists 3D veteran for VR ballet experience
Sky has partnered with the English National Ballet (ENB) and new content firm Factory 42…
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Pay TV sub numbers to climb as revenues stay flat
The world’s top 400 pay TV operators will increase their subscription count from 778 million…
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Former Sky exec opens VR Factory
Former Sky Arts and Sky 3D boss John Cassy has launched Factory 42, a new…
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Sky Germany makes pop-up Harry Potter channel
Sky in Germany is due to launch a pop-up Harry Potter channel that will show…
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Nick Fraser exiting BBC for SVOD service
Long-serving BBC factual commissioner Nick Fraser is leaving the UK pubcaster to launch a new…
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Viacom poaches BBC exec for UK kids role
Viacom has hired Sarah Muller to run its kids programming at Channel 5. The new…
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BBCWW ups stake in War and Peace prodco
BBC Worldwide now owns 49% of Lookout Point after buying up more of the War…
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Time Warner, Viacom circle $400m Telefe
Time Warner and Viacom are the big-name media groups assessing offers to buy Argentinian free…
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Mediametrie buys majority of TAPE
France-based Médiamétrie / EurodataTV Worldwide has acquired a majority stake in UK formats specialist TAPE…
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Callender’s Playground ups two
Colin Callender’s drama prodco Playground has upped Scott Huff (left) and Elsye Dolbec (below right),…
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Canuck rights firm buys Compact Media
Toronto-based publishing and rights management firm Ole has bought UK-based rival Compact Media. Compact manages…
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Netflix: two-thirds of viewing is on series
TV series, including Netflix’s own original productions, now account for two thirds of viewing time…
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Netflix sets sights on more British originals
Netflix is set to ramp up its British production efforts, with co-production deals in place…
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Comcast eyes international growth but not ITV
NBCUniversal has highlighted the opportunity to grow its international business to put it on more…
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BBC: C4 needs regulating after Bake Off coup
The BBC has called for greater content regulation to be imposed on Channel 4, in…
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BBC sells Bake Off format ahead of MIPCOM push
BBC Worldwide has registered new sales for The Great Bake Off ahead of a sales…