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WWE Studios plans TV originals assault
WWE Studios is expanding beyond feature films and into original TV and digital content production….
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Viacom int’l COO switch with Tolosa transforming
Viacom International Media Networks has named a new COO, as current incumbent Jose Tolosa moves…
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Studio Ghibli appoints new president
Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli has appointed Kiyofumi Nakajima as its new president. Nakajima will…
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Seven’s long serving production head resigns
Brad Lyons, Seven Network’s director of production, has resigned after 20 years at the company….
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Warner Bros. hires Fox exec for UK
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITVD) has hired former Fox Networks Group UK buyer Toby…
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Endemol Shine US unscripted chief exits
Endemol Shine USA head of unscripted Rob Smith is exiting the business. His departure comes…
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BBC exec joins Playground gang
Long-serving BBC exec Dan Leon has joined London-based producer Playground as head of business affairs…
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NBCU finds Edelstein replacement
Jeff Wachtel is relocating from LA to London to become the replacement for Michael Edelstein…
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Film4 exec joins Ink Factory as production chief
The Ink Factory has hired Film4’s Tracey Josephs (pictured) as head of production, and six…
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John de Mol consolidates media assets
John de Mol has consolidated his media assets, including his Dutch commercial channels, in a…
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Banijay ups Cuarzo content chief
Banijay Group has promoted the director of content at its Spanish prodco, Cuarzo Productions, to…
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BBC Studios ups two with Collins exiting
The BBC has moved Damon Pattison, currently head of development at BBC Studios, to head…
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TBI Weekly: ProSiebenSat.1 looks to the future
Germany’s ProsiebenSat.1 is among many large international broadcasters wrestling with the challenges of transforming into…
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Voice co-creator named Strix Benelux CEO
A former Talpa Media and BBC entertainment exec credited for co-creating The Voice and I…
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Endemol Shine Asia chief exits in rejig
Endemol Shine Asia (ESA) managing director Fotini Paraskakis (pictured) is leaving her role, as part…
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Ex-A+E exec to lead ProSiebenSat.1 int’l efforts
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has named former A+E Networks UK executive Nicolas Eglau to the new position…
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Iflix appoints CEO of MENA region
Iflix has appointed former Mobily and Vodafone executive John Saad as CEO of Iflix Middle…
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Pixar founder on leave after ‘unwanted hugs’ accusation
John Lasseter, the chief creative officer for Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, will take…
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Ex-Warner Bros. exec joins Emmerson at indie
Alexis Price, who worked at Warner Bros. UK-owned Renegade Pictures, has joined Nick Emmerson’s new…
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HBO greenlights Spanish-language comedy
HBO has given the green light to a Spanish-language comedy pilot named Mexico City: Only…
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Blue Ant TV boss steps down in rejig
Blue Ant Media’s CEO of television and digital, Raja Khanna, is leaving the Canadian content…
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Studio71 France management team named
TF1 digital chief Nicolas Capuron has been named as CEO of Studio71 France, while Stéphane…
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Eyeworks co-founder to lead new Euro prodco
A trio of producers from Belgium has partnered to launch an Amsterdam-based prodco, with a…
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Jeffrey Tambor exits Transparent
The face of Amazon breakout hit Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor, has decided not to return to…
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Netflix inks deal with GLOW producer
Netflix has signed a multi-year deal with GLOW producer and Orange is The New Black…
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Kew Media hires eOne alumna for scripted
Global producer and distributor Kew Media Group has appointed industry veteran Carrie Stein to a newly created…
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ProSiebenSat.1 CEO to step down in 2018
ProSiebenSat.1 Media chief executive officer Thomas Ebeling is due to leave the company after its…
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Banijay Group ups deputy CFO to studios role
Banijay Group has upped deputy chief finance officer Frédéric Balmary to chief operating officer of…
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Back Roads bags ex-BBCWW exec for development
Back Roads Entertainment has appointed former BBC Worldwide executive Jonathan Cane as head of development….
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Optomen & Jane Street sign copro deal
All3Media’s Optomen Productions has signed a coproduction deal with veteran producer Donna MacLetchie and her…