Strategy: Last News

David Simonsen is joining Amazon and taking over the new position of Director Prime Video, Southeast Asia. He will be based in Singapore and is starting on Monday, September 5.

Stockport’s long-term housing strategy has been delayed for a second time, with council bosses awaiting 'clarity' on planning policy once a new PM is in place. The only borough in Greater Manchester not involved in the joint ‘Places for Everyone’ masterplan, a public consultation on a draft ‘Local Plan’ was due to be launched later this month.

South Lanarkshire councillors approved a new five-year strategy to tackle litter and fly-tipping.

EXCLUSIVE: ITV Studios America, ITV Studios’ U.S. independent scripted television operation led by Philippe Maigret, announced the hiring of Dave Macesich as senior VP, finance. It also promoted Joey Kern to senior VP, production and Kimberly Rosenblum to senior VP, business and legal affairs.

Survivor season is upon us, and CBS has officially released the new cast.

The billionaire Issa brothers have agreed a £600m deal for Asda to buy the Co-operative Group's 129-strong petrol forecourt chain.

EXCLUSIVE: By the time the Nexstar Media Group’s long-in-the-works 75% acquisition of the CW finally closed earlier this month, it was the height of pitch season, when broadcast networks buy scripted projects to develop as new series for next season.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Former WarnerMedia tech exec Alex Maghen has joined Husslup as chief technology officer. He’ll oversee all engineering and technological aspects of the company, including strategy, as the new mobile app for creative talent discovery in media and entertainment continues its launch. The app is currently in an invite-only beta stage. Maghen will report to Husslup CEO/founder H Schuster, who announced the hire on Monday. “Any tech company is only as good as the talented people behind it, and with Alex’s arrival we are now fully positioned to accelerate our product growth and fulfill our mission of democratizing and diversifying access to the industry,” Schuster said in a statement. “Alex is a triple threat—he has deep technical expertise, an impressive CV at the intersection of technology and entertainment, and a personal understanding of the obstacles that diverse members of our creative community face.”

A trip to Disneyland or Disney World is growing more expensive, but that’s part of a Walt Disney Co. strategy to increase spending from visitors and downplay annual pass holders, the Wall St. Journal reports.

Jasmine Davis seemingly spent a lot of time in the Big Brother house not liking fellow houseguest Taylor Hale – but she’s now speaking out about their relationship and why they were “not aligned.”

News junkies this week are agitated over the disappearance of CNN’s Reliable Sources, but cable news network chiefs have a deeper concern: the disappearance of reliable anchors.

Developers hoping to bring a 1,100 home ‘neighbourhood’ to Mosley Common have promised to deal with residents’ concerns at a later date. Peel L&P explained that matters to do with congested roads, green belt and education provision will be part of their plans submitted when they seek planning permission further down the line.

Channel 4 has picked up a new six-part drama currently titled The Gathering from the acclaimed writer and director Helen Walsh.

BBC Chair Richard Sharp said he has U-turned on feeling the BBC was “bloated, self important and heard too much of its own voice” when he took the job on two years ago.

K.J. Yossman Georgia Brown, head of European originals at Amazon Studios in the U.K., has said that even while the cost of living crisis bites and other streamers, such as HBO Max, have halted their local originals, Amazon Prime Video has no intention of cutting back. “We’ve always had a very different strategy,” Brown said during a panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival, before saying she abides by head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke’s mantra of offering a “really curated” slate. Brown emphasized her commitment to local productions, saying: “It was really critical to us that we have these local productions on the ground. Our strategy has always been ‘local for local.’”

Lionsgate’s Motion Picture Group has named Horizon Media its media agency of record for its theatrical and home entertainment business.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentBanijay CEO Marco Bassetti will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Mipcom TV market in Cannes.As CEO of one of the world’s top independent content production and distribution outfits, Bassetti oversees a large-scale operation spanning 22 territories, over 120 production entities and a catalogue that includes “Survivor,” “Peaky Blinders,” “Big Brother” and “MasterChef,” as well as upcoming titles “Rogue Heroes,” “Blow Up,” “Starstruck” and “Marie Antoinette.”Bassetti will be on stage on the Oct. 17-20 market’s second day.

Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti is to deliver a keynote at Mipcom.

Gary Neville has questioned Manchester United’s decision to hand Casemiro a four-year deal with an option for a 12-month extension.

Former left-back Patrice Evra believes Manchester United's problems will not be solved through the method of bringing in new players ahead of the transfer window closing.

Scotland is more likely to become independent if Liz Truss becomes prime minister, according to a new opinion poll across the UK. The Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times shows that Truss is almost as unpopular in Scotland as Boris Johnson.