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Stewart Clarke
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Discovery rolling out second screen app across Europe
Discovery’s international division is launching a second screen application in major European territories. Discovery has…
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Classic Media deal accelerates DreamWorks’ TV plans
DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenburg says its US$155 million acquisition of Classic Media will help it…
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Money From Strangers
The show: Money From StrangersThe producer: Lion TelevisionThe distributor: All3Media InternationalAiring: MTV (US)Concept: Prank show/gameshow…
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Canal+: OK to FTA channels but severe measures on TPS merger
France’s competition authority has approved Canal+’s acquisition of Bolloré-owned free-to-air channels Direct 8 and Direct…
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Jane Johnson out at Sky Living
Jane Johnson, the ex-tabloid newspaper editor brought in to run Sky Living last year, is…
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The Glass House controversy is bad news for reality TV
The recent spat between ABC and CBS over the former’s new reality series The Glass…
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Viacom and DirecTV resolve carriage dispute
Viacom channels have been restored to US pay TV platform DirecTV after the two companies…
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Channel 5 buys smash hit Kevin Costner series Hatfields & McCoys
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired Hatfields & McCoys, the Western miniseries starring Kevin…
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Broadcasters race to buy Usain Bolt doc
A raft of broadcasters have acquired Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man Alive ahead of the…
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Fox Channels picks up Starz/BBC Leonard Da Vinci drama
Fox International Channels has taken international pay TV rights to Da Vinci’s Demons, the upcoming…
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Discovery orders pair of military series from UK indie WMR
Discovery has ordered two series for its Military Channel from World Media Rights, the indie…
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Zodiak Media reorganises management
Zodiak Media has reorganised its management structure following the departure of COO Jonny Slow to…
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BBC and NHK prep Super Hi-Vision Olympics
The BBC and NHK are planning to show the upcoming London Summer Olympics in Super…
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Movies generate US$4.3 billion for Euro broadcasters
Imported feature films generated US$4.31 billion for European broadcasters in 2011, according to new research,…
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ITV Studios staffs up for comedy push
ITV Studios has created the new role of creative director, comedy entertainment and has installed…
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Sir David Attenborough commits to another 3D show for Sky
Sir David Attenborough is making another3D natural history show for UK pay TV operator BSkyB….
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Programme sales help drive Worldwide revenue and profit increases
BBC Worldwide grew headline profit by 8% and revenues by 5% in the year to…
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Paul Jackson making documentary series for China’s CCTV
Paul Jackson plans to make a documentary series for China’s state broadcaster CCTV. The ex-ITV…
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Sky launching Netflix alternative tomorrow
BSkyB’s new internet TV platform Now TV will launch tomorrow, targeting the 13 million UK…
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Fuse and SevenOne making Harry Bosch crime series
The producer of the US version of The Killing and Germany’s SevenOne are coproducing a…
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ABC orders Nigella Lawson and Anthony Bourdain series The Taste
US broadcast network ABC has orders eight episodes of SevenOne International’s cooking show The Taste….
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Bonard and Shmulewitz upped at Discovery
Nicolas Bonard has been named general manager, Discovery Networks France. The appointment will see Bonard…
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Nick Hamm, head of scripted, Momentum Entertainment Group
Nick Hamm has worked in TV and film as well theatre, having been director of…
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BBC names George Entwistle its new DG
UK public broadcaster the BBC has appointed George Entwistle its new director general. Currently the…
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UK government reworks plans for new Communications Bill
UK authorities have scrapped plans for a green paper report into the UK media sector…
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Netflix, Hulu, Crackle added to gaming devices
Nintendo has unveiled the the Wii U and said that users will be able to…
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North American pay TV revenues will peak in 2013
Revenues from pay TV services across North America will reach their peak next year and…
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First deal for new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toon
Viacom has inked the first presale for its new version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles….
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Sebastien Liefferinckx becomes programming boss at Gulli
Lagardère Group has named Sebastien Liefferinckx as director of programmes at French digital kids channel…
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Cineflix wins two BBC commissions
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered two shows from Cineflix Productions, kids show Pet…