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Disney ousts Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter amid cuts

Marvel Entertainment chairman Isaac ‘Ike’ Perlmutter has been laid off as part of Disney’s efforts…

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Amazon alum Georgia Brown to lead UK skills task force

Georgia Brown, the former Amazon Studios Europe chief, is to chair a skills task force,…

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Netflix, Prime Video & Disney+ to face Ofcom scrutiny as UK gov’t reveals media reforms

The UK government has outlined plans to bring global services including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video…

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Netflix orders ‘Man On Fire’ series & ‘Snow Girl’ sequel

Netflix is going big on thrillers with orders for a series based on the A.J….

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WildBrain inks $11.4m acquisition of Toronto animation firm House of Cool

Canadian kids & family firm WildBrain is to acquire Toronto-based animation company House Of Cool…

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News round-up: C5 orders moon doc; Leonine ups Sarah Fischer; Fresh TV & Cake team for ‘Total Dramarama’ special

C5 orders moon doc UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered Dara Ó Briain: Secrets of…

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The ATS Team ups Danny Sanz to COO to head international expansion

The ATS Team, the international production company and production services provider behind Clash Of Trades,…

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Swedish TV and film industry develops intimacy guidelines

The Swedish Film & TV Producers Association, The Swedish Union for Performing Arts and Film…

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Argo’s Richard Johns & director E. Elias Merhige launch Promethean Pictures

British producer Richard Johns, founder of Argo Films, has partnered with US director E. Elias…

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Disney cuts Hulu & Freeform execs as production operations merged & creative acquisitions unit closed

Disney has begun laying off staff as part of its “strategic realignment”, with production operations…