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Stewart Clarke
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New OTT platform launches, plans Euro roll out
A new over-the-top service, Magine, has launched in Sweden this week and plans to offer…
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UK animation industry to gathering to discuss tax breaks
The Children’s Media Conference is organising a get-together for the UK animation industry in the…
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Sierra/Engine teams with Capote producer for Siberia
Sierra/Engine is teaming with Oscar-nominated movie producer Michael Ohoven for Siberia, a thirteen-part drama series,…
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Gary Carter joining Shine Group
FremantleMedia COO Gary Carter is joining Shine Group where he will take the new role…
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Money Drop ranked the most valuable format in Europe
Endemol’s Money Drop format has come top of a new list measuring the value created…
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MediaCorp cuts format deal with Thai PBS
Singaporean broadcaster MediaCorp has inked a format deal with Thailand’s public broadcaster for its competitive…
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Electronic Arts looks to connected TV
Video games providers face challenges in addressing the connected TV market, but there are also…
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Channel 4 buys French drama Rebound
Channel 4 has picked up hit French-language drama Rebound. It marks the first time in…
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Sky Living buys supermodel competition series The Face
BSkyB channel Sky Living has ordered a local version of supermodel talent show The Face….
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Trust criticises Worldwide over £79 million loss on Lonely Planet sale
The BBC Trust has asked senior management at the BBC to order a review into…
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ITV Studios poaches Worldwide executive and restructures sales team
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has recruited Phil Sequeira from BBC Worldwide and he will be…
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PBS America makes first third-party programme acquisitions
The international PBS channel has acquired a raft of documentaries from distributor Off the Fence,…
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Nat Geo coproducing Jesus miniseries with Sky Vision
National Geographic Channels International and Sky Vision are joining forces to make a miniseries about…
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BBC Worldwide announces global bosses following restructure
BBC Worldwide has announced a raft of new senior management positions following its recently announced…
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The Walking Dead trumps The Bible; both beat the networks
The Walking Dead and The Bible were the most-watched shows on US TV on Sunday…
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Lucasfilm kills Clone Wars, taking Star Wars in new direction
Lucasfilm, the studio behind the Star Wars franchise and which was bought by Disney for…
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South Africa’s SABC in crisis following executive resignations
South Africa’s national broadcaster SABC has been plunged into crisis following the resignation of its…
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News brief: Viacom raising US$500 million
Viacom is raising US$500 million via a new bond offering. The US-listed media giant said…
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Exclusive: Al Jazeera Children’s Channel inks huge programming deal with Disney
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) has inked a programming deal with Disney for TV series…
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UKTV moving into international programme sales
Multichannel group UKTV will start to distribute some of its original shows directly and will…
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Alloy Digital gets US$30 million cash boost
Multiplatform producer Alloy Digital has won a US$30 million investment from private equity house ABS…
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Lagardère Active’s results improve
Lagardère Active, the media arm of the French conglomerate, saw an improvement in its like-for-like…
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Content and Co. launching on-demand programming service Cirkus
Content and Co., the UK-based consultancy run by TV industry veterans Mark Bradford and Hugh…
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Liberty boss says Murdochs approve of Virgin deal, dismisses Netflix threat
Rupert and James Murdoch both approve of Liberty Global’s takeover of Virgin Media and understand…
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The Bible and Vikings deliver epic ratings for History
US cable network History said its Mark Burnett-produced series The Bible delivered 14.8 million viewers…
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Rival bidder fires back at Stan Kroenke in battle for Outdoor Channel
US media firm InterMedia has reacted angrily to Stan Kroenke’s attempt to trump its bid…
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Fox Channels working up exorcism series with Walking Dead’s Kirkman
Fox International Channels is teaming with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman to create a…
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Discovery US orders Memory Games special
Discovery’s Science Channel in the US has ordered a special about the USA Memory Championship….
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Banijay sells diving series into Turkey
Banijay International has sold its diving format Stars in Danger into Turkey for the first…
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Stan Kroenke makes late play for Outdoor Channel
Stan Kroenke has made a late bid for Outdoor Channel and is attempting to trump…