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NewsKate Winslet sets first TV role since 'Mildred Pierce'
British star to play troubled small-town Pennsylvania detective.
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Patrick Wachsberger, France’s Federation Entertainment launch TV JV
Indie veteran will continue to develop film projects through his Picture Perfect.
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Viacom snaps up free streamer Pluto TV for $340m
Deal creates opportunity to launch Spanish-language streaming offering in US, Latin America.
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Netflix adds 8.8m subscribers, reveals viewing figures
International subscriber base climbs to 80.8m.
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'Friday Night Lights' showrunner Jason Katims signs overall deal with Apple
Summer move for Katims’ True Jack Productions after Universal Television deal expires.
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NBCU targets 2020 streaming platform launch, unveils leadership reorganisation
Donna Langley becomes sole chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group.
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Al Pacino reportedly close to signing to 'The Hunt' for Amazon Studios
Actor to make streaming series debut on Nazi-hunter drama.
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How 'Can You Ever Forgive Me?' collapsed and rebounded with a new director and cast
Melissa McCarthy and Richard E Grant lead a crime spree in the film.
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Cable narrowly beats out streaming in Golden Globes TV categories
It was a good night for British TV actors and series.
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Holiday period boosts 2018 North American box office to $11.859bn
Disney confirms second biggest global take ever, with $7.325bn for the year.
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Netflix recruits former Activision executive as new chief financial officer
Spencer Neumann, who replaces David Wells, was reportedly on paid leave from Activision.
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Jonathan Nolan gets Visual Effects Society honour
The co-creator of Westworld and co-writer of The Dark Knight will receive the VES Visionay Award.
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ESX Productions founders launch US theatrical distribution operation
Former Open Road executive Scott Kennedy to oversee seven-film 2019 release slate.
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Penny Marshall, sitcom star and 'Big' director, dies at 75
Marshall made a string of hits in the eighties and nineties, including A League Of Their Own.
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ProSiebenSat.1's Rudiger Boss leaving group after 25 years
Henrik Pabst will take over content acquisitions and sales for the European group.
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Bron Creative signs $100m co-financing deal with Warner Bros
The Bron Studios joint venture will back projects including Joker, The Kitchen and Torrance.
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Oscars 2019 foreign-language, documentary shortlist revealed
The US Academy has released Oscar shortlists for foreign-language, documentary and other categories.
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Leslie Moonves' severance pay denied by CBS
CBS says its investigation shows grounds to terminate the former CEO for cause.
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Netflix recruits Channing Dungey as VP of original content
Dungey, previously ABC Entertainment president, will work with - and report to - Netflix original content executive Cindy Holland.
