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Redseven boss to stay until 2020
Jobst Benthues has renewed his contract at Redseven and will stay at the German prodco…
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Key markets driving high-end ad recovery
The US, China and Japan will drive a recovery in luxury advertising, with TV taking…
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China’s CMC buys into CAA
Chinese media investment giant CMC Capital Partners has bought a minority stake in the CAA…
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Revamped VH1 unveils new slate
VH1 has unveiled its first slate since Bob Bakish took over parent company Viacom, ushering…
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Denton exits A+E post
Joel Denton is stepping down from his role running A+E Networks’ international sales unit. The…
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Sony makes free TV move in Italy
Sony is launching its first free-to-air channel in Italy, with kids net Pop launching early…
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BBC’s Go Jetters flies into China
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has acquired BBC kids series Go Jetters. The series will also…
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First US Hispanic deal for BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has shopped drama series The Musketeers to Univision net Unimas, the commercial arm…
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ID will Hear No Evil
US cable channel Investigation Discovery has commissioned a sister series to See No Evil. Hear…
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Hulu bags Pure Canadian drama for US SVOD
US streaming service Hulu has acquired exclusive local streaming rights to Canadian drama Pure. The…
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Filmbox channels launch in Russia
Channel operator SPI International has launched seven of its channels in Russia. The digital nets…
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New Scottish net bags Irish soap, Finnish drama
New Scottish network STV2 has acquired Irish soap Fair City, Finnish drama Black Widow and…
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USA Network orders UK format remake
American cable channel USA Network has commissioned a local version of Big Star’s Little Star,…
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ITV sets live game show format
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a local version of a game show from Chalkboard TV…
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Acorn subs to witness BBC’s Decline and Fall
Subscription on-demand service Acorn TV has acquired US rights to BBC comedy Decline and Fall….
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Amazon gives stand-up drama two-season order
Amazon has given a double-season order to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the first time the…
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Roy Ackerman surfaces at Murder Detectives prodco
Seasoned UK executive Roy Ackerman has been appointed managing director of Films of Record, the…
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STV2 launching this month
STV will launch STV2 later this month, after the Scottish broadcaster rebranded its existing local…
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Talpa buys SBS channels
John de Mol’s Talpa Holding has acquired a 67% stake in the SBS Broadcasting business,…
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Nippon sells Your Home into China
Japanese broadcaster and programmer Nippon TV has shopped its Your Home Is My Business! drama into…
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Keshet International’s Traffic Light shines in CEE
Keshet International has shopped its comedy series Traffic Light to TV3 in Lithuania, with the…
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BBC to up its investment in Northern Ireland
The BBC is to invest an additional £11 million (US$13.7 million) in new services in…
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LA’s Sonar acquiring Tricon assets
Sonar Entertainment is to buy Tricon Film & Television’s programming library and certain production assets….
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MIPTV organisers look ahead to expanded 2018
There were 10,500 delegates at MIPTV this week, a decrease year-on-year, but there were 800…
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BBC Special Forces head to Poland via Africa
Polish pubcaster TVP has acquired Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week. The local version of the…
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ITV preps 360-degree Grand National
UK broadcaster ITV will have virtual reality highlights of the iconic Grand National horse race….
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Sky and Movistar buy Beta’s 1993
Sky Deutschland and Spain’s Movistar+ are among several buyers of political thriller 1993. The Sky…
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Raw double development appointments
Gold Rush prodco Raw has named two heads of development, bringing in Oliver Calleja in the US…
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New Bake Off format deals
Czech pubcaster CT has ordered a local version of the popular Bake Off format. The…
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MBC and Image Nation strike production pact
O3 Productions, the production arm of MBC Group, and Abu Dhabi prodco Image Nation have…