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Chernin’s North Road back on M&A path with deal for ‘Summer Of Soul’ firm Two One Five
Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company has taken a “significant stake” in Two One Five…
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Jonathan Katz launches digital broadcaster, Free TV Networks, with WBD, Lionsgate & Gray TV
Industry veteran Jonathan Katz has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Lionsgate and station owner…
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Artificial intelligence ‘bias’ highlighted as tech influences content commissioning & creativity
Artificial Intelligence (AI) should not be seen as a ‘perfect oracle’ when it comes to…
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News round up: Hulu extends ‘The Bear’; Prime Video scores Thomas Müller doc; CJ ENM strikes TAICCA fund pact
Hulu extends The Bear Hulu drama The Bear has been extended into a third season,…
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SAG-AFTRA responds to AMPTP’s ‘last, best and final’ offer as strike rumbles on
US actors union SAG-AFTRA has responded to the “last, best and final” offer from the…
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Exclusive: MENA streamer Shahid eyes int’l content as AVOD surges
Saudi Arabia-based streamer Shahid is looking to expand its non-English language programming as it experiences…
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Exclusive: Pluto TV’s top five FAST channels in US drive 20% total consumption
Free Ad-Supported Television (FAST)’s growth in the US is being powered by a small number…
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‘Lust’ producer Miso Film appoints Rachel Bodros Wolgers as MD, with Max Hallén to exit
Fremantle-backed Nordic prodco Miso Film has appointed Rachel Bodros Wolgers as managing director of its…
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Studio Crook acquires Lilly Valentine novel ‘Damaged Goods’ for TV adaptation
UK production company Studio Crook has acquired the rights to adapt Damaged Goods, the first…
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Ant & Dec’s Mitre Studios hires Talkback & BBC alum Ed Sleeman as managing director
Mitre Studios, the UK production company run by TV personalities Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly,…
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Spanish Sales Insights: Atresmedia’s head of acquisitions & sales, Jose Antonio Salso Baratas
TBI has partnered with Audiovisual From Spain to get the low-down from some of the…
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AMC Networks advertising & content licensing revenues dive, but streaming rebounds
AMC Networks has seen its advertising revenue plunge 18% in Q3, with the US-based operator…
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Bill McGoldrick exits Chernin Entertainment amid layoffs at US prodco
Bill McGoldrick, EVP of film & TV at Chernin Entertainment, is among several execs reportedly…
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Netflix trims scripted team with trio of directors incl Carnival alum Alex Sapot departing
Netflix has trimmed its drama division according to US reports, with three directors among those…
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Cineflix recruits ex-Thunderbird president Mark Miller to head new Vancouver studio
Canadian producer-distributor Cineflix Media has appointed former Thunderbird Entertainment president Mark Miller to head up…
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Sweden’s TV4 seeks drama chief as Piodor Gustafsson exits to return to production
TV4’s head of drama, Piodor Gustafsson, is stepping down from the Swedish commercial broadcaster after…
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Spanish Sales Insights: RTVE’s int’l sales director, María Jesús Pérez
TBI has partnered with Audiovisual From Spain to get the low-down from some of the…
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Spanish Sales Insights: Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group’s GM, Ana Bustamante
TBI has partnered with Audiovisual From Spain to get the low-down from some of the…
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News round-up: The CW to end ‘Superman & Lois’; Hulu extends ‘Futurama’; ‘Letterkenny’ to conclude with S12
The CW to end ‘Superman & Lois’ The CW Network is bringing Superman & Lois…
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Sky Witness & streamer Now enter ‘Fire Country’ following Paramount deal
Comcast-owned Sky Witness and sibling streamer Now in the UK have picked up rights to…
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Paramount+ losses narrow as US studio unveils two new ‘Yellowstone’ franchises
Paramount Global narrowed losses from its streaming business to $238m in the latest quarter assisted…
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South Korea’s CJ ENM & Saudi Arabia’s Manga Productions strike content pact
South Korea’s CJ ENM has struck a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create new programming…
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Paramount+ expands ‘branded hub’ strategy with Streamz in Belgium
Paramount Global is expanding its Paramount+ branded third-party partnership strategy with a deal in Belgium….
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WBD’s James Gibbons reveals APAC exec team with Japan country manager to step down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s Asia Pacific president James Gibbons has outlined his team for the…
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BBC Studios rejigs in EMEA with hire of Paramount Global VP of sales, Simon Cottle to retire
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired a distribution exec from Paramount Global and promoted two existing…
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Disney strikes $8.6bn deal with Comcast to take full Hulu ownership
The future of Hulu has finally been settled, with Disney set to take full ownership…
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Banijay UK acquires ‘Becoming Elizabeth’ prodco The Forge
Banijay UK has acquired The Forge, the UK drama producer behind titles including Marriage, Help…
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Australia’s White Spark launches virtual reality tech business Surround Sync
Perth-based production and VR company White Spark Pictures has launched a new technology business that…
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Paramount to merge My5 & Pluto TV in UK to create new AVOD service
Paramount Global is combining My5, the BVOD service of its UK broadcaster Channel 5, with…
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Spanish Sales Insights: Movistar Plus+ International’s general manager, María Valenzuela
TBI has partnered with Audiovisual From Spain to get the low-down from some of the…