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NewsLeon Wilson appointed CEO of Banijay labels Shine and Zeppotron
Leon Wilson, the former Talkback and Thames Managing Director and co-founder of Great Scott Media, has been appointed as CEO of Banijay UK labels Shine and Zeppotron.
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NewsInternational Sales of British TV Programmes Reach New High
Sales of British TV shows such as Frozen Planet II and Ru Paul’s Drag Race helped UK TV exports reach their highest level of £1.853 billion in 2022-23, a 22 per cent increase on the previous year, according to Pact’s annual UK TV Exports Report.
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NewsOnce Upon a Time in Northern Ireland and All that Breathes Lead Grierson Winners
The Grierson Trust has announced the winners of the 2023 British Documentary Awards in association with All3Media.
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NewsBBC Leads Nominations for RTS Craft & Design Awards 2023
The BBC leads the way in the nominations for the RTS Craft & Design Awards 2023, sponsored by Apple TV+, which take place on December 4th.
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NewsSAG-AFTRA Reveals Details of Hollywood Studio Deal to End Actors’ Strike
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has revealed the details of the deal it struck last week with Hollywood studios to bring an end to its 118-day strike.
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Industry TrendsBehind the Scenes: The Buccaneers
Girls with money, men with power. A group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the stiff upper lipped London season of the 1870s, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash in Apple TV series The Buccaneers, reports Adrian Pennington.
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NewsAndrew Morrissey, Michael Parke Launch BBC Studios Label River Pictures
BBC Studios has announced the creation of a new scripted production label called River Pictures.
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NewsUS Actors’ Union Reaches ‘Tentative Deal’ with Hollywood Studios
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has struck a “tentative deal” with Hollywood studios to end their long-running strike.
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NewsWBD Max European Launch Set for 2024
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is to launch its Max streaming service in 22 European countries in Spring 2024, followed by launches in France and Belgium later in the year.
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NewsBBC Blames Soap Cancellation on ‘Super Inflation’ in Drama Production
The BBC has cancelled daytime soap Doctors after 23 years on air, blaming ‘super inflation in drama production.”
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VideoVirtual Production: World Premiere case with Sony & Plateau Virtuel
IBC2023: Discover how a Sony state-of-the-art 90m2 Crystal LED display combined with Venice camera capture technology are being used to create stunning near natural backgrounds for premium film, commercial and TV productions in studios near Paris.
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NewsEight European Broadcasters Launch New8 Drama Collaboration
Eight European public service broadcasters have teamed for a joint TV drama commissioning initiative called New8.
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NewsCompetition and Markets Authority Probes Hiring of TV Production Crew
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating suspected anti-competitive behaviour relating to the hiring of freelance TV crew by the BBC, ITV and a number of indie production companies.
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Industry TrendsBehind the Scenes: Special Ops: Lioness
Paul Cameron is a distinguished cinematographer who is now making a move into the director’s chair. IBC365 spoke to him about his latest project, Special Ops: Lioness, a military drama for showrunner Taylor Sheridan.
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NewsFederation Studios Hires Cattleya’s Marco Chimenz as Co-Managing Director
Paris-based production and distribution group Federation Studios has hired Marco Chimenz as Co-Managing Director.
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NewsGlobal Streamer Content Spend Up 7% to $42bn
The major global streaming platforms will invest $42bn in original and acquired film and TV content in 2023, according to research by Ampere Analysis.
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NewsA+E Networks Names Mark Garner Head of FAST
A+E Networks has promoted Mark Garner to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Head of Global FAST Channels.
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NewsAsylum Backs Launch of Airey, Hall and Lindsay’s Moon&Back Media
Leading UK executives Dawn Airey, Nigel Hall and Russ Lindsay have launched production company Moon&Back Media backed by Asylum Entertainment Group.
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NewsDisney+ EMEA Scripted Boss Johanna Devereaux to Join Apple TV+
Disney+ EMEA Vice President of Scripted Johanna Devereaux is to join rival streamer Apple TV+’s UK-based scripted team under European Creative Director Jay Hunt.
