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Stewart Clarke
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Focus on Spain: RTVE looks to lock down studio deals
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has vowed to renew its deals with the major Hollywood studios…
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Discovery buys indie producer Betty
Discovery Communications has acquired UK independent producer Betty. The factual and factual entertainment channel operator…
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Netflix inks UK deal with MGM
Video streaming service Netflix has inked a deal with MGM that will give it exclusive…
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Alison Rayson exits as Emmanuelle Namiech becomes Target MD
Alison Rayson, the founder of Target Entertainment is leaving the UK-based distributor. The company was…
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Bob Bakish, president and CEO of Viacom International Media Networks
Having been at Viacom since 1997 and run MTV Networks International, Bob Bakish was made…
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Disney rolling out ABC Family type channel in Canada
Disney is launching a new channel, ABC Spark, in Canada. A licensing deal has been…
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Barry Diller
Barry Diller is one of the world’s most influential and experienced media moguls. The chairman…
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Sony opens distribution office in the Middle East
Sony Pictures Television is opening a sales office in Dubai. It will be run by…
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Netflix freezing international expansion until growth returns
US online video streaming service Netflix is halting its international expansion following large subscriber losses….
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Getting creative wth eBooks
Kevin Gillis, CEO, Skyreader Media on creating content for interactive eBooks As we begin to…
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Discovery ups Doug Baker and John Honeycutt
Discovery Networks International has promoted two of its key executives, Doug Baker and John Honeycutt….
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DirecTV picks up FremantleMedia drama Hit and Miss
DirecTV has taken exclusive US rights to Hit and Miss, the upcoming drama from Paul…
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Chris Albrecht, CEO, Starz
Having run HBO and greenlit shows including The Sopranos and Sex and the City, Chris…
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Orange launches 3D magazine show about 3D
Orange and Troisième Œil Productions are joining forces to produce Mag3D, a regular magazine show…
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Skype founder prepping Netflix rival
Skype cofounder Janus Friis is launching a new online video streaming service under the Vdio…
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HBO Central Europe hires Antony Root as production boss
HBO Central Europe has appointed Antony Root EVP, original programming and production and he will…
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Warner Bros the largest importer of TV series into Europe
New research reveals that Warner Bros is the largest importer of drama series into Europe….
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American Horror Story
The show: American Horror StoryThe producer: 20th TelevisionThe distributor: 20th Century Fox Television DistributionConcept: Modern…
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Lady Gaga shuts down Lady Goo Goo
Moshi Monsters has been forced to call off plans to release a single from Moshi…
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Hulu owners call off sale
The owners of Hulu have called off the planned sale of the online video service….
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Julian Fellowes, writer, Titanic
Titanic is a huge international coproduction that is being lined up to air around the…
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Big CBS buys raft of US series and preps new channel
CBS and Reliance joint venture channels group Big CBS has picked up a raft of…
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ITV orders Daphne du Maurier drama The Scapegoat
ITV has ordered a one-off drama based on Daphne du Maurier’s novel The Scapegoat. The…
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Making branded programming work
Stephen J. Davis, president, Hasbro Studios on making branded programming work I’ve been in the…
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International broadcasters pick up Margaret Cho shows
Beyond has shopped its selection of Margaret Cho comedy series to a raft of international…
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Channel 5 picks up Dallas reboot for the UK
British commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired classic soap remake Dallas after striking a deal…
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Recapitalised RHI plans move into TV series
The new-look RHI Entertainment will broaden its output from TV movies and miniseries to regular…
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Dori Media moves into gameshows with Tanin TV deal
Dori Media has inked a production and distribution deal with Tanin Productions and has started…
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Sky-HBO copro Strike back gets another season
Strike Back has been renewed. The special forces action series is the first copro between…
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BBC Worldwide cuts lifestyle deal with RAI
BBC Worldwide has sold a package of lifestyle programming to Italian public broadcaster RAI, TBIvision…