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New Greek public broadcaster goes on air
Greece’s new interim public broadcaster has launched with the airing of a two-hour news programme….
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Hulu inks Henson deal, adds Fraggles
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu has inked a deal with The Jim Henson Company…
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Yahoo! orders Boris Johnson spoof from Warner Bros’ Yalli
Yahoo! UK has ordered a new five-part original series Boris Johnson’s Guide to London. The…
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Channel 4 buys Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. from Disney
Channel 4 has acquired US superhero series Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The UK free-to-air broadcaster…
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Oprah block launching on TLC in Russia and CEE
A programming block from Discovery’s OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is to launch on the TLC…
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Report: Disney to cut 175 jobs at ABC
The Disney/ABC Television Group is set to lay off around 175 staff across ABC television…
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Netflix reaches up to 2m in the UK
Analysts estimate that up to two million people in the UK are streaming content via…
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Red Bull Media House inks Viewster VOD deal
Red Bull Media House is launching a raft of its content on the Viewster video-on-demand…
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Spike banks on Hungry Investors
US cable channel Spike TV has commissioned a 10-part series in which investors seek out…
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UKTV buys CBS drama for Alibi
UK digital channels group UKTV has acquired US drama series King & Maxwell from CBS…
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Sony channels get on Blacklist in Asia
Sony has taken rights to US drama The Blacklist for its channels in Asia. The…
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BBC Worldwide cuts factual deal with China’s CCTV
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has sold a package of…
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News brief: BBC renews Holiday Hit Squad
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a second season of travel show, Holiday Hit…
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The ABC taps BBC Worldwide’s Brennan to run kids
The ABC has poached Deidre Brennan from BBC Worldwide and she will be controller of…
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News brief: TBS renews original trio
US cable channel TBS has commissioned third seasons of its sitcoms Sullivan & Son and…
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News brief: NBC has another Hollywood Game Night
US broadcaster NBC has ordered a second season of Hollywood Game Night, a game show…
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Dining with the Enemy format goes international
Nordic World has sealed the first international deals for local versions of edgy cooking format…
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PGS takes rights to new Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks
France-based distributor PGS has picked up international rights to the upcoming Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks TV…
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Dawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Ex-Channel 5, ITV and RTL executive Dawn Airey has joined internet firm Yahoo! as senior,…
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FXX debuts September 2 in 72 million homes
Fox’s new entertainment cable network FXX will launch on September 2 and has secured carriage…
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News brief: beActive wins Collider legal battle with DC Comics
Multiplatform producer and distributor beActive has won a legal case with DC Comics/Vertigo over the…
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New boss at Zodiak’s The Foundation as founder departs
The Foundation has appointed Gwen Hughes as its new boss after co-founder Vanessa Hill announced…
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News brief: Former Turner VC joins Starz board
The former vice-chairman of Turner Broadcasting System, Andrew Heller, has joined the board of US…
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News brief: Bravo adds Farrell, Oliver to current team
NBCUniversal-owned Bravo Media has hired doc maker Leslie Farrell and former Food Network executive Jeffrey…
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Huguez exits, Thornton takes over in Starz distribution shake-up
Starz has upped Michael Thornton in a reorganisation of its distribution activities that also sees…
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Shed staffs up for US reality
Warner Bros.-owned Shed Media has hired two new programming executives as it seeks to ramp…
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Programming team changes at Shine’s Dragonfly
Shine Group-owned Dragonfly has created a new specialist factual role and recruited a new head…
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Chef at Your Door knocks for TVP
Polish broadcaster TVP has commissioned a local version of reality format Chef at Your Door….
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News brief: ITV plots course with Mystery Map
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a new factual series about British most intriguing mysteries. Mystery…
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News brief: BBC Three goes back to The Call Centre
UK digital channel BBC Three has commissioned a second season of its ob doc series…