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News brief: FilmOn cuts live cage fighting deal
FilmOn has cut a deal for live cage fighting. The over the top service, run…
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Eurosport signs Italian distribution deal with Mediaset
Eurosport Group has signed a deal with Mediaset that will see the Eurosport and Eurosport…
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News brief: Oz b’casters buy Indigo factual series
UK distributor Indigo Film and Television has inked factual deals with free and pay TV…
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Bravo launches new YouTube channel
NBCU-backed US cable network Bravo has launched What Happens Live Clubhouse!, a new YouTube channel….
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YouTube to launch New York production base
Google-owned video website YouTube will launch a new production office in New York next year. YouTube…
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Alki David’s FilmOn inks deal with Spain’s RTVE
Over the top service FilmOn has inked a deal with RTVE and will stream the…
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Vice Media appoints Nutopia’s Franses, preps UK online channels
Vice, the publishing-to-TV media company, has hired Laura Franses to run its UK operation. Franses…
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Hulu buys animated series Fugget About It
Hulu has picked up exclusive rights to animated series Fugget About It. The US streaming…
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Canadian channels secure Johnny Test, George
Canadian broadcasters have acquired a raft of children’s programming from DHX Media, including Johnny Test…
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Sloan and Sagansky’s Silver Eagle raises $325m
Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp. has raised US$325 million that it will invest into international media…
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BBC to examine YouView participation
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has launched a review into the BBC’s involvement…
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Showtime plots Seymour Hoffman series and Time of Death
US cable channel Showtime is working on a new comedy pilot starring Oscar winner Philip…
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C4, PBS order Nutopia terrorist drama doc
Channel 4 and PBS have co-commissioned Terror in the Desert, a one-hour documentary about the…
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New-look Universal Channel hitting the UK
NBCUniversal’s new-look Universal Channel will debut in the UK on August 5. NBCU has been…
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News brief: Moonscoop to reboot Archie comics for TV
Moonscoop in the US is coproducing a reboot of 70 year-old comic book franchise Archie….
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Starz pirate series sails to second season
Starz has greenlit a second run of its pirate series Black Sails – before the…
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Korea, Singapore firms link for CGI action series
Animation companies from South Korea and Singapore have for the first time come together to…
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News brief: Sprout, Moshi, AwesomenessTV to keynote MIPJunior
Top executives from US kids network Sprout, YouTube multi-channel operator AwesomnessTV and emerging children’s brand…
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News brief: H2 calls on Thing-a-ma-bob
US cable channel H2 has ordered a 10-part series from T Group Productions and 1st…
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Eurosport ups Gurshuran Seth
Eurosport has promoted Gursharan (Gushi) Sethi to senior VP, affiliate sales and marketing, at its…
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Scripps dishes up Turkish Food Network
Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food Network has launched in Turkey. The SD and HD service has…
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Sonar preps Alice in Wonderland zombie series
Sonar Entertainment has acquired rights to Alice in Deadland and will develop a TV series…
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News brief: Discovery launching reality show from Duck Dynasty creators
Discovery is set to launch Porter Ridge, a reality series from Duck Dynasty producer Gurney…
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Corus shuffles executive pack at Nelvana
Canadian media firm Corus has reorganised its kids division with new distribution and licensing bosses…
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Time Warner Cable exits Hulu talks
The owners of US video-on-demand site Hulu have reportedly called off deal negotiations with Time…
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Advertisers stick with TV as web spend grows
Television remains the dominant medium for advertising investment, but web spend is growing at a…
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News brief: Cyber Group takes Zou to PBS Kids Sprout
French producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has sold its preschool series Zou to the…
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Blinkbox offers free eps of US series in try-before-you-buy push
UK streaming service Blinkbox will offer consumers free episodes of US TV series in a…
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IFC sticks with ‘perfect representation’ Maron
US cable channel IFC has renewed its dark comedy Maron for an expanded 13-episode series…
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Discovery takes rights to package of third-party docs
Discovery’s programme sales arm has inked a deal with New World Distribution and will sell…