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Jesse Whittock
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Norwegian format Slow TV set for US remake
US producer LMNO has acquired Stateside remake rights to Slow TV, a format from Norway…
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News brief: Viasat powers up with 50 hours
European broadcaster Viasat has acquired a 50-hour drama package from UK-based vendor Power. The 22-title…
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Mark Stern out as NBCU rejigs Syfy
NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment has made its latest round of executive changes, handing a USA Networks…
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African vendor Côte Ouest moves into production
African distributor Côte Ouest has launched a production division and been commissioned to create its…
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Netflix buys Egypt protest movement film in doc move
Streaming service Netflix has acquired an Oscar contending film about the recent Egyptian revolution as…
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O’Neill promoted at Essential 11 as Healey exits
LA prodco Essential 11 Television has handed its Australia-based head of unscripted an expanded US…
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Nets get Magic Hockey Skates for Xmas
Canadian-produced Christmas holiday special The Magic Hockey Skates has sold to broadcasters in Latin American…
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Offman to lead Comedy Central globally
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted UK-based executive Jill Offman to lead its Comedy Central…
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Amazon commissions first drama pilots
Amazon Studios has greenlit its first two hour-long drama pilots, which will launch on Prime…
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French channel commissions girls toon
French broadcaster M6 has commissioned family entertainment company Studio 100 to produce a 52x13mins series…
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Three – still the magic number?
With an array of new distribution platforms emerging and new children’s channels growing audience shares…
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ITV shows set for Wuaki’s UK service
UK VOD website Wuaki.tv has closed a deal for hundreds of hours of programming from…
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Sky takes UKTV online and on-demand
UK pay TV provider BSkyB has signed a new multi-year deal with UKTV that will…
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Netflix ‘not set for Comcast set top boxes’
A top Comcast executive has downplayed media reports the US cable company is planning to…
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NBCU revenue down but cable grows
NBCUniversal saw its second quarter revenue drop 14.2% – a fall largely driven by dips…
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UK fare bound for new Norwegian FTA net
British shows such as The Great British Bake-Off and MasterChef UK will make up part…
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Sky Deutschland has Fun with ProSiebenSat.1
ProSiebenSat.1 Group-owned youth-skewing TV network ProSieben Fun HD will launch on Sky Deutschland early next…
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Left Bank boosts Sony TV sales
The acquisition of UK drama company Left Bank Pictures last year has helped a year-on-year…
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TV sales aid DreamWorks Animation revenue
DreamWorks Animation has posted revenue of US$154.5 million and a US$10.1 million profit, in part…
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WE tv hires scripted veteran in drama push
US cable channel WE tv has hired its first scripted television executive following the summer…
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News brief: LazyTown leaves CBeebies for Channel 5
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has snatched the rebooted version of LazyTown from its former home…
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DirecTV in Black Mirror, Secret State deals
DirectTV has acquired Charlie Brooker-penned dramedy Black Mirror and Gabriel Byrne-starring conspiracy thriller Secret State…
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Walking Dead returns for fifth bite
US cable channel AMC has greenlit a fifth season of record-breaking zombie drama The Walking…
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BBC Four explores Light and Dark
UK arts and culture channel BBC Four has commissioned a two-part series that will look…
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CME boss slams ‘unacceptable’ $45m loss, warns on future
The co-chief executive officer of Central European Media Enterprises (CME), Michael Del Nin, has slammed…
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Shine names Metronome Finland MD, rebrands prodco
Shine Group has handed the interim managing director of its prodco Metronome’s Finnish subsidiary the…
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News brief: Nets buy Russian-themed content from TVF
UK distributor TVF International has sold Canadian doc Ice, Sweat and Tears to NHK in…
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Sky Deutschland bags DreamWorks Animation film rights
Germany satellite TV provider Sky Deutschland has acquired first run pay TV and SVOD rights…
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TVNZ gets Breathless with ITV Studios output deal renewal
New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ has acquired period drama Breathless, as it renews its first look…
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News brief: Jonathan Ross joins Microsoft Studios
British chat show host Jonathan Ross has joined Microsoft Studios as an executive producer. Microsoft…