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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….
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…
Exclusive: Propagate launches $50m documentary fund as new PropDocs unit staffs up
US producer-distributor Propagate has launched a $50m fund to invest in documentaries, as the LA-based…
‘Queer Eye’ firm Scout Productions hires Elizabeth Davies to lead production
Queer Eye firm Scout Productions has hired Elizabeth Davies as its SVP of production &…
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,…
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…
Blue Ant Int’l to co-pro ‘Lakefront Luxury’, strikes pre-sale & licensing deals
Global distribution outfit Blue Ant International has struck co-production, pre-sale and distribution deals with A+E…
Exclusive: Liberty Global CEO on studio consolidation, All3Media & streaming winners
US studio consolidation will likely wittle down the number of streamers within three years as…
TelevisaUnivision CEO talks up linear, eyes ‘big bets’ on Spanish-language series
TelevisaUnivision CEO Wade Davis has outlined how his company’s linear TV strategy “fundamentally” differs from…
Amazon Studios moves into distribution with new Chris Ottinger-led sales division
Amazon Studios will sell its originals including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Hunters to buyers…