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Jeffrey Katzenberg
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TBI Weekly: It’s Quibi or bust for short-form (Column)
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile-first service Quibi and its growing roster of A-list on and off-screen talent…
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BBC Studios invests in Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has become the latest company…
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Short-form streamer Quibi orders Liam Hemsworth thriller
Short-form streaming service Quibi has added to its fast-growing slate by ordering a thriller series…
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Quibi teams with MTV Studios to reboot ‘Punk’d’, ‘Singled Out’
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi has partnered with MTV Studios to reboot Punk’d and Singled Out for…
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Katzenberg’s 20-year journey to short-form domination
Jeffrey Katzenberg is the superstar Disney alum who has built a 30-year reputation for the…
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TBI Weekly: Old vs. new money face off for unscripted
A wealth of shiny digital entrants may well suggest TV is currently a supplier’s market,…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi hires ex-DC Boss, eyes deeper TV presence
DC Entertainment’s former president Diane Nelson has joined Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi – an entertainment platform…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s New TV platform raises $1bn from major studios
New TV, an entertainment platform built for easy, on-the-go, mobile viewing, and backed by major…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg mobile service NewTV gears up with CEO hire
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s upcoming mobile video service, NewTV, is nearing launch with the hire of Hewlett…
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Katzenberg raises $590m for new venture
Jeffrey Katzenberg has created an LA-based media company, WndrCo, raising US$591.5 million for the venture….
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Sony Entertainment CEO resigns
Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton has resigned from his post. Lynton (pictured) is leaving the…
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Warner vet succeeds Katzenberg at DreamWorks
NBCUniversal has placed ex-Warner Bros. toon chief Chris DeFaria at the fill chief of DreamWorks…
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Dooley follows Dauman out of Viacom
The interim president and CEO of Viacom, Tom Dooley, will leave the media giant in…
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Cohn to lead TV animation at NBCU’s DreamWorks
Marjorie Cohn will lead the integrated DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures television animation businesses. She…
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Comcast completes $3.8bn DreamWorks takeover
Comcast is set to go head-to-head with Disney in the kids and family sector after…
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Dauman set to exit as Viacom war ends
Philippe Dauman is set to leave his role as CEO of Viacom in exchange for…
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ABC’s Falvey to run Awesomeness mobile VOD net
Youth-focused content firm AwesomenessTV has poached the head of comedy at US broadcaster ABC to…
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Comcast buying $3.8bn DreamWorks Animation
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is buying DreamWorks Animation, in a deal valuing the toon studio around US$3.8…
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Comcast ‘moves for $3bn DreamWorks’
US cable and entertainment giant Comcast Corp. is reportedly in talks to buy Californian studio…
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Verizon buys Awesomeness stake, preps TVOD net
US telco Verizon has bought a quarter of AwesomenessTV in a deal valuing the multichannel…
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DreamWorks hires ex-Gaumont Int’l TV CEO
DreamWorks Animation has hired former Gaumont International Television scripted supremo Katie O’Connell Marsh to lead…
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DreamWorks Animation cutting 20% of staff
DreamWorks Animation is cutting 500 jobs, a move expected to cost Jeffrey Katzenberg’s company US$290…
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DreamWorks plots Hasbro merger, Hearst JV
DreamWorks Animation is close to creating a kids and family entertainment giant through a merger…
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DreamWorks Animation in $3.4bn sale talks
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation is talking with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank about a US$3.4 billion deal,…
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DreamWorks drafts in DirecTV exec post reshuffle
DreamWorks Animation has appointed senior DirecTV executive Fazal Merchant as its new CFO following an…
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DreamWorks launches YouTube channel
Hollywood and family content studio DreamWorks has launched DreamWorksTV, a new YouTube channel programmed with…
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DreamWorks confirms daily YouTube series
Animation studio DreamWorks is launching YouTube Nation, a daily series that will showcase the best…
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DreamWorks into TV: Awesome and Classic
In diversifying away from movies, DreamWorks has made two key acquisitions, the multimillion dollar deal…
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Katzenberg reveals US$75 million Breaking Bad pay-per-view offer
Jeffrey Katzenberg told MIPCOM delegates today that he offered the producers of Breaking Bad US$75 million…
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DreamWorks’ Katzenberg captures MIPCOM Personality award
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg will be crowned international television’s Personality of the Year for…
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