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CME broadcasting boss resigns

Petr Dvorak, senior VP, broadcasting at Warner Bros.-backed broadcast group CME, has resigned. Dvorak, previously…

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Zodiak sells Royal Wedding doc

Hot on the heels of the engagement of Britain’s Prince William to Catherine Middleton, Zodiak…

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History with a twist

David McNab, creative director for Wide-Eyed Entertainment on bringing an interesting twist to history programming….

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NBC Universal buys UK indie Monkey Kingdom

NBC Universal has acquired 100% of UK indie producer Monkey Kingdom. The deal is the…

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Pulse Films expanding outside the UK, readies move in to the US

Indie producer Pulse Films plans to open a US office as it expands outside of…

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David Young leaving ITV’s 12 Yard

David Young, the co-founder of UK producer 12 Yard is leaving the company three years…

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Digital TV homes close to one billion by 2015

There will be almost one billion digital TV homes worldwide by end-2015, according to the…

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XYZ hires ex-Zodiak and C4 exec for lifestyle push

Australian pay TV channels group XYZ Networks has poached former Zodiak features exec and Channel…

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Eisner’s Vuguru making original content for AOL

Vuguru, the digital production company backed by Michael Eisner’s Tornante, has inked an original content…

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Silberwasser heading up new international content unit at Discovery

Luis Silberwasser has been upped to chief content officer at Discovery Networks International and will…

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Hasbro and Corus cut programming deal

Hasbro Studios, the production arm of the US toy giant, has inked a programming deal…

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Studio Lambert taking Betty format Stateside

Studio Lambert has teamed with Betty and will take the UK producer’s formats into the…

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Trust says BBC needs to be more ambitious and take more risks

The Trust that governs UK public broadcaster the BBC said the Corporation needs to “harness…

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AMC renews The Walking Dead as numbers stack up for zombie series

US cable net AMC has renewed The Walking Dead after the comic book inspired zombie…

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HBO opens its doors to A-listers

Richard Plepler is co-presidents of HBO, the US-based cable channel operator and programmer that is…

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Target cooks up Restaurant format deals

Target Entertainment has sold its Restaurant in our Living Room format to a host of…

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Warner Bros. sets up £100m UK production base

Warner Bros. will announce a £100 million investment in UK studio facilities later this week….

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Peter Chernin sets up Asian media firm

Former News Corp president Peter Chernin has set up a new Asian media firm. CA…

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Sony inks MENA formats deal with John de Mol’s Talpa

Sony Pictures Television Arabia, SPT’s Middle East and North Africa-focused production business announced earlier this…

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Warner Bros. and Televisa renew programming deal

US studio Warner Bros. and Mexican media giant Televisa have renewed a long-running programming deal….

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Discovery announces TLC launches, preps international acquisitions

Discovery is launching the TLC channel in Sweden, Denmark and Romania next year. The news…

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La Sexta launches new channels

Spanish free-to-air broadcaster La Sexta has launched a pair of new channels and overhauled the…

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HBO says it is ‘on track for a record year’

US premium programmer and channel operator HBO is on track for a record year, despite…

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Intn’l broadcasters take rights to Grammy Awards

A host of international broadcasters have bought TV rights to the upcoming Grammy Awards. Alfred…

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Sara Geater gets CEO job at TalkbackThames

Sara Geater has been appointed the CEO of FremantleMedia-owned production company TalkbackThames. She has been…

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€89 million Endemol write-down hits Telecinco

Endemol shareholder Telecinco has booked an €89 million write-down relating to the producer and distributor….

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Virgin Media snags NBCU content for VOD service

Virgin Media has inked a deal with NBC Universal for a slew of its TV…

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Stephen Fry lines up period BBC ‘romp-com’ The Georges

British actor, comedian and presenter Stephen Fry is lining up a new show The Georges,…

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Turner to launch local Cartoon Network in the Benelux

Turner Broadcasting System is to launch a dedicated feed of Cartoon Network for the Netherlands…

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Sky closes in on 10m subs

BSkyB has edged closer to its year-end goal of signing up 10 million customers, with…