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Stewart Clarke
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China and UK coming together at the Children’s Media Conference
Trevor Lai will be at the Children’s Media Conference in Sheffield, UK, this week to…
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Netflix set for Australia in 2015
US-listed streaming service Netflix is set to continue its rapid expansion with an Australian launch…
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MTG closes deal for channels group Trace
The Modern Times Group has closed its deal for Trace, the entertainment channels operator. The…
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Donna Wiffen leaving FremantleMedia, will oversee new UK prodco
Donna Wiffen is exiting FremantleMedia and has been brought in as a consultant to run…
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Sony buys UK channels group
Sony Pictures Television has bought CSC Media Group, the UK channel operator. The deal, for…
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Telemundo making Spanish-language Les Mis adaptation
Telemundo is making a Spanish-language version of Victor Hugo’s classic historical novel Les Misérables. The…
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Viacom poaches Worldwide exec as Asia boss
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Mark Whitehead as executive VP and managing director of…
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Update: Lifetime says Aaliyah film will proceed
Lifetime has told TBI that its Aaliyah: Princess of R&B TV movie will go ahead…
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Discovery’s Betty gets BBC Animal Movers commission
Discovery-owned UK prodco Betty has won a commission from the BBC for The Animal Movers….
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ITV bringing back Name That Tune
The UK’s largest commercial broadcaster ITV is piloting a new version of Name That Tune,…
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Sony reaffirms plans to keep entertainment
Sony has reiterated its previously stated plans to keep its entertainment business as part of…
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Leading UK digital channels’ content spend hits £2.6bn
A group of leading UK digital and pay TV channels spent a combined £2.6 billion…
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Amazon UK snags Mad Men and Lionsgate TV content
Amazon has struck a programming deal with Lionsgate UK for a range of content including…
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Starz power
Starz is investing more in programming, reaching out to specific segments of the audience and…
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DreamWorks launches YouTube channel
Hollywood and family content studio DreamWorks has launched DreamWorksTV, a new YouTube channel programmed with…
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BBC Decimates daytime with quiz from Tipping Point creator
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered Decimate, a new daytime quiz series, TBI has…
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The Powerpuff Girls make a comeback
Cartoon Network is bring back one of its biggest animated franchises, The Powerpuff Girls. The…
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News brief: Netflix launches Breaking Bad in 4K
US-based streaming service Netflix has launched Breaking Bad in 4K, the new ultra high definition…
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FCC weighs into Netflix-Verizon streaming row
US communications regulator the FCC is investigating who is at fault for the problems occurring…
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Icon Films staffs up, hires Jonathan Jackson
UK indie Icon Films has hired former DRG boss Jonathan Jackson (left) as its new…
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Netflix responds angrily to Verizon as row heats up
US-based streaming service Netflix has reacted angrily to Verizon’s cease and desist letter concerning claims…
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Discovery, Liberty will ‘build on’ All3Media acquisition
Discovery and Liberty Global are expected to buy additional content companies and assets to build…
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YouTube launches for int’l gay channel Here TV
US-based gay cable net Here TV has launched paid-for YouTube channels in 16 international markets….
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The CW sets up new kids block
The CW will launch One Magnificent Morning, a new kids block, this autumn. The new…
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Broadcasters buy into Beckham’s jungle trip
BBC Worldwide has sold its upcoming one-off doc David Beckham into the Unknown to a…
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Netflix and Verizon embroiled in network row
Verizon Communications has issued a cease and desist notice to Netflix demanding it stop publicly…
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Nat Geo orders Hasselhoff vs. the Berlin Wall
The international division of National Geographic Channels has commissioned Hasselhoff vs. the Berlin Wall, a…
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CME appoints permanent CFO
CEE-focussed broadcast group CME has confirmed David Sturgeon as its permanent CFO. Sturgeon has been…
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Lifetime orders four reality series, puts three into development
Lifetime has picked up four new unscripted series and put another three in development. The…
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TF1 buys UK drama The Missing
France’s leading commercial broadcaster TF1 has prebought The Missing, the upcoming UK drama about a…