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Stewart Clarke
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Shine America ups two executives
The US division of Shine has promoted Dave Schulz and Chris Campbell. Schulz becomes vice…
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Bradley Wiggins – A Year In Yellow
Bradley Wiggins is a household name, but when the filmmakers behind Bradley Wiggins – A…
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NBC closing international channels and cutting jobs
NBC Universal is closing several of its international channels and has placed a group of…
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BBC cuts huge kids programming deal with Al Jazeera
BBC Worldwide and Al Jazeera have agreed a deal for almost 200 hours of new…
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YouTube is a TV platform, says partnership chief
YouTube sees itself “very much as a platform” and believes that “online video will push…
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Banijay wins Popstars format dispute with Talpa
A court in the Netherlands has ruled that Talpa cannot launch ‘The Next Popstar’ format…
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HBO launches in Sweden
Telia has become the first platform operator in the Nordic region to offer HBO, making…
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Peter Chernin buys into YouTube channel operator
Peter Chernin’s investment vehicle has bought a stake in Base79, the digital company that operates…
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International factual execs confirmed for Tokyo TV Forum
International documentary channel buyers and programme managers will convene in Tokyo next month after the…
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Discovery to create strategic alliance with TF1
Discovery Communications and France’s TF1 Group have entered exclusive negotiations to create a strategic alliance…
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ITV buys more Almost Naked Animals
CiTV in the UK has ordered another season of animated series Almost Naked Animals. The…
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ITV Studios on track for £100m profit in 2012
ITV Studios, the content arm of UK commercial broadcaster ITV, will report a profit of…
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C More snags Miramax programming deal
Nordic pay TV platform C More has inked a content deal with Miramax. The agreement…
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Rastamouse and Wallace & Gromit acquired for BBC Global iPlayer
Global iPlayer, the international version of the BBC’s iPlayer catch-up service, has acquired a handful…
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FremantleMedia helps offset ad revenue declines at RTL
RTL said that the strong performance of its content division FremantleMedia and its German channels…
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Absolutely rings up South Korea deal for The Phone
Absolutely has sold quiz format The Phone into South Korea. CJ Entertainment has picked up…
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DQE sells toons to ABC
Indian producer and distributor DQ Entertainment (DQE) has sold a pair of animated series to…
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Lagardère hit by production delays and ad downturn
Lagardère Active, the arm of the French conglomerate responsible for TV, radio and magazines, continued…
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Google Play brings series to Google TV in Europe
Google TV users in the UK, France and Germany will be able to download movies,…
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Dani’s Castle
Dani’s Castle is the latest series fronted by kids TV starlet Dani Harmer. Having come…
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BBC crisis claims more scalps as Patten begins search for new DG
Following the resignation of BBC director-general George Entwistle on Saturday, head of news Helen Boaden…
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TV numbers up at eOne as overall profits fall
Producer and distributor Entertainment One (eOne) posted healthy increases in profit and revenue at its…
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Endemol options Dirty Old Towns format
Endemol has optioned community makeover format Dirty Old Towns in several European territories. The format…
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Wahlberg making US version of Canal+ brothel drama for HBO
Leverage, Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson’s production company, is making a US version of Canal+…
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Analysts gloomy on outlook for CME
Influential credit ratings agency Moody’s says that the outlook for Time Warner-backed CME is challenging…
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BBC orders Hurricane Sandy Superstorm documentary
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a fast turnaround documentary about the hurricane that…
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Hulu launches Kids on subscription service
US streaming service Hulu has launched a dedicated kids section on its Hulu Plus premium…
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Jeff Sagansky and Harry Sloan firm buys $400m in-flight business
Global Eagle, the media investment company run by Harry Sloane and Jeff Sagansky, has bought…
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CME quiet on channel sale rumours
Time Warner backed Central and Eastern European broadcast group CME is considering selling Nova TV…