LONDON: Jane Featherstone, who has been the chief executive of Kudos since 2011, is set to leave the company in the spring. Featherstone joined Kudos in 2000 as the head of drama. She will continue to work in a hands-on executive producer role on a number of commissioned projects, including ...

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LONDON: Steve Macallister is taking on the post of CEO of all3media international, stepping into the role March 1. He is taking over from Louise Pedersen, whose departure from the company was announced last year. Macallister was previously serving as CEO of Zodiak Rights, and prior to this he spent ...

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LONDON: TalkTalk has acquired the blinkbox Movies business, as well as the Tesco broadband and fixed-line voice base. Blinkbox is among the leading on-demand providers of pay content in the U.K. TalkTalk believes that the acquisitions will help to accelerate the development of its platform by delivering a number of ...

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LONDON: Nicoletta Gelli has been hired by Universal Networks International (UNI), NBCUniversal International Television's international channels' division, as senior VP of marketing. In her newly created role, Gelli will oversee marketing and digital activity for the company's portfolio of pay-TV channels around the globe, including such brands as Universal Channel, ...

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BUDAPEST: The new SPI/FilmBox team in Budapest has inked a major channel distribution deal with Antenna Hungaria and has launched FilmBox Live on Telenor's My TV. The FilmBox Premium Pak is now available on Antenna Hungaria. This agreement includes the newly rebranded FilmBox Premium and the FilmBox Family channels. FilmBox ...

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MUNICH: Martin Metzger has joined the management board of Red Arrow Entertainment Group as the managing director of business affairs. This newly created post sees Metzger taking on responsibility for legal and business affairs oversight throughout the Red Arrow portfolio. Metzger reports directly to Jan Frouman, the CEO of Red ...

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PREMIUM: It was a FIFA World Cup year in 2014, so it almost goes without saying that the great audience winner on French television was the month-long soccer tournament in Brazil, but the big surprise was how well long-running American detective show The Mentalist did in comparison. World Cup matches ...

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DUBLIN: New tax breaks for the film and TV sector have been introduced in Ireland, in a bid to help attract major international productions to the country and boost the local industry. The changes, which went into effect January 1, were made to Section 481, including extending the scheme until ...

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LONDON: ITV has invested an undisclosed amount in Zealot Networks, a Los Angeles-based digital-media company founded by former Maker Studios CEO Danny Zappin. ITV, which is Zealot Networks’ first media-industry investor, is set to have a board position as the company continues its development. Zappin created the digital-first outfit last ...

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BUDAPEST/NEW YORK: SPI International has restructured its local country team in Budapest, which manages all operations in Hungary, including the distribution of TV channels and continued expansion of the multiscreen VOD platform FilmBox Live. The new team has launched FilmBox Premium, a flagship movie channel that replaced the FilmBox Extra ...

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