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US premium cablenet HBO has recommissioned its magazine series VICE for a second season. The…
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MTG completes DRG acquisition, buys Novemberfilm
Modern Times Group Studios has finalised its acquisition of UK-based distributor DRG, and bought Norwegian…
Channel 4 makes factual hires
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has hired a pair of executives to its features and factual…
Starz plans post-civil war Texas drama
US premium cable channel Starz is developing a post-American civil war drama drama from writer-director…
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Canada’s Proper buys distributor BuzzTaxi
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EBU urges Greece to reverse ERT closure
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Former Friday TV chief to revamp American Idol
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Netflix cleared on Rovi patents, judge rules
Netflix has been found innocent of infringing patents for interactive programming guides owned by TV…
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Keshet establishes Canadian base
The global branch of Israel’s Keshet Media Group has continued its rapid expansion with the…
Harmon confirmed for Community return
Showrunner Dan Harmon is to return for the fifth season of NBC’s cult comedy Community,…
New copro partners join CW drama Reign
Frank Siracusa’s Whizbang Films and Vikings coproducer Take 5 Productions have signed up to co-create…
NHK makes first drama sales to Myanmar
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has sold a pair of dramas to a satellite broadcaster in…
Ruling opens Canal+ channels to web rivals
Canal+ has published reference offers for its seven Ciné+ movie channels, allowing ISPs to make…
French network remakes German cop drama
A local version of German crime procedural The Last Cop is set to launch on…
Show of the Week: Captured in Cleveland
Passion Distribution’s sales manager, Benelux and CEE, Agnes Mbye explains the rationale for pushing this…
Mark Burnett project launches new digital venture
Smokebomb Entertainment founders Daniel Dales and Jarrett Sherman have launched a new digital venture and…
French doc firm scores VOD distribution deal
France-based doc distributor Java Films has hooked up with North American video-on-demand aggregator Syndicato. The…
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New basic cable channel FXX has commissioned its first original series, an adult-themed animated comedy,…
Jamie Oliver, 50 Cent attached to Sundance series
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and rapper 50 Cent are joining forces for an education-themed reality…
Sharman relocates to SBS
Australian multicultural broadcaster SBS has appointed former ITV director of daytime Alison Sharman to the…
Under the Dome breaks out with 200 int’l deals
Under the Dome, the CBS miniseries based on the Stephen King novel of the same…
Endemol India producing SET drama with Bollywood star
Sony Entertainment Television and Endemol India are working on a major new drama series starring…
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ABC’s superhero drama Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., CBS thriller Hostages and Fox comedy Surviving Jack…