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Beta prodco hires production vet for new office
A production subsidiary of Jan Mojto’s Beta Film has hired a German production veteran to…
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European deals for TCB
TCB Media Rights has shopped a raft of programming to broadcasters in France, Germany and…
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Vivendi ‘to create new content unit’
Vivendi is creating a new content unit to be headed by Canal+ CEO Rodolphe Belmer,…
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News brief: Armoza poaches TVF exec for sales
Israel’s Armoza Formats has brought on a sales executive from UK-based distributor TVF International. Yael…
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US indie Eastern hires McKeown from Nutopia
US factual producer Eastern has recruited Simon McKeown as its senior VP, development. He joins…
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Canada’s low-cost Netflix rival buys Amazon drama
Crave, the low-cost streaming service recently launched by Canadian telco and media company Bell, has…
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Lat Am nets power up with movie packages
Broadcasters in Latin America have bought movie packages and miniseries from UK-based distributor Power. Latin…
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Cameras roll on Mexican Netflix comedy
Netflix has put into production a Spanish-language comedy about a family feud set against the…
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News brief: eOne bags VH1 time-travel dramedy
Entertainment One has picked up rights to music network VH1’s drama-comedy, Hindsight. The 10x60mins series…
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Robinson out as Endemol Shine reveals UK team
Tim Robinson is leaving the Endemol Shine Group as the mega-indie this morning revealed its…
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Cartoon Network takes Transformers
Turner’s kids channel Cartoon Network has acquired global rights to Hasbro’s new Transformers series. The…
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Sparks Network winds down
The global formats group Sparks Network is ceasing to operate in its current form, with…
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Sky launching drama series across Europe
Sky is launching its original drama Fortitude across its European footprint simultaneously. The series will…
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ITV Studios strikes Efman production deal
The US division of ITV Studios has inked an overall deal with veteran producer Mark…
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Warner Bros. merges UK prodcos
Warner Bros. has merged its UK prodco Watershed TV with its larger counterpart Twenty Twenty….
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SVOD to account for ‘just 3% of pay TV market’
Subscription video-on-demand services popularised by the likes of Netflix and Amazon will account for just…
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Telefónica completes Mediaset Premium deal
Telefónica has completed its acquisition of a stake in Mediaset’s Italian pay TV arm, Mediaset…
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eOne expands AMC distribution deal
Entertainment One has picked up international rights to The Making of the Mob: New York,…
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Woody Allen making TV series with Amazon
Amazon has pulled off a coup by signing up director Woody Allen’s first ever television…
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Switchover founder buys into Italian prodco
The founder and former president of Italian channels group Switchover Media, Francesco Nespega, has bought…
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Epix eyes original drama with Disney alum hire
US premium cable channel Epix looks set to push into original drama after hiring the…
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Ovation hires Cox veteran Pons
American arts network Ovation TV has hired cable veteran Mike Pons to become its senior…
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Leftfield hires SundanceTV, ex-Discovery execs
US unscripted prodco Leftfield Pictures has hired development executives from Discovery Communications and SundanceTV, while…
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Battle of the Planets cartoon gets a reboot
Classic animated action-adventure series Battle of the Planets is the latest kids series to get…
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Job losses to follow MTG’s Swedish restructure
The Modern Times Group is restructuring its Swedish free TV operations with staff at the…
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Pernel taking UK formats to France
French indie Pernel Media has optioned a pair of UK-originated formats and will launch them…
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Liberty Global reorganises European businesses
Liberty Global is reorganising its European businesses, merging UPC Ireland with Virgin Media and UPC…
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Nordic launches for BBC Brit and Earth channels
BBC Worldwide is planning to launch its BBC Brit and BBC Earth channels in the…
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Ex-FremantleMedia exec Tegelaar joins Sony
Jason Tegelaar, formerly of FremantleMedia-owned prodco Blue Circle, has joined Sony Pictures Television in the…
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Corus CEO Cassaday retiring
Corus Entertainment’s CEO, John Cassaday, has announced his retirement. After 25 years in the business…