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Stewart Clarke
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Chapman builds Snowman, Camp Yeti
Canada-based producer and distributor Nelvana has come on board preschool CGI series Camp Yeti, which…
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Time Warner commits $573m to CME
Time Warner has committed to a series of refinancing and loan deals for CME and…
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A+E ups Rachel Job at History
A+E Networks UK has promoted Rachel Job to director of programming for cable net History,…
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Electric Sky Sales in administration, job losses confirmed
The international sales arm of UK indie Electric Sky has gone into administration with the…
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Channel 4 buys into UK prodco Eleven Film
Channel 4 has bought into UK indie producer Eleven Film. The UK broadcaster said earlier…
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Hot food formats
The evolution of food programming mirrors the wider food world. Fusion offerings, franchise-building and digital…
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Netflix takes The Fall with UK drama buy
Netflix has acquired season two of edgy UK serial killer drama The Fall for North…
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BBC orders more Peaky Blinders, Netflix gets US rights
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a third season of period gangster drama Peaky…
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Sky Deutschland launches Star Wars channel
Sky Deutschland, the German arm of UK-Italian-German pay TV operator Sky, has launched a dedicated…
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Lower Idol revenue, digital hit FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia has seen a sharp decrease in profits, with parent group RTL blaming lower revenue…
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ITV Studios on track for £100m 2014 revenue boost
The content arm of ITV is on course to grow revenues by £100 million (US$157.5…
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UK prodco Electric Sky enters administration
UK factual prodco Electric Sky Productions has entered administration citing a ‘sharp deterioration in trading”….
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Distribution veteran Yvonne Body steps down
Beyond Distribution’s head of acquisitions is leaving the company after twelve years. Industry veteran Body…
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Carnival King
Gareth Neame’s Carnival Films was bought by NBCUniversal in 2008 for about £30 million (US$49…
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Netflix may speed up international expansion in 2015
Netflix is prepping “sizable expansion” in international markets next year and may speed up the…
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Discovery, Nat Geo, NBCU vets launch Justice Network
A collection of veteran US TV execs have come together to launch a new true-crime…
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Korea’s Bethal Media preps US/UK copros
South Korean prodco Bethal Media Contents Group has struck a deal that will see it…
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Canada’s latest OTT service bags Python
Upcoming OTT service Latte has acquired a raft of Monty Python content including the film…
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Scripps poaches AMC’s Páez-Pumar for Lat-Am
Scripps has recruited Mauro Páez-Pumar to oversee affiliate sales in Latin America. He joins from…
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DHX cuts Chinese streaming deal with CCTV
Canada-listed kids producer and distributor DHX has struck a streaming deal with China National Television,…
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eOne launches Australian TV division
Entertainment One has launched a new Australian TV division, which will be headed by Jude…
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SES to beam Ebola channel
Satellite services company SES is beaming an educational channel designed to help educate people in…
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Analysts downgrade BSkyB on Sky Europe fears
Credit analysts have downgraded BSkyB after the UK pay TV platform moved a step closer…
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Buyers Briefing: Andrea Scrosati, Sky Italia
Name: Andrea Scrosati Title: Executive VP, programming, news and partner channels, Sky Italia. As the Italian…
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BBC preps sci-fi exclusives for iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC is launching three new sci-fi shows on its iPlayer streaming and…
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Discovery poaches ABC exec as CCO
Discovery Communications has recruited Phil Craig as chief creative officer. Craig’s appointment comes after chief…
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Endemol Beyond launches Latin production hub
Endemol’s online channels and production division has launched a production hub in Brazil. Endemol Beyond…
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BET founder launches Urban Movie Channel
Robert L. Johnson’s RLJ Entertainment will launch a new African American-skewing digital service, Urban Movie…
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Calemzuk forms Rampante, teams with Time
Former Fox and Shine boss Emiliano Calemzuk has created a new content company, Rampante, and…
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Pattison named Keo chair as Baring exits post
David Pattison (left) is replacing Zam Baring as the chair of Keo Films and non-exec…