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Rookie Blue and Degrassi: the Next Generation writer Tassie Cameron has set up a new…
More sales for Zip Zip
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Toggle has ordered a raft of originals for its kids OTT service. The Singaporean streaming…
Former BBC exec teams with Keo for indie
Former BBC executive Sally Angel has created Field Day, a new UK independent producer, and…
Divimove unveils YouTube channel stats
Divimove has released an array of statistics about the top-performing channels and talent on YouTube….
Forman relaunches Relativity TV as Critical
Tom Forman has relaunched and rebranded the TV division of troubled US prodco Relativity as…
AMC hires former MTG exec in CEE rejig
The central Europe division of AMC Networks International has rejigged its operation and will now…
Discovery, Lionsgate buy Million Dollar Duck doc
Discovery and Lionsgate Entertainment have jointly acquired feature doc Million Dollar Duck. The deal will…
Channel 4 appoints new chairman
UK commercial pubcaster Channel 4 has appointed Charles Gurassa as its new chairman. He will…
Broadchurch writer replacing Moffat on Doctor Who
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Attention shifts to Europe as NATPE Miami wraps
The bosses of NATPE Miami hailed this week’s event a success, flagging the a-list conference…
Sky inks landmark European Showtime deal
Sky and CBS have agreed a European deal that sees the pay TV operator take…
Sony’s Mad Dogs unleashed around the world
Sony has shopped its US version of action drama Mad Dogs to a raft of…
Ovation buys Spurlock, Lily Cole docs
US arts and culture net Ovation has acquired a Morgan Spurlock doc series and another…
NATPE: drama execs say golden age continues
A selection of top US drama executives here in Miami on the first day of…
NATPE: Globo makes int’l drama move
Globo is making its first-ever drama specifically for the international market, a Spanish-language show based…
NATPE: Fremantle, Telefe strike development deal
FremantleMedia and Telefe have agreed a two-year development deal. The deal between the production and…
Nat Geo, PBS order Stephen Hawking series
The international National Geographic Channel and US broadcaster PBS have ordered Genius by Stephen Hawking,…
NATPE: Sony, Televisa team for Blue Demon
Sony Pictures Television and Televisa are joining forces to make Blue Demon, a drama series…
Twofour poaches BBC exec for formats
TwoFour has hired Ana De Moraes as its new formats chief. The seasoned formats exec…
Breakthrough moves into faith-based content
Producer and distributor Breakthrough Entertainment has moved into faith-base programming, adding content from, Reel Deal…
BBC buys O.J. Simpson drama series
UK pubcaster the BBC has picked up the high-profile upcoming US drama series The People…
Factory announces Stehmeier replacements
Sports lifestyle specialist Factory Media has added two new sales and acquisitions execs in the…
CNBC to run on Sustainable Energy
News channel CNBC has lined up a new original factual series Sustainable Energy. The show,…
NBC reveals Netflix ‘ratings’
NBC has revealed what it claims to be viewing numbers for key Netflix series. The US…
Bo Stehmeier leaves Factory for Red Arrow
Bo Stehmeier has joined Red Arrow’s distribution arm as senior VP of global sales. The…
Channel 4, Netflix team for drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and US-based Netflix are joining forces on Kiss Me First, a…
Hernan Lopez launches Fox-backed Wondery
Hernan Lopez has launched Wondery, a new on-demand audio service, with backing from Fox, the…
ITV orders Top Gear rival Drive!
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned Drive!, a new motoring entertainment series that will go up…