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Banijay promotes creative networks co-leads Townley & Green to chief content officers
Production and distribution giant Banijay has promoted its creative networks co-leads, James Townley and Lucas…
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Events round-up: Edinburgh TV Festival plans climate summit; Sheffield DocFest details announced; Conecta Fiction announces Spanish showcase
Edinburgh TV Festival plans climate summit The Edinburgh TV Festival is launching its first-ever Climate…
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Sales round-up: Red Arrow hits bullseye with scripted deals; Paramount+ traverses ‘Savage River’ for UK & Germany; Fremantle to shop Richard Williams doc
Red Arrow hits bullseye with scripted deals Red Arrow Studios International has inked several international…
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Envision hires ‘Gomorrah’ writers to adapt David Szalay’s ‘Turbulence’
UK-based Envision Entertainment has hired Gomorrah and ZeroZeroZero writers Leonardo Fasoli and Maddelana Ravagli to…
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Banijay Studios France recruits Newen’s Guillaume Thouret as MD
Banijay has hired Newen Group exec Guillaume Thouret as managing director for Banijay Studios France….
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BBC Studios inks development & distribution deal with ‘Mood’ producer Bonafide Films
BBC Studios has struck a development and distribution deal with Bonafide Films, the UK production…
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WildBrain promotes Josh Scherba to president and CEO, as Eric Ellenbogen steps down
Canadian kids and family firm WildBrain has promoted Josh Scherba to president and CEO, taking…
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Paramount cuts 25% of US division under Chris McCarthy following poor Q1 earnings report
Paramount Global is cutting around 25% of its US-based team across Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and…
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Warner Bros. Discovery reports $50m D2C earnings, expects streaming profitability in 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is on track to streaming profitability by the end of 2023,…
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October Films recruits Pulse’s Mohammed Adnan to head US development
UK-US producer October Films has appointed Mohammed Adnan as head of development, US, as the…