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Stewart Clarke
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Lagardère ups broadcast and entertainment revenues
French conglomerate and media company Lagardère has upped revenues at its TV channels and programme…
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Disney’s Bob Iger warns of too many pilots ahead of upfronts
Disney chief executive Bob Iger has warned of the pitfalls of producing too many TV…
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CTV cleans out management ahead of Bell takeover
Several of CTV’s top executives will be leaving the Canadian free-to-air broadcaster ahead of a…
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Exclusive: Discovery’s TLC unveils first international programming slate
Discovery’s female-skewing pay TV network TLC has unveiled its first ever international programming slate. It…
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Start-up kids channel costs Hasbro US$9.3m
Toy company Hasbro’s share of the start-up costs of recently launched US kids channel The…
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NBC’s Top Chef format travels to the Middle East
LBC Sat has ordered a local version of NBC Universal’s format Top Chef. The pan-regional…
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Judge Sky Atlantic on buzz not ratings, says Sky boss Mike Darcey
BSkyB says it will judge the success of its HBO-programmed channel Sky Atlantic on the…
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Rupert Murdoch says Sky Italia is back on track
News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch says the company’s international channels fared well in the three…
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SevenOne to coproduce Lifetime’s Royal Wedding TV movie
Germany’s SevenOne International will coproduce William & Kate, the upcoming TV movie about the UK…
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Nordic broadcaster group adds formats for new division
Nordic World, the programme sales group formed by the most influential broadcasters in the region,…
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The Kennedys
The show: The Kennedys The producers: Muse Entertainment Concept: Big-budget, controversial event miniseries about the…
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How much does it cost to go to the Screenings?
The LA Screenings is the most important event in the year for international broadcasters looking…
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Dave could be forced to change its name
British thematic broadcaster Dave could be forced to change its name after losing a trademark…
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Oprah net picks up another Sundance doc, plans more original content
US cable net OWN has picked up another feature doc from the Sundance Film Festival…
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Sony poaches BBC Worldwide exec to head comms
Sony Pictures Television has recruited Mark Macdonald, BBC Worldwide’s head of publicity for programming and…
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CBS comedy series Mad Love sells to Canada, Australia and Lat-Am
US network comedy Mad Love has been sold to free-to-air broadcasters in Canada and Australia…
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Broadcasters including Discovery buy Wikileaks doc
Discovery and a raft of European broadcasters have picked up Zodiak Rights-distributed Wikileaks documentary WikiLeaks:…
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NATPE buyers, delegates up as Miami event winds up
NATPE says it has rebounded from several tough years after 4,504 people registered for the…
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NATPE News: Zucker signs off at NATPE; eyes return to producing
Outgoing NBC Universal boss Jeff Zucker has hinted his next move will be a return…
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NATPE News: MTV alumni DiGa reveal slate, book first orders
DiGa, the US producer formed by MTV programming chiefs Tony Di Santo and Liz Gately,…
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All3 Media update: Company, Objective & Maverick to launch in the US
All3Media CEO Steve Morrison has fleshed out plans to deepen the company’s presence in the…
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NATPE News: MTV alumni DiGa reveal slate, book first orders
DiGa, the US producer formed by MTV programming chiefs Tony Di Santo and Liz Gately,…
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Exclusive: All3Media launching a new US division
Having hired Wayne Garvie as managing director of international production and added former CBS president…
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Sony’s Toro has pulled out of Spain and is focused on Italy
Sony Pictures Television-owned producer Toro has pulled out of Spain and, with the same senior…
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ITV execs set up indie and ink deal with BBCWW
Former ITV Studios executives Amanda Wilson and Elliot Johnson have created a new indie and…
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People to meet: Marvel Entertainment’s VP animation development & production
Cort Lane was upped to VP animation development & production at Marvel last year, placing…
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TF1 inks output deal with Nick
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired Nickelodeon’s Victorious series and is opening up slots on…
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Universal snags music rights to John de Mol’s new music format
Universal Music Group has inked a deal with John de Mol’s Talpa and will represent…
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NBC must withdraw from Hulu as Comcast deal approved
The merger between cable company Comcast and Hollywood studio and broadcast network NBC Universal has…
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People to meet: Electus COO Drew Buckley
Electus, the digital studio and international production company set up by former NBC boss Ben…