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CEE nets bag All3 factual

All3Media International has closed its first deals since announcing former chief Louise Pedersen was returning…

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Univision ups Lee to top entertainment post

Hispanic US broadcaster Univision has promoted the exec who oversaw the creation of subsidiary Fusion…

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Canada to tell Story of Us

Canadian pubcaster CBC has commissioned the latest version of epic docu-drama format The Story of…

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CBS domestic sales shuffle continues

CBS Television Distribution has continued to rejig its ranks after handing control to Fox veteran…

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Ex-Channel 4 drama exec joins Working Title

UK-based Working Title Television UK has hired the former head of drama development at broadcaster…

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Report: NextVR raises $20m from Chinese firm

NextVR, a company that specialises in virtual reality live-event streams, has reportedly raised US$20 million…

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Myers resurfaces at Foxtel

Howard Myers has resurfaced at Australian pay TV giant Foxtel, seven months after leaving Melbourne-based…

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Netflix explores German History X

Netflix has bagged exclusive SVOD rights to ARD drama NSU German History X in six…

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BBCWW series for Brazilian SVOD service

Brazilian SVOD service Looke has scored a 200-hour programming deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial…

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UKTV buys Red Tent for Drama

UKTV has acquired Sony Pictures Television miniseries The Red Tent for its thematic Drama network….

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Sky orders kids Duck Quacks, Big Cats

Sky has ordered kids-skewed versions of its Sky 1 panel show Duck Quacks Don’t Echo…

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Red Arrow invests in Band of Outsiders

Germany-based Red Arrow Entertainment Group has acquired a minority stake in Band of Outsiders (BOO),…

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The A Word gets Greek remake

Greek channel Alpha TV has ordered a local remake of Kehset International’s Israeli scripted series…

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Fox distribution chief Edwards to retire

Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution’s international television president, Marion Edwards, is to retire at the…

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Landmark deal means Comcast will stream Netflix

US cable giant Comcast will stream SVOD service Netflix on its X1 set-top box, a…

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Moore, Bulford upped in major BBC restructure

Anne Bulford has become the BBC’s first female deputy director general, while channels chief at…

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Netflix extends CW content pact

Netflix will remain the exclusive US subscription on-demand home of programming from broadcast network The…

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Simon’s Cat visits Sesame Street

Endemol Shine UK-owned digital brand Simon’s Cat and Elmo from kids series Sesame Street are…

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BBC, Endemol alum launches Objective prodco

Former BBC Natural History Unit and Endemol exec Gavin Henderson has set up an indie…

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BBC Worldwide ‘confident’ over Top Gear future

The commercial arm of the BBC has rejected fears over the future of motoring series…

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New interim chief for SBS6 to replace Oosterman

Patrick van Mierlo has taken over as interim programme director at Dutch broadcaster SBS6, following…

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Ex-Zodiak exec joins new Red Arrow venture

Fledgling Red Arrow Entertainment co-venture Cove Pictures has hired a former Channel 4 Rights, Zodiak…

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Discovery Kids to cultivate Lilybuds

Discovery Kids Latin America will coproduce an original preschool series with Zodiak Kids Studios and…

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Canal+ takes Kissman stake

French commercial broadcaster Canal+ has taken a 50% stake in Kissman Production Group. Kissman is…

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In-demand charts: Italy (June 26-July 2, 2016)

Our latest in-demand chart, this week coming from the southern European country of Italy, throws…

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Banijay takes stake in new Italian prodco

France-based Banijay Group has acquired a minority stake in new Italian producer DRY (Don’t Repeat…

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Report: Virgin Media in talks to buy UTV Ireland

Liberty Global-owned pay TV operator Virgin Media is reportedly in advanced talks to buy Irish…

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Netflix consumes Toast in 200-hour ABC deal

British comedy Toast of London has debuted in Australia and New Zealand on SVOD service…

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BBC doc boss takes BBC Two post

The BBC has appointed its head of documentaries, Patrick Holland, as channel editor of BBC…

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Zinc CEO Wood stepping down

Mark Wood is leaving his post as CEO of Zinc Media, which is the new…