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Turner taps Nick for Boomerang SVOD chief
Turner has poached Sundance Feniger from Nickelodeon to run its new Boomerang subscription VOD service….
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MGM to buy all of Epix
Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwin-Mayer is to buy Viacom and Lionsgate out of premium cable channel Epix….
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Love Nature hires ex-Warner Bros., MGM exec
Factual SVOD service Love Nature has hired a director of partnerships, Vince Petersen. Operating out…
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AR and VR investments reach $2.3bn
The amount of money invested last year in virtual and augmented reality companies more than…
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Lionsgate ‘in talks to sell Epix stake’
Lionsgate Entertainment is reportedly set to offload its stake in US premium cable channel Epix…
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Epix poaches BBCWW exec for content sales
US premium network Epix has poached a high-ranking BBC Worldwide America distribution executive. Sandy Ashendorf…
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Mark Burnett launching Light TV channel
Mark Burnett, Roma Downey and MGM are launching Light TV, a new family and faith-based…
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James Bond spies Canadian SVOD deal
CraveTV has scooped the rights to the James Bond library of films, giving it classic…
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Ericsson SVOD net buys 2,500 hours
The upcoming subscription VOD service from TV tech company Ericsson has acquired more than 2,500…
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Former AMC int’l chief: ‘niche SVOD is the future’
Niche SVOD services will continue to gain ground in a world where launching new linear…
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Viewpoint: SVOD’s niche future
What do such disparate brands as CBS All Access, CrunchyRoll, WWE Network and Eros on…
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MGM extends Robertson contract
MGM has renewed the contract of Greg Robertson, meaning he will remain in charge of…
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TV companies join Sky in Drone Racing
A raft of international TV and media players have invested in the Drone Racing League….
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Epix hires NBCU’s Dakss for digital post
US premium cable channel Epix has hired Jonathan Dakss from NBCUniversal to fill a key…
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BBC Worldwide rejigs Oz, NZ business
BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand is restructuring its sales operation, merging its TV, digital…
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MGM poaches Minden, Dawson exits
MGM has hired Michael Minden as its business affairs chief for scripted TV. He replaces…
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MGM ups sales execs
MGM has promoted two of its international distribution team. Deblina Chakrabarty and Guro Viddal have…
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In-demand charts: Spain (15 – 21 May 2016)
Our latest fortnightly feature in association with Parrot Analytics reveals the most in-demand shows from…
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Hulu and MGM to tell The Handmaid’s Tale
Hulu has greenlit an adaptation of Margaret Atwood novel The Handmaid’s Tale. The streaming service…
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Burnett hires reality TV chief for MGM
MGM has recruited Barry Poznick as president of its unscripted division as, with Mark Burnett…
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Genius re-hires ex-MGM exec
LA-based kids company Genius Brands International has re-hired former MGM VP of finance Rebecca Hershinger….
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MGM wants to join unscripted’s big league
A year ago, MGM’s Chris Ottinger (left) told TBI that the studio was going to…
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AMC channels boss Tuchman exiting
Bruce Tuchman is leaving US cable group AMC after five years running its international channels…
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MGM poaches TriStar exec for TV role
Fargo producer MGM has poached Lindsay Sloane from TriStar Productions to become its executive VP,…
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Turner, Burnett test wearable tech inventors
Turner Broadcasting System, IT firm Intel and unscripted producer Mark Burnett are jointly working on…
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Sky Deutschland launches James Bond channel
The German arm of European pay TV operator Sky is launching a dedicated James Bond…
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Fame reboot lands at Lifetime
Female-skewing US cable net Lifetime has greenlit Fame, a contemporary reworking of the popular US…
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MGM aims to become ‘powerhouse’ in unscripted
Buoyed by its recent deal with Mark Burnett that gave it The Apprentice and Survivor,…
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Apprentice hired in Quebec
Canadian indie formats house Media Ranch is planning to bring The Apprentice to screens to…
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AMC lands in Latin America
AMC Networks International is taking its flagship channel brand to Latin American pay TV. A…