All articles by John Elmes, Broadcast – Page 2
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NewsNetflix UK agrees remuneration deal for writers of scripted series
Streamer strikes deal with Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and agency body the Personal Managers Association.
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NewsBBC Studios buys ITV’s stake in streamer BritBox International for £255m
BBC Studios now has sole ownership of the previously joint venture platform.
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NewsRedBird IMI to buy All3Media in £1.2bn deal
Redbird IMI chief exec and former CNN boss Zucker will become the chairman of the All3Media board.
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NewsAmazon restructures European Prime Video business
The plans may result in job losses for staff Africa and the Middle East.
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NewsUK and Spain emerge as the leading European production hubs for global streamers
However, only 9% of fiction titles produced in Europe were commissioned by global streamers says European Audiovisual Observatory report.
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NewsParamount+ and Apple TV+ grow SVoD presence
Kantar research shows streamer gains in major markets while Netflix remains top dog.
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NewsSkyShowtime hires former Netflix exec as new content head
Head of programming’s shoes to be filled by former Netflix exec Kai Finke.
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NewsSenior eOne execs exit following Lionsgate acquisition
Steve Bertram and Michael Lombardo are exiting the company following the acquisition by Lionsgate.
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NewsSony Pictures Television boards We Are Parable’s UK Black creative talent programme
Momentum is a collaboration between We Are Parable and Channel 4.
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NewsUK’s Bad Wolf snares New Pictures exec for production post
Emily Russell joins as director of production.
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NewsSky Deutschland halts scripted originals, says it's "harder for drama series to cut through"
Email to staff talks of ’tough choices on where to spend our investment’
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News‘McQueen’ producer Misfits hires Passion Pictures’ Lizzie Gillett
Gillett has been appointed to the newly-created role of head of documentary at Misfits.
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NewsRichard Sharp resigns as BBC chair
Independent report concludes Sharp breached public appointment governance rules.
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NewsDisney names Hulu president as direct-to-consumer boss
He replaces the departing Michael Paull.
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NewsStreaming giants set for increased regulation in UK under new government Media Bill
Government legislation outlined by culture secretary Lucy Frazer will modernise the “outdated” 2003 Communications Act.
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NewsNetflix admits to facing diverse talent ‘scarcity’
Germany, Switzerland and Austria content chief Katja Hofem was talking at Series Mania.
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NewsFrench civil unrest hits Series Mania
Protestors disrupted the Series Mania Festival purple carpet yesterday (March 21).
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NewsSky Studios bulks up drama team
Katherine Butler and Adrian Sturges join drama team led by UK & Ireland chief Meghan Lyvers.
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NewsPulse Films hires creative director from Archery Pictures
Judy Counihan joins as scripted creative director.
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NewsFremantle acquires majority stake in Israeli documentary firm Silvio Productions
Israeli company is behind documentaries including ‘Shadow Of Truth’ and Emmy-nominated ‘Buried’.