News – Page 15
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NewsNetflix Exceeds Expectations with Near-9m Subscriber Rise
Netflix added 8.76 million global subscribers in the third quarter, taking its total subscriptions to 247.15 million.
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NewsSunset+Vine names Peter Angell as CEO
Sunset+Vine has appointed Peter Angell as chief executive officer.
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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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NewsActors Strike Continues as Negotiations Break Down
Negotiations between Hollywood studios and actors’ union SAG-AFTRA broke down last week, ending hopes that the three-month strike by performers would quickly come to an end.
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NewsGerman Broadcasters ARD and ZDF Launch Streaming Network
German broadcasters ARD and ZDF have officially launched a joint streaming network which allows viewers to watch their shows on either of their platforms.
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NewsITV Launches Linear Addressable TV Ad Offer
ITV has started offering linear addressable advertising across its ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and ITVBe networks in YouView homes, opening up addressable targeting for advertisers in live broadcast viewing across 1.3 million households.
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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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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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NewsNetflix Names Elizabeth Stone as CTO
Netflix has appointed Elizabeth Stone as Chief Technology Officer as part of reshuffle of several of senior executives in its advertising, technology and product divisions.
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NewsMeta Rolls out Generative AI Tools for Advertisers
Meta Platforms has begun rolling out generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can create content like image backgrounds and variations of written text for all advertisers.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery Restructures International Leadership Team
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) president of international Gerhard Zeiler has unveiled his new international leadership team after a number of senior staff departures in recent weeks.
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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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NewsUK Broadcasters Back Creation of Anti-bullying and Harassment Organisation CIISA
UK broadcasters have joined with the music and theatre sectors to commit to the creation of the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) to help prevent and tackle bullying and harassment.
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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.
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NewsSports Rights Ownership Fragments as Western Market Spend hits $35bn
Broadcast rights to popular sports competitions are increasingly being split across a growing number of services in major Western markets, according to research from Ampere Analysis.
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NewsNippon Television Acquires Controlling Stake in Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli, the iconic Japanese animation firm behind Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke, is selling a controlling stake to Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV after failing to find a successor for its legendary co-founder and director Hayao Miyazaki.
