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Stewart Clarke
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Discovery says OWN will become a significant asset
Discovery says that it is committed to building a bigger audience for OWN: Oprah Winfrey…
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Hannibal Lecter series gets full season order from NBC
US network NBC has given Bryan Fuller’s upcoming TV series about Hannibal Lecter a full…
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TruTV orders Hardcore Pawn spin-off, Fort Bragg
TruTV has ordered a spin-off of reality series Hardcore Pawn and more episodes of the…
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TBI Exclusive: Struggling Target up for sale
International distributor Target Entertainment is in sale talks less than 18 months after being acquired…
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DCD buys struggling UK post production business
DCD Media has acquired UK-based post-production house Sequence. The production and distribution group said that…
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ProSieben’s intn’l production unit staffs up for Norwegian launch
Red Arrow Entertainment’s Snowman productions has put together an executive team for its move into…
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Hulu and Netflix examine Russian market
Russian newspaper Vedomosti is reporting that executives from streaming services Hulu and Netflix have met…
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Viacom inks content deal with Amazon
Viacom has concluded a deal with Amazon that will let the online retailer’s customers stream…
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Disney committed to international channel expansion
Disney reported a 1% increase in revenues of US$10.8 billion in 2011 and a 12%…
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Banijay and Constantin making first-ever scripted reality show in Spain
France-based Banijay is teaming with Germany’s Constantin to make the first ever scripted reality series…
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Disney’s Ashley Judd series Missing to bow in India before the US
Indian pay TV broadcaster Star World is to debut US action series Missing ahead of…
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Viacom’s Paramount Pictures channel roll out starting in Spain
Viacom is preparing to launch a raft of Paramount movie channels internationally and the first…
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ABC Family orders raft of original programming
ABC Family has ordered a raft of original shows including comedy series Baby Daddy and…
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Turner launching Cartoon Network, Adult Swim in Canada
Turner is launching Cartoon Network in Canada for the first time after striking a joint…
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Warner Bros. inks German output deal with Sky
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland has struck a long-term multi-platform deal with Warner Bros…
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Zodiak inks development deal with Asylum
Zodiak Rights, the distribution arm of Zodiak Media, has inked a new development deal with…
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A+E preps raft of Titanic programming including two 3D specials
A+E Networks is preparing to launch several Titanic-themed shows on its own channels and for…
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ZDF and Studio Hamburg launch new sales unit SHE
ZDF Enterprises and Studio Hamburg are launching a joint-venture distribution unit, Studio Hamburg Enterprises (SHE)….
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Sky adds raft of new content to VOD service
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has upgraded its video-on-demand service Sky Anytime Plus and has…
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Femme Fatales
The show: Femme Fatales The Producer: Four Amigos, Radioactive Fishtank Concept: Noir anthology series following…
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NATPE News: Netflix launching two more original dramas
Netflix is launching two more original drama series. Speaking at NATPE, Netflix’s chief content officer…
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Raft of broadcasters get hitched to The Wedding Band
FremantleMedia Enterprises has inked a raft of new deals for its comedy drama series The…
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Sony Pictures buys UK channels group Dolphin
Sony Pictures Television has acquired Dolphin Broadcasting, which operates five male-skewed movie and teleshopping channels…
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Endemol restructuring enters final phase
Endemol said today that most of its lenders have now agreed on a restructuring plan…
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People to Meet: Gonzalo Cilley, president, Resonant TV
Gonzalo Cilley founded Resonant TV three years ago to produce series and telenovelas in partnership…
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Tom Moody, senior VP, programming, planning and acquisitions, A&E Network and BIO Channel
In terms of acquiring content, how useful is NATPE? While we rarely acquire content at…
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Echo Bridge takes rights to CW series The LA Complex
Independent distributor Echo Bridge has scooped the international rights to US network The CW’s scripted…
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Fox buys Finnish channel Suomi TV
Fox has acquired Finnish free-to-air broadcaster Suomi TV. The US company’s global channels division, Fox…
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Discovery orders pan-regional elite cop series
Discovery has ordered a pan-regional series about elite police officers, Ultimate Cops. The show will…
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FremantleMedia UK launches new digital division
Production company FremantleMedia UK has launched a new digital division combining the former Talkback Thames…