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Insight TV extends FAST channel reach in US with trio of deals via first Philo pact
Netherlands-based producer, distributor and millennial-focused global channel provider Insight TV has launched three FAST channels…
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AMPTP stands ground & reveals $1bn offer to “disingenuous” SAG-AFTRA
With the SAG-AFTRA strike now almost a week in, the Alliance of Motion Picture and…
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ProSiebenSat.1 to cut 400 roles as part of entertainment ‘realignment’
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 is cutting around 400 roles as part of its “realignment” to…
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CBS claws back ‘Yellowstone’ as Peacock drama tops strike-affected fall line-up
US networks continue to reshuffle programming to deal with the repercussions of the US writers…
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Fox streamer Tubi hires former Vimeo chief Anjali Sud as CEO
Fox has hired former Vimeo chief Anjali Sud as its CEO, replacing founder Farad Massoudi….
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BBC Studios to remake All3Media Int’l scripted formats ‘Shameless’ & ‘Strangers’ for India
BBC Studios is to adapt and produce local versions of two All3Media International scripted titles,…
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Fremantle hires Crackle & Red Box alum to lead global FAST operations
Fremantle has hired Laura Florence from Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (CSSE) to lead…
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Amazon Prime Video adds former Canal+, France TV exec’s streaming channel in US
Amazon Prime Video in the US has added a streaming channel launched by former Canal+…
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News round-up: BritBox UK buys ‘Fat Friends’; Freevee expands ‘7 vs. Wild’, Quintus to sell format
BritBox UK buys Fat Friends Streaming service BritBox UK has picked up rights to all…
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France’s TF1 revives ‘Plus Belle La Vie’ with social ‘tie-ins’ following France 3 cancellation
France’s TF1 is reviving former France TV daily drama Plus Belle La Vie. The show…
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A+E Networks reorganises exec team as MD in Asia Saugato Banerjee departs
A+E Networks’ MD in Asia, Saugato ‘Shoggy’ Banerjee, is stepping down at the end of…
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Banijay restructures in Asia & takes full control of Endemol Shine India
Banijay has taken full control of Endemol Shine India and is to combine it with…
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Disney+ series ‘Ms Marvel’ to make network debut on ABC
Disney+ superhero series Ms Marvel is to become the first of the streamer’s Marvel Studios…
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‘Chernobyl’ producer Sister hires former Netflix content chief Cindy Holland as global CEO
Chernobyl producer Sister has hired former Netflix content chief Cindy Holland as its global CEO,…
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BBC alum Claire Urquhart joins S4C in Wales to lead new commercial content fund
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has hired former BBC exec Claire Urquhart to head up a new…
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SAG-AFTRA blasts studio “greed” as Hollywood actors’ strike begins
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has now formally gone on strike, after its board unanimously voted…
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Exclusive: VP of acquisitions & programming at TelevisaUnivision’s ViX to step down
Maria Ines Rodriguez, VP of acquisitions & programming at TelevisaUnivision’s Spanish-language streamer ViX, is stepping…
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Turkish drama ‘Magnificent Century’ enters the metaverse
Turkish drama series Muhteşem Yüzyıl (aka Magnificent Century) is to enter the metaverse, following a…
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Disney explores ABC, FX, Nat Geo future as CEO Bob Iger admits linear TV ‘definitely broken’
Disney CEO Bob Iger is exploring the future of its linear TV assets such as…
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WBTVG unscripted veteran Mike Darnell exiting after a decade
Mike Darnell, the president of unscripted and alternate television for Warner Bros, is exiting after…
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ITV pulls back from buying All3Media, confirms it is no longer ‘actively exploring’ acquisition
ITV has pulled back from a potential acquisition of All3Media. The UK-based broadcaster, which is…
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TBI expands Content Innovation Awards with new MIPCOM CANNES partnership
Television Business International (TBI) has struck a partnership with MIPCOM CANNES that will see the…
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Disney explores India future with sale or JV among options as competition bites
Disney is exploring the future of its Indian TV and streaming business, with a sale…
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News round-up: Disney extends Bob Iger contract; Bonafide & Peter Moffat to adapt ‘The Escape Artist’; Viaplay chair steps down
Disney extends Bob Iger contract Disney has extended Bob Iger’s contract as CEO for a…
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UK’s Channel 4 defends CEO’s record pay deal & sets September to detail new content needs
Channel 4 in the UK handed its CEO Alex Mahon a record-breaking pay deal last…
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Mediawan acquires Paris ‘Black Box’ prodco 24 25 Films
French production and distribution group Mediawan has acquired Paris-based Black Box producer 24 25 Films. Mediawan…
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Prime Video adds ‘No Activity’ remake in Italian originals slate
Amazon-owned SVOD Prime Video has unveiled a slate of Italian originals across scripted, unscripted and…
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France Télévisions reveals Autumn line-up as focus shifts to brand rather than channels
France Télévisions has outlined plans to develop its sports, young adult (YA), drama and entertainment…
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Lionsgate reveals details of Starz split, with planned formation of two companies
Lionsgate in the US has revealed further details about its plans to separate its studio…
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Hollywood actors’ strike imminent as AMPTP negotiations fail
Officials at US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA will meet Thursday morning to formally approve a strike,…