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CNN hires intn’l sales boss
Turner-owned news channel operator CNN has hired Greg Beitchman as its new international content sales…
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Cars and comedy dominate YouTube ratings
German motoring channel Motorvision (pictured) is the most-watched original YouTube channel in the EU. It…
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Alfred Haber taking Elton John around the world
Alfred Haber Television has taken international rights to BRITs Icon: Elton John, a 90-minute gala…
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ITV orders more Downton
ITV has ordered a fifth season of hit period drama Downton Abbey. The UK broadcaster…
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Fox orders new toon series from Family Guy team
US broadcast network Fox has ordered Bordertown, a new animated series from Family Guy’s Seth…
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Turner makes Asian exec moves
Turner International Asia Pacific has made made two senior appointments to its regional team. Nadia…
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Twofour making slate of Arabic language shows
UK producer and distributor Twofour has secured an order for eight new series from Abu…
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News brief: Starz ups Penney
US cable operator Starz has upped John Penney to chief strategy officer. Penney has been…
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ITV sinks into Hot Tub Britain
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a 1x60mins documentary that looks into the world of British…
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News brief: Nickelodeon UK picks up Mia and me
UK kids channel Nickelodeon has acquired animated series Mia and me. The Rainbow-prodcued and distributed…
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Beyond cooks up Weird Restaurants deal
Beyond Distribution has racked up a raft of sales of fact-ent series World’s Weirdest Restaurants….
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Endemol poaches BBC commissioner
Producer and distributor Endemol has hired Mirella Breda to head up creative operations at its…
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News brief: Africa’s M-Net cuts Sony Pictures deal
Sub-Saharan African pay TV platform M-net has agreed a programming deal with Sony Pictures Television….
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Sony’s AXN Black acquires lifestyle series
Sony Pictures Television’s pay TV channel AXN Black has picked up a package of lifestyle…
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Korea, China spins web around Off The Fence content
Korean broadcasters have acquired a total of 85 hours of programming from Anglo-Dutch distributor Off…
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History to update iconic ABC slavery mini Roots
US cable channel History is to remake the iconic ABC American slavery miniseries Roots. The…
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News brief: Nat Geo Kids YouTube channel buys 9 Story shows
Canada-based producer and distributor 9 Story has sold three shows to Nat Geo Kids. The…
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Nat Geo takes global rights to war doc Sacrifice
National Geographic has acquired worldwide rights, excluding France, Canada and China, to Sacrifice. The landmark…
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Fox Intn’l poaches legal boss from Zodiak
Fox International Channels has hired Mitzi Berberi as head of business and legal affairs, UK,…
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UKTV orders Choccywoccydoodah special
UK digital channel operator UKTV has ordered an hour-long Christmas editon of its reality show…
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Donald Sutherland making animated pirate TV movie
Donald Sutherland is writing, producing and voicing Pirate’s Passage, an animated TV movie for Canadian…
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News brief: Discovery orders JFK lost tapes doc
UK indie producer Arrow Media is making a one-off special for Discovery Channel, JFK: The…
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Weinstein picks up SVOD rights to Peaky Blinders
The Weinstein Company has taken US subscription video-on-demand rights to British drama series Peaky Blinders….
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HBO Lat Am extends deal with Sony
HBO Latin America and Sony Pictures Television have agreed a multi-year extension to their current…
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MTV orders millennials series from Pulse
MTV has commissioned Sleeping with the Family, a new series about young couples living with…
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FX inks Sacha Baron Cohen deal for new Ali G series
FX Productions has inked a first-look deal with Sacha Baron Cohen’s production company Four By…
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Australia’s Nine details A$2 billion IPO
Australian media and broadcast group Nine Entertainment has issued a prospectus ahead of an IPO…
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UK Jewish Film Festival launches on-demand
Distrify is launching movies from the UK Jewish Film Festival on its on-demand service. The…
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New launch for MTV China
MTV China, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. have all launched in Hong Kong on TVB’s pay…
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FremantleMedia hires TV3 exec to run Blu
Anne Bostrom has been appointed managing director of Danish production company Blu. She joins the…