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CME broadcasting boss resigns
Petr Dvorak, senior VP, broadcasting at Warner Bros.-backed broadcast group CME, has resigned. Dvorak, previously…
Zodiak sells Royal Wedding doc
Hot on the heels of the engagement of Britain’s Prince William to Catherine Middleton, Zodiak…
History with a twist
David McNab, creative director for Wide-Eyed Entertainment on bringing an interesting twist to history programming….
NBC Universal buys UK indie Monkey Kingdom
NBC Universal has acquired 100% of UK indie producer Monkey Kingdom. The deal is the…
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…
David Young leaving ITV’s 12 Yard
David Young, the co-founder of UK producer 12 Yard is leaving the company three years…
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…
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…
Eisner’s Vuguru making original content for AOL
Vuguru, the digital production company backed by Michael Eisner’s Tornante, has inked an original content…
Silberwasser heading up new international content unit at Discovery
Luis Silberwasser has been upped to chief content officer at Discovery Networks International and will…
Hasbro and Corus cut programming deal
Hasbro Studios, the production arm of the US toy giant, has inked a programming deal…
Studio Lambert taking Betty format Stateside
Studio Lambert has teamed with Betty and will take the UK producer’s formats into the…
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…
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…
HBO opens its doors to A-listers
Richard Plepler is co-presidents of HBO, the US-based cable channel operator and programmer that is…
Target cooks up Restaurant format deals
Target Entertainment has sold its Restaurant in our Living Room format to a host of…
Warner Bros. sets up £100m UK production base
Warner Bros. will announce a £100 million investment in UK studio facilities later this week….
Peter Chernin sets up Asian media firm
Former News Corp president Peter Chernin has set up a new Asian media firm. CA…
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…
Warner Bros. and Televisa renew programming deal
US studio Warner Bros. and Mexican media giant Televisa have renewed a long-running programming deal….
Discovery announces TLC launches, preps international acquisitions
Discovery is launching the TLC channel in Sweden, Denmark and Romania next year. The news…
La Sexta launches new channels
Spanish free-to-air broadcaster La Sexta has launched a pair of new channels and overhauled the…
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…
Intn’l broadcasters take rights to Grammy Awards
A host of international broadcasters have bought TV rights to the upcoming Grammy Awards. Alfred…
Sara Geater gets CEO job at TalkbackThames
Sara Geater has been appointed the CEO of FremantleMedia-owned production company TalkbackThames. She has been…
€89 million Endemol write-down hits Telecinco
Endemol shareholder Telecinco has booked an €89 million write-down relating to the producer and distributor….
Virgin Media snags NBCU content for VOD service
Virgin Media has inked a deal with NBC Universal for a slew of its TV…
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,…
Turner to launch local Cartoon Network in the Benelux
Turner Broadcasting System is to launch a dedicated feed of Cartoon Network for the Netherlands…
Sky closes in on 10m subs
BSkyB has edged closer to its year-end goal of signing up 10 million customers, with…