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Buying Blind prodco Kinetic expands with development hire
Red Arrow Studios-owned prodco Kinetic Content has a new VP of development. Paul Lima is…
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Hollywood Squares heads to India via Viu
Indian on-demand service and affiliate pay TV network Star MAA are working up a local…
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Ex-Warner Bros. exec to open German office for Gaumont
Former Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Deutschland scripted director Sabine de Mardt is opening…
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Endemol Shine restructures struggling Lilyhammer prodco Rubicon
Endemol Shine Group is restructuring its struggling Norwegian prodco Rubicon, with managing director Pal Kruke…
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All3Media America bosses exit
All3Media America’s CEO and COO are leaving the LA-based production and distribution business. Chief exec…
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Endemol Shine Latino’s Wasserman expands role to US
Michelle Wasserman, senior VP for format licensing and content development at Endemol Shine Latino, is…
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Mark Burnett’s Contender boxes clever with Epix reboot
The Mark Burnett-created boxing reality series The Contender is returning to US television screens after…
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UKTV plotting to increase indie original hours by a third
British channels group UKTV is planning to increase the number of hours it commissions from…
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T Group goes Everywhere with copro deal
US-based T Group Productions has signed an overall coproduction deal with Everywhere Studios, which is…
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Magnolia MD to succeed Paolo Bassetti at Endemol Shine Italy
Magnolia managing director Leonardo Pasquinelli is returning to Endemol Shine Italy to succeed the exiting…
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Italian channels veteran joins formats prodco Stand By Me
Ex-La7 and Fox Networks Group (FNG) Italy chief Fabrizio Salini has joined the expanding Italian…
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Sat.1 breeds another Super Dog
Rescue Dog to Super Dog, the Channel 4 format from Plimsoll Productions, is headed for…
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ZDFE merges factual and entertainment under Rückauer
ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has consolidated its factual and entertainment wings under doc chief Ralf Rückauer….
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Fremantle taps ex-CMT exec for unscripted post
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has hired former CMT development head Jayson Dinsmore as president of…
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Fox Asia & Tencent team for celebrity foodie original
Fox Networks Group Asia (FNGA) is set to launch its first season of original production…
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Potato gains Powers through Love hire
ITV Studios (ITVS)-owned prodco Potato has hired Love Productions executive producer Sharon Powers. She joins…
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De Moraes exits as Twofour restructures development team
Formats veteran Ana De Moraes is leaving UK-based Twofour Group, which is restructuring its development…
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Show of the week: Cram
Cram tasks contestants with watching 45-second videos and then recalling details on subjects from dogs…
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Analysis: the Mouse catches the Fox – how Disney-Fox might look
While AT&T’s US$85 billion acquisition of Time Warner is the biggest media deal in purely…
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Viu orders BBC Worldwide India-produced adventure original
Viu, the Asian VOD service, is set to launch its first adventure reality show I…
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Endemol Shine rejigs Creative Networks team
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has restructured Lisa Perrin’s Endemol Shine Creative Networks unit, TBI has…
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Twenty Twenty finds replacement for CEO
There’s a new chief at Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP)’s UK prodco Twenty Twenty….
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De Mol helps creators find ‘The Fastest Way to Screen’
John de Mol and his Talpa Network are introducing ‘The Fastest Way to the Screen’…
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Nordic World signs first post-merger distribution deal
Oslo’s Nordic World has secured its first distribution agreement since joining forces with Digital Content…
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T Group buys Big Boots for new digital studio plan
T Group Productions will acquire Big Boots Studios, an outfit dedicated to engagement platforms as…
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Pilgrim names WME exec as business affairs head
Pilgrim Media Group has appointed WME exec David Harris to serve as senior vice president…
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Ex-BBC, Warner exec to lead Maverick USA
Former BBC and Warner Bros. John Hesling has been appointed president of All3Media America prodco…
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Wolter’s Endemol Shine exit triggers North Europe rejig
Top Endemol Shine Group exec Marcus Wolter is to leave the company, sparking a restructure…
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Pilgrim signs Lip Sync Battle’s Greenberg
Pilgrim Media has signed a development and production deal with Josh Greenberg, the showrunner and…
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WWE Studios plans TV originals assault
WWE Studios is expanding beyond feature films and into original TV and digital content production….