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FilmNation & NENT Group launch UK TV joint venture
FilmNation Entertainment and Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) have formed a UK-based television joint venture,…
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Rumpus hires Tiger Aspect exec to head up comedy
Rumpus Media has appointed Tiger Aspect’s Avril Spary as head of comedy and upped Chantal…
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Turner to use AT&T subscriber data to sell targeted ads
AT&T’s linear channel Turner, which it inherited from its acquisition of Time Warner in 2018,…
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BBC Three orders surgery debate format from Gobstopper TV
BBC Three has commissioned Surgery on Show (WT) from Gobstopper Television, a debate format that…
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STV and Sky agree five-year strategic partnership
STV and Sky have signed a five-year strategic partnership, which will give customers in Scotland…
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NBCU acquires Red Arrow’s Departure for Europe & Africa
NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) has acquired Archie Panjabi drama Departure from Red Arrow Studios International…
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DRG’s Manhunt seals raft of int’l deals
Shortly after its premiere on UK broadcaster ITV, DRG’s Martin Clunes drama Manhunt has picked…
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Argonon’s Leopard takes Mormon Love to Facebook Watch
Facebook Watch has picked up Leopard USA’s Mormon Love, a documentary series that looks at…
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Chicken Soup for the Soul acquires Kutcher’s A Plus for $15m
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, a company building VOD networks that provide positive content,…
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UKTV Play reaches 140m views, adds 1.8m users
UK commercial broadcaster UKTV has revealed that its on-demand service UKTV Play has reached 140m…
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Roku Channel to offer premium content from Showtime, Epix & Starz
The Roku Channel is set to offer premium subscriptions from Showtime, Starz and Epix by…
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ITV launches consumer mag as part of ‘More Than TV’ strategy
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has launched a new consumer magazine as part of its ‘more…
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All4 picks up NBC sitcom 30 Rock
Channel 4 has picked up hit NBC comedy 30 Rock for its streaming service All 4….
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Year in Review: The top trends of 2018
An action packed 2018 saw top TV firms establish new frontiers by defining SVOD plans,…
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Kids round-up: UK’s Animation Skills Council to relaunch, Hopster lands at DISH
The UK’s ScreenSkills Animation Skills Council, formerly known as Creative Skillset, is set to relaunch…
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Amazon signs Luke Cage showrunner
Amazon has signed an overall deal with Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker, two months after…
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Endemol Shine Finland’s MD Tarja Pääkkönen to exit
Endemol Shine Finland’s (ESF) managing director Tarja Pääkkönen is to depart the company after 12…
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Boat Rocker Media merges content and rights divisions
Boat Rocker Media is combining its content, distribution and brands teams together under Boat Rocker…
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Queer As Folk gets US reboot
US cable network Bravo is set to develop a reboot of the UK original series…
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi hires ex-Hulu execs
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile TV platform Quibi has hired former Hulu execs Tim Connolly and Jim…
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Fiona Campbell named BBC Three controller
The BBC has promoted its BBC Studios’ documentary unit head Fiona Campbell as its new…
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DRG picks up int’l rights to BBC Two’s The Brigade
DRG has picked up the exclusive international finished programme and format rights for BBC Two’s…
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C4’s Webb-Lamb appointed advisory chair of Edinburgh TV Fest
Channel 4 deputy director of programmes and head of popular factual, Kelly Webb-Lamb, has been…
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Rüdiger Böss exits Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 after 25 years
Rüdiger Böss, executive VP of content acquisitions and sales at Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, has…
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Starz ups Marta Fernandez to EVP of originals
Starz has promoted Marta Fernandez from senior VP of original programming to executive VP. Fernandez,…
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Dungey resurfaces at Netflix as original content VP
Channing Dungey has resurfaced at Netflix as vice president of original content one month after…
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CBS completes Moonves investigation, severance will not be paid
The board of directors of CBS has completed its investigation of former chairman and CEO…
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HQ Trivia co-founder Colin Kroll dies at 34
Colin Kroll, the co-founder of HQ Trivia and Vine, has been found dead in his…
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Apple strikes deal with DHX Media for Peanuts content
Apple has signed a deal with DHX Media for new Peanuts content including new shows,…
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CBS offers Moonves’ $20m severance to anti-harassment groups
CBS Corporation will disburse a pledged $20m to 18 organisations to support eliminating sexual harassment…