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UK Media Bill passed in House of Lords, ushering in new rules for global streamers
The UK’s long-gestating Media Bill has taken one step closer to being passed into law,…
News round-up: AI firm Deep Fusion preps Hunt doc; SeriesFest reveals Duplass award; KI lands ITN show
AI firm Deep Fusion preps James Hunt doc UK-based Deep Fusion Films is to produce…
Dan Grabiner & Nicola Hill’s Orchard Studios hires BBC commissioner & ITN producer
BBC factual entertainment commissioner Clare Mottershead and ITN exec Nat Lippiett have joined Orchard Studios,…
UK’s ITN names ITV exec as new CEO
UK news, factual and sport production firm ITN has appointed Rachel Corp as its new…
News round-up: Fox links with MIP Formats; ITN & Getty renew partnership; Voot & Ullu strike content pact
Fox links with MIP Formats The call for entries is now open for 2022’s MIP…
BBC hires ITN boss to head news & current affairs
The BBC has appointed ITN boss Deborah Turness as the CEO of BBC News and…
NBC’s Deborah Turness returns to ITN as CEO, ahead of Anna Mallett’s Netflix move
UK-based current affairs producer ITN has re-hired Deborah Turness from NBC News as its CEO, replacing…
Netflix hires ITN’s CEO Anna Mallett for production & appoints overall deals exec
Netflix has appointed Anna Mallett, the former BBC Studios exec and current ITN CEO,…
ITN’s Hardie to quit CEO role at the end of 2018
ITN CEO John Hardie is quitting his role at the end of 2018 following nine…
Virgin Media boss Mockridge to chair RTS
Pay TV veteran Tom Mockridge will chair the Royal Television Society board of trustees, replacing…
ITN rejigs in shift from news to production
UK news producer ITN Productions is restructuring to focus on production, with Mark Browning leading…
Discovery’s Phil Craig unveils first slate
Discovery Networks International’s new executive vice president and chief creative officer Phil Craig has announced…
Channel Five to increase originals and news spend
UK broadcaster Channel 5 will increase its news and original programming output, according to new…
Premium VOD platform AOL On launching in UK
US-based digital company AOL is launching its premium web vide platform AOL On Network in…
Discovery preps Spanish rail disaster doc
Discovery has ordered a documentary special Spain’s Worst Rail Disaster. The factual one-off is made…
The vision for Sky Vision
Carl Hall and Sophie Turner Laing tell TBI about how the freshly minted Sky Vision…