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AMC buys German pay TV channel
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has bought the German pay TV channel Kinowelt. The basic-tier movie channel…
Warner Bros. installs Register at helm of new digital division
Warner Bros. has appointed Sam Register to run a newly-created digital production unit. In the…
Lifetime channel launching in Lat-Am
A+E Networks’ female-skewing channel Lifetime is launching in Brazil and Latin America. The A+E channels…
Netflix orders first-ever Spanish original, locks in Mitch Hurwitz
Netflix has ordered its first Spanish-language original series, a thirteen-part comedy drama set in the…
Diana Buddingh: Freshen up your formats
FremantleMedia is the home to some of the best-loved brands and formats in the world:…
Novel Entertainment brings in Chris Skala
UK kids indie producer Novel Entertainment has brought in Chris Skala to boost its digital…
Discop Africa event adds a sports day
The third day of the upcoming Discop Africa event will be given over to local…
BBC orders new gameshow from Endemol
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Two Tribes, a new gameshow from Endemol-owned production company…
Svensk Filmindustri veterans leave in restructure
Long-serving Svensk Filmindustri execs Michael Fleischer and Guttorm Petterson will leave the Scandi movie and…
TalkTalk cuts FilmFlex VOD deal
UK telecom operator TalkTalk has struck a deal with white label video-on-demand aggregator FilmFlex Movies…
Operation Repo firm reformatting Korean drama for the US
US formats company Intrigue has optioned a pair of dramas from South Korea and will…
New international deals for Chaplin toon
PGS Entertainment has notched more sales of Chaplin & Co, the series featuring the famous…
Zodiak buys French film catalogue
Zodiak Rights has acquired rights to the movies of French movie director Jean-Pierre Mocky. The…
Pact launches UK tax break campaign
UK production lobbying body Pact is calling on the British government to implement a tax…
Angola, Chile channels find their Voice
Channels in Angola and Chile have become the latest to acquire Talpa Media’s singing competition…
Drama data: Europe challenges the US
The latest details of the most-watched scripted shows around the world reveal US procedurals are…
E! Entertainment launching this week in Russia and CIS
Universal Networks International will launch E! Entertainment in Russia and the CIS countries at the…
Aereo faces Supreme Court today
Aereo faces its ultimate test today, as the US Supreme Court hears the case brought…
FilmOn acquires Allied Entertainment movie rights
Over-the-top movie service FilmOn has acquired rights to content from the CineBx library and 40…
BBC to debut full season of BBC Three show on iPlayer
For the first time, the BBC is set to make all episodes from new series…
AMC/Sundance Channel promotes Frazier in EMEA
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has promoted Italy-based executive Marco Frazier to senior VP, global distribution, EMEA….
Ovation buys Content’s Royal doc series
US arts cable channel Ovation has returned from MIPTV having secured a programming deal for…
Channel 5 recognises m4e’s Wissper
UK broadcaster Channel 5 is to broadcast a new CGI animated toon from German children’s…
Netflix US buys Welsh drama series
Netflix has acquired Welsh drama series Hinterland for its North American streaming service. The cop…
RTL CBS seals Extreme carriage deal
RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network has struck a carriage deal with Telekom Malaysia for its…
News brief: Prime fitness deal with new Greek channel
Recently-launched female-skewing Greek channel Nova Life has acquired health and fitness series Fitness First Class….
Channel 5 says Sky/Discovery deal not done
Channel 5 is playing down a UK report claiming an agreement has been reached for…
Europe’s most valuable formats
The UK is the most lucrative formats market in Europe, while TF1 is the leading…
Howard Owens leaving Nat Geo
National Geographic Channels president Howard Owens is leaving the factual channel in June. The Nat…
ITV Studios cuts deal with talent agency
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has agreed a development and distribution deal with management business Company…