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21st Century Fox
Roger Ailes leaves Fox News
21st Century Fox has confirmed the departure of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network…
AMC cutting staff through voluntary buyouts
US cable channels group AMC Networks is to looking to cut staff numbers by offering…
Sky orders kids Duck Quacks, Big Cats
Sky has ordered kids-skewed versions of its Sky 1 panel show Duck Quacks Don’t Echo…
Fox distribution chief Edwards to retire
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution’s international television president, Marion Edwards, is to retire at the…
Media giants dominate Euro TV, US impact grows
A group of 15 media giants dominate pay TV within the European Union, accounting for…
Fox confirms Cornish successor
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has confirmed Dave Smyth will succeed managing director Steve Cornish,…
Sky, Bavaria prepare €25m Das Boot drama
Sky’s German arm is working on an €25 million (US$28.4 million) 8x60mins TV version of…
YouTube ‘preps Unplugged TV streaming’
YouTube is reportedly planning an online TV service that will let customers pay to stream…
Sky marketing chief to become UK, Eire CEO
European satellite broadcaster Sky is set to name Stephen van Rooyen as CEO of its…
Viceland launching in UK, Ireland on Sky
Vice Media’s new linear TV channel is launching in the UK and Ireland on pay…
Fox locates Last Panthers in Balkans, Bulgaria
Fox Networks Group Bulgaria and Balkans has acquired six-part crime thriller The Last Panthers. The…
Star India latest to make Keshet’s Prisoners
Star India has commissioned a local version of Israeli thriller drama Prisoners of War. The…
Nat Geo preps global Malala launch
National Geographic Channel is prepping a global launch for feature doc He Named Me Malala….
Ex-Endemol Shine UK pair launch indie
Former Endemol Shine UK bosses David Flynn and Lucas Church have created a new independent…
Hulu ‘could make international return’
American on-demand platform Hulu could make a return to the international market, according to a…
Lionsgate ‘restarts’ Starz acquisition talks
Lionsgate Entertainment is reportedly back in for US premium cable channel Starz. The pair was…
Fox planning $250m of staff cuts
21st Century Fox plans to make US$250 million of cuts across its US TV and…
James Murdoch returns to Sky chair role
James Murdoch is to return to Sky as chairman in a move that many believe…
Hincks to exit Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group’s president, Tim Hincks, has decided to leave the mega-indie. This ends a…
Fox poaches Warner exec for formats push
Fox International Channels Content Sales has hired long-serving Warner Bros. sales executive Jess Khanom to…
Ex-Star India CEO arrested in murder case
Former CEO of Star India Peter Mukerjea has been arrested in connection with the murder…
Nat Geo shakes up management as Fox takes over
21st Century Fox has completed its deal to take control of National Geographic and rejigged…
Time Warner ‘eyes Hulu stake’
Time Warner could become the latest media giant to invest in American on-demand platform Hulu….
Alvin exec buys The Simpsons studio
Historic animation studio Film Roman, which is behind The Simpsons, has sold to Steve Waterman’s…
Hulu investment pledge as firm makes loss
Hulu made an equity loss in the quarter ending October 3 due to higher content…
Earley exits Fox
Fox Television Group’s long-serving COO, Joe Earley, is leaving the 21st Century Fox-owned broadcaster after…
BBC Studios will ditch programming quota system
Around 80% of the BBC’s overall slate will be open to tender under plans for…
NBCU seeks to match rivals’ int’l revenues
NBCUniversal will seek to bring its domestic to international revenue split in line with rival…
Fox takes control of Nat Geo JV
21st Century Fox has taken majority control of its National Geographic Channels joint venture. The…
Apple ‘pushes cloud TV service launch to 2016’
Apple is now aiming for a 2016 launch for its planned cloud TV with licensing…