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Former ABC Ent exec Jamila Hunter lands at Freeform
Former ABC Entertainment exec Jamila Hunter is joining Freeform as SVP of current series and…
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Blue Ant Media expands digital drive with Stephanie Atlas
Blue Ant Media has appointed Stephanie Atlas as VP of digital content and programming for…
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Edinburgh TV Festival director Lisa Campbell steps down
Edinburgh TV Festival director and CEO Lisa Campbell is stepping down after six years in…
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NENT Group appoints DRG’s Halliwell as MD of UK studios operation
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has appointed DRG boss Richard Halliwell as MD of the…
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Fremantle’s Levina Negi lands at Hoplite
Fremantle’s Levina Negi has landed at Hollywood-based film and TV producer Hoplite Entertainment. The former…
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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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ITV Studios international boss Maria Kyriacou boards Viacom
ITV Studios’ Maria Kyriacou is joining Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). The exec – who…
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Endeavor Content shifts distribution from LA to London, led by Prentiss Fraser
Fox exec Prentiss Fraser has joined Endeavor Content as EVP for international TV sales. Fraser…
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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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Tom McDonald appointed director of factual for BBC Studios Production
BBC Studios Production has tapped long-time specialist factual commissioner Tom McDonald as director of factual….
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Fox Entertainment expands comedy, animation teams
Fox Entertainment has hired Spectrum Originals exec Julia Franz and Trigger Warning With Killer Mike…
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BritBox president: “We didn’t consider advertising”
BritBox president Soumya Sriraman has brushed aside the possibility of an ad-supported model for the…
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Quintus Media hires trio of execs to grow digital operations
German distribution and media agency Quintus Media has appointed a trio of execs to grow…
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Blue Ant Studios hires Cream exec Jennifer Harkness as SVP unscripted
Blue Ant Studios has hired former Cream Productions exec Jennifer Harkness as SVP of unscripted…
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Frot-Coutaz: YouTube allows for creative experimentation on “unprecedented scale”
YouTube is emerging as the key forum for creative experimentation and the platform of choice…
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How space programming evolved from no-go zone to no holds barred
Ahead of his ‘Space On The Big Screen’ session at IBC later today (16 September),…
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HBO Europe exec Gabor Krigler sets up Joyrider Television for Euro drama
Former HBO Europe creative exec Gabor Krigler has set up a new prodco that will…
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Plimsoll Productions appoints Electus alum to head LA office
Plimsoll Productions has hired former Electus and Covert Media exec Saul Goldberg to head its…
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Quibi sees second high-profile departure in a month
Quibi has seen the second departure of a senior exec in less than a month….
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Fred Media hires TCB’s Mem Bakar as European sales boss
TCB Media Rights exec Mem Bakar has landed at Australian distributor Fred Media. Bakar is…
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Industrial Media strikes overall deal with unscripted vet Todd Hurvitz
Industrial Media has struck an overall deal with Ghosts In The Hood creator Todd Hurvitz….
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WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey gets expanded remit at AT&T
WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey has been appointed president and COO of HBO parent group AT&T. The…
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BBC Scotland exec boards IWC to head factual
BBC Scotland’s Pauline Law has joined Banijay-owned IWC as head of factual. The exec most…
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Keshet International scores first sale for celeb dating format ’12 Steps To Love’
Keshet International has sold Israeli dating format 12 Steps To Love into Holland’s NET5, marking…
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Disney-Fox merger sees scores of job losses at Nat Geo
National Geographic is feeling the impact of the Disney-Fox merger, with scores of employees set…
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Expectation hires ‘The Circle’ EP as creative director of entertainment
Expectation has hired former Studio Lambert exec and The Circle executive producer Daisy Lilley as…
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Channel 5’s Frow: Savings from ‘Big Brother’ cancellation didn’t go the distance
Channel 5 director of programmes Ben Frow has called the cancellation of Big Brother a…
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Wheelhouse Group hires general counsel Rob Lia as president
Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse Group has appointed long-time general counsel Rob Lia as president. Lia is…
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Propagate scores distribution deal with Complex
Ben Silverman and Howard Owen’s Propagate has picked up international rights to series from youth-skewing…
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Don Cheadle sets up prodco Radicle Act
Actor-producer Don Cheadle has set a production outfit targeting diverse film and TV projects from…