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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…
Triple channel launch for Worldwide in Africa
BBC Worldwide is launching its three fledgling channel brands in Africa for the first time…
Disney Channel rolling out in Canada
Disney Channel will launch in English and French in Canada next month. The channel will…
Catalyst hires Chris Moll
TV and film financing group Catalyst Global Media has hired Chris Moll to bring in,…
Industry veterans prep niche SVOD channels
Fledgling Canada-based media firm TableRock Media has unveiled plans to launch a range of specialist…
China shake-up at BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has recruited Kelvin Yau as its general manager for Greater China, with veteran…
SPI buys 4K opera for Funbox
Channel operator SPI has acquired a 4K production of La Bohème for its ultra HD…
BET greenlights New Edition biopic mini
Viacom’s US cable channel BET has ordered a miniseries based in the story of 1980s…
Nick’s free kids app hits Portugal
Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon has launched its free app in Portugal for the first time….
EU antitrust move ‘bad for producers’
The European Commission’s probe into country-specific TV rights deals could undermine the funding model for…
NATPE recruits ex-Reed Midem exec
NATPE has hired J.P. Bommel as managing director and COO. Bommel (pictured) is a former…
E4 buys Rush Hour series
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired the US film-to-TV series Rush Hour. The show will…
Seven, Nine in legal battle over cooking formats
Australia’s two biggest broadcasters are locked in a legal battle over their showpiece cooking formats….
Indian SVOD deal for Worldwide
Indian satellite pay TV operator Tata Sky has acquired a package of UK dramas for…
Chernin hires Glee producer as TV chief
Peter Chernin (left) has recruited Glee producer Dante Di Loreto as president of TV at…
Streaming TV service Magine launches in UK
Online TV operator Magine has launched in test mode in the UK, concurrently securing deals…
AMC goes to The West with Redford
AMC has given a straight-to-series order to The West, a new docudrama series fronted by…
UK set for a Lip Sync Battle
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a local version of Lip Sync Battle, the…
Online TV will ‘overtake linear’ in 2016
Linear TV viewing around the world will peak this year and online viewing will take…
Networks up, movies and distribution down at Sony
Sony Corp.’s film and TV division swung to a loss in the most recent quarter…
Relativity files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Ryan Kavanaugh’s US film and TV indie studio Relativity has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
Welcome to Sweden axed after ‘craptastic’ ratings
US-Swedish comedy series Welcome to Sweden has been cancelled by NBC after what its creator…
Fox launching new channel in Korea
Fox International Channels has partnered with South Korea’s JTBC to launch a new Fox Sports…
ITV Studios on song as int’l business grows
ITV channels lost viewing share but reported a strong financial performance in the in the…
Jane Tranter sets up £100m Welsh prodco
Jane Tranter has set up Bad Wolf, a new Wales-based prodco that will bring £100…
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…
Ten Alps buys into Chrysalis Vision
UK-based independent production group Ten Alps has bought a stake in Chrysalis Vision, the recently…
Pickard and Bloom join Nevision
Nigel Pickard has joined the board of UK indie Nevision, which has also brought on…
Turner buys Korean drama
Turner has acquired Korean drama Saimdang (WT) for its channels in southeast Asia. The high-end…
Priestly, Ringwald for new DHX comedy
DHX’s Family Channel has ordered The Wonderful Wayneys, a family comedy starring Jason Priestley (Beverly…