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MGM
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MGM hires Rola Bauer to head up int’l TV productions
Fargo and The Handmaid’s Tale studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) has hired Rola Bauer as…
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Former MGM exec joins ’50 Central’ prodco Back Roads to head development
Back Roads Entertainment, the US producer behind BET Network’s 50 Central, has appointed former MGM…
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Epix orders first in-house drama with Stephen King adaptation
US network Epix has greenlit a series adaptation of Jerusalem’s Lot, based on Stephen King‘s…
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Exclusive: All3 poised for Red Arrow Studios as sales process enters final stages
All3Media is leading the pack in its pursuit of Red Arrow Studios, with the sales…
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MGM partners with China Star Omnimedia for format push
MGM Television has linked up with China Star Omnimedia on a new development and production…
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Deals round-up: KI unveils African format pact; Amazon launches Channels in France; MADD’s CEE drama sale
Keshet Int’l, M-Net strike format pact Keshet International (KI) and pan-African broadcaster M-Net have joined…
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Exclusive: Entertainment One’s Tess Charman boards MGM
Long-time Entertainment One exec Tess Charman has boarded MGM Worldwide Television, TBI understands. Charman has…
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MGM promotes Barry Poznick to lead expanded non-scripted drive
MGM’s Barry Poznick has been promoted to lead unscripted and alternative television for the business…
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TBI Weekly: How Red Arrow Studios fits into M&A frenzy (Column)
A flurry of deals yesterday highlighted the surging appetite for acquisitions and with companies including…
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Tubi TV to launch in Australia ahead of global push
Lionsgate Entertainment and Metro Goldwyn Mayer-backed AVOD streamer Tubi is expanding into Australia as part…
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Commissioning round-up: Insight, Vice link for jail sport series; E! orders Rhode Island reality; BET prepares for ‘Sacrifice’
Insight TV coproduces in jail with Vice Netherlands-based 4K broadcaster and producer Insight TV is…
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Sonar appoints former BBC Studios, MGM executives
US-based Sonar Entertainment has appointed former BBC Studios and MGM executives to work across the…
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A&E greenlights ‘Live Rescue’ from Big Fish
A&E is heading back into the live arena with doc series Live Rescue from the…
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MGM launches streamer Epix Now
MGM is getting into the streaming game with the launch of SVOD Epix Now. The…
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NATPE: Walking Dead most in-demand; ITVS GE’s LatAm formats deal; MGM goes to court
Walking Dead named Parrot’s most in-demand series Parrot Analytics has named AMC’s The Walking Dead…
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Walmart to partner with MGM to boost VOD offering
Walmart is to partner with US movie studio MGM to boost content on its Vudu…
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MGM’s Big Fish taps Sirens’ development exec
MGM’s Big Fish Entertainment, the production house behind Live PD, has appointed Sirens Media’s Daniel…
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Mark Burnett becomes MGM chairman
MGM has promoted Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett to chairman of its Worldwide Television Group….
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MGM acquires Live PD producer Big Fish
MGM has acquired the producer of A&E’s Live PD, Big Fish Entertainment. The company will…
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MGM to up originals for Epix to promote growth
MGM is planning to “reposition and expand” its underperforming premium subscription service Epix one year…
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MGM begins CEO search after Barber exit
US studio MGM is replacing CEO Gary Barber just five months after he signed a…
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Epix picks Heyday’s Cotton to replace ex-originals chief Diaz
Nancy Cotton is leaving Heyday Television to become executive VP of original programming at US…
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Aalderink and Lubbers band with MGM in Euro formats push
US studio MGM has set up a Dutch-based formats development operations with European programming execs…
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Epix programming chief exits
US premium cable network Epix is saying goodbye to its head of programming, Jocelyn Diaz….
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MGM rejigs int’l TV sales to achieve ‘greater efficiencies’
MGM has rejigged its international sales division in order to find “greater efficiencies”. The changes…
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Ex-Turner & Amblin chief to lead Epix
Former Turner and Amblin Partners chief Michael Wright has joined MGM’s US premium pay TV…
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Industry vet to lead Cannabis OTT channel
Douglas Lee has been named as general manager of 420TV, the new OTT TV channel…
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MGM rewards CEO Barber with new contract
MGM has extended the contract of chairman and CEO Gary Barber through to 2022, with…
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Amazon to ‘increase content spend again’
Amazon will keep apace with Netflix’s original content spend, with Roy Price reportedly promising staff…
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Viacom shares slide despite solid Q3 gains
Viacom shares have fallen sharply on news of a delayed payment from a Chinese partner…