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Stewart Clarke
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Globo launching new channel for Portugal
Brazilian media group Globo has teamed up with Portuguese pay TV operator Zon Multimédia to…
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Peter Chernin’s media firm gets Qatari cash boost
Qatar Holding has reportedly made a major investment in Peter Chernin’s media company The Chernin…
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Robert Redford producing Sundance series Valentines
Cable net Sundance Channel has unveiled a slate of new, original drama series including Valentines,…
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Howard Litton exec-producing new Bing Bunny kids show
UK kids channel CBeebies has ordered a series based on Ted Dewan’s Bing Bunny book….
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Digital growth boosts ProSiebenSat.1
ProSiebenSat.1 has confirmed its full-year outlook following strong third-quarter net income growth, boosted by growth…
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Kees Abrahams’ new media firm launches film division
Imagine Nation, the new media company set up by former 2waytraffic and Sony boss Kees…
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Chellomedia’s Panda moves into original programming
Canal Panda has made its first major move into original content with the commission of…
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Warner Bros. buys UK post-production house
Warner Bros. has acquired UK post production house De Lane Lea. The Hollywood studio set…
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Shine names Katrina Neylon as Ruth Clarke’s replacement
The distribution arm of Shine has promoted Katrina Neylon to senior VP, head of EMEA,…
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Exclusive: Lifetime tucks into US version of Come Dine with Me
Lifetime is working on a US version of hit format Come Dine with Me. The…
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Netflix moves to head off takeover with poison pill
Netflix has put in place a ‘poison pill’ measure that could prevent investor Carl Icahn…
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Chello buys 150 hours from BBC Worldwide
Chellomedia, the content arm of Liberty Global, has acquired a 150 hour package of programmes…
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Coolabi hires Val Fry as sales boss
Producer and rights management firm Coolabi has hired Valerie Fry as director of sales. Fry,…
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Violetta
As kids telenovelas continue to grow in popularity, Disney has greenlit a second season of…
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Turtle Power
Viacom acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment in…
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Research shows Amazon is catching Netflix
Netflix remains the runaway alternative TV provider in the US, but Amazon is growing at…
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Starz poaches HBO veteran Dave Baldwin
Starz has hired Dave Baldwin as executive VP, programming. He joins the Liberty-owned US cable…
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DHX licensees more Johnny Test to Netflix
DHX Media has sold another season of its animated series Johnny Test to Netflix in…
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Discovery launching five channels on Turkish IPTV
Discovery is launching five of its channels on Turkish IPTV service Tivibu. The IPTV service…
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PCCW loses trademark dispute with Sky over Now TV brand
A UK high court judge has ruled in favour of pay TV operator BSkyB in…
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Georgeville moves into US television
Marc Rosen is the film and TV producer whose credits include Harry Potter and Threshold….
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Diving formats battle hots up as Fox buys Banijay show
The competition between Banijay and Eyeworks over their respective diving formats has heated up after…
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BBC cooks up Norway deal for Bake Off
BBC Worldwide has sold its hit cooking format The Great British Bake Off into Norway….
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Hulu viewing takes a hit
The number of hours consumer spend tuning into Hulu has dropped sharply this year, according…
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CNN buys Lance Armstrong exposé
As the scandal surrounding Lance Armstrong’s alleged doping continues to unfold, CNN has bought The…
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Lovefilm launches on Kindle Fire
TV and movie streaming service Lovefilm has launched on the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire…
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Discovery Europe orders cityscape doc Strip the City
Discovery Networks Western Europe has ordered Strip the City, a six-part documentary that uses CGI…
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CableReady opens up in NYC
Distributor CableReady is opening an office in New York to reach out to the cable-focused…
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Discovery ups Deena Edwards
Discovery Networks International has appointed Deena Edwards as senior VP of global branded solutions. Working…
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The vision for Sky Vision
Carl Hall and Sophie Turner Laing tell TBI about how the freshly minted Sky Vision…