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Paramount shares dive 28% as streaming losses grow, despite subs gains
Paramount Global has seen its share price drop more than 28% after the US media…
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‘Curation & niche appeal’ to drive FAST uptake as sector extends appeal
FAST execs including Vice Media’s Bea Hegedus and Samsung’s Richard Jakeman have said curation of…
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Round-up: More4 visits Fred’s ‘Emergency Ward’; Netflix yanks out ‘Sweet Tooth’; 5Star lands ‘Love Gone Wrong’; BBC picks up Zinc duo
More4 visits Fred’s Emergency Ward UK channel More4 has struck a deal with Australia’s Fred…
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UK’s Pinewood Group acquires Pinewood Toronto Studios
UK-based Pinewood Group has taken full ownership of Pinewood Toronto Studios in Canada. Financial terms…
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Fremantle eyes further M&A as Q1 revenue drops 5.6%, parent RTL hit by advertising woes
Fremantle will continue its rampant M&A activity to achieve its €3bn revenue target by 2025…
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Argonon’s Nemorin appoints News UK alum as CCO to “supercharge” branded business
Argonon’s UK-based branded content label Nemorin Film & Video has appointed News UK alum Darren…
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Paramount exodus continues as Cristina Alcelay joins European prodco Garbo Produzioni
Cristina Alcelay has become the latest senior exec to depart Paramount in Spain, with the…
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Nelvana strikes development deal with Polygon Pictures on Japanese animation
Nelvana, the Canadian distributor and producer behind Max & Ruby and Franklin, has struck a…
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ABC’s head of drama Sally Riley steps down as head of drama, entertainment & indigenous
Australian scripted exec Sally Riley is stepping down as the ABC’s head of drama, entertainment…
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News round-up: Foxtel lands Fatboy Slim doc; The CW confirms ‘FBoy Island’ rescue; BBC snags French kids shows
Foxtel lands Fatboy Slim doc Foxtel in Australia has picked up a one-off doc that…
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Starz int’l programming chief Jeff Cooke to exit
Starz’s international programming chief Jeff Cooke is exiting the Lionsgate-owned company later this year. Cooke…
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Writers unions in UK, Australia & Canada tell members to turn down Hollywood work amid WGA strike
Writers unions in Australia, Canada and the UK have told its members to turn down…
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Roku partners with Reese Witherspoon & Charlie Puth for unscripted originals expansion
Roku has commissioned and returned a slew of new original unscripted series, including projects from…
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Viaplay veteran Kim Poder departs as Filippa Wallestam named chief commercial officer
Viaplay veteran Kim Poder is exiting the company after 24 years, with content chief Filippa…
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Spain’s Cattleya Producciones adds former Paramount executive María Cervera
Paramount alum María Cervera has been appointed as as head of content at Cattleya Producciones,…
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Movistar Plus+ rejigs management, hands entertainment & fiction to Domingo Corral
Spanish pay TV operator Movistar Plus+ has overhauled its management team, with Domingo Corral taking…
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Starzplay hires Intigral’s Tony Saab for original production & acquisitions
Dubai-based Starzplay has appointed Tony Saab as SVP of content and strategic partnerships. He will…
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Deals round-up: Netflix orders ‘The Corps’ & renews ‘The Diplomat’; ‘Morning Show’ returns to Apple; ‘Black Snow’ travels
Netflix orders ‘The Corps’ & renews ‘The Diplomat’ Netflix has ordered comedy drama series The…
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TV manufacturer Vizio launches branded content division
TV manufacturer Vizio has launched a new branded content studio, following its initial programming forays…
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Fox hit ‘9-1-1’ moves to ABC, while spin-off ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ renewed
Fox procedural drama 9-1-1 is moving to Disney network sibling ABC for its seventh season….
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Amazon supercharges Freevee with Prime Video originals, picks up ‘Mock The Week’ for US
Amazon is aiming to supercharge its Freevee service with 100 Prime Video originals set to…
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Hollywood grinds to a halt as WGA strike after ‘wholly insufficient’ talks with US studios
The US production industry is braced for widespread disruption after The Writers Guild of America’s…
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Sony AXN Germany scores football drama ‘The Window’
Sony AXN Germany has acquired pay-TV and SVOD rights for German speaking territories to football…
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Vice Media Group preparing to file for bankruptcy, as no buyer emerges
US-Canadian youth-skewing digital firm Vice Media Group is preparing to file for bankruptcy, it has…
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Events round-up: NEM Dubrovnik 2023; Sheffield DocFest; Content LA
NEM Dubrovnik unveils speakers Organisers at NEM Dubrovnik have unveiled more than 60 speakers set…
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News round-up: Electric expands FAST en Espanol; Amazon buys Finestripe doc; Taraji P Henson joins ‘Candid Camera’ reboot
Electric expands FAST en Espanol LA-based Electric Entertainment has launched ElectricNOW en Español, the Spanish…
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Fifth Season trims staff with eight lay-offs, hitting production, marketing & creative
CJ ENM-owned Fifth Season is trimming its workforce by laying off eight staff members. Those…
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Former ITVS exec Patrick Spence lands at Anonymous JV Chapter One
Former ITV Studios’ creative director Patrick Spence has been appointed MD at Chapter One Pictures,…
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Bento Box Entertainment CEO Scott Greenberg to exit Fox’s animation firm
Bento Box Entertainment CEO Scott Greenberg is leaving the Fox-owned animation studio. Greenberg, who co-founded…
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Amazon Studios & Prime Video cuts 100 staff, with unscripted among roles hit
Amazon has cut around 100 jobs from its Amazon Studios and Prime Video operations, with…