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Jesse Whittock
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Metronome MD exits to launch Shine-backed prodco
Merete Mortensen is stepping down from her position as managing director of the Danish arm…
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New look A+E programing team ups four
A+E Networks has followed its recent appointment of a new top programming team by promoting…
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Tricon builds digital division with new hire
Canada-headquartered Tricon Films & Television has hired former Entertainment One executive Karthiga Ratnasabapathy as its…
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Romania prepares to Catch the Answer
PrimaTV in Romania is among the new buyers of Global Agency’s studio quiz show Catch…
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Turner UK launching time-shifted TCM
Turner Broadcasting System is today launching a time-shifted version of pay channel TCM in the…
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CBeebies’ Mister Maker gets companion app
Mister Maker, the CBeebies preschool TV series, has got its own companion app. Mister Maker:…
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Anything Goes in Europe, Brazil
French comedy entertainment format Anything Goes has landed commissions in four new territories. Spain’s Antena…
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Scripps targets int’l growth as revenue jumps
Channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive is targeting more international growth following new launches in Europe,…
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Come Dine With Me creator to leave ITVS
The creator of the much-traveled UK factual entertainment format Come Dine With Me, Nell Butler,…
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Broadband TV users ‘more likely to cut the cord’
Adult broadband users with a smart TV are twice as likely as those with non-connected…
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‘Mid East Netflix’ bags Black Sails, White Queen
Dubai-based VOD platform icflix has scored a major deal with Starz for titles including the…
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Russian channel to adapt NZ Cult drama
State broadcaster Rossiya 1 has commissioned a Russian version of Kiwi mystery drama The Cult….
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Dutch TV Lab returns, goes online first
Dutch incubator initiative TV Lab has returned with a new design that sees each new…
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Dish settlement hands AMC Networks $133m
AMC Networks’ second quarter financials have been boosted by a US$132.9 million sum gained from…
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Channel 4 shines spotlight on recession busters
The UK’s Channel 4 has commissioned a trio of programmes that spotlight companies going against…
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Shine scores Barcroft first-look deal
Shine International has secured a first-look deal with UK indie Barcroft Productions, the company behind…
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Spielberg sci-fi set for CBS
CBS has given a straight-to-series order to Extant, a new sci-fi drama from Steven Spielberg’s…
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VH1 tunes up LeAnn Rimes series, hires FishBowl exec
Viacom-owned cable channel VH1 has commissioned a six-part reality series following country music star LeAnn…
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True North doc series is Designed in China
A new doc series about emerging Chinese designers is bringing together French digital channel France…
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News brief: BBC Two visits Tudor Abbey Farm
UK terrestrial BBC Two has commissioned a six-part series looking at rural life in 16th…
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Cable, broadcast clashes as CBS remains dark on TWC
Time Warner Cable viewers are facing a fourth day without leading broadcast network CBS as…
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Ricky Ow exits SPT after 14 years
Sony Pictures Television veteran Ricky Ow is exiting the company after 14 years. Ow is…
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Nine preps Underbelly spin-off
Australia’s Network Nine is working on Fat Tony and Co, a spin-off of its crime…
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NBCU hires Fever development boss
The former head of development at UK indie Fever Media has joined his old boss David…
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BBC, Sky back new Ultra HD body
Representatives from BSkyB and the BBC will co-chair a new industry group, designed to help…
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Fox to adapt ITV hit Broadchurch
US broadcast network Fox is planning a remake of ITV drama hit Broadchurch (pictured) to add…
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Content revenue up following private switch
Producer-distributor Content Media Corporation’s move to being a privately held company has lead to full-year revenue growing…
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CBS: Amazon, int’l sales key to Under the Dome profits
The streaming deal CBS scored with Amazon in February and international sales were key to…
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eOne makes deal with The Cartel
Transatlantic indie studio Entertainment One has inked a first look deal with Hollywood production and…
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Ex-Nick content boss joins DreamWorks Animation as TV chief
Former Nickelodeon content chief Marjorie Cohn has joined DreamWorks Animation to spearhead its push into…