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Vice launching Viceland with Canal+
Vice will launch its Viceland linear channel in France this year after teaming with pay…
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Vivendi says Europe must back its own platforms
Europe is lagging the US and Asia in terms of next-generation distribution platforms for content,…
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Former Discovery exec to run Vice’s Euro channels
Hipster brand Vice has hired Arjan Hoekstra to run its fast-growing channels operation. Hoekstra took…
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Amazon buys Red Rock soap opera
Amazon has picked up US rights to Red Rock, the soap opera that plays on…
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BBC drama firsts for India
Indian digital services Hungama and Vuclip have bought drama packages from BBC Worldwide, which will…
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Mattel readies new Bob and Fireman Sam content
Mattel’s new content division is launching new Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam specials. Mattel…
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A+E hires former Shine, Sony exec for formats push
A+E has recruited former Fox, Sony and Shine executive Hayley Babcock to spearhead a drive…
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MIPTV: Dance, Dance, Dance dances onto RTL
Celebrity dance format Dance, Dance, Dance has been picked up by German free-to-air broadcaster RTL….
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MIPTV: Federation gets The Break
Federation Entertainment has snagged the rights to Belgian drama series The Break. The independent French…
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MIPTV: Netflix buys ITV crime drama
Netflix has scooped global rights to Marcella, the upcoming ITV drama from The Bridge writer…
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Dee Forbes leaving Discovery to run RTÉ
Discovery Communication’s Northern Europe chief, Dee Forbes, is leaving the company to become the first…
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Turner invests in Mashable
Turner has led a US$15 million funding round in digital media news site Mashable, which…
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Former Zodiak exec Henderson joins Insurrection
US content company Insurrection Media has hired former Zodiak Americas exec Deborah Henderson. Before becoming a…
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Discovery seeks millennials with Seeker platform
Discovery will launch Seeker, a new online platform that it will programme with 250 new…
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TLC moving into drama with Tyler Perry
Discovery’s female-skewed cable net TLC has ordered its first drama series, Too Close to Home….
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Discovery embarks on Great Shark Chase
Discovery Channel has ordered The Great Shark Chase, a new one-off shark doc fronted by…
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New kids channel for Studio 100, beIN
Europe’s Studio 100 and beIN Sports are launching a new kids channel, beJunior. The service…
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Comedy Central readies Snapchat originals
Comedy Central has unveiled a nine-strong slate of original programmes for messaging service Snapchat. The…
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Eurosport seals Euro Athletics deal
Eurosport has snagged pan-European rights to top-level athletics in Europe. The Discovery Communications-owned sports channel…
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David Ellender joins Sonar
David Ellender has joined Sonar Entertainment and will be president, global distribution at the LA-based…
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Eccho brings in ex-Endemol Shine sales exec
Eccho Rights has brought in former Endemol Shine International sales director Dorit Schilling and a…
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Endemol Shine’s Hunted heads to China
The Chinese division of Endemol Shine has got away a local version of reality chase…
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Japan’s NHK tunes into Gogglebox
NHK has run a local pilot of Japanese version of hit format Gogglebox. The Japanese…
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TLC adds first digital orginals to online service
Discovery Communications’ female-skewing cable net TLC is beefing up its online service TLCme with a…
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Sky buys US drama Colony
Sky’s latest US drama acquisition is Colony, the futuristic drama from Lost co-creator Carlton Cuse….
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BBC buys into South Africa’s Rapid Blue
BBC Worldwide has bought into Rapid Blue, the South Africa-based production company that makes regional…
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Netflix line-up shrinks as it moves from bulk buys
The number of TV and movie titles on Netflix has dropped sharply in the past…
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German drama sells to Scandis
Beta Film has shopped 40 hours of scripted content to broadcasters in Scandinavia. Public broadcasters…
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Starz repositions channels
Starz has repositioned its channels line-up and brought all of its offering under the Starz…
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Ridiculous format deals for Viacom
MTV is readying five local versions of its viral video format Ridiculousness. The international arm…