Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ) announced the formal departure of Andrew Denton after the merger of Cordell Jigsaw and Zapruder’s Other Films eighteen months ago. Denton leaves CJZ with over a dozen shows on the production slate and an exciting range of content across most networks. CJZ retains a first look deal with Denton in the event he decides to move back into television. Since its establishment, Zapruder’s produced a slate of original Australian-developed and produced shows … [Read more...] about Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder’s Andrew Denton exits
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Al Jazeera’s director-general resigns
Ahmed bin Jassim al-Thani said in a statement posted on the station's website that he was leaving the network "to serve my country", without indicating which government post he was taking, according to the Reuters report.Several ministers, including the prime minister and foreign minister, were replaced in a cabinet reshuffle that took place a day after the accession of Qatar's new ruler.The station did not indicate who his replacement would be, added the report. … [Read more...] about Al Jazeera’s director-general resigns
FRANCE 24 : “Touring the Tour”
FRANCE 24's Eve Irvine, Pauline Godart and Lyana Saleh will board a Tour de France camping car, cover the 3,500 km of the Tour de France race, and report back with 21 stories which will be broadcast every day on FRANCE 24’s three channels (in French, English and Arabic). The three journalists cross a wide variety of French regions stopping off in towns all along the race’s route. This FRANCE 24 programme will showcase France and its heartlands to viewers around the world, … [Read more...] about FRANCE 24 : “Touring the Tour”
Layoffs at Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop, the creator of Sesame Street, is laying off 10% of its staff. According to Deadline.com, Sesame Workshop's CEO also announced that the Corporate Strategy and the Business Systems Programming groups will be dissolved as of July 1st. Sesame Workshop’s Global Education department will also be melded into other units. Sesame Workshop released the following statement: "Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organisation behind Sesame Street, is constantly … [Read more...] about Layoffs at Sesame Workshop
Turner CN Enterprises announces new EMEA Consumer Products team
Turner CN Enterprises (TCNE) has recently announced its streamlined consumer products team, which predominantly consists of internal appointments. The team is aligned to focus on two key areas of partner support: retail and licensees. They will report to Fenwick, Maria Rosaria Milone, Senior Commercial Director, who will lead a new category sales team and is responsible for developing licensing strategies in-line with local and regional market trends. Leila Loumi who is previously from The … [Read more...] about Turner CN Enterprises announces new EMEA Consumer Products team
TV ASIA Plus WEB EXCLUSIVE: Head of Media Business Unit for StarHub, Soo Hui LEE
Lee Soo Hui, Head of Media Business Unit, StarHub The channel, targeted at viewers aged 15 years and above and launched on June 3, 2013, is a content partnership with production company Brand New Media. The channel was offered as a free-view service to all StarHub TV subscribers and also made available StarHub’s multi-device service “TV Anywhere”. 1. Why a channel on branded content? How does this complement your current bouquet? Although we have more than 200 channels on our … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB EXCLUSIVE: Head of Media Business Unit for StarHub, Soo Hui LEE