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2 days ago | media.info | Tom Phillips |Jonathan Watts |Pascal Wyse |Nicole Jackson |Tiago Rogero |Joshua Kelly

Reported and hosted by Tom Phillips; Joshua Kelly series producer; producers Poppy Damon, Ana Ionova, and Leticia Leite; series development Redzi Bernard; sound designers Pascal Wyse and Simon Panyi; music supervisor Pascal Wyse; executive producer Nicole Jackson ; original music composition Stela Nesrine; artwork by Auá Mendes; with thanks to Orlando Possuelo, Cristóvão Negreiros Pissango,Jonathan Watts, Alessandra Sampaio, Beatriz Matos, Gareth Phillips, Sian Phillips and Tiago Rogero.

5 days ago | media.info | Julian Clover

Veteran broadcast executive Lord Michael Grade is to step down from his position of chair Ofcom after a single term. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), which is already beginning a search for his replacement, well ahead of the expiry of Lord Grade’s term in April. Sky News, which first reported the story, said there was no suggestion that Lord Grade would leave his post ahead of time. He had previously held senior positions at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.

5 days ago | media.info | Julian Clover

Poland’s leading broadcaster and cable operator have signed a new long-term cooperation agreement. The new agreement gives Vectra subscribers access to the full programming offer from the TVN Warner Bros. Discovery group, including channels from the broadcaster’s portfolio – both in the linear and OTT models, and solutions and permissions for dynamic advertising replacement (DAI). There is also carriage on Vectra’s mobile app.

1 week ago | media.info | David Knox

Melissa George is set to star in a new crime dramedy in New Zealand, Ms. X. Written and created by New Zealanders Hannah Marshall (Alibi, Double Parked, The Darkness) and David de Lautour, (The Brokenwood Mysteries, My Life Is Murder, Westside) Ms. X centers on a suburban mum (George) who teams up with an old high school friend to scare her cheating husband into staying faithful.

1 week ago | media.info | Julian Clover

AI development firm Anthropic has appointed Netflix chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings to its Board of Directors. Hastings, who took Netflix from mail order DVD business to streaming giant, also serves on the boards of Facebook, Microsoft, and Bloomberg. “Anthropic is very optimistic about the AI benefits for humanity, but is also very aware of the economic, social, and safety challenges.