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Talpa hires Critical’s Danska
Talpa Media USA has poached Jennifer Danska from Ellen Rakieten Entertainment, which sits within Tom…
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Ben Silverman builds Propagate team
US prodco Propagate has added two execs to its ranks, bringing in Kevin Healey from…
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CBS sells Corden talker to new RTL web net
The Late Late Show with James Corden will go out in Germany on RTL’s new…
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Loud builds dev team with Freyer hire
New York-based Loud TV has hired veteran producer Glen Freyer as senior VP, development. He…
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Boat Rocker takes on Mountain Road library
Canadian distributor Boat Rocker Rights has secured worldwide distribution of local unscripted prodco Mountain Road…
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Keshet poaches BBC exec for unscripted
Keshet UK has poached David Williams from the BBC’s entertainment arm to become its first…
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Viceland appoints Leidner for unscripted
Nomi Ernst Leidner has been upped at Vice Media and will oversee unscripted development at…
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Zodiak, Endemol Shine join Armoza’s Famiglia
Zodiak Fiction has optioned comedy series La Famiglia for France, and Endemol Shine has taken…
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Raw builds US executive team
Discovery Communications-owned Raw TV has promoted Adam Hawkins to executive VP of US television as…
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BBC Studios names Taylor replacement
BBC Studios has appointed the BBC’s controller of rights, legal and business affairs to become…
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Alex Graham ‘in talks with Jackson, All3 founders’
Alex Graham is reportedly talking to former Channel 4 boss Michael Jackson and the founders…
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Remedy hires Tiffin from NBCU indie
UK prodco Remedy has recruited Matt Tiffin as head of entertainment. The new recruit joins…
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Maverick builds development teams in UK, US
All3Media-owned British prodco Maverick Television has appointed a senior VP in the US and a…
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Ex-NBCU exec joins Dudesons company
Former NBCUniversal International Studios format sales director Jonathan Tuonvinen has resurfaced at Rabbit Films, the…
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Turner wants unscripted to Bloom with TBS/TNT hire
Turner has hired Michael Bloom to run development and production of unscripted at its TBS…
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C5 orders bike series Tour De Celeb
Channel 5 has greenlit Tour De Celeb, an entertainment series that will see celebrities training…
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X Factor introduces Facebook auditions
UK talent show The X Factor is to give potential contestants the chance to audition…
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire bets on Vegas
Production of the US version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire is relocating to…
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ITV is Cash Trapped with new quiz
ITV is prepping Cash Trapped, a new quiz show from Posessed that will be fronted…
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DRG grows Kirkpatrick post after American growth
UK-based DRG has expanded Scott Kirkpatrick’s role to include oversight of Latin America after growth…
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ITV courting in-house dating format
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a Holly Willoughby-front dating format from its in-house production arm,…
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Ex-Banijay sales exec joins New Flemish Primitives
Former Banijay International sales manager Siobhan Herriot is joining The Flemish Primitives as head of…
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Naked hires ex-Fox TV Studios UK chief
Simon Andreae’s production company, Naked Entertainment, has appointed former Fox Television Studios UK managing director…
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DRG binds with Screen Glue in first-look deal
Britain-based distributor DRG has scored first-look rights to shows from UK-based producer Screen Glue, TBI…
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Little Big Shots goes big
Warner Bros. has secured a raft of new deals for its Little Big Shots, format…
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Top Gear and Amazon rival rev up
Amazon has given a name to its high-profile motoring series, while the BBC has announced…
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Netflix moves into reality formats with Stallone
Netflix has ordered Ultimate Beastmaster, its first reality series. The competition series, which will localised,…
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RTL, TV2 remaking Twofour format
Germany’s RTL and Denmark’s TV2 are to remake Twofour primetime ‘time-travel’ format This Time Next…
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Lifetime non-fiction chief to lead MTV2
Eli Lehrer is joining US cable channel MTV2 as executive VP. The senior VP and…
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Ex-Shine TV boss joins Channel 4
Former managing director of Shine TV Kelly Webb-Lamb has joined UK broadcaster Channel 4 as…