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Jesse Whittock
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BBC tries on Pressure Pad
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a 25x45mins gameshow set in a “stunning high tech…
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DRG completes first post-takeover deal
UK-based DRG has acquired a pair of documentaries from Discovery Communications, marking the first deal…
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CiTV, Nick UK look for new laffers
UK commercial children’s channels CiTV and Nickelodeon UK are both seeking to add new comedies…
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Magine launches Spanish OTT service
Cloud-based on-demand service Magine has launched in Spain, with Viacom, National Geographic Channel and Chello…
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SBS Oz poaches Ten exec for programming role
Australian multicultural pubcaster SBS has raided commercial terrestrial Network Ten for its network programme manager….
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Chairman exits as Bell-Astral names post-merger top team
Astral Media’s chairman will exit the firm following its merger with rival Bell, as part…
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Rastamouse studio Dinamo goes into administration
Dinamo Productions, the Wales-based kids’ TV firm that counts Rastamouse and Abadas among its credits,…
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Exclusive: Russia, Argentina get ready to Raid the Cage
Broadcasters in Russia and Argentina have acquired Sony-distributed Israeli gameshow format Raid the Cage, TBI…
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Bible follow up confirmed but not for History
The follow-up to Mark Burnett produced drama The Bible has been confirmed – but for…
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Indian sellers look to edge out Turks in CEE
Indian family telenovelas are primed to replace the Turkish dramas as the in-vogue imported scripted…
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PBS, BBC, France 3 partner for civil rights march doc
Pubcasters PBS, BBC Three and France 3 are all onboard a new documentary honoring the…
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BBC under fire over severance payments
UK spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has found the BBC paid senior managers…
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News Corp completes split
News Corp’s entertainment and publishing arms begin trading under separate companies today following the completion…
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NATPE’s Rod Perth: ‘TV talks Hollywood, Silicon Valley speaks Hungarian’
With NATPE Budapest 2013 wrapped up, Jesse Whittock sits down with NATPE CEO Rod Perth…
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Mid East ‘Netflix’ scores Miramax deal
Upcoming Middle Eastern streaming service icflix has scored another deal with a US studio –…
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Bell’s $3.4bn Astral deal approved with conditions
Bell Canada Enterprises’ C$3.4 billion (US$3.2 billion) acquisition of rival Astral Media has been approved,…
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Edyson concocts Content Media first-look deal
A new US-Canadian prodco has secured a first-look deal with transatlantic firm Content Media Corporation…
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icflix global expansion underway
Upcoming Middle Eastern SVOD platform icflix has moved a step closer to launching in Europe,…
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Super RTL cuts staff ahead of Disney Channel launch
German family channel Super RTL is slashing its workforce by 15% – up to 20…
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Kurland out as Sky restructures factual team
UK satcaster BSkyB is saying goodbye to head of factual entertainment commissioning Michele Kurland as…
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Global nets board animal extinction doc
Eleven international broadcasters have pre-bought Gambling on Extinction, a new 1x52mins doc about illegal endangered…
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ITV Studios taps BBC Worldwide for Americas sales boss
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has appointed BBC Worldwide’s Americas coproductions chief Greg Johnson to become…
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Russian net scores exclusive MTV content deal
Female-skewed Russian net U Channel has scored an exclusive deal with Viacom International Media Networks…
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Nat Geo to review the ‘90s with Nutopia
National Geographic Channel is following up docu-miniseries The ‘80s: The Decade that Made Us with…
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FremantleMedia bags pre-NATPE deals
FremantleMedia International has sold shows in genres ranging from Jamie Oliver titles to scripted dramas…
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Disney makes trip to Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood
Disney Channel in Russia and the Latin American and Southeast Asian feeds of stable mate…
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Mid East VOD platform scores Turner, DHX deals
icflix, the new video-on-demand platform coming out of the Middle East, has secured major content…
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Show of the week: Prisoners of War
Prisoners of War is one of the most influential scripted formats of past few years….
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Euro pubcaster chiefs demand ERT is restored
Fifty European pubcaster bosses have demanded the Greek government reverses its decision to shutter national…
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Senior News Corp exec to retire
News Corp’s CFO David DaVoe is to step down from his position following shareholder approval…