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Channel 4 head of entertainment Phil Harris to exit after four years
Channel 4’s head of entertainment, Phil Harris, is exiting the UK broadcaster after four years…
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WOW Presents Plus adds three unscripted originals, including first non-English language series
World of Wonder has commissioned three new original series for streaming platform WOW Presents Plus,…
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The CW hires NBCU veteran Ryan Sharkey to lead programming team
The CW in the US has appointed NBCUniversal acquisitions veteran Ryan Sharkey as SVP of…
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SABC revives ‘South Africa’s Got Talent’ with Primedia Studios
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has revived South Africa’s Got Talent after a seven-year…
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BBC Studios strikes Amazon Freevee deal to roll out five new FAST channels
BBC Studios has struck a deal with Amazon Freevee to deliver five new exclusive FAST…
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Sales round-up: POP & Family Channel board ‘Shasha & Milo’; GRB Media Ranch deals; OneGate gets ‘Isolated’
POP & Family Channel board ‘Shasha & Milo’ POP In the UK and WildBrain’s Family…
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Phil Gurin’s TGC GE recruits Breakthrough Now Media founder Rosemond Perdue for APAC expansion
LA-based distribution firm TGC Global Entertainment (TGC GE) has hired Breakthrough Now Media founder Rosemond…
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ITV Studios recruits Fremantle Spain CEO Nathalie Garcia to head up new Iberia production unit
ITV Studios has recruited Fremantle Spain CEO Nathalie Garcia to head up ITV Studios Iberia,…
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CJ ENM names former Mad Rabbit exec Elsie Choi as EVP & head of scripted in US
South Korean giant CJ ENM has named Elsie Choi, the former development chief of Red…
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Videoland joins new format ‘The Life Trail’ from SimpelZodiak & RTL Creative Unit
Netherlands-base streamer Videoland has ordered a new adventure reality show that tracks young people looking…
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India’s JioCinema extends reality push with trip to ‘Temptation Island’
Indian streamer JioCinema is launching a local version of Banijay’s reality format Temptation Island, marking…
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Sales round-up: ‘Michael Palin Into Iraq’ pick ups; Banijay takes ‘Fortune Hotel’ rights; Mondo TV inks ‘Grisù’ deal
‘Michael Palin Into Iraq’ pick ups SBS Australia and BBC Earth Asia have acquired travel…
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Warner Bros. Discovery unveils new international team following flurry of exits
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has unveiled the new structure of its international team, following the…
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NBCU’s Universal International Studios names HiddenLight exec Roma Khanna as head of studio
Universal International Studios (UIS) has named former HiddenLight exec Roma Khanna as its head of…
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Netflix ups Amy Reinhard to lead advertising as price rise reports emerge
Netflix could be about to hike the price of its ad-free offerings, while there are…
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Canada’s Bell Media hires A+E alum Sean Cohan as president, Wade Oosterman to retire
Canada’s Bell Media has hired former A+E Networks and Wheelhouse exec Sean Cohan as its…
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Warner Bros. Discovery exits continue with France, Benelux & Africa chief stepping down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s chief in France, Benelux and Africa is stepping down after 17…
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Paramount+ names Anna Priest UK chief, Canada’s Katrina Kowalski handed new Pluto TV remit
Paramount Global has named Anna Priest and Katrina Kowalski to new roles overseeing its operations…
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News round-up: Newen snags Paramount’s ‘Serial Killers’; NPO, Amazon extend Hat Trick deals; FilmRise buys BuzzFeed Studios library
Newen snags Paramount’s Serial Killer’s Wife Newen Connect has acquired distribution rights to Clapperboard Studio’s…
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Exclusive: France’s ‘The A Talks’ lands in Spain, with options struck in UK, Australia & Nordics
Mediaset Spain has ordered an eight-episode series of The A Talks, the French format first…
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Lineup’s Belgian format ‘Therapy’ lands in the Netherlands & Israel
Broadcasters in the Netherlands and Israel have become the latest to order local remakes of…
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Banijay’s 51 Minds names Bunim/Murray chief to replace outgoing Christian Sarabia
Banijay Americas has reshuffled its senior exec team again, this time with Below Deck prodco…
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News round-up: Roku renews ‘Sushi Master’; Netflix extends ‘Alice In Borderland’; Hayu lands in New Zealand
Roku renews ‘Sushi Master’ Roku has renewed culinary competition series Morimoto’s Sushi Master for a…
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AMC+ sets ad-supported tier pricing at $4.99 per month
AMC Networks has unveiled pricing for the ad-supported version of its AMC+ streaming service. The…
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BET+ & Prime Video bring UK series ‘Blue Therapy’ to US & Africa
BET+ in the US and Prime Video Africa have both acquired upcoming UK relationship reality…
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Hulu orders ‘Got To Get Out’, social experiment competiton from Glenn Hugill
Hulu has ordered Got To Get Out (working title), an original social experiment and competition…
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NBCUniversal ups Rachel Smith to head unscripted content, lifestyle & documentaries
NBCUniversal has promoted Rachel Smith as EVP of unscripted content, lifestyle and documentaries, three months…
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Formats round-up: ERT1 brings ‘Switch’ to Greece; Glow Media revives ‘Pros Vs Joes’; Joyn orders ‘Good Luck Guys’
ERT1 brings ‘Switch’ to Greece Greece pubcaster ERT1 has ordered a local adaptation of Lineup…
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Dawn Airey, Nigel Hall & Russ Lindsay launch prodco Moon&Back, with Asylum backing
Veteran UK executives Dawn Airey, Nigel Hall and Russ Lindsay have launched Moon&Back Media, a…
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A+E Networks names veteran Mark Garner to lead global FAST channel push
A+E Networks has named veteran exec Mark Garner to the newly created position of EVP…