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Stewart Clarke
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Patty Geneste hits back over Nordic World/Absolutely
Absolutely Independent founder Patty Geneste has used the Dutch press to hit back at Nordic…
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Battle Creek sells around the world
Sony Pictures Television has notched several deals for Battle Creek, the new cop procedural from…
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DStv launch for Eva telenovela channel
Eva, a new telenovela pay TV channel operated by AMC Networks International – Zone, is…
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John Hendricks: still curious
John Hendricks tells Stewart Clarke about CuriosityStream and how it will harness the ‘third evolution…
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Netflix nets exclusive global rights to The Returned remake
Netflix has acquired exclusive global rights to The Returned, the US remake of French drama…
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X Factor US, American Idol weigh on FremantleMedia results
FremantleMedia has blamed the cancellation of X Factor US and lower revenue from American…
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ITV looks to international business for growth
Reporting strong full-year results this morning, UK broadcaster ITV said today revenue at its content…
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BBC Four embraces slow TV
UK public service arts and culture channel BBC Four is embarking on a season of…
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US deals for Turkish dramas
Two US Hispanic channels in the US have bought Turkish dramas as the latter’s scripted…
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Nordic World’s Absolutely files for bankruptcy
Absolutely Independent, the Amsterdam-based formats business owned by Nordic World, has filed for bankruptcy in…
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Fox, MTG win Battle Creek
Fox International Channels has acquired Battle Creek from Sony Pictures Television for its Fox channels…
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Orange and Sony strike content deal
French pay TV operator Orange has inked a volume deal with Hollywood studio Sony Pictures…
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Kanal 11 has Ex on the Beach with MTV
Discovery Networks Sweden has inked a format deal with Viacom International Media Networks and will…
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Turkey: imports and exports
Following this week’s Discop Istanbul event, TBI speaks to Turkey’s main distribution companies about how…
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CBS preps 150-country CSI simulcast
CBS is preparing what it hopes will be the world’s largest ever drama simulcast with…
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Electus strikes Bellator MMA deals
Electus International has secured new deals for the Bellator mixed martial arts championship with international…
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Ten commits to The Bold and the Beautiful
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten has committed to a life of series deal for US…
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Ovation gets a 60 Minute Makeover
US arts and culture channel Ovation has acquired UK lifestyle series 60 Minute Makeover. The…
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Nick Thorogood leaving Scripps
Nick Thorogood, Scripps Networks International’s senior VP, content and marketing in the EMEA region, will…
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Worldwide strikes worldwide SVOD deals
BBC Worldwide has struck a raft of deals with digital platforms around the world, shopping…
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Post-Discovery, Henrik Ravn returns to ProSieben
Henrik Ravn has been appointed COO and chief commercial officer of the German-speaking broadcast operations…
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Netflix, BBC and Seven order kids Bottersnikes
Netflix, the BBC and Seven Network have teamed for Bottersnikes & Gumbles, a new animated…
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BBC declares first War and Peace deal
BBC Worldwide has concluded its first presale for the upcoming big-budget adaptation of War and…
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YouTube urged to increase child safety provisions
In the same week it launched its kids content app, YouTube has been urged to…
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Endemol Shine appoints UK COO
The UK division of Endemol Shine Group has appointed Lucinda Hicks chief operating officer. Hicks…
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Fox gives David Smyth intn’l copro role
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has promoted David Smyth to senior VP, sales and development,…
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Technicolor buys French prodco OuiDo
US technology and content company Technicolor has acquired OuiDo Productions, the French kids prodco that…
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Eye Present & CBeebies to co-produce ChuckaBops
Kids prodco Eye Present is coproducing ChuckaBops a new preschool series with UK channel CBeebies….
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Hopster strikes DreamWorks deal, preps launches
Hopster has struck a programming deal with DreamWorks and is about to launch on Android….
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XiveTV: at the factual frontier
John Hendricks will not have the factual streaming space to himself with CuriosityStream, with industry…