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NewsBanijay Launches AI Creative Fund
Super indie group Banijay has launched an AI Creative Fund which will provide development funding for its production companies to create formats using artificial intelligence and technology.
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IMG Hires Brown and Rudge to Head Multi-sport Content
IMG has appointed Sally Brown and Steve Rudge as Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of Multisport Content for its production business.
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IBC2023 Social Impact Awards: Diversity and Inclusion finalists revealed
Three projects making an impact are to be judged at the IBC2023 Social Impact Awards, in the Diversity and Inclusion category.
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‘Few Young People Know How to Find Creative Industry Work’, Says Study
Three quarters of young adults want to work in the UK’s creative industries but are deterred from entering the industry by a lack of knowledge about roles available as well as a perception that the industry is hard to get into.
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Canal+ Takes Full Control of SPI International
France’s Canal+ has taken full ownership of SPI International, which is behind European channel brands including including FilmBox, Film1, Kino Polska and streamer Dizi.
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Fremantle Appoints Head of AI & Automation
Fremantle has appointed an SVP of AI & Automation to explore possible uses of artificial intelligence across its global business.
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Disney, Amazon and Netflix: ‘The New Gatekeepers of Media”
The striking Writers Guild of America has called on regulators to increase their oversight of streamers, saying that three companies—Disney, Amazon, and Netflix—are “poised to be the new gatekeepers of media.”
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Arabic and Africa SVOD Subs to Boom
SVOD subscriptions in Arabic and African countries are expected to boom, according to Digital TV Research figures.
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IBC2023 Social Impact Awards: Environment and Sustainability finalists revealed
Four projects from around the world were selected for the IBC2023 Social Impact Awards, in the Environment and Sustainability category.
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DAZN strikes partnership deal with Canal+
France’s Canal+ Group has announced the arrival in France of the DAZN sports service as part of its sports offers as well as the distribution of the Canal+ Ligue 1 channel in the DAZN application.
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Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA President Priya Dogra to depart
Priya Dogra, Warner Bos. Discovery’s President & Managing Director for EMEA, is to leave the company later this year.
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Hans Zimmer and Working Title bosses acquire BBC’s Maida Vale Studios
The BBC has sold its legendary Maida Vale recording studios to a partnership between Working Title Co-Chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, composer Hans Zimmer and music producer Steven Kofsky.
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Delivering news to the social media generation
In episode one of the IBC’s Changemaker series of Podcasts, The News Movement’s co-founder and former BBC Editorial Director Kamal Ahmed spoke with Nadira Tudor to discuss the importance of journalism in a world dominated by social media.
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Disney+ to launch ad-supported subscription plan in UK and Europe
Disney+ is to launch its ad-supported subscription plan in the UK and select European countries on 1 November.
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Avid acquired by private equity firm STG for $1.4 billion
Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) has agreed to acquire Avid Technology in an all-cash transaction valuing Avid at approximately $1.4 billion, inclusive of debt.
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IBC2023 Social Impact Awards: Social Impact finalists revealed
Four finalists who are making a difference in society have been selected for the IBC2023 Social Impact Award.
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One year countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympics begins for broadcasters
With one year to go before the Paris 2024 Olympics, the final countdown has begun for those responsible for broadcasting the Games which run from 26 July -11 August, 2024.
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Production Guild of Great Britain names Pulse Films’ Bianca Gavin as Chair
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has appointed Bianca Gavin as its new Chair, replacing Alex Boden who steps down after four years in the role.
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Vice completes $350 million sale to former lenders
Vice Media Group has completed its $350 million sale to a consortium of its former lenders, led by Fortress Investment Group LLC, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital.
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Hasbro sells eOne to Lionsgate for $500 million
Toy and games firm Hasbro has agreed to sell its eOne film and TV business to Lionsgate for $500 million.
