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Fox buys Talking Dead for the UK

Pay TV channel Fox UK has acquired The Walking Dead spin-off talkshow Talking Dead. The…

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Triple channel launch for Worldwide in Africa

BBC Worldwide is launching its three fledgling channel brands in Africa for the first time…

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Disney Channel rolling out in Canada

Disney Channel will launch in English and French in Canada next month. The channel will…

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Catalyst hires Chris Moll

TV and film financing group Catalyst Global Media has hired Chris Moll to bring in,…

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Industry veterans prep niche SVOD channels

Fledgling Canada-based media firm TableRock Media has unveiled plans to launch a range of specialist…

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China shake-up at BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide has recruited Kelvin Yau as its general manager for Greater China, with veteran…

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SPI buys 4K opera for Funbox

Channel operator SPI has acquired a 4K production of La Bohème for its ultra HD…

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BET greenlights New Edition biopic mini

Viacom’s US cable channel BET has ordered a miniseries based in the story of 1980s…

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Nick’s free kids app hits Portugal

Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has launched its free app in Portugal for the first time….

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EU antitrust move ‘bad for producers’

The European Commission’s probe into country-specific TV rights deals could undermine the funding model for…

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NATPE recruits ex-Reed Midem exec

NATPE has hired J.P. Bommel as managing director and COO. Bommel (pictured) is a former…

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E4 buys Rush Hour series

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired the US film-to-TV series Rush Hour. The show will…

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Seven, Nine in legal battle over cooking formats

Australia’s two biggest broadcasters are locked in a legal battle over their showpiece cooking formats….

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Indian SVOD deal for Worldwide

Indian satellite pay TV operator Tata Sky has acquired a package of UK dramas for…

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Chernin hires Glee producer as TV chief

Peter Chernin (left) has recruited Glee producer Dante Di Loreto as president of TV at…

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Streaming TV service Magine launches in UK

Online TV operator Magine has launched in test mode in the UK, concurrently securing deals…

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AMC goes to The West with Redford

AMC has given a straight-to-series order to The West, a new docudrama series fronted by…

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UK set for a Lip Sync Battle

UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a local version of Lip Sync Battle, the…

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Online TV will ‘overtake linear’ in 2016

Linear TV viewing around the world will peak this year and online viewing will take…

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Networks up, movies and distribution down at Sony

Sony Corp.’s film and TV division swung to a loss in the most recent quarter…

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Relativity files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Ryan Kavanaugh’s US film and TV indie studio Relativity has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…

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Welcome to Sweden axed after ‘craptastic’ ratings

US-Swedish comedy series Welcome to Sweden has been cancelled by NBC after what its creator…

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Fox launching new channel in Korea

Fox International Channels has partnered with South Korea’s JTBC to launch a new Fox Sports…

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ITV Studios on song as int’l business grows

ITV channels lost viewing share but reported a strong financial performance in the in the…

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Jane Tranter sets up £100m Welsh prodco

Jane Tranter has set up Bad Wolf, a new Wales-based prodco that will bring £100…

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Sony’s Toro making Italian Top Gear for Sky

Pay TV operator Sky’s Italian operation has ordered a local version of BBC motoring magazine…

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Ten Alps buys into Chrysalis Vision

UK-based independent production group Ten Alps has bought a stake in Chrysalis Vision, the recently…

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Pickard and Bloom join Nevision

Nigel Pickard has joined the board of UK indie Nevision, which has also brought on…

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Turner buys Korean drama

Turner has acquired Korean drama Saimdang (WT) for its channels in southeast Asia. The high-end…

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Priestly, Ringwald for new DHX comedy

DHX’s Family Channel has ordered The Wonderful Wayneys, a family comedy starring Jason Priestley (Beverly…