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Ulla Streib joins Tin Roof’s Blink and Outline
Indie investment group Tin Roof Media has hired Ulla Streib in the new role of…
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BBC Studios hires Naomi Carter from Tinopolis
BBC Studios Productions has appointed Naomi Carter to the newly created role of director of…
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Freesat hires head of product
Free-to-air satellite TV provider Freesat has hired David Thomas as head of product. Thomas joins…
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‘Les Mis’ producer Chris Carey boards Dancing Ledge
Les Misérables producer Chris Carey has joined Fremantle-backed Dancing Ledge Productions. The exec, who most recently…
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NBC exec to lead unscripted at Matchbox Pictures
NBC exec Dan Munday has been named head of unscripted at Australian prodco Matchbox Pictures….
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Shaftesbury grows creative team with Temple Street producer
Frankie Drake Mysteries producer Shaftesbury has appointed Lesley Grant as creative producer. She will be responsible…
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BBC Studios, Lionsgate hire former DreamWorks exec to head US partnership
BBC Studios and Lionsgate have appointed former Fox and DreamWorks exec Dan McDermott as the…
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Hat Trick exec boards Beano Studios
Hat Trick Productions exec Mark Talbot has joined Beano Studios as chief creative officer. In…
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Imagine Entertainment hires Netflix exec to drive global expansion
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment has hired a top Netflix exec to lead…
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ABC Australia installs MD months after Guthrie fall-out
ABC Australia has permanently appointed David Anderson as managing director. Anderson, who has been given…
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Lionsgate’s O’Connell lands at WarnerMedia
Lionsgate’s Jennifer O’Connell has landed at WarnerMedia, where she will serve as EVP of original…
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Jennifer O’Connell exits Lionsgate, replaced by Starz exec
Jennifer O’Connell has departed Lionsgate after less than four years. The EVP of alternative programming…
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UKTV’s Darren Childs resurfaces at Premiership Rugby
Former UKTV boss Darren Childs is to lead Premiership Rugby. The exec, who was revealed…
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Oxford Scientific Films hires BBC alum as exec producer
Oxford Scientific Films (OSF), part of the ITV Studios-owned Boom Cymru group, has appointed BBC…
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Apple hires A+E’s Molly Thompson to head documentaries
Apple has hired A+E Networks veteran Molly Thompson as its head of documentaries. Thompson founded…
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Mentorn taps ITN Productions for new factual head
Mentorn Media has expanded its senior team with ITN Productions exec Bernie Kay, who will…
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All3Media rejigs German management team
All3Media Germany has restructured its management team appointing new chief business and chief financial officers….
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Exclusive: Amazon taps TF1 exec to head up unscripted in France
Amazon has hired TF1’s non-scripted development manager Thomas Dubois to head up unscripted in France….
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Exclusive: Netflix’s Larry Tanz to relocate to Netherlands
Netflix is relocating one of its top acquisitions execs to the Netherlands as it continues…
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BBC Studios appoints Lisa Opie as MD of UK production
BBC Studios has appointed Lisa Opie, its former factual production MD, as managing director of…
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Wild Money: The new rules of play in distribution
Distributors are under greater pressure than ever, needing to be nimble, innovative and cash-rich –…
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The Ink Factory taps Endor’s Tom Nash as exec producer
Simon and Stephen Cornwell’s The Ink Factory is expanding its creative team with the appointment…
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Shaftesbury expands UK team with UKTV hire
Shaftesbury is to expand its UK team with new hire Alexandra Finlay, who was formerly…
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NENT appoints Cecilia Gave as Viafree head
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), formerly the broadcasting and streaming part of Modern Times Group,…
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RTL Group names new CEO
RTL Group has named its chairman Thomas Rabe as CEO following the unexpected resignation of…
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Endemol Shine appoints head of digital distribution
Endemol Shine Group has appointed a media strategist as its head of digital distribution and…
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Ted Sarandos: Netflix doesn’t disrupt for disruption’s sake
Netflix is not primarily about acting disruptively, at least in terms of content if not…
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Netflix teams with ‘Glee’ EP Brad Falchuk
Glee executive producer Brad Falchuk is the latest creative to join the Netflix fold. The…
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BBC Studios’ Keelan exits amid Content Partnerships rejig
BBC Studios’ scripted portfolio director Liam Keelan is exiting the business as the distributor once…
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Ireland’s ShinAwiL rolls out first scripted slate
Irish producer ShinAwiL, best known for making local versions of formats such as Dancing With…