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Melling rejoins ITV Studios in EMEA sales role
Toby Melling has been appointed VP of sales for the north west EMEA region at…
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News brief: NBC set for another stay in Sweden
NBC has ordered a second season of comedy series Welcome to Sweden. The half-hour comedy…
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Film4 poaches Universal Pictures boss
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has named David Kosse as new director of its movie division…
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Channel 4 to explore Immigration Street
The UK’s Channel 4 has commissioned Love Productions to make an ob doc series about…
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Disney, Animal Planet services join Amazon Fire TV
Connected set-top box Amazon Fire TV has added services from the likes of Disney and…
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School of Rock sets for Nick TV remake
School of Rock, the 2003 Jack Black comedy film, is being made into a TV…
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News Brief: Endemol hires Bigg Boss for India
Endemol has hired Ashok Vidyasagar as senior VP of its Indian operations, putting him in…
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Red Arrow hires Warner Bros. exec as formats boss
Red Arrow International has hired Warner Bros. formats exec Harry Gamsu to fill a new…
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News brief: FYI channel launching in Canada
The FYI channel is launching in Canada as part of Shaw Media’s bouquet of specialty…
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News brief: Showtime launching Ray Donovan webisodes
US cable net Showtime is launching a trio of web-only episodes to accompany its hit…
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Katz’s Escape bags crime trio
Escape, a new female-skewed channel from Katz Broadcasting, has acquired more than 500 hours of…
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Ex-MTV chief joins Amazon board
Former MTV Networks chief executive Judy McGrath has joined the board of directors at e-commerce…
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Bravo entertains Melbourne’s Housewives
US cable channel Bravo has acquired Australian reality series The Real Housewives of Melbourne. The…
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Cord-cutting takes hold in Europe
Pay TV subscribers are in declining across a large part of Europe as well as…
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Turkey’s Star orders hairdresser format
Turkish broadcaster Star TV has ordered a local version of hairdressing competition format The Final…
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DHX closes channels deal, shuffles management
DHX Media has closed a deal for the Family Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior…
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ITV remains a takeover target, say analysts
ITV will remain a takeover target and speculation about a sale will drive its share…
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Meisner Eagle swoops for Discovery Life role
Julie Meisner Eagle has been promoted to VP, production and development at Discovery Fit &…
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CBS poaches Fox, Television 360 drama execs
CBS Television Studios has hired a pair of drama executives, one from rival broadcaster Fox…
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Simon Cowell named MIPCOM personality of the year
MIPCOM organisers Reed Midem have named Simon Cowell the personality of the year for this…
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ITV Studios boss pens BBC drama
Kevin Lygo, the managing director of ITV Studios, has had a drama series picked up…
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Jason Kilar’s Vessel going after YouTube content producers
Former Hulu boss Jason Kilar’s new business is actively going after online video producers and…
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OTT Acorn grows onto iPads and iPhones
Acorn TV, the US streaming service programmed with UK-centric content, has launched on Apple devices….
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UK kids OTT service captures The Gruffalo
Hopster, the UK streaming service for kids, has acquired exclusive rights to the animated one-offs…
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CBS bosses confirmed for MIPCOM
CBS production and distribution bosses will deliver a joint keynote at this year’s MIPCOM. David…
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Telemundo strikes Chilean content deal
Chilean broadcaster Chilevision has struck a programming deal with Telemundo. The sales arm of the…
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Tricon hires Saperstein to run kids division
Tricon Films & Television has recruited Frank Saperstein to run its kids and family unit….
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ITV Studios posts profit, revenue gains
ITV reported strong first half revenue and profit gains, helped by its coverage of the…
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Telemundo launches block in Asia
US Hispanic network Telemundo is launching a two-hour block on the female-skewing cable net Diva…
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Endemol’s 51 Minds making kids reality for The Hub
US kids cable network The Hub has ordered Parents Just Don’t Understand, a new reality…