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21st Century Fox
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Fox eyes ‘bolt-on’ M&A opportunities
Highlights from 21st Century Fox’s first investor call since Rupert Murdoch stepped down as CEO…
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Sky expands prodco stable with Blast! deal
Sky has acquired a majority stake in the UK’s Blast! Films, marking the fourth time…
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Zodiak scores Sky SVOD deal, renewal
Sky’s subscription on-demand services have acquired episodes of CBeebies shows Waybuloo and Mister Maker, while…
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Endemol Shine names int’l ops COO
Marina Williams has been named COO of international operations at Endemol Shine Group. Williams (pictured)…
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Fox veteran Hill exiting to create prodco
21st Century Fox is saying goodbye to senior programming executive David Hill after more than…
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Rupert Murdoch preps Fox exit
Rupert Murdoch is soon to step down as CEO of US-based media giant 21st Century…
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Agent Carter joins Fox UK
Fox International Channels UK has acquired rights to Disney superhero Marvel’s Agent Carter for the…
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Disney revenue up, Fox down
US entertainment giant Disney both posted improved first quarter revenues in the second financial quarter,…
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Endemol Shine launches in Germany
Endemol and Shine have begun working as a merged unit in Germany this week, with…
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A+E to rebrand H2 as Vice
Having ploughed US$250 million into Vice Media last year, A+E Networks is now retooling one…
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Hulu scores Turner SVOD exclusive deal
US streaming service Hulu has snapped up exclusive subscription on-demand rights to Turner Broadcasting System…
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Sky buys US prodco Jupiter
UK satellite broadcaster Sky has acquired a majority stake in US-based producer Jupiter Entertainment. The…
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Shine’s Callaghan exits for Screentime
Shine Australia’s executive director, Rory Callaghan, is joining Banijay Group’s Screentime as CEO. He will…
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Vice ‘independence drove A+E, Fox investments’
DISCOP ISTANBUL: Vice Media’s managing editor has said recent outside investment from traditional entertainment groups…
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Sky ‘squeezes out’ remaining Deutschland shares
Sky has confirmed it is to acquire the remaining 4% of the shares in Sky…
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Fox in a Rusch for event series
Fox Broadcasting in the US has hired Fabrik Entertainment’s Rachel Rusch to become its executive…
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Endemol Shine Group created, senior team named
Endemol, Shine and Core have launched their joint enterprise, which has been initially named ‘Endemol…
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TCB strikes Nat Geo deal in Asia
National Geographic Channels has bought a package of programming from TCB Media Rights. The 21st…
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Fox names Yeap replacement in Malaysia
Fox International Channels has appointed Vineet Puri as head of its local Malaysian operation. Puri…
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Lionsgate, CBS linked with Starz takeover
US reports are linking CBS Corp. and Lionsgate Entertainment to a US$5 billion takeover of…
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BSkyB set to scrap ‘British’ in wake of Sky Europe deal
Pay TV operator BSkyB is set to scrap the ‘British’ and ‘Broadcasting’ from its trading…
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BSkyB rebrands as Euro merger completes
BSkyB has completed the takeovers of its European pay TV cousins, and subsequently rebranded its…
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Endemol-Shine-Core US leaders named
The joint venture behind the Endemol-Shine Group-Core Media tie-up has named its senior US management….
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Hincks named president of Shine-Endemol
Tim Hincks has been named president of the merged Endemol, Shine Group and Core Media…
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Murdoch talks Shine/Endemol, Sky Europe in Cannes
James Murdoch spoke publicly about the Shine/Endemol merger yesterday at MIPCOM. Referring to the deal, which…
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Endemol-Shine merger confirmed
MIPCOM 2014 will be the final market that Shine and Endemol attend independently of each…
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Fox investigates Starz takeover
21st Century Fox reportedly met with top executives from US premium cable channel Starz to…
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Viewpoint: Coming up next… consolidation
Simon Murray, Digital TV Research Few were surprised by BSkyB’s announcement in late July that…
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Fox launches content sales group
Fox International Channels is bringing together its sales divisions to create a new umbrella distribution group,…
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A+E beats Time Warner to $250m Vice stake
A+E Networks will acquire a 10% stake in hipster content brand Vice Media, beating off…