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Starz int’l programming chief Jeff Cooke to exit
Starz’s international programming chief Jeff Cooke is exiting the Lionsgate-owned company later this year. Cooke…
Amazon strikes Lionsgate pact ahead of relaunching MGM streamer in Europe
Amazon is relaunching MGM’s international streaming service across Europe and is stocking it with shows…
News round-up: ABC to pilot UK’s ‘Motherland’; WBD strikes HBO deal in Japan; Scorpion’s Beatles travel
ABC to pilot UK’s Motherland ABC in the US is set to order a pilot…
Exclusive: Why the TV industry is all ears for podcasts
Nick Edwards investigates what it takes to adapt an audio production for the screen but…
Former HBO Max execs launch VHM unscripted production firm
Former HBO Max execs Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn have launched VHM (Velvet Hammer Media), a new US unscripted…
Lionsgate hits record $845m library revenue, sells Starzplay Arabia interest & “quietly” cuts 150 staff
Lionsgate has reported a record $845m revenue from its content library over the past 12…
ITVX picks up HBO Max original ‘Love & Death’ for UK debut
Newly launched streamer ITVX has acquired HBO Max original Love & Death for its exclusive…
Starz to conclude ‘Outlander’, greenlights prequel ‘Blood Of My Blood’
US network Starz has ordered an eighth and final season of fantasy drama series Outlander…
TBI Weekly: Where WBD & its former content goes next
A rapid-fire succession of headlines this week has illuminated what comes next for Warner Bros….
Lionsgate co-pro & acquisitions boss Marc Lorber departs US studio
Marc Lorber, SVP of international TV co-productions and acquisitions at US studio Lionsgate, has exited…