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M&A
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Byron Allen storms to $300m Weather Channel acquisition
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has acquired The Weather Channel for US$300 million. Allen (pictured) has…
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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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French consolidator Mediawan posts 2017 financials
Paris-listed production-distribution group Mediawan has reported its 2017 full year numbers. Both actual and pro…
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Bruce Tuchman invests in ‘Netflix of stand up comedy’
Bruce Tuchman, former president of AMC Global and Sundance Channel Global, has invested in NextUp,…
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Warner Bros. replaces DramaFever SVOD chief with Time Inc. exec
Warner Bros. is replacing DramaFever boss Seung Bak with Time Inc. senior VP of digital…
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Vivendi offloads Ubisoft stake as Tencent lands
European media giant Vivendi has sold off its stakeholding in Assassin’s Creed games studio Ubisoft…
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Weinstein Co. files for bankruptcy – again
The Weinstein Company, whose ex-chairman Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment, has filed…
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Activist investor wants Vivendi off TIM board
US activist investor Elliott Management has formally submitted a request to Telecom Italia (TIM) to…
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Disney creates unified streaming & int’l unit
The Walt Disney Company has restructured to create a worldwide division that will house international…
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INTV: Keshet Int’l launches $55m high-end drama fund
Keshet International’s big week is continuing with the launch of a US$55 million global content…
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Lagardère Studios acquires Dutch prodco Skyhigh TV
Lagardère Studios is investing in the Netherlands, securing a majority stake in Skyhigh TV. This…
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INTV: Keshet Int’l buys BBC Worldwide out of Greenbird
Keshet International (KI) has acquired a majority stake in UK indies production group Greenbird Media….
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Volume of TV prodco M&A doubled in four years – IHS
Mergers and acquisitions in the television production space more than doubled between 2013 and 2017…
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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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Sky Vision exiting production as chief joins Znak & Co.
The programming chief at the production and distribution arm of Sky is moving to indie…
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Telenet takes over Woestijnvis owner to fight SVOD rivals
Belgian cable operator has agreed to take full control of De Vijver Media, putting it…
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Discovery eyes global OTT after closing Scripps deal
Discovery has completed its US$14.6 billion takeover of US cable rival Scripps Networks Interactive, and…
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Weinstein Company rescue deal off over ‘hidden debts’
The US$500 million deal that would have rescued The Weinstein Company (TWC) from bankruptcy has…
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BBC boss fears threat of digital giants
BBC director general Tony Hall is again attacking the threat of the US-based digital companies…
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Blue Ant buys Australian Geographic in docs push
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has bought a 32-year-old Australian magazine publishing business, as it seeks…
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Rich Ross exiting post-Scripps deal Discovery
Discovery Communications has named the new management team that will lead the enlarged company after…
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Weinstein Company saved from brink of bankruptcy
The Weinstein Company (TWC) will be sold to an investor group that former President Obama…
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Banijay ups Brainpool stake and launches new unit
Banijay Group has upped its investment in Cologne-based production company Brainpool, and created a new…
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ITV CEO focused on ‘strategic refresh’ as profits fall
ITV CEO Carolyn McCall is “very focused” on the UK broadcaster’s “strategic refresh”, as full-year…
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Banijay buys My Kitchen Rules UK producer
Banijay Group has acquired 7Wonder, the UK-based unscripted producer behind the British remake of My…
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Discovery gets US approval for Scripps deal
Discovery Communications’ US$14.6 billion acquisition of fellow US-based cable group Scripps Networks Interactive has been…
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AMC set to buy $60m-valued RLJ
AMC Networks is set to acquire outstanding shares of RLJ Entertainment not currently owned by…
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Comcast threatens Murdoch deal with £22bn offer for Sky
US cable giant Comcast has made a £22.1 billion (US$30.9 billion) bid for Sky, marking…
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Canal+ originals chief to lead new Studiocanal prodco
Canal+’s head of originals, , will lead a new French television production company at the…
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Kwesé acquires ‘significant stake’ in Iflix SVOD service
Econoet Media-owned pay TV provider Kwesé has acquired a “significant stake” in Iflix Africa. The…