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SVT lines up political thriller
Swedish pubcaster SVT is lining up a political thriller from Strix Drama. Ögon Blå is…
News brief: RTVE order TCB’s Mega Food
Spanish pubcaster RTVE is among buyers of factual content from UK-based indie distributor TCB Rights….
CBeebies original production quota cut by 10%
UK communications regulator Ofcom has agreed to a reduction in the original programming requirements at…
Zig Zag ups Graff as Monks goes it alone
Zig Zag Productions has upped Matt Graff to VP, commercial and current production to replace…
Roughcut cuts Sky channels development deal
UK indie producer Roughcut TV has agreed a programming deal with Sky whereby it will…
UK, France SVOD platforms buy Corus kids shows
Dailymotion and Canalplay Infinity in France and Hopster in the UK have acquired 345 hours…
HBO On Demand launches on Indian pay TV
Tata Sky subscribers with access to HBO premium channels in India can now access catch-up…
CBS, RTL get Extreme in Asia
The RTL and CBS joint venture channels business has launched its second thematic channel in…
Keshet hires former DCD exec as COO
The UK division of Keshet has recruited Sammy Nourmand as its chief operating officer. Nourmand,…
Sky and FX join forces on comedy production
BSkyB has teamed up FX Networks to work on developing new comedy shows for audiences…
News brief: Ukraine’s Inter finds Chef at Your Door
Ukrainian national broadcaster Inter has commissioned a two-season run of cooking competition Chef at Your…
MTG Studios becomes Nice Entertainment
The Modern Times Group has rebranded its content division MTG Studios as Nice Entertainment Group….
Doug Baker takes on wider Discovery role
Discovery has added the COO position to Doug Baker’s current CFO role at its international…
News brief: Global sales for new Jungle Bunch series
Broadcasters in Europe, the Middle East and North America have bought Tat Productions and Master…
Scripps buys Oz vet series
Scripps has taken EMEA rights to Travels with the Bondi Vet, an Australian series that…
News brief: BSkyB taking on iTunes with movie downloads
BSkyB will launch a new download to own service dubbed ‘buy and keep’. It will…
News brief: Portugal’s RTP in for Armoza primetime format
Portuguese broadcaster RTP has commissioned a local version of Armoza Formats’ primetime show I Can…
EU to probe Liberty Global’s Dutch cable takeover
European antitrust watchdog the European Commission will review Liberty Global’s agreed takeover of Dutch cable…
Lifetime preps global launch for Minnie Driver TV movie
Female-skewing cable network Lifetime will launch TV movie Return to Zero simultaneously across its international…
China to spur Asia pay TV boom
There will be over 500 million new digital TV homes across Asia Pacific between now…
Lauder leaves CME after two decades
Ronald Lauder, the founder of Central European Media Enterprises, has resigned from the company’s board….
News brief: CJ E&M, Dragon TV partner in production pact
Korean entertainment group CJ E&M and Chinese broadcaster Dragon TV are hooking up to produce…
BBC drama boss leaves to revive FremantleMedia’s Euston Films
The BBC’s head of drama, Kate Harwood (left), is leaving the UK public broadcaster revive…
News brief: SBS, Viasat pre-buy Own Rainforest
SBS in Australia and European broadcaster Viasat have prebought eco-themed factual entertainment series I Bought…
Broadcasters prebuy ABC’s Black Box
Broadcasters in Europe and Israel have acquired ABC’s upcoming medical procedural The Black Box. RTL…
FremantleMedia and Roland Joffe rebooting Hunchback of Notre Dame
FremantleMedia International and filmmaker Roland Joffé (The Mission) have joined forces to develop Ugly, a…
Wuaki adds Hunger Games, Expendables
European streaming service Wuaki.tv has added Lionsgate UK-distributed movies such as The Hunger Games: Catching…
Japanese pubcaster launching 8K in 2020
Japanese public broadcaster NHK will launch a full 8K service in 2020 to coincide with…
Scandi broadcasters buy World Cup doc
Sweden´s SVT, Finland’s YLE, and Denmark’s DR have acquired World Cup documentary special Mata Mata….
MarVista greenlights pop star docs
US-based producer and distributor Marvista Entertainment will launch a raft of new music docs internationally….