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Viaplay veteran Kim Poder departs as Filippa Wallestam named chief commercial officer
Viaplay veteran Kim Poder is exiting the company after 24 years, with content chief Filippa…
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Movistar Plus+ rejigs management, hands entertainment & fiction to Domingo Corral
Spanish pay TV operator Movistar Plus+ has overhauled its management team, with Domingo Corral taking…
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Starzplay hires Intigral’s Tony Saab for original production & acquisitions
Dubai-based Starzplay has appointed Tony Saab as SVP of content and strategic partnerships. He will…
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TV manufacturer Vizio launches branded content division
TV manufacturer Vizio has launched a new branded content studio, following its initial programming forays…
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Amazon supercharges Freevee with Prime Video originals, picks up ‘Mock The Week’ for US
Amazon is aiming to supercharge its Freevee service with 100 Prime Video originals set to…
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Vice Media Group preparing to file for bankruptcy, as no buyer emerges
US-Canadian youth-skewing digital firm Vice Media Group is preparing to file for bankruptcy, it has…
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Events round-up: NEM Dubrovnik 2023; Sheffield DocFest; Content LA
NEM Dubrovnik unveils speakers Organisers at NEM Dubrovnik have unveiled more than 60 speakers set…
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News round-up: Electric expands FAST en Espanol; Amazon buys Finestripe doc; Taraji P Henson joins ‘Candid Camera’ reboot
Electric expands FAST en Espanol LA-based Electric Entertainment has launched ElectricNOW en Español, the Spanish…
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Vice Media outlines ‘painful but necessary’ cuts to staff and programming, as ‘Vice News Tonight’ axed
Vice Media has unveiled a raft of “painful but necessary” cuts to staff and programming,…
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Fifth Season trims staff with eight lay-offs, hitting production, marketing & creative
CJ ENM-owned Fifth Season is trimming its workforce by laying off eight staff members. Those…
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Amazon Studios & Prime Video cuts 100 staff, with unscripted among roles hit
Amazon has cut around 100 jobs from its Amazon Studios and Prime Video operations, with…
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Fox forms Tubi Media Group, led by Paul Cheesbrough, as Farhad Massoudi departs
Fox Corporation has formed the Tubi Media Group, a new division to house the company’s…
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Prime Video bets on live content with ‘Operación Triunfo’ & revives ‘Takeshi’s Castle’
Amazon Prime Video is moving into live content in Spain later this year with the…
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Showtime alum Vinnie Malhotra joins Barack & Michelle Obama prodco Higher Ground Productions
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions has landed former Showtime exec Vinnie Malhotra…
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Exclusive: Taking the long view on factual shortform
Shortform factual content is growing fast, but how does it fit into the kaleidoscope of…
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Passion launches UpStream Media to extend FAST and YouTube channel push
Tinopolis-owned Passion Distribution has launched a subsidiary to oversee its FAST and YouTube channel operations….
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Aito Media’s Erna Aalto rejoins Ilkka Hynninen & Ilkka Rahkonen at Ilkkas’ Creative Studio
Ilkkas’ Creative Studio (ICS), the Finnish company launched last year by Aito Media founder Ilkka…
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Disney cuts bite as animation & unscripted veterans exit
Disney has cut a swathe of jobs across its animation, unscripted and ESPN divisions, as…
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News round-up: Nine, ProSieben & Viaplay snag Fred’s ‘First On Scene’; Espresso takes in Canadian doc ‘Cynara’; Bomanbridge unveils MIPTV deals
Nine, ProSieben & Viaplay snag Fred’s First On Scene Viaplay, ProSieben and Nine Network in…
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Opinion: How to grow branded entertainment & avoid pitfalls
TBI resident commercial & brand expert Luci Sanan provides a checklist for producers looking to…
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Disney cuts ABC & Freeform execs as largest wave of lay-offs hits Mouse House
ABC and Freeform execs are among the casualties of Disney’s second round of lay-offs taking…
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Keshet Studios hires Banijay execs to lead US push into unscripted & formats
Keshet Studios is pushing into unscripted in the US and has hired two senior execs…
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Tim Haines-led Loud Minds hires Wall to Wall & Pioneer alums for unscripted development
Loud Minds, the UK indie led by Walking With Dinosaurs creator Tim Haines, has appointed…
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NBCU fired Jeff Shell for sexual harassment, outgoing CEO will not receive severance pay
NBCUniversal owner Comcast confirmed on Monday that it had fired CEO Jeff Shell for sexual…
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BBC Studios alum Jim Brown joins FilmRise to fuel FAST & AVOD sales
New York-based producer & streaming firm FilmRise has hired former BBC Studios exec Jim Brown…
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Show of the week: The Real Fatal Attraction
This 75-minute documentary tells a real-life British thriller story – the case of Anisah Ahmed…
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Malaysia’s Vision New Media ups Min Lim to group CEO
Malaysian content group Vision New Media has promoted Min Lim to the newly created role…
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Amazon Prime Video preps ABBA stalking doc ‘Take A Chance’ in Nordics & Europe
Amazon Prime Video is preparing to launch a one-off doc about a stalker who became…
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NBCU CEO Jeff Shell in shock exit after ‘inappropriate relationship’
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is leaving the company with immediate effect, following an investigation into…
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TV4 & C More among buyers for Channel 4’s Kardashian docuseries
TV4 and C More in Scandanavia are among companies to have picked up Optomen’s two-part…