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Jesse Whittock
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TVB founder and movie mogul Sir Run Run Shaw dies
Sir Run Run Shaw, the Asian entertainment mogul who launched Hong Kong’s biggest local TV…
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ABC Family orders Tori Spelling, Ashley Tisdale comedies
Disney-owned cable channel ABC Family has greenlit two comedies – one executive produced by High…
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Show of the Week: Chakra the Invincible
Superhero movies and animated toon series are riding high on screens in the West, and…
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Italian broadcaster buys Armoza celeb format
Italy’s RAI has acquired a local version of celebrity-themed entertainment show I Can Do That!…
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DreamWorks Animation joins tablet market
US-based DreamWorks Animation is to launch a tablet that will offer in-house content and programming…
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Discovery extends Zaslav contract
Discovery Communications has extended the contract of president and CEO David Zaslav to the end…
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Viewpoint: Terrestrial commissions? Not for me
My friend, a commissioner at a prestigious terrestrial channel, was mystified. Why weren’t the top…
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Family plunge Duck Dynasty future into doubt
The cast of A&E’s Duck Dynasty have cast the future of the hit US cable…
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Animal Planet joins Nile walk doc
US cable channel Animal Planet has come onboard a Channel 4 special following trekker Levison…
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Man on Wire’s Chinn opens Lightbox with cousin
Documentary producer Simon Chinn has hooked up with his cousin to create a multiplatform production…
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BBC One picks up Watch’s Dynamo series
UK broadcaster BBC One has taken the unusual step of acquiring a premium pay TV…
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RAI, ORF capture Gestapo’s Most Wanted
Pubcasters in Italy and Austria have acquired Gestapo’s Most Wanted, a docu-drama biopic of the…
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Richter to lead FremantleMedia International
Red Arrow International’s managing director Jens Richter will take on the global distribution business of…
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Freeland grabs top BBC in-house production role
The BBC’s controller of comedy production Mark Freeland has been promoted to a new role…
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Lionsgate developing Twitter creation drama
Lionsgate Television is adapting a non-fiction book on the birth of social messaging service Twitter…
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Hulu revenues to hit $1bn – CEO
US-based streaming service Hulu will break the US$1 billion revenue mark for the first time…
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FCCE launches strategic Chinese production venture
Netherlands-based producer-distributor FCCE has entered into a strategic partnership with China’s Heilongjiang Loong Media Group….
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Mediaset explores Euro consolidation plan
European pay TV giant Mediaset has begun exploring how if it is able to consolidate…
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Discovery Channel heads West with Redford
Robert Redford’s Sundance Productions is creating a new factual series for US cable net Discovery…
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NBC greenlights full A.D. series
US broadcast network has given the greenlight to a 12-episode run of The Bible follow…
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Cambodia goes Dancing With the Stars
A Cambodian broadcaster has ordered a local version of BBC Worldwide’s format Dancing With the…
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Shine America hires factual exec Aho
Shine Group’s US arm has tapped producer Collins Ave. to find a senior VP for…
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Fox channel to launch in Hungary
Entertainment net Fox is launching in Hungarian pay TV – bringing shows such as The…
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TLC gets Tina Malone: Pregnant at 50
Shameless star Tina Malone is the subject of a new TLC commission in the UK….
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News brief: DHX Media makes digital deals
Canada’s DHX Media has secured several digital agreements for its content with the likes of…
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MTG sells broadband service for $5.8m
Modern Times Group has agreed to sell its 80% stake in Swedish broadband service provider…
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Breaking Bad spin-off Saul scores Netflix streaming deal
Episodes of the hotly-anticipated Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul will launch on Netflix in…
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Buhaj succeeds Levine at Disney XD
Disney international animation boss Marc Buhaj is to replace David Levine as senior VP, programming…
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Sinking Ship hires Corus exec to launch sales arm
Canadian producer Sinking Ship Entertainment has launched a distribution arm and hired a Corus Entertainment…
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Netflix, Hulu ‘could buy prodcos in 2014’
Another report into media industry mergers and acquisitions activity has singled out Netflix and Hulu…