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Ex-CableReady exec joins Chicken Soup
Former CableReady and CMJ Productions sales chief Lou Occhicone has joined Chicken Soup for the…
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Xilam shakes up production department
Xilam has promoted three execs in the production department as it looks to expand its…
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eOne brings TV & films together in rejig
Entertainment One has placed John Morayniss and Steve Bertram at the top of a newly…
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Roy Price resigns from Amazon Studios
Roy Price has resigned from Amazon Studios after an allegation of sexual harassment. Price had…
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Netflix plans $8bn content spend in 2018
Netflix added a record number of third quarter subscribers in its most recent quarter and announced…
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Gåsmamman trio go Bigster with new indie
The creative teamn behind Scandi drama Gåsmamman have launched their own prodco, Bigster. Actor Alexandra…
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WME & IMG sales team merge for new Endeavor
The sales teams at WME and IMG are coming together to form Endeavor Content. Days…
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Content Innovation Awards 2017: Cathy Payne & Christina Jennings honoured
Endemol Shine International chief Cathy Payne and Shaftesbury Films founder Christina Jennings were last night…
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Victory founder Ashbourne launches new indie
Victoria Ashbourne has resurfaced at the helm of a new indie producer in the UK….
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Endemaño to lead int’l sales for Disney
Mark Endemaño has been promoted to senior VP of media distribution for Walt Disney International….
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Eurocinema founders launch short format app
Eurocinema World’s founders, Sebastien Perioche and Jacques Perioche, have unveiled a new short format content…
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AMC promotes Hajós in Europe
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has promoted Balázs Hajós to vice president of affiliate sales for Central…
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TBI Weekly: What happens to The Weinstein Company?
This week was undoubtedly dominated by news that Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the…
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Sony names Garvie int’l production president
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Wayne Garvie president of international production. Garvie moves from his…
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Amazon suspends Roy Price over harassment claims
Amazon Studios has suspended its head, Roy Price, after allegations he sexually harassed a producer…
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Disney begins ABC staff cuts
The Walt Disney Company has begun a round of staff cuts that will see up…
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Etspueler upped at Red Arrow
Nina Etspueler has been elevated to executive VP of creative operations at Germany’s Red Arrow…
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DR drama chief exits for own venture
DR’s long-serving drama chief, Piv Bernth, is exiting the Danish pubcaster to create her own…
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Indie Off the Fence makes trio of hires
Production and distribution company Off the Fence (OTF) has expanded its team with three appointments…
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Frazier lands new digital distribution role at AMC
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has upped Marco Frazier to the newly created role of senior…
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Blue Ant launches toon studio
Canada’s Blue Ant Media has launched an animation studio, Look Mom! Productions. The unit will…
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Skydance names ex-DreamWorks exec animation president
Skydance Media has named former DreamWorks Animation exec Bill Damaschke as president of animation and…
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Red Arrow teams with new Ringbakk prodco
Red Arrow Entertainment Group has signed a commercial and creative partnership with a new LA-based…
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Discovery Latin America president to retire
The president and managing director of Discovery Latin America / US Hispanic, Enrique Martínez, is…
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Harvey Weinstein fired over allegations
Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the company he co-founded with his brother after multiple…
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ABC Commercial exec in as Flame hires two
Australia-based Flame Distribution has hired ABC Commercial exec Robyn Campbell (pictured) and Global Telemedia’s Anne…
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Disney poaches Paramount TV for originals
Disney Channels Worldwide has poached a Paramount Television for original programming. Dina Hillier has been…
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Ex-Motion & C4 exec joins Reel One’s drama push
Dominic Schreiber, formerly of Channel 4 and Motion Content Group, has joined drama producer and…
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Fremantle’s Lamb lands major BBC post
FremantleMedia’s Suzy Lamb has landed the entertainment and music genre director post at BBC Studios….
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ZDFE chief Coridass to exit after 25 years
ZDF Enterprises president and CEO Alexander Coridass has resigned after a quarter of a century…