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Kudos strikes deal with Broadchurch producer
Shine-backed drama producer Kudos has inked a first-look deal with Imaginary Friends, the UK production…
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EU Parliament backs calls to defend Euro TV from the US
The European Parliament has called for TV and film services to be left out of…
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Fox launches streaming in Turkey, preps other launches
Fox International Channels (FIC) has launched a new streaming service in Turkey in partnership with…
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Comedy Central gets Wood from Discovery
Viacom’s Comedy Central UK channel has recruited Brad Wood as its new head of acquisitions….
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Live streaming added to HBO GO in Poland
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added new functionality to the HBO GO service…
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Audio Network hires Johnson from Warners
Music rights business Audio Network has hired Ali Johnson as its new global head of…
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CBS Reality gets into Pawn
Channel operator Chello Zone has picked up nine seasons of Hardcore Pawn for its CBS…
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ProSieben buys Warner Bros. entertainment formats
ProSiebenSat.1 has picked up a pair of formats from Warner Bros. The German free-to-air broadcaster…
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Former C4, Harry Potter exec to lead BinWeevils intn’l charge
Former Channel 4 and Harry Potter exec Rod Henwood is to run BinWeevils, the kids…
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UK indie Tern hires former Zodiak exec, preps US expansion
UK independent producer Tern TV has recruited Ed Crick as its new creative director. Crick…
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BBC on the attack in retrans battle with Sky
The BBC has raised the prospect of charging BSkyB to carry its channels as it…
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Comedy Central shows head Down Under
Several Australian free and pay TV broadcasters have picked up comedy series from the Comedy…
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Ex-FremantleMedia exec Renae Garcia resurfaces at Marblemedia
Canadian kids producer Marblemedia has hired Renae Garcia as its director of development and acquisitions…
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Hannibal Buress signs up to Comedy Central
US stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress has inked a wide-ranging development deal at Viacom-owned cable network…
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PBS tunes into Emeli Sandé
US free-to-air broadcaster PBS has acquired TV rights to singer/songwriter Emeli Sandé’s recent concert at…
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HBO inks exclusive five-year Russian output deal
Russian producer and pay TV channel operator Amedia has inked an exclusive five-year output deal…
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New Astro-backed Asian media firm preps English-language shows
Malaysian pay TV and media company Astro is backing Ideate Media a new Kuala Lumpur-based…
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Using the UK tax credit to boost trans-Atlantic relations
Patrick Irwin, Justin Thomson-Glover and Louisa Spring – the principals of London and LA-based exec-production,…
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Wentworth locks down Oz’s best-ever pay TV ratings
The inaugural episode of Prisoner Cell Block H reboot Wentworth has become the most-watched show…
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Universal Channel to go live in Germany
NBCUniversal International Television’s channels division is set to launch its flagship pay-TV brand Universal Channel…
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Storage Hoarders sells to Euro broadcasters
Twofour Rights, the sales arm of UK-based indie producer Twofour, has sold a raft of…
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Viacom reveals audience’s social media habits
Viacom has unveiled the results of a study into how viewers of its channels use…
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Orange will look for partner for Dailymotion
Orange plans to invest between €30 and €50 million in Dailymotion and will not divest…
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News brief: Netflix to take Derek global
Netflix is set to premier Ricky Gervais comedy Derek later this in each of the…
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ZDF links with Sweden’s leading indie for drama
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, has inked a development deal…
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Liberty quiet on Chellomedia sale report
Liberty Global has declined to comment on a report in the Wall Street Journal that…
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Disney starts work on Star Wars special and series
Disney-owned Lucasfilm has started production on a new Star Wars special and TV series, Star…
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Revenues and profit up sharply at eOne
Entertainment One has posted strong full-year results with double-digit increases in revenue and profit. The…
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News brief: CBBC orders two shows from Zodiak’s Lucky Day
UK kids channel CBBC has ordered a pair of shows from Lucky Day, the UK…
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Jonathan Ross prodco making BBC history series
HotSauce TV, the production company founded by British TV talkshow host Jonathan Ross, has won…