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Paramount & Reliance agree $517m deal for Viacom18 stake

Paramount Global has sold its 13% stake in Indian media venture Viacom18 to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries for $517m. Reliance already holds the majority stake in the business, which counts the JioCinema streaming service and producer-distributor Viacom18 Studios among its assets. Confirmation of the sale comes a week after news first broke that Paramount was […]

Ex-Endemol Shine North America exec DJ Nurre refutes misconduct allegations

DJ Nurre’s exit from Endemol Shine North America (ESNA) earlier this week came following an investigation into alleged misconduct, according to US reports. Nurre, who had overseen unscripted at the Banijay-owned company for the past six years, exited several days ago, with Deadline now reporting that his departure came after an outside firm was hired […]

Fremantle eyes US revival to reverse revenue decline as €3bn target looms

Fremantle’s revenues fell 3.4% in 2023, leaving the company requiring 30% growth over the next two years to hit its self-imposed target of €3bn. The RTL Group-owned producer-distributor saw revenues fall to €2.27bn in 2023, but added that it hoped a recovering US market would drive growth across 2024 and closer to its €3bn revenue […]

Netflix expands German originals slate with factual focus

Netflix has a unveiled a slew of new German originals, partnering with companies including Banijay and Constantin Entertainment across documentaries, drama and reality shows. Fight For Paradise: Who Can You Trust is a new reality show from Banijay Productions Germany that follows strangers as they maneuver their way into a luxury paradise and out of […]

‘Highway Thru Hell’ leads to FAST channel with Banijay, Great Pacific deal

Canada’s Great Pacific Media (GPM) is moving into FAST with a new channel launched in partnership with Banijay Rights. The Highway Thru Hell-branded FAST channel will feature the first 10 seasons of the long-running docuseries, which is produced by Great Pacific and tracks the work of recovery companies operating in freezing conditions. All seven seasons […]

Prime Video UK & Ireland lands Woodcut’s Sandra Rivett true crime doc

Prime Video in the UK and Ireland has picked up a true crime feature exploring the death of Sandra Rivett from Woodcut Media. The Murder of Sandra Rivett (1 x 90 minutes) goes back to 1974, when an aristocratic household was at war in London with Lord and Lady Lucan at loggerheads over the custody […]

Reshet 13 lands ex-Shine & Fox exec Emiliano Calemzuk as CEO

Reshet 13 has hired former Shine and Fox exec Emiliano Calemzuk as CEO of the Israel network. Calemzuk replaces Yoram Altman, who departed earlier this year, and joins having previously led Shine Americas where he worked on shows such as the US remake of The Office and MasterChef. Before that, he had been president of […]

Banijay’s DJ Nurre exits Endemol Shine North America

Banijay’s DJ Nurre, who had overseen unscripted at Endemol Shine North America for the past six years, has left the company. Nurse was EVP of unscripted series at ESNA and worked on shows including MasterChef and Lego Masters. He joined the company in 2018 under Sharon Levy, who now runs ESNA, and had previously been […]

Channel 4 orders trio of Israel-Hamas Gaza conflict documentaries

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a trio of documentary films exploring the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza. One Day In October (working title) from Dan Reed’s Amos Pictures is a 1 x 90-minute film that unpacks the events of 7 October 2023 through the eyes of the survivors and drawing on a […]

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