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The Walt Disney Company
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Disney CEO heir apparent to leave
Thomas Staggs is leaving The Walt Disney Company, throwing out the media giant’s apparent plan…
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Disney XD adapts Big Hero 6
Kids channel Disney XD is adapting animated feature film Big Hero 6 for the small…
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New Oz CEO for StudioCanal as Slaviero exits
The Australasian arm of StudioCanal is getting a new CEO after the exit of incumbent…
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Hulu ‘could make international return’
American on-demand platform Hulu could make a return to the international market, according to a…
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Disney, Alibaba launch SVOD service
The Walt Disney Company and Alibaba Group are today launching a subscription OTT service in…
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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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ABC casting chief gets global programmes role
ABC Entertainment Group’s casting chief, Keli Lee, has been named managing director, international content and…
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Time Warner ‘eyes Hulu stake’
Time Warner could become the latest media giant to invest in American on-demand platform Hulu….
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Hulu investment pledge as firm makes loss
Hulu made an equity loss in the quarter ending October 3 due to higher content…
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Vice-branded A+E channel due next year
The planned rebranding of A+E Networks’ H2 channel as a Vice Media-branded proposition is expected…
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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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Turner EMEA targets Adult Swim expansion
Turner Broadcasting System EMEA has identified young adult-skewing channel Adult Swim as a key driver…
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Taking stock of Turner
Turner Broadcasting System EMEA is heading for its best year, both in terms of ratings…
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Canal+ extends Disney pact
Canal+ Group has extended its wide-ranging distribution agreement with Disney Media Distribution France. This hands…
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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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China streaming deal for Star Wars
Chinese internet platform Tencent has struck a deal with The Walt Disney Company to create…
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NBCU seeks to match rivals’ int’l revenues
NBCUniversal will seek to bring its domestic to international revenue split in line with rival…
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Angry Birds firms hires DreamWorks sales boss
Rovio Entertainment has poached an international TV sales chief of Burbank-based DreamWorks Animation to run…
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Maker Studios-owned Blip.tv ‘to shut’
Justin Day, the co-founder of online video producer and distributor Blip.tv, has said the business…
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Rasulo to remain with Disney on full pay
The Walt Disney Company’s outgoing CFO, Jay Rasulo, will now remain with the media giant…
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Disney revenue up, Fox down
US entertainment giant Disney both posted improved first quarter revenues in the second financial quarter,…
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Hulu scores Turner SVOD exclusive deal
US streaming service Hulu has snapped up exclusive subscription on-demand rights to Turner Broadcasting System…
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Ex-Disney chief Cook launches studio
The Walt Disney Company’s former studios chairman Dick Cook has launched a family entertainment-focused studio…
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Sweeney joins Netflix board
Former Disney-ABC Television president Anne Sweeney has joined the board of streaming service Netflix. Sweeney…
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Tax break sweetener to drive UK copros
International drama shot in the UK has just become more appealing to overseas investors following…
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Disney EMEA readies Evermoor Chronicles
The Walt Disney Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa arm has commissioned a full season…
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eOne poaches Nerd Corps’ Reinseth
Transatlantic studio Entertainment One has poached Nerd Corps Entertainment’s Jillianne Reinseth. The executive joins eOne…
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Staggs in pole for Disney CEO role
Thomas Staggs has been named COO of The Walt Disney Company, positioning him as likely…
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Macallister to replace Pedersen at All3 Int’l
Sales veteran Steve Macallister is taking on the CEO job at All3Media International. The former…
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Disney pledges to hit quota amid Italian toon row
Disney Italy will not seek a further year’s exemption to an EU law that dictates…