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Black Mirror producer returns to Lime Pictures
Black Mirror producer Louise Sutton is joining Lime Pictures as executive producer of scripted content….
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Talpa Media ups Meijs to COO
Talpa Media has upped Talpa Global’s managing director Maarten Meijs to COO. In his new…
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MTG’s Catrina to become Nordic Entertainment Group CFO
MTG’s chief strategy officer, Gabriel Catrina, is set to become chief financial officer of Nordic…
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Debra Lee exits as chairman & CEO of BET
BET Network’s chairman and CEO Debra Lee is to exit the network on May 28….
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Natalie Dormer to produce and develop Vivien Leigh drama
Picnic at Hanging Rock’s Natalie Dormer is teaming with UK prodco Mainstreet Pictures and Fremantlemedia…
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Bruce Rosenblum exits as Disney-ABC TV operations head
Bruce Rosenblum, the Disney-ABC Television Group president of business operations, is to depart the company…
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Endemol Shine Germany appoints Turtle’s Kastner as CEO
Turtle Entertainment’s Magnus Kastner has been appointed as chief executive officer for Endemol Shine Germany….
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‘New Fox’ names exec team with Lachlan taking the helm
Twenty-first Century Fox (21CF) has named Lachlan Murdoch (pictured) as the executive chairman and chief…
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Fremantle NA rejigs unscripted team
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has expanded its unscripted leadership team, as it brings in MTV’s…
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FX signs first-look deal with Atlanta director
FX Productions has signed a first-look deal with Atlanta director and exec producer Hiro Murai….
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NBCUniversal’s Alfano switches to Universal TV
NBCUniversal exec JoAnn Alfano, former producer of 30 Rock, is joining NBC’s Universal Television as…
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CBS Studios Int’l inks first-look deal with Hostages producer
CBS Studios International has inked a multi-year, first-look, deal with Hostages producer Alon Aranya (pictured) and his…
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ITV America launches crime prodco & hires Entertainment EVP
ITV America has launched a new development and production division, Good Caper Content, devoted to…
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MarVista hires Playster exec as distribution director
MarVista Entertainment has hired Playster’s content acquisitions executive Michol Hatwan as its new director of…
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Naked Entertainment expands leadership team
Factual producer Naked Entertainment has responded to rapid growth by hiring former Undercover Boss showrunner…
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Acun Medya taps int’l head from Simon Cowell banner
Acun Medya Global has hired Syco Entertainment’s head of international, George Levendis (pictured), as its…
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STV ups Armspach to head up drama
STV Productions has promoted Claire Armspach to the newly created role of head of drama…
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TrustNordisk’s Ennis exits as Wendt is upped to MD
TrustNordisk’s CEO Rikke Ennis has departed the company, as its director of international sales and…
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Red Arrow hires Scott Free exec for scripted strategy
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) has appointed Scott Free’s Carlo Dusi to the newly created…
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Hat Trick hires ex-Gaumont exec for first acquisitions role
Hat Trick International (HTI) has hired former Gaumont exec Hana Zidek as its first acquisitions…
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France Télévisions’ appoints director for national fiction
France Télévisions has appointed Anne Holmes as its new director for national ficition. Holmes will…
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Endemol Shine UK prodco to gain Belfast base
Endemol Shine UK’s Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) is to open an office in Belfast, Ireland….
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Tin Roof hires Dragonfly’s Fleming as finance director
Tin Roof Media has appointed Dragonfly Film and Television Productions’ Matt Fleming as the new…
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Ink Factory hires ex-Zodiak CEO Rod Henwood
Indie studio The Ink Factory has appointed industry heavyweight and former Zodiak UK boss Rod…
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Authentic & Kronicle ink unscripted deal
Authentic Entertainment is partnering with Kronicle Media to develop and produce character driven content about…
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Sony hires W exec as Latin America production head
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named W Studios’ Ana Bond as senior vice president and…
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Chrysalis unveils pact with veteran scribes Marks and Gran
Independent producer Chrysalis Vision has signed an exclusive first look deal with veteran UK writers…
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Park brothers upped as Warner expands Korean ambition
Suk Park and Hyun Park have been named co-heads of production & acquisitions for Korean…
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Cineflix hires ex-Newen exec for copros
Cineflix Media has appointed ex-Newen exec Julien Leroux to the new position of SVP for…
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Weinstein Co. adds bankruptcy advisor to board
Weinstein Co. has appointed Drivetrain Advisors’ Ivona Smith to its board of directors, an executive with…