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MGM
Epix programming chief exits
US premium cable network Epix is saying goodbye to its head of programming, Jocelyn Diaz….
MGM rejigs int’l TV sales to achieve ‘greater efficiencies’
MGM has rejigged its international sales division in order to find “greater efficiencies”. The changes…
Ex-Turner & Amblin chief to lead Epix
Former Turner and Amblin Partners chief Michael Wright has joined MGM’s US premium pay TV…
Industry vet to lead Cannabis OTT channel
Douglas Lee has been named as general manager of 420TV, the new OTT TV channel…
MGM rewards CEO Barber with new contract
MGM has extended the contract of chairman and CEO Gary Barber through to 2022, with…
Amazon to ‘increase content spend again’
Amazon will keep apace with Netflix’s original content spend, with Roy Price reportedly promising staff…
Viacom shares slide despite solid Q3 gains
Viacom shares have fallen sharply on news of a delayed payment from a Chinese partner…
Turner taps Nick for Boomerang SVOD chief
Turner has poached Sundance Feniger from Nickelodeon to run its new Boomerang subscription VOD service….
MGM to buy all of Epix
Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwin-Mayer is to buy Viacom and Lionsgate out of premium cable channel Epix….
Love Nature hires ex-Warner Bros., MGM exec
Factual SVOD service Love Nature has hired a director of partnerships, Vince Petersen. Operating out…