All articles by Richard Middleton – Page 34
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NewsMix Tape prodco Aquarius Films to close
Australian company’s founders Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford to pursue creative opportunities individually
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NewsAmazon shuffles top Prime Video execs amid AI focus
Streamer’s US boss Albert Cheng and sports chief Jay Marine take on new remits
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NewsNorway takes Top Hat’s Great School Swap
UK factual format that originated on Channel 4 to be turned into five-episode show for TV2
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NewsNetflix’s Peter Friedlander exits in North America rejig
Jinny Howe to take up role of veteran exec, who is stepping down after 14 years with the streamer
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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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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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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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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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NewsSix international takeaways from Edinburgh TV Festival
YouTube clamour, commissioning overhauls and creator economy pivots underline industry transition
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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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NewsWayne Garvie urges pivot to creator economy
Sony Pictures Television international production chief also talks up commissioning change
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NewsNBCU’s Universal Int’l Studios eyes UK expansion
Global scripted chief Kelsey Balance talks up expanding UIS’s footprint and investment plans
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NewsC4 in-house plans are ‘for the birds’, says Banijay UK chief
Indie bosses including Zinc’s Mark Browning also discuss reform of ‘medieval’ commissioning system
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NewsShonda Rhimes: I ‘struggle to understand what America is under Trump’
Grey’s Anatomy creator discusses ‘self-censorship’ and Bridgerton future
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NewsNetflix partners with YouTuber for kids competition show
Mark Rober production outfit is working with Jimmy Kimmel’s Kimmelot on upcoming series
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NewsChina’s COL unveils microdrama sales arm
Global distribution operation aims to tap into surging interest in shortform scripted series
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NewsNexstar strikes $6.2bn Tegna deal to create US giant
The CW owner will operate a huge US broadcast network with more than 250 stations if deal goes through
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NewsDisney hires Netflix APAC’s co-head
Tony Zameczkowski to oversee streaming as Mouse House doubles down on regional growth strategy
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NewsFox names Dana Tafoya-Cameron to lead Bento Box
Krapopolis outfit also hires Netflix exec to run studio content operations, with president Brett Coker retiring