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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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Elephant hires Newen exec to head int’l production
French indie Elephant has hired Germanized executive producer and Newen Group head of international copros,…
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Fremantle CEO Frot-Coutaz exiting for YouTube
FremantleMedia CEO Cecile Frot-Coutaz is leaving the RTL Group-owned production and distribution giant to lead…
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BBC rejigs French production arm as TF1, Arte deals land
BBC Worldwide is restructuring its French production arm, as the unit lands new commissions with…
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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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Wahlburgers prodco nabs Delmore from Endemol Shine prodco
Wahlburgers producer 44 Blue Productions has hired Elyse Delmore from Endemol Shine North America-owned reality…
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Fremantle Oz hires Matchbox MD to replace Hogg as CEO
FremantleMedia Australia (FMA) has appointed Matchbox Pictures managing director Chris Oliver-Taylor (pictured) as its new…
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Formats house Bristow targets US with new development VP
Toronto-based Bristow Global Media (BGM) has promoted Sean Connolly to the new position of vice…
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Blue Ant takes kids & global nets unit to EMEA with McKee
Blue Ant Media is launching its kids and global networks division in Europe, the Middle…
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Anonymous hits UK with Playground exec leading new prodco
Sophie Gardiner is exiting Playground Television to lead a new production outfit that has True…
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Pulse bolsters non-fiction with Cooper upped in rejig
Vice Media-backed Pulse Films is expanding its non-fiction division promoting Emma Cooper to global president….
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Propagate appoints unscripted veteran to lead unit
US indie Propagate Content has hired Laurie Girion as executive VP of non-scripted content. Girion…
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Former ABC commercial chief & UK exec join Aussie prodco
Australia’s Arenamedia has hired former ABC commercial boss Robert Patterson (pictured), who left the pubcaster…
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Remedy Scotland chief to lead daytime for STV Productions
Remedy Productions’ Scotland chief, Jim Regan, is joining STV Productions as head of daytime and…
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BBC has Bright idea hiring Virgin exec for customer post
The BBC has appointed Virgin Media’s chief marketing officer, Kerris Bright, to the new role…
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Red Arrow hires ex-Sky Vision acquisitions head
Red Arrow Studios International has appointed former Sky Vision acquisitions head Alex Fraser to the…
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Julien Leroux exiting Newen Distribution UK
Julien Leroux is leaving his post as executive VP of sales and content at the…
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Dubuc ‘set for Vice’ after A+E exit
Nancy Dubuc is leaving her post as president and CEO of A+E Networks and is…
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Former Twitter & BBC exec joins Facebook
Former Twitter and BBC executive Dan Biddle is joining Facebook’s EMEA team as strategic partnerships…
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Spain’s Zebra hires Navarrette from Azteca
Spanish producer Zebra Productions has hired Juan Navarrette from TV Azteca in Mexico. He will…
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Berg Bjärtan to lead sales for SF Studios
SF Studios is pushing deeper into international content sales with Elsa Berg Bjärtan taking over…
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Endemol Shine NA shakes up unscripted and hires DJ Nurre
Endemol Shine North America has named veteran showrunner and development exec DJ Nurre as executive…
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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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Facebook hires BuzzFeed Studios chief for video content strategy
Facebook has hired the head of BuzzFeed Studio, Matthew Henick, to lead global video content…
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Apple taps Sony for new Latin America head
Apple has hired Sony Pictures Television’s Angélica Guerra as its first head of Latin American…
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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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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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Paramount TV appoints Flynn as int’l strategy chief
Paramount Television has named David Flynn executive vice president of international strategy, a new role…