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Stewart Clarke
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Warners’ Vampire Diaries on UK iTunes before broadcast
US drama series The Vampire Diaries is launching on ITV2’s iTunes area before going out…
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AB, Moonscoop and Zed notch top French program exports
French TV exports group TVFI has revealed the top three French TV exports this year….
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Recovery expected after worst-ever ad recession
Analysts are forecasting a return to growth next year after the worst TV advertising downturn…
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Recovery in 2010 after worst-ever ad recession
Analysts are forecasting a return to growth next year after the worst TV advertising downturn…
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The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty
The show: The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty The producer: Point 7 Entertainment for A&E Network…
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Hollinger replacing Ricca at Discovery
Discovery Networks International boss Greg Ricca is leaving the company and will be replaced by…
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CBS Reality
Sam Rowden is director of programming, Reality and new media at Chellomedia. She speaks to…
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BBC Worldwide cuts first-look deal with Jane Root’s prodco
BBC Worldwide has inked a two-year first-look deal with Nutopia, the producer set up earlier…
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Disney tripling Euro animation
Disney is tripling the amount it spends on animation hailing from Europe and has revealed…
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Worldwide says Trust crack down won’t stop expansion
BBC Worldwide has pledged to continue expanding production and distribution activities despite a report from…
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SeeSaw inks first programming deal, with BBC Worldwide
Soon-to-launch on-demand service SeeSaw has inked its first content deal, with BBC Worldwide, the commercial…
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Sony takes NCIS: Los Angeles to Asia
Sony has acquired US drama series NCIS: Los Angeles and will transmit it on its…
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DCD restructures debt
UK indie producer and distributor DCD Media has cut a deal with its largest lender…
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Optomen serves up sales for Chef Ramsay
Optomen International has cut several international deals for two of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s shows….
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Chello and Zon team up for new kids channel Panda Biggs
Liberty Global’s Iberian content subsidiary Chello Multicanal and Portuguese pay TV provider Zon Multimédia have…
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UK TV export revenues climb 25%
Revenues from the international sale of UK programmes increased 25% in the latest measurement period…
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Disney and SMG prep Chinese High School Musical
Disney is making a Chinese version of its hit High School Musical franchise. The US…
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Tim Worner, director of programming and production at Seven Network
Seven Network is the leading broadcaster by audience share in Australia. The channel has had…
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Loonland issues ultimatum to shareholders
Kids producer and distributor TV Loonland has warned it cannot continue its current level of…
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BBC America boss Garth Ancier leaving
Garth Ancier is leaving BBC America after three years. In a note to staff Ancier…
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France Télévisions shakes up kids TV output
French public broadcaster France Télévisions has revamped its childrens output and extended kids programming to…
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ITV gets new chairman and restructures UK production business
ITV has appointed Archie Norman as its new chairman. The UK free-to-air broadcaster has spent…
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France Télévisions sets up pitching days for prodcos
With the aim of discovering new production talent, French public broadcast group France Télévisions is…
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Mogensen appointed head of FremantleMedia’s Blu
FremantleMedia has appointed Morten Mogensen as CEO of Blu, the company’s Danish production arm. Mogensen…
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Nordisk inks Who’s the Best? format deals across Europe
Nordisk Film TV World has sold its talent show format Who’s the Best? across Europe…
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Broadcasters on Collision course
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired UK-produced drama series Collision. The show was stripped…
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Weddings S.O.S.
The show: Weddings S.O.S The producer: Cineflix Productions for Slice (Canada) The distributor: Cineflix International…
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Love is not enough for CBS
E1 Entertainment has started production on a TV movie for CBS starring Winona Ryder as…
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Zodiak makes comedy move with Mob Dar
Zodiak Entertainment has invested in The Corner Shop, a start-up comedy producer run by Mobashir…
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Lorber joins HBO CE
HBO’s Central Europe division, HBO CE, has appointed Marc Lorber senior VP, original programming and…