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Jesse Whittock
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BBC Four controller role axed
The BBC’s director of television Danny Cohen has scrapped the BBC Four controller that Richard…
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ProSiebenSat.1 singles out Left/Right as growth driver
Germany-based broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has seen profits at its international Red Arrow Entertainment unit grow thanks…
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Black Sails plots course to MIPCOM
Starz’s new original pirate series Black Sails will hit the international market for the first…
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OWN ‘beginning to turn a profit’
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is “starting to pay down the investment Discovery has made…
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Sky told to end PSB retransmission fees
The UK government plans to end controversial retransmission fees that British public broadcasters pay to…
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Starz, Fox in major multi-year film licensing deal
Starz has secured a massive multi-year deal for hundreds of movies from Twentieth Century Fox…
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BBC Three to launch all comedies on iPlayer
UK channel BBC Three will begin premiering all of its scripted comedies on the on-demand…
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Crozier plays down Nice move as ITV boosts revenue
ITV’s chief exec Adam Crozier has played down a move for Scandinavian production group Nice…
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Charlize Theron launches reality JV with Banijay
Hollywood actress Charlize Theron has taken her move into reality TV production a step further…
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MTV goes pay in Brazil after VIMN dissolves free TV licence
Youth-skewed network MTV is moving from free to pay TV in Brazil after parent Viacom…
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Sky Deutschland expands MGM partnership
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has expanded its long term output agreement with MGM…
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DreamWorks’ Katzenberg captures MIPCOM Personality award
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg will be crowned international television’s Personality of the Year for…
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Dome stays in place at CBS
US broadcast network CBS has renewed its high rating miniseries Under the Dome for a…
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CTC Media appoints new CEO as Podolsky exits
Boris Podolsky, the CEO of Russian broadcaster CTC Media is exiting the company, with the…
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Show of the Week: Unbeatable
Among the latest in Endemol’s formats production line is Unbeatable, an unashamed entertainment studio show…
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3D takes a hit as Foxtel closes dedicated channel
A “worldwide lack” of content is behind the closure of Australian pay TV platform Foxtel’s…
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TVNZ shutters loss-making youth net
New Zealand public broadcaster is closing its loss-making youth network TVNZ U after two years….
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ZDFE signs Sky Living drama in Bonafide development deal
German distributor ZDF Enterprises has acquired global sales rights to upcoming UK drama Talking to…
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Netflix UK launches Breaking Bad finale eps close to US debut
Netflix in the UK will launch the final episodes of AMC drug drama Breaking Bad…
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Sky programming costs hit £2.5bn
BSkyB’s yearly programming costs have hit £2.5 billion (US$3.9 billion), as the UK satcaster’s British…
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ITV continues buying spree with £12.5m-plus Big Talk deal
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired 100% of Rev and Friday Night Dinner producer Big Talk…
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Cineflix Productions bosses exit in restructure
Cineflix Productions’ Toronto-based CEO Simon Lloyd and executive VP Joe Houlihan are exiting the business…
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Pat Younge resigns from BBC Production post
BBC Productions’ chief creative officer Pat Younge has resigned from his position, citing the new…
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Osborne upped as 9 Story closes CCI Kids catalogue deal
Natalie Osborne is to be the new managing director of 9 Story Enterprises, which has…
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Sky Italia to launch Crime & Investigation channel
Sky Italia is launching a raft of new channels, including A+E Networks-owned Crime & Investigation….
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Turkish drama 1001 Nights sells in CEE
A pair of broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe and one in Iran has acquired…
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WE tv crosses Divide into scripted
AMC Networks’ female-skewed channel WE tv has become the latest to move into scripted programming…
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Screen Australia appoints former Universal, C4 exec as CEO
TV funding body Screen Australia has appointed a former Universal Studios and Channel 4 executive…
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News brief: BBC Worldwide buys factual package for China
BBC Worldwide has acquired a package of factual content from UK-based distributor Twofour Rights. The…
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News brief: Nat Geo tells Italy to Eat Here
National Geographic Channel in Italy has acquired food travel series You Gotta Eat Here. The…