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NewsMip London confirmed as curtain closes on Mip TV in Cannes
Mip London is designed to be complementary to the London TV Screenings.
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.
NewsBBC Studios buys ITV’s stake in streamer BritBox International for £255m
BBC Studios now has sole ownership of the previously joint venture platform.
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.
NewsAmazon restructures European Prime Video business
The plans may result in job losses for staff Africa and the Middle East.
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.
NewsParamount+ and Apple TV+ grow SVoD presence
Kantar research shows streamer gains in major markets while Netflix remains top dog.
NewsSkyShowtime hires former Netflix exec as new content head
Head of programming’s shoes to be filled by former Netflix exec Kai Finke.
NewsSenior eOne execs exit following Lionsgate acquisition
Steve Bertram and Michael Lombardo are exiting the company following the acquisition by Lionsgate.
NewsSony Pictures Television boards We Are Parable’s UK Black creative talent programme
Momentum is a collaboration between We Are Parable and Channel 4.
NewsUK’s Bad Wolf snares New Pictures exec for production post
Emily Russell joins as director of production.
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’
News‘McQueen’ producer Misfits hires Passion Pictures’ Lizzie Gillett
Gillett has been appointed to the newly-created role of head of documentary at Misfits.
NewsRichard Sharp resigns as BBC chair
Independent report concludes Sharp breached public appointment governance rules.
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Government legislation outlined by culture secretary Lucy Frazer will modernise the “outdated” 2003 Communications Act.
NewsNetflix admits to facing diverse talent ‘scarcity’
Germany, Switzerland and Austria content chief Katja Hofem was talking at Series Mania.
NewsFrench civil unrest hits Series Mania
Protestors disrupted the Series Mania Festival purple carpet yesterday (March 21).
NewsSky Studios bulks up drama team
Katherine Butler and Adrian Sturges join drama team led by UK & Ireland chief Meghan Lyvers.
NewsPulse Films hires creative director from Archery Pictures
Judy Counihan joins as scripted creative director.