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ProSiebenSat.1
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Discovery poaches finance chief from ProSieben
Discovery has hired Gunnar Wiedenfels as CFO, poaching the finance chief from German broadcast giant…
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TV companies join Sky in Drone Racing
A raft of international TV and media players have invested in the Drone Racing League….
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VR firm Jaunt appoints Hearst exec as new CEO
Disney-, Sky- and ProSiebenSat.1-backed cinematic VR firm, Jaunt, has appointed Hearst executive George Kliavkoff as…
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ProSiebenSat.1 launches video trading exchange
ProSiebenSat.1 has launched Glomex, a global content marketplace for trading premium video content. Glomex, short…
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ProSieben buys into online dating
German broadcast giant ProSieben has taken control of online dating business Parship Elite and will…
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KKR ‘to rival ITV in eOne chase’
Private equity giant KKR is reportedly lining up a bid for Entertainment One. This puts…
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ProSieben poaches Maker exec for digital
ProSiebenSat.1 has poached a digital exec from Disney’s Maker Studios to run its ad-supported VOD…
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German nets salute Armoza’s Local Heroes
German pubcaster ARD has ordered a local version of the Local Heroes format, while German-language…
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ProSieben to start Robot Wars
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has bought the reboot of Robot Wars. The new UK series, in…
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Red Arrow invests in Band of Outsiders
Germany-based Red Arrow Entertainment Group has acquired a minority stake in Band of Outsiders (BOO),…
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German Netflix rival makes originals move
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1-owned subscription video-on-demand service Maxdome has commissioned its first original series. The broadcaster-owned service…
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Little Big Shots goes big
Warner Bros. has secured a raft of new deals for its Little Big Shots, format…
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ProSieben ‘on track to hit €4bn target’
ProSiebenSat.1 has reported healthy growth in its first quarter results and told investors it is…
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Maxdome SVOD gets into curation
ProSiebenSat.1-owned German video-on-demand provider Maxdome is launching a curated service as the third leg of…
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Former Fox, Nat Geo sales exec to Red Arrow
Red Arrow International has recruited Shirley Bowers as its VP of sales and acquisitions for…
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TV4 recruits Finnish Nurses for format
Swedish commercial channel TV4 is to remake Finnish drama Nurses following a deal with distributor…
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Jan Frouman to join ProSieben board
Red Arrow Entertainment boss Jan Frouman will join the board of the production and distribution…
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ProSiebenSat.1 ties knot with marriage format
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has licensed Armoza Formats’ dating show Marry Me Now following its launch at…
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ProSieben rebrands MCN group
ProSiebenSat.1 has rebranded its MCN group Collective Digital Studio as Studio71. The German broadcast group…
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ProSieben MCN hires ex-Buzzfeed exec
ProSiebeSat.1 Group-owned multichannel network Collective Studio 71 has hired the former head of partnerships at…
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VR firm raises $30.5m from Comcast, Time Warner
NextVR, a company that specialises in virtual reality live-event streams, has raised US$30.5 in funding…
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ProSiebenSat.1 nabs ‘important’ Disney content deal
ProSiebenSat.1 and The Walt Disney Company have agreed a significant multi-year agreement that gives the…
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Disney, Sky, ProSieben invest in VR firm
The Walt Disney Company has led a new US$65 million funding round in cinematic virtual…
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Turner poaches Studio 100 exec for CEE
Turner Broadcasting System has poached a Studio 100 Media executive to become its programming director…
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SVOD helps lift ProSiebenSat.1
A strong performance from digital activities including subscription video-on-demand service Maxdome, along with a good…
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ITV Studios on song as int’l business grows
ITV channels lost viewing share but reported a strong financial performance in the in the…
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ProSieben creates $240m global MCN
ProSiebenSat.1 has taken control of multichannel network operator Collective Digital Studio and will merge it…
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Springer-ProSieben deal would face hurdles
Analysts have said that the mooted merger of German media giants Axel Springer and ProSiebensat.1…
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ProSiebenSat.1 chief extends contract
ProSiebenSat.1 Media has extended CEO Thomas Ebeling’s contract through to 2019. Should he stay in…
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CBS’s Zoo opens around the world
James Patterson’s CBS drama Zoo has sold to international broadcasters around the world. Sky 1…