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Sky Kids App launches in Germany, Austria

Sky has launched its new Sky Kids App in Germany and Austria, offering content from its portfolio of children’s channels – including Boomerang, Cartoon Network, Disney Junior, and Disney XD. Sky Germany said that 2,000 episodes will be available at launch with programmes on the service including Maya the Bee (pictured), Vicky the Viking and […]

How coproduction returned to Wales

S4C’s CEO Ian Jones explains the conditions that have seen internationally-coproduced drama return to Wales. I became chief executive of S4C, the Welsh-language broadcaster, in early 2012, at a time of major change within the industry. This change has not only reshaped our sector, but also how we at S4C work – including our strategic […]

Doctor Who Extra set for BBC iPlayer

Doctor Who Extra, a new series based on the British sci-fi drama, is launcing exclusively on the BBC iPlayer. The 12-episode series will follow actor Peter Capaldi (The Thick of It) as he gears up for his first season as the iconic Doctor. It will offer insight from the writers, producers, actors and directors of […]

ABC devalues Assets but Cold War entices BBC America

US broadcaster ABC has pulled its period drama The Assets amid poor ratings, while cable channel BBC America has greenlit a separate Cold War scripted series. The Assets, which comes from Lincoln Square Productions and is based on a non-fiction book about the CIA, has been cancelled after two episodes following dismal ratings. However, dramas […]

Wizards vs Aliens sells around the world

FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment has shopped Wizards vs Aliens, the action adventure show from the team behind Doctor Who, to a raft of international broadcasters. In the US, Hasbro and Discovery joint-venture channel The Hub has acquired the show. it has also sold to the ABC in Australia, HBO Family across Latin America, Canal […]