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Stewart Clarke
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BBC’s Sherlock hitting Lat Am cinemas
Hit BBC drama Sherlock is getting a theatrical launch in Mexico after its distributor, BBC…
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Ben Silverman’s Propagate staffs up
Propagate, the US prodco run by Ben Silverman and backed by A+E, has made a…
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Antena and Intact execs convicted and sentenced
Two of the most powerful figures in Romanian media have been sentenced after guilty verdicts…
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Amazon snags The Night Manager
Amazon has snapped up streaming rights to The Night Manager, the popular John le Carré…
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Discovery buys FoodFood
Discovery has taken a majority stake in FoodFood, the Indian culinary net. Specifically, Discovery has…
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Top Gear and Amazon rival rev up
Amazon has given a name to its high-profile motoring series, while the BBC has announced…
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Spotify launches slate of originals
Music streaming service Spotify has launched a 12-strong slate of original programmes. The new shows…
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Watchdog, industry call on C4 to programme for kids
Calls for Channel 4 to do more to cater for kids are getting louder, as…
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Margaret Atwood’s Wenda heading to TV
Canadian pubcaster the CBC has ordered Wandering Wenda, an animated adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s kids…
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Zig Zag preps Jamie Vardy series
UK indie Zig Zag Productions is making Jamie Vardy’s Having an Academy, a fact-ent series…
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All3 poaches A+E exec for new US office
The international arm of All3Media is opening an office in the US and has recruited…
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Netflix moves into reality formats with Stallone
Netflix has ordered Ultimate Beastmaster, its first reality series. The competition series, which will localised,…
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BBC snaps up French drama
The BBC has acquired French drama series The Disappearance for its BBC Four channel. The…
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France’s TF1 creates studio arm
TF1 has created a new film division that will also cover movie production and licensing…
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Sony, C4 making Philip K. Dick drama series
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Hollywood studio Sony are teaming to make Electric Dreams: The…
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Former Gaumont exec joins new kids distributor
French animation house Studio Hari has created a new distribution division and brought in a former Gaumont executive…
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Middle East, Africa SVOD will boom
Subscription VOD will become a billion dollar business in the Middle East and Africa in…
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BBC order for Seven’s 7 Wonder
Seven Network-backed UK prodco 7 Wonder has won a BBC commission for Back to the…
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MTG World channels rebranded
The MTG World portfolio of channels has been rebranded Viasat World. The Viasat World bouquet…
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Industry figures vocal in support for BBC, C4
Several actors and TV industry names used their BAFTA award acceptance speeches to register strong…
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Motoring up
With petrolhead show Top Gear making headlines, TBI gets to grips with the new show and…
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Netflix drives VOD boom in Australia
Use of VOD and SVOD in Australia will increase sharply with Netflix spurring much of…
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Red Bull keeps Servus on air after u-turn
Red Bull-owned channel Servus TV will continue to operate, despite the announcement earlier this week…
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Bell buys Chris Knight’s Gusto
Bell has acquired Gusto, the upstart food channel that has established itself in the Canadian…
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Hulu launches doc banner, buys Beatles film
Hulu has created a new feature docs banner, Hulu Documentary Films, and bought a Ron…
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Hulu confirms channel streaming plans
Hulu has confirmed it will start offering streaming of live TV from next year. Speaking…
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Hulu and MGM to tell The Handmaid’s Tale
Hulu has greenlit an adaptation of Margaret Atwood novel The Handmaid’s Tale. The streaming service…
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Dan Aykroyd preps Blues Brothers toon
Dan Aykroyd and the prodco behind Fox series Bob Burgers are developing a Blues Brothers…
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Mediapro raises €306m
Channel operator and production group Mediapro has secured a €306 million (US$351.7 million) loan, which…
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Vice and ESPN form a sports team
Vice Media and ESPN have agreed a sports content deal that will see each provide…