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Boat Rocker has hired former Fifth Season and HBO executive Dan Selig as senior VP of content sales.

In Cannes today to receive the inaugural Studio of Distinction Award at MIPCOM, Tim Davie and Tom Fussell outlined BBC Studios’ global ambitions and the pubcaster’s emphasis on innovation and impactful content.

VICE Media Group has elevated the leadership team responsible for its news, publishing and TV divisions.

Lionsgate has entered into a new long-term employment agreement with Jim Packer, president of worldwide television distribution.

GRB Studios has closed a round of deals for Untold Stories of the ER and On the Case, among other titles.

MIA | International Audiovisual Market has concluded its five-day event in Rome, with attendance up by 20 percent compared to the previous edition.

Joel McHale (Crime Scene Kitchen, Community) is on board to star in the new workplace comedy Animal Control, which received a straight-to-series order from FOX.

Beyond Rights has brought on Steve Jones to its London-based team in the newly created role of senior VP of development.

Netflix’s lower-priced ad-supported plan, Basic with Ads, is launching in November for $6.99 a month.

Dave Conlon and Michael McGuigan have set up Shadow Pine Studios, having acquired the assets of Breakthrough Entertainment and its affiliates.