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BBC to cut 1,000 hours of TV & increases savings target to $495m as licence fee freeze bites
The BBC has revealed it is cutting 1,000 hours of programming from its slates in…
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Studio 100 hires former WildBrain copro director & ex-WDR commissioner
German kids firm Studio 100 Media has landed Manuela Lumb and Richard Rowe as executive…
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Canada Media Fund to receive $29.5m funding boost to support underrepresented groups
Canada’s government is injecting C$40m ($29.5m) into the Canada Media Fund (CMF) in a bid…
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Netflix extends ‘The Night Agent’ & orders supernatural animation
Netflix has renewed action-thriller series The Night Agent for a second season and ordered a…
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News round-up: BBC, C4 lead RTS Awards; WBD unveils UK & Ireland slate; Paramount renews ‘Star Trek’ spin-offs
BBC, C4 lead RTS Programme Awards The BBC and Channel 4 were the stand-out winners…
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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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9 Story Media restructures top team as creative chief Angela Santomero exits
Doc McStuffins and Octonauts firm 9 Story Media Group has restructured its top team after Angela…
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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…