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Stewart Clarke
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UKTV touts viewing share
UKTV has issued half-year viewing and market share results, claiming it is outperforming the wider…
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Amazon doubling content spend, tripling originals
Amazon is dramatically ramping up its spending on original content, telling investors it will almost…
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Harbour takes French docs to Asia
Hong Kong based distributor Harbour Rights has sold a raft of docs to Asian broadcasters,…
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Burman teams with Mediapro
Spain-based channel operator and producer Mediapro is teaming with Daniel Burman’s Argentina-based prodco, and the…
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Viacom launches throwback MTV channel
Viacom is launching MTV Classic, a new cable net that will be programmed with MTV…
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MTG launches SVOD in the Baltics
The Modern Times Group is launching its Viaplay streaming service in the Baltics, taking on…
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Starz making US Peep Show
Cable net Starz is working up a version of Peep Show, the latest attempt at remaking…
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Warner Bros poaches BBCWW’s Blot for France
Warner Bros. has hired French TV veteran Jean-Louis Blot to run a new production business…
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Acquisitions lift ITV Studios
ITV Studios’ revenue grew strongly in the first half of the year, buoyed by its…
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Worldwide appoints Mukaddam CEE chief
BBC Worldwide has named Salim Mukaddam as its CEE boss, overseeing its channels business and…
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Stan nets exclusive Sherlock streaming deal
Stan has taken the exclusive rights to the upcoming season of Sherlock, meaning the latest…
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Netflix subs ‘not buying into’ costly originals
Netflix’s lower than expected subscriber growth was caused in part because customers are not willing to…
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Roger Ailes leaves Fox News
21st Century Fox has confirmed the departure of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network…
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Worldwide COO heads to NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal has hired David Gibbons, the former BBC Worldwide COO. He will be senior VP,…
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Night Manager firm preps new le Carré series
The prodco behind hit John Le Carré adaptation The Night Manager is now turning one…
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Hulu snaps up Cyber’s Zorro series
Hulu has picked up the rights to Zorro the Chronicles and will launch the French-produced…
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Red Arrow buys Wahlburgers prodco
Red Arrow Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in 44 Blue, the LA-based prodco that…
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Dumb & Dumber, Colbert writers team for comedy
The AT&T Audience Network has given a straight-to-series order to Loudermilk, a new comedy from…
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ABC Oz hires funding and partnerships exec
The ABC has hired Josh Faulks as head of partnerships and policy. The Australian pubcaster…
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Netflix misses targets as growth slows
Netflix’s growth rate slowed in the second quarter, with the company missing its sign-up target…
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Vodafone UK CEO to lead Liberty JV
Vodafone and Liberty Global have said they will appoint Vodafone UK CEO Jeroen Hoencamp (pictured) as…
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Fremantle buys Random House Studio
FremantleMedia’s US division has bought Random House Studio, formerly the TV and film unit of…
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Azteca adapting Fremantle cooking format
TV Azteca has ordered a local version of show Cocineros Mexicanos (Mexican Chefs), and the…
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HBO Asia first with The Psychic
HBO is making its first ever drama out of Taiwan, with 6x60mins series The Psychic…
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MTG: cost savings boost results
The programme of cost cutting at Modern Times Group has helped boost its half-year profits,…
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Sony buys into Jordskott team’s Swedish prodco
Sony has bought into Palladium Fiction, the Swedish firm behind mystery drama hit Jordskott. Sony…
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ZDF cuts MHz Networks deal
US channel operator MHz Networks has snagged a 150-hour package from Germany’s ZDF Enterprises. The…
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Sky follows up The Five with The Four
Sky has ordered another original drama from best-selling novelist Harlan Coben (pictured), The Four. The…
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Noel Edmonds fronts new C4 Swap format
Noel Edmonds, host of classic BBC kids series Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, is fronting a new…
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Bob & Co drafts in David Parfitt for drama
Shakespeare in Love and Parade’s End producer David Parfitt is teaming up with programming financing…