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Nine’s SVOD service nears 100,000 subs

Australian SVOD service Stan is on course to sign up 100,000 members just a month…

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Nat Geo orders ITV Studios Norway ob doc

National Geographic Channels International has commissioned an ob-doc about Scandinavian tow truck drivers from ITV…

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Scandi nets travel to Deutschland 83

Five north European channels have prebought buzzy German Cold War drama Deutschland 83. SVT in…

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News brief: Timber Kings falls in France

French channel RMC Decouverte has acquired titles including Timber Kings and Dynamo: Magician Impossible from…

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BBC plays down Family Guy ITV link

The BBC has moved to end speculation Fox adult toon Family Guy is moving to…

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Turton secures All3Media CEO post

Jane Turton has been confirmed as the permanent CEO of UK-based production giant All3Media. She…

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Vice ‘independence drove A+E, Fox investments’

DISCOP ISTANBUL: Vice Media’s managing editor has said recent outside investment from traditional entertainment groups…

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MTV targets mobile-mad millennials with OTT app

Millennial-skewed network MTV is launching an international OTT programming app for mobile phones. MTV Play…

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Ergen to retake the reins at Dish

Charlie Ergen, chairman of US DTH pay TV provider Dish Network, is to once again…

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McKillop exits A&E as Sharenow takes over

David McKillop has passed control of US cable channel A&E to Lifetime general manager Rob…

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German net joins BBC’s Hunt

Germany’s NDR Naturfilm has become a coproduction partner on the BBC’s new Alastair Fothergill natural…

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Schwartz upped as Wisnia exits CBS-Lionsgate net

Brad Schwartz has been named president of US cable channel Pop, with business development chief…

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Sky, Scandi nets join Attenborough’s Conquest

Sky’s Italian business and a pair of Scandinavian pubcasters have acquired David Attenborough’s Conquest of…

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FremantleMedia hires Shine exec Brown

Endemol Shine Group’s Georgia Brown is headed to FremantleMedia, where she has been hired as…

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Global Agency says It’s Showtime

Turkey’ Global Agency s launching its latest format, It’s Showtime, at the Discop Istanbul market…

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YouTube to launch kids-focused app

YouTube is set to launch a child-friendly version of its service for smartphones and tablets,…

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Viacom retools channels under Zarghami, Herzog

Viacom has promoted Cyma Zarghami and Doug Herzog to run its channel operations, which will…

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Mad Dogs, High Castle go to series on Amazon

Amazon Prime Instant Video has sent a pair of dramas, an unscripted series and two…

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TV Land president exits Viacom

Viacom’s US cable channel TV Land is saying goodbye to its long-serving president, Larry Jones,…

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BBC kids nets joint-order Arabian Nights series

Preschool channel CBeebies and older-skewed BBC sister CBBC have jointly-commissioned a contemporary re-imaginging of the…

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Nat Geo People returns to Voyage’s Babies

Nat Geo People has acquired a second season of Pernel Media-coproduced ob doc series 4…

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RTL5 channel chief exiting for new role

Netherlands-based RTL5 will get a new channel chief this year, with incumbent Paul Cormont moving…

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eOne poaches Nerd Corps’ Reinseth

Transatlantic studio Entertainment One has poached Nerd Corps Entertainment’s Jillianne Reinseth. The executive joins eOne…

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Seven parent posts A$1bn loss

Seven Network’s parent company has posted massive losses of nearly A$1 billion (US$760 million) after…

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Jetpack bags Oz, Kiwi kids shows

Jetpack Distribution has acquired rights to a pair of Australasian-produced children’s shows. From New Zealand’s…

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ProSieben MAXX bags BBCWW Beckham doc

Male-skewed German free-to-air channel ProSieben MAXX has bagged 420 hours of BBC Worldwide programming, including…

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Electric Ray poaches Endemol’s Parry

Sony-backed UK prodco Electric Ray has brought Endemol entertainment executive Shaun Parry into its fold….

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Banijay in Mid East formats pact

Banijay International has signed an exclusive production pact with Middle Eastern prodco Periscoop, TBI has…

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Dutch net reworks Israeli romcom

Dutch channel Net5 is working up a local version of Israeli romantic comedy The Baker…

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Netflix pre-buys Jamie Dornan war film

Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to Jadotville, a war film set during an African siege…