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Stewart Clarke
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ABC orders six new drama series and four comedies
US network ABC has unveiled its 2012-2013 programming line-up and has ordered ten new scripted…
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iPhone users keen on Apple’s iTV
Almost half of iPhone users would be ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ likely to buy an Apple…
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Fox confirms new season schedule
Fox has ordered three new comedies and two new dramas for its 2012-2013 season. The…
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Ofcom calls upon Channel 4 to review commissioning strategy
UK communications regulator Ofcom has called upon Channel 4 to review its commissioning strategy to…
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The Voice launching on MBC
Successful singing format The Voice will launch in the Middle East and North Africa after…
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RTL joins the BBC for blue chip natural history
RTL has joined forces with the BBC to produce factual programming. The pan-European broadcast group,…
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FremantleMedia France creates DTT unit
Production and distribution company FremantleMedia’s French subsidiary is creating a subsidiary dedicated to digital-terrestrial channels….
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John de Mol sells The Voice into China
The international success of singing format The Voice has continued with John de Mol’s Talpa…
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Discovery committed to OWN despite US$50m cost
Discovery CEO David Zaslav has said the company is committed to Oprah Winfrey JV channel…
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ESPN weighs exiting some international markets
Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN is considering exiting a number of international markets as a result…
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AMC and Endemol remaking UK cop drama Low Winter Sun
AMC is making a US version of UK cop miniseries Low Winter Sun and has…
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International distributors pick up rights to several new Australian dramas
Screen Australia is funding four new dramas and DCD, eOne and Moonscoop will be launching…
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Shine hires new boss for Clash of the Choirs producer
Shine has hired a new boss for its restructured format producer Friday TV. Friday is…
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CBS wants to make more shows for other networks
Hollywood studio CBS is looking to ramp up the number of shows it produces for…
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Sky’s programming costs top £1.7 billion as it reports strong results
BSkyB’s programming deal with HBO and increased investment in original content have contributed to an…
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Sony Movie Channel launches in the UK
Sony will launch its Sony Movie Channel in the UK this week on the Sky…
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ITV poaches Simon Cowell’s head of TV
Shu Green is leaving her position as head of TV at Simon Cowell’s Syco TV…
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Cable network E! moves into scripted programming
NBC Universal-backed cable channel E! Entertainment has unveiled its first slate of scripted programming, which…
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Exclusive: New European 3D launch for Discovery
Discovery has inked a major European 3D programming deal, TBI can reveal. The company’s Central…
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Tony Orsten returning to the UK after leaving TwoFour54
Tony Orsten is returning to the UK following his departure from Abu Dhabi media hub…
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CBS, TF1 and RTL order ITV format The Audience
US network CBS, France’s TF1 and RTL4 in the Netherlands have ordered local versions of…
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Epix preps 50 Foot Cheerleader and Shatner Star Trek doc
Epix has unveiled an original programming slate that includes a new 3D Roger Corman TV…
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Raft of post-MIPTV sales for A+E
A+E Networks has inked a raft of programme sales deals in the wake of MIPTV,…
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German media firms join forces for Gold VOD service
A raft of producers and distributors from the German TV and movie business have joined…
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Chernin’s media firm plans expansion after cash boost
The Chernin Group has raised US$200 million and will invest in new ventures in the…
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Parade’s End producer preps refugee drama The Silver Sword
Parade’s End producer David Parfitt is working with Artists Studio on a TV adaptation of…
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What’s cooking at AMC?
US cable network AMC came out of nowhere a few years ago to become one…
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Entertainment One launching Marilyn Monroe reality series
Entertainment One (eOne) has teamed up with the estate of Marilyn Monroe and is developing…
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Yellow Bird bringing Jo Nesbo¸ to the small screen
Scandinavian producer Yellow Bird is eyeing a television remake of Jo Nesbø’s Headhunters following the…
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Paul Heaney leaving Cineflix
Cineflix Rights president and managing director Paul Heaney is leaving the company. Heaney will depart…