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Jesse Whittock
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ITVSGE prepares Israel’s Game of Chefs
ITV Studios Global Entertainment is launching an Israeli primetime cookery format. Game of Chefs comes…
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Watchever adds The Bridge, kids shows
German SVOD platform Watchever has scored a deal with ZDF Enterprises for shows including Nordic…
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Miramax names veteran as production chief
US studio Miramax has appointed industry veteran Zanne Devine as its executive VP, production and…
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Geordie Shore star in TLC reality travel show
The UK feed of Discovery’s TLC channel has commissioned a 4x60mins reality series in which…
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Reilly: Fox will bypass pilot season
US network Fox has declared itself out of the pilots game. Appearing at the net’s…
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Nordic World set to buy Absolutely Independent
Scandinavian distributor Nordic World has reached a deal to buy Netherlands-based formats house Absolutely Independent….
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UK’s Sky clocks on for new 24
UK satcaster BSkyB has acquired Fox’s upcoming miniseries thriller, 24: Live Another Day. Sky has…
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RTÉ gets Connected
Irish pubcaster RTÉ has commissioned a local version of Israeli multiplatform Connected. RTÉ is coproducing…
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Pete Smith, Red Planet produce Motown drama
Former Cineflix Studios and NBCUniversal International boss Pete Smith is hooking up with writer Tony…
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Show of the week: The Musketeers
The BBC’s latest reworking of Alexandre Dumas’ 19th century novel is a “natural fit” for…
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ABC devalues Assets but Cold War entices BBC America
US broadcaster ABC has pulled its period drama The Assets amid poor ratings, while cable…
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Channel 4 buys Norwegian political drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Mammon, a political drama from Norwegian pubcaster NRK. The…
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ZDF plans Anne Frank miniseries
German pubcaster ZDF has commissioned a two-part miniseries about famous teenage World War II diarist…
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Sunny Saha to exit Turner’s Asia Pac business
Turner Broadacasting System Asia Pacific is saying goodbye to long-serving managing director of entertainment networks…
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Ex-BBCWW, Fox Sports exec is ITV Studios’ Choice hire
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has appointed a former BBC Worldwide and Fox Sports commercial executive…
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Heroes net joins ranks as Military Channel gets marching orders
Discovery Communications is rebranding the Military Channel, which will become American Heroes Channel. The pay…
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Fox International Channels makes European media sales hire
Fox International Channels has appointed Jean-Philippe Amos as its VP of media sales and partnerships,…
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Hell’s Kitchen opens in Germany, Italy
Hell’s Kitchen, the cooking format chef Gordon Ramsay made famous in the US, is being…
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Netflix CEO: Web firms to benefit first from 4K
Ultra High Definition, also known as 4K, will benefit online firms before traditional broadcasters, with…
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WWE Network to be online channel
The long gestation period for the thematic pay wrestling network from the WWE is coming…
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CBS, Amazon score Extant streaming agreement
CBS and Amazon have replicated the deal they struck for Under the Dome and made…
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Sky Vision forms bond with Ugly Brother
UK-based Sky Vision has signed a development deal with LA production house Ugly Brother Studios….
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News brief: Disney Junior renews Sofia, Doc, Jake
Preschool channel Disney Junior has renewed a trio of original shows. Disney Princess series Sofia…
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Fox adapts Swedish crime novels
US broadcaster Fox has again tapped the Scandinavian market to bolster its drama slate with…
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Cineflix’s Levenson joins Andreae’s Fox team
Cineflix Productions’ executive VP for development Lisa Levenson is one of two hires for Simon…
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Funding round scores broadcaster threat Aereo $34m
Over-the-air US retransmission service Aereo has secured US$34 million in its latest funding round to…
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Ex-ITV Studios exec fills BBC role
A former head of entertainment at ITV Studios in Manchester, UK, has joined UK pubcaster…
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Cirkus brings in Blinders, Pemberley in Endemol deal
‘Best of British’ on-demand service Cirkus has acquired BBC dramas Peaky Blinders (pictured) and Death Comes…
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Samsung scores 4K deals with Comcast, Netflix, Amazon
TV manufacturer Samsung is partnering with the likes of Netflix, Comcast and Amazon to bring…
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Channel 4 pulls YouTube shows
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has taken down all of its programming from Google-owned streaming service…