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Stewart Clarke
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Turner strikes new channels deal with Virgin
Turner has renewed its carriage deal with UK cabler Virgin Media, adding a raft of…
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AT&T under fire over DirecTV streaming service
The US communications regulator, the FCC, has warned AT&T that it is concerned about its…
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Revenue and profit fall at Fremantle
Turnover and profit decreased at FremantleMedia through the first nine months of the year, with…
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UK indies rebound on international growth
UK indie producers have reversed a sector-wide revenue decline, with international growth propelling the sector…
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Idris Elba prodco, Lionsgate award Sin of God
Idris Elba’s prodco and Lionsate UK will develop drama series Sin of God from Matthew…
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Entertainment India
The Indian TV market is growing. Ratings are improved, there are more regional services and…
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Banijay to counter claim in formats dispute
Banijay has issued a strongly-worded rebuttal to Abot Hameiri’s copyright infringement claim, and said it…
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MTG veteran Hermansson leaving
The executive chairman of MTG’s digital MTGx division, Mathias Hermansson, is leaving the company. Hermansson…
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Viacom channels yanked from Sony streaming net
Viacom’s cable nets are being pulled from Sony’s US cloud TV service, PlayStation Vue. The…
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Fremantle prodco details claim against Banijay
FremantleMedia-backed Israeli prodco Abot Hameiri is claiming an initial £42,528 (US$52,700) from Banijay Group in…
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Idris Elba, Lionsgate UK to crown up-and-coming writer
Three finalists have been selected in the competition run by Lionsgate UK and Idris Elba…
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iTélé dispute over controversial host continues
Canal+-owned news channel iTélé’s management have produced a new offer aimed at staff wishing to…
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Viacom launching new Spike channels
Viacom will launch Spike channels in the Netherlands and Hungary next month. The male-skewing cable…
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Fremantle takes Banijay formats row legal
FremantleMedia is taking Banijay Group to court after the pair failed to resolve a formats…
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‘Transformed’ Channel 5 delivers record profit
Viacom-owned Channel 5 has delivered record revenue and profit off the back of an increased…
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Maxdome SVOD nears 900k subs
ProSiebenSat.1’s subscription video-on-demand service Maxdome grew its subscriber base by 48% in the year to…
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Africa launch for CBeebies
The BBC’s preschool channel CBeebies is launching in East Africa on the Zuku pay TV…
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Amazon snags local content ahead of India launch
Amazon has inked another deal for streaming rights to local movies ahead of its launch…
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Nat Geo’s Flood claims viewing record
National Geographic’s Leonardo DiCaprio eco doc Before the Flood was viewed by 30 million people…
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Lionsgate hires former ITV drama chief
The UK division of Lionsgate has hired former ITV drama boss Steve November to head…
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Dee Forbes’ RTÉ teams with Arte
Irish pubcaster RTÉ and French cultural broadcaster Arte have inked a deal that will see…
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New deals for controversial Banijay format
All Against 1, the Banijay format at the centre of an IP dispute with FremantleMedia,…
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Telcos are ‘taking over pay TV’
Telecoms companies will account for over half of all pay TV subscriptions in Western Europe…
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Edge launches £10m fund for UK production
Edge Investments said today it plans to sink £10 million (US$12.5 million) into UK TV…
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TV lines up for drone racing
Drone Racing League CEO Nicholas Horbaczewski tells TBI he wants his events to be the…
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Discovery building the ‘Netflix of sports’
With Olympics and other rights in hand, Eurosport can become the ‘Netflix of sports’, according…
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UK and France deals for Jason Priestley drama
Broadcasters across Europe have acquired Private Eyes, the new Jason Priestley (Call Me Fitz) private…
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9 Story, Stu Snyder prep Little Critter series
9 Story is making an animated adaptation of the Little Critter kids books. Former Cartoon…
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Discovery’s international business suffers declines
Revenues and profit have taken a hit at Discovery Communications’ international business, with the US-listed…
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BBC SVOD drama First in Hong Kong
The premium BBC First drama service has launched as an SVOD proposition in Hong Kong….