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Media publisher Future buys Barcroft Studios for $30m
Media publisher Future plc has wholly acquired Sam Barcroft’s award-winning production group Barcroft Studios for…
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BritBox UK launches with Channel 4 and distribution deals in place
Channel 4 has joined the BBC and ITV’s joint streaming service BritBox as it launches…
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Channel 4 CEO calls for support to remain “vital counterweight” to streamers’ power
Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has said UK public broadcasters must be supported if they…
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Channel 4 reveals UK regions commissioning team
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has unveiled commissioning editors for its new headquarters in Leeds, as…
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Edinburgh TV Festival unveils State of the TV Nation panel
YouTube’s EMEA chief Ben McOwen Wilson, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon (pictured) and Lionsgate TV…
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Channel 4: Jackson doc on track to be most streamed show
Dan Reed’s Leaving Neverland doc about Michael Jackson is on track to become Channel 4’s…
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Channel 4 picks Leeds for national HQ
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has selected Leeds as the base for its national headquarters, alongside…
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BBC and Channel 4 urge action over PSB prominence
The heads of the BBC and Channel 4 have come together to call for new…
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Channel 4 restructure continues with return of COO role
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has created a number of new executive roles – including chief…
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‘Biggest restructure’ in Channel 4 history underway
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is to undergo its biggest restructure in its 35-year history. A…
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30 years of TBI: New World Order (2010)
TBI turns 30 this year, and to celebrate we will be publishing a series of…
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Surprise choice for Channel 4 content chief
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has plumped for the surprise choice of Ian Katz, a news…
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Apple confirms ex-C4 exec Jay Hunt as Euro chief
Tech giant Apple has confirmed the hire of former Channel 4 content chief Jay Hunt,…
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EasyJet chief ‘favourite’ for ITV CEO job
EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall is likely to become CEO of UK broadcaster ITV, according to…
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Ex-Shine chief Mahon to lead Channel 4
Former Shine Group CEO Alex Mahon has landed the CEO post at UK broadcaster Channel…
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IBC: VR ‘two cycles’ away from mass market
The former CEO of Shine Group has told IBC delegates that VR is still several…
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Ex-Shine chief resurfaces at Foundry
Former Shine Group CEO Alex Mahon has resurfaced at the head of London-based visual effects…
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Airey, Highfield, Mahon join BBC review panel
UK culture secretary John Whittingdale has appointed an eight-strong panel to advise the government ahead…
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Turner Laing named Shine-Endemol-Core chief
Former BSkyB content boss Sophie Turner-Laing has landed what is perhaps the biggest job in…
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Kudos co-founder Garrett to exit
Shine Group’s UK drama producer Kudos will say goodbye to its co-founder and chairman later…
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Conrad stepping back at Shine prodco Princess
Princess Productions CEO Henrietta Conrad is stepping back into a chairman role 17 years after…
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Anything Goes in Europe, Brazil
French comedy entertainment format Anything Goes has landed commissions in four new territories. Spain’s Antena…
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Gary Carter joining Shine Group
FremantleMedia COO Gary Carter is joining Shine Group where he will take the new role…