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Entertainment One names SVP of unscripted development amid rejig
Hasbro-owned multinational Entertainment One (eOne) has promoted Ben Megargel to SVP of development for unscripted…
ITV Studios hires Newen, TF1 alum to replace Sébastien Petiot as COO in France
ITV Studios (ITVS) has appointed Newen exec Céline Roux as COO of its operations in…
Amazon Studios’ chief in Europe Georgia Brown to step down
Amazon Studios’ chief in Europe, Georgia Brown, is stepping down. Brown has led Amazon’s output…
Samsung refreshes FAST service TV Plus, extends content deals with BBCS, A+E & more
Samsung is rebooting its FAST TV service, Samsung TV Plus, and has struck expanded content partnerships…
Showtime promotes non-fiction exec to SVP of programming
Showtime Networks in the US has promoted Zoe Rogovin to SVP of programming. LA-based Rogovin…
BBC Studios buys into Kelly Webb-Lamb’s Mothership Productions
BBC Studios (BBCS) has taken a 25% stake in Mothership Productions, the unscripted indie set…
Exclusive: Globoplay’s head of content to step down at Brazilian giant
Globo veteran Ana Carolina Lima, who heads up content at the Brazilian giant’s streamer Globoplay,…
Factual round-up: MagellanTV & Nigel Marven pact; HBO producing ‘BS High’ doc
MagellanTV & Nigel Marven pact Global documentary streaming service MagellanTV has partnered with veteran travel…
ITV Studios strikes exclusive production pact in Poland
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck an extended deal with Jake Vision that will hand the…
TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from the Edinburgh TV Festival
From snarky remarks around reboots, to a scripted industry in “corrective” mode and Netflix’s attempts to assert itself…