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A+E Networks names veteran Mark Garner to lead global FAST channel push
A+E Networks has named veteran exec Mark Garner to the newly created position of EVP…
Hearst rejigs production & distribution arm, with Litton Entertainment execs promoted
US media group Hearst has appointed three execs from its production outfit Litton Entertainment to…
Disney in talks to sell A+E stake to Hearst
Disney is in talks to sell off part of its stake in A+E Networks to…
Iflix hires RTL CBS Asia founder
Iflix has appointed the founding CEO of RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, Jonas Engwall, as its…
Iflix closes $133m funding round led by Hearst
Emerging market SVOD service Iflix has completed a US$133 million funding round led by US…
Discovery and Hearst execs join Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group has appointed Hearst’s Kathryn Flood and Discovery’s Lawrence Pavely as creative strategists…
Barcroft to produce US shows with Complex Networks
Youth-focused media group Complex Networks and UK-based Barcroft Media will coproduce original programmes in the…
Robbins exits AwesomenessTV
Brian Robbins is leaving AwesomenessTV, the kids-focused multichannel network he founded five years ago. Robbins…
Hearst buys kids prodco Litton
New York-based media group Hearst is to buy a majority stake in children’s TV producer…
Report: Verizon set to buy Vessel
US telco Verizon is in position to acquire mobile video platform Vessel, according to a…
TV companies join Sky in Drone Racing
A raft of international TV and media players have invested in the Drone Racing League….
SPT secures new Dr. Oz Show sales to UK, Spain
A Spanish free-TV channel has become the latest to acquire Sony Pictures Television’s syndicated US…
NBC and Hearst’s Esquire TV channel to launch in September
The Esquire TV channel will roll out on September 23, its backers NBCUniversal and Hearst…