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Jesse Whittock

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Ignatiew, Pabst succeed Richter at Red Arrow International

Irina Ignatiew and Henrik Pabst have been named co-managing directors of distributor Red Arrow International…

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Channel 5 searches for Great British Castles

UK broadcaster Channel 5 has signed a deal with British journalist Dan Jones, who will…

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NATPE Hot Pick: Through the Keyhole

Through the Keyhole is a solid option for buyers with mainstream audiences – the series…

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Servus, Globosat investigate Planet Ice

Austria’s Servus TV and Brazil’s Globosat have prebought Planet Ice from Zodiak Rights. The doc…

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Canal+ captures Israel’s Hostages

French premium paycaster Canal+ has acquired Israeli thriller drama Hostages. In France, the show is…

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Rising Star blossoms in Turkey

Israeli singing format Rising Star has been picked up the prodco behind Turkish remakes of…

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ITV recruits celebrities for full Release the Hounds series

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered a full series of horror gameshow Release the Hounds….

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Ellen is first US talker in China

Online video service Sohu Video has become the first Chinese platform to pick up a…

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Antenna makes it Raine with strategic deal

Greece-based broadcaster Antenna Group has entered into a wide-ranging strategic partnership with media-focused merchant bank…

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E4 tries out ALT drama

UK youth-skewed channel E4 has commissioned a psychological drama-comedy in which “the worst case scenario…

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Intel sells online pay TV assets to Verizon

Intel has sold Intel Media, the division that homes the assets of its planned online…

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BBC Worldwide poaches ex-UTV exec

BBC Worldwide’s Indian arm has appointed Akhauri Sinha as its COO of content and production….

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Italy, Egypt ask Who’s Got the Money?

Who’s Got the Money?, a paper gameshow from indie French TV, is to be made…

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Globosat learns Cumming’s Urban Secrets

Brazilian satellite channels operator Globosat has bought Urban Secrets, a UK-produced series in which actor…

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German Disney Channel claims best ever free TV launch

Disney Channel’s debut on German free TV has produced strong results for the Mouse House….

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Walking Dead heads for PS3 in Russia

Zombie drama The Walking Dead is among the shows Russian on-demand platform Tvigle will offer…

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Sony Entertainment Television launches on UK’s TalkTalk

Sony Pictures Television Networks has launched its general entertainment channel, Sony Entertainment Television, through UK…

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Disney Channel launches on German free TV

Germany’s latest competitor in the children’s free-to-air channels market has arrived. Disney Channel launched on…

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Pablo Escobar sets up on Afghan TV

Colombian crime drama Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord has launched on Afghanistan’s Lemur TV. The…

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NBCUniversal buys into Canuck prodco

NBCUniversal International Television Production has acquired a stake in Canadian producer Lark Productions. The move…

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Investment firms confirm ProSiebenSat.1 exit

Private equity firms KKR and Permira are offloading their remaining shares in German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1….

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NickMom plans to Push It with Hurwitz, Sykes

Nick Jr.’s night-time comedy block NickMom has signed a development deal with writer-producers Wanda Sykes…

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Who gets grounded by Fox’s pilots dismissal?

Will Kevin Reilly’s decision to pull broadcast network Fox out of the pilots development business…

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Zodiak poaches Endemol Italia exec in Magnolia reshuffle

Zodiak Media has appointed Endemol Italia’s Leonardo Pasquinelli (below right) as managing director of its…

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Fox International Channels poaches pay TV exec for Europe

Fox International Channels Southern Europe and Africa has appointed Vera Pinto Pereira to become its…

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Scripps promotes Franklin to digital chief role

Knoxville-based Scripps Networks Interactive has promoted Tamara Franklin to become its executive VP, digital. Franklin…

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Xbox TV buyers resigns from Microsoft

Former Universal Television chairman Blair Westlake has resigned from the entertainment arm of computer software…

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Bell chimes with Opposite Worlds, Haggis drama

Canadian broadcaster Bell Media has unveiled a wide ranging slate of new shows, including a…

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JB Perrette to lead Discovery’s international business

JB Perrette has been named as Mark Hollinger’s successor as president of Discovery Networks International….

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Discovery, Foxtel chart Rise of the Nazi Party

Discovery Networks Western Europe and Australian pay platform Foxtel are among buyers of a new…