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Stewart Clarke
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Sky buys NBC’s Aquarius for Europe
Sky has bought NBC drama series Aquarius for its European services. The pan-Sky deal means…
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Ex-Endemol Studios boss joins ITV
Endemol’s former US Studios boss Philippe Maigret has joined ITV and will run scripted at…
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Trust calls for greater protection for BBC
The BBC Trust has called for greater protection for the public broadcaster from politics, changes…
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CBS latest summer event series is BrainDead
CBS has ordered BrainDead, a new comic thriller from the creators of The Good Wife…
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O’Hanlon moves in FremantleMedia Asia rejig
Paul O’Hanlon (left) is swapping his role as managing director of FremantleMedia Asia for a…
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iPlayer takes 62% of TV streaming
Some 15 million UK internet users have now accessed a TV programme online, with the…
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BBC launches new channel in Asia
BBC Worldwide is continuing the international rollout of its new channel brands with the launch…
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Discovery follows David Baddiel on the Silk Road
Discovery Channel UK & Ireland has ordered David Baddiel on the Silk Road, a travelogue…
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BBC Studios hooks Salmon
Veteran British executive Peter Salmon has been named director of the BBC’s forthcoming commercial production…
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MTG ups content execs
The Modern Times Group has promoted two of its senior programming execs. Vanda Rapti (left)…
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Sat.1 cancels Talpa’s Newtopia
German broadcaster Sat.1 has cancelled Newtopia, the local version of the Talpa format Utopia. The…
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DCD staffs up, raids IMG and Endemol Shine
DCD Rights has hired former IMG and Endemol Shine execs for regional sales roles. The…
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Miramax on the block for US$1 billion
The owners of Miramax are weighing selling the company and, if they proceed, have put…
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Former Worlwide exec to head ABC Oz sales
Former BBC Worldwide Australia boss Tony Iffland will run distribution at Australian public broadcaster the…
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Industry reacts to BBC review
Industry groups, analysts, media specialists and advocacy groups have been quick to react to yesterday’s…
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The Last Panthers to stalk Cannes
Upcoming heist drama The Last Panthers will be the World Premiere Screening at MIPCOM in…
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Fox sells out of MundoFox
Fox International Channels has sold its stake in Spanish-language US channel MundoFox. Its partner in…
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Lagardere reorganises, poaches Canal+ exec
French media group Lagardère Entertainment has reorganised into four divisions and poached Thierry Langlois from…
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Blakeston takes top job at Audio Network
Chris Blakeston has been upped to CEO of music rights business Audio Network. He takes…
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Investor offloads eOne stock, shares slide
A key investor in Entertainment One has offloaded almost 10% of the production and distribution…
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Talpa sends Superkids to Poland
Polish broadcaster Polsat has ordered a local version of kids talent series Superkids. The show…
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BBC Trust hits out over licence fee deal
The head of the BBC Trust has hit out over the way the recent licence…
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Channel 4 orders posh removals, more pawn
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered Movers, Mansions and Millionaires, a new ob-doc series about…
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Hulu buys trio of 9 Story toons
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu has bought three animated series from Canadian producer and…
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Nelvana, Sony making Hotel Transylvania series
Nelvana is making a series based on the animated feature film franchise Hotel Transylvania. The…
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Profit down at BBC Worldwide post-AMC deal
Profit and revenue have declined at BBC Worldwide in the wake of the sale of…
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New Teletubbies heads to Italy
The Teletubbies reboot is heading to Italy after pubcaster Rai bought the series. The deal,…
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Lifetime joins BBC Agatha Christie series
Lifetime has become a coproducer on the upcoming BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie novel And…
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Mubi strikes Sony SVOD deal
UK-based SVOD service Mubi has landed its first deal with a Hollywood studio, striking a…
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Global simulcast for Fear the Walking Dead
The Walking Dead spin-off series Fear the Walking Dead will go out on the international…