More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 137
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NewsAmazon MGM Studios UK scripted head to return to US
Tom Lieber lands expanded role amid senior reshuffle with newly installed internationals chief Nicole Clemens overseeing domestic
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to Stuart Prebble
Creator of Grumpy Old Men and former ITV chief executive has died aged 74
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NewsCineflix hires Raw alum Piers Vellacott as chief commercial officer
Former exec at Tinder Swindler producer to work across Canadian company’s scripted and unscripted output
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NewsC4 quietly progressing hunt for in-house lead
Three to four candidates understood to be in the mix to lead PSB’s in-house production team
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NewsDisney+ and Germany’s ZDF strike content pact
Disney+ will offer more than 3,000 hours of shows from the German broadcaster
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NewsBafta programmes head to step down
Mariayah Kaderbhai, who helped launch Bafta Elevate, departs after 22 years with organisation
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NewsParamount eyes cuts of up to 3,000 roles
Potential job losses come as US studio looks to make savings of $2bn following Skydance deal
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NewsNetflix appoints Stan’s Amanda Duthie to lead ANZ content
Global streamer also hires former Matchbox Pictures exec as content manager in Australia and New Zealand
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NewsJust under three weeks left to enter Broadcast’s Best Places to Work in TV
Companies have until 12 September to register for a chance to be named TV’s top employer for 2026
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NewsIn brief: Wonder Women reveals conference speakers; ITVS appoints technology lead; Mr Bean travels
5 News, BBCS, C4 and WBD execs lead line for diverse women in TV-focused conference
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NewsSouth Pacific’s John Barnett dies aged 80
Influential New Zealand producer was behind shows ranging from Shortland Street to Whale Rider
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NewsTina Fey developing UK-set Sky comedy
Four Seasons and 30 Rock creator working up project for pay-TV giant and Comcast sibling Peacock
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NewsStrictly star arrested on suspicion of rape
Met Police act after third-party allegation of sexual and drug related offences
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NewsWayne Garvie urges pivot to creator economy
Sony Pictures Television international production chief also talks up commissioning change
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NewsParamount+ hires Apple TV+ exec for originals
Chris Parnell will work across development and production for streamer
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NewsTina Fey: slowdown helped bring top talent to Four Seasons writers room
Writer and actor reveals lack of work in the US allowed her to secure her first choice writers for the Netflix series
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NewsCharlie Brooker: ‘people will always want messy humans in the mix’
The Black Mirror creator weighs up AI
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NewsSix international takeaways from Edinburgh TV Festival
YouTube clamour, commissioning overhauls and creator economy pivots underline industry transition
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NewsStudio Lambert grappling with YouTube conundrum
Influential indie is exploring creator partnerships, Stephen Lambert reveals
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NewsNearly half of TV workers unemployed, Bectu survey reveals
The research, carried out in March, found that underrepresented groups were the worst affected