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MSN and NY TV Fest launch US$75k shortform content contest
The New York TV Festival and web portal MSN are launching the Short Form Storyteller…
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Film group teams with Romanian entrepreneur to create CEE Studio
Film production business Solar Entertainment Group has joined forces with Romanian entrepreneur Dragos Savulescu (pictured)…
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Sonet Film staffs up and launches TV division
Swedish film business Sonet Film has launched a TV division, Sonet Television. Sonet is a…
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Netflix reportedly eyeing Netherlands, France, Belgium
Netflix is reportedly looking at the Netherlands, France and Belgium as new European launch markets,…
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Studio 100 launches film division
Kids producer and distributor Studio 100 has launched a new movie division, Studio 100 Film….
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Entertainment One takes in Simon’s Cat
Entertainment One has taken a raft of rights to YouTube animated property Simon’s Cat. The…
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DirecTV the latest company linked to Hulu
US pay TV platform DirecTV is the latest company to be linked with a move…
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News brief: Syfy closing Warehouse 13
Syfy has said its flagship original series Warehouse 13 will come to an end after…
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Amazon expands programming deal with NBC
Amazon has agreed a wider programming deal with NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution, giving…
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Homeland format set for Lat Am remake
Florida-based Pomodoro Stories has acquired Latin American remake rights to a pair of scripted series…
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HBO Go goes live in new CEE territory
HBO’s on-demand service HBO Go has launched on Bulgarian cable operator blizoo. The operator’s subscriber…
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Remarkable wins C4 commission for Undo Me
Endemol-owned UK producer Remarkable Television will make new fact-ent series Undo Me, in which Katie…
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Time Warner Cable eyes Hulu stake
US cable giant Time Warner Cable is reportedly considering taking an equity stake in video-on-demand…
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Ukrainian net serves up family cook off show
Ukrainian channel 1+1 has acquired Global Agency’s cookery format Rivals-in-Law. Furthermore, producer iMagic has optioned…
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News brief: Australia checks out Embarrassing Bodies
Shine Australia will produce the local series, titled Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, for Foxtel-owned channel…
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Lifetime, H2 set for Southeast Asia launch
A+E Networks-owned channels Lifetime and H2 will launch across Southeast Asia on June 14. A+E’s…
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Modern Family lined up as USA Network chances on laughs
NBCUniversal-owned US cable channel USA Network has commissioned its first ever comedy series, and will…
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Jennifer Lopez named CCO of Latino cable channel
Singer-come-actress Jennifer Lopez has been named chief creative officer of English-language Latino cable channel NuvoTV….
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BBC Worldwide commissions Really Cool Stuff
BBC Worldwide has ordered a fact-ent series for its international channels, Really Cool Stuff (WT)….
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TalkTalk doubles TV customer base, adding 12k a week
UK telecom operator TalkTalk more than doubled its TV subscriber base in the quarter to…
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BBC orders Cold War drama from Spooks producer
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered Legacy, a Cold War drama from UK indie…
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FIC inks channels deal with fledgling Thai operator
Fox International Channels has inked a deal with CTH and will provide the recently launched…
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All3 America unveils scripted arm
All3 America, the new US arm of UK producer All3Media, has opened a scripted division…
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Universal Networks picks up Power package
UK-based producer and distributor Power has sold a package of its miniseries to Universal Networks…
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Mr & Mrs Murder strikes for DCD
Broadcasters including pay TV operator Viasat have acquired DCD Rights-distributed Australian drama Mr & Mrs…
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Japan, Vietnam nets to coproduce period drama
Broadcasters from Japan and Vietnam are hooking up for a coproduced period drama that aims…
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News brief: Rectify to return to global Sundance Channels
Sundance Channels across Europe and Asia have secured the 10x60mins second season of crime drama…
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Liberty Global makes senior Virgin Media appointment
Liberty Global has named the managing director of UPC Netherlands, Robert Dunn, as Virgin Media’s…
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Canal+ subs up but profit slides
Additions from Africa and Vietnam gave a boost to Canal+ Group’s overall subscriber base in…
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FremantleMedia serves up Jamie Oliver sales
A deal sending Jamie Oliver-themed programming to US Hispanic net Mundo Fox is among sales…