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Antenna Studios CEO Michael Iskas exits Greek production unit
Antenna Studios CEO Michael Iskas is leaving the company, two years after setting up the…
Roku to cut 300 staff & pull programming as rising costs continue to bite
Streaming operator and smart TV manufacturer Roku is making further staff cuts, with plans to…
Disney & Comcast set Hulu talks for 30 September with $27.5bn valuation set to rise
Hulu’s future could be decided sooner than had been previously thought, after Comcast CEO Brian…
UK indie Middlechild adds ‘Coastguard’ producer Gursharan Singh Nijjar as head of factual
UK unscripted indie Middlechild Productions has appointed Gursharan Singh Nijjar as head of factual. He…
‘Ginny & Georgia’ outfit Critical Content lands Dorsey exec amid development rejig
Critical Content, the US prodco behind Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia and MTV’s Catfish, has hired…
News round-up: OUTtv renews ‘Sew Fierce’; Banijay Kids & Family strikes digital deal; Nexstar & Fox extend affiliation deals
OUTtv renews ‘Sew Fierce’ LGBTQ+ TV and streaming service OUTtv has renewed competition series Sew…
Canada’s Super Channel ups comms chief Kim Ball to content boss, replacing retiring Jackie Pardy
Super Channel in Canada has named its chief communications officer Kimberley Ball to replace chief…
Israel’s Reshet13 strikes co-pro & co-financing pact with ‘Devil’s Confession’ firm Sipur
Israeli broadcaster Reshet13 and Tel Aviv-based studio Sipur have struck a multi-year co-financing and co-production…
French scripted deals fuel record $231m int’l sales, as streamer deals power growth
French programming enjoyed strong sales last year driven by scripted although pre-sales and international coproductions…
News round-up: Be-Entertainment recruits ITVS exec; ‘Great Songwriters’ sales; History Channel Iberia buys museum doc
Be-Entertainment recruits ITVS exec Martijn Plaizier Belgian format distributor Be-Entertainment has hired ITV Studios Global…