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Fox Searchlight launches TV arm

Fox Searchlight presidents Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula are adding a TV arm to Fox Searchlight, Fox Entertainment Group’s distribution division. David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield will now be presidents of production for film and television at the newly formed Searchlight Television. They add Searchlight Television to their current responsibilities including all aspects of production […]

Nat Geo Italy greenlights ‘90s doc

National Geographic Channels Italy has greenlit production of The ‘90s in Italy, a localised version of international series The ‘90s: The Decade that Connected Us. Hosted by Wired Italia journalist Matteo Bordone, it will focus on memorable moments in Italian life in the 1990s. Interviews with Italian celebrities, politicians, musicians and sports stars and recall […]

21st Century Fox to delist in Oz

Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox is delisting shares from the Australia Stock Exchange after regulators okayed the move. The company will stop trading on the ASX on May 1, with all Class A and Class B stock then trading on the NASDAQ in the US. Murdoch (left) split his businesses in two last year, with […]

Nat Geo replacing Adventure with culture-themed net

National Geographic Channels International is replacing its pay TV channel Adventure with one themed around people and culture early next year. Nat Geo People is billed as offering “unfiltered, intimate access to the true, amazing and inspiring stories of real people all over the world”. The new channel will launch in 50 territories across Europe, […]