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News brief: Horror Channel buys classic Wonder Woman from Warner Bros.
CBS Chello Zone Channels has acquired classic drama series The New Adventures of Wonder Woman for…
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Fox’s Cops shifts gear with cable move
Long-running Fox series Cops is moving to Viacom-owned cable channel Spike TV after almost a…
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Australia, China pubcasters partner on preschooler
Australian’s ABC and China’s CCTV have come together on a new non-verbal preschool children’s comedy….
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Zodiak Americas’ Apploff deal ‘template for the future’
Zodiak Media’s US arm has created a partnership with Don’t Forget the Lyrics executive producer…
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Record audience figures swing Sky Deutschland to profit
German pay TV platform Sky Deutschland said it reached record audience levels in Q1 2013,…
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BBC America orders more Orphan Black
Orphan Black will go to a second season after BBC America and Space ordered another…
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MTG Studios options Scandi formats in France, UK and Germany
MTG Studios’ has secured options for key formats from its production company Strix, with producers…
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Lagardere boss moots Canal Plus acquisition
Lagardère boss Arnaud Lagardère has said he could be prepared to buy the 80% of…
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Epix to coproduce stand up show with Comedy Central
US premium network Epix has unveiled new comedy specials premiere, including one coproduced with Comedy…
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truTV COO departs
Mark Juris has exited his role as US cable channel truTV’s executive VP and COO….
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News brief: Russell T. Davies’ Wizards Vs. Aliens finds US home
US children’s channel The Hub has acquired Russell T. Davies’ live-action series Wizards Vs. Aliens….
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News brief: IMG exec expands role
IMG Media’s senior VP has taken over US acquisitions and distribution at the New York-headquartered…
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News brief: WBITVP builds formats team
Warner Bros. International Television Production has expanded its UK-based formats team by promoting Harry Gamsu…
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Shooting Starz
Starz has built a solid slate of original programmes in recent years with the Spartacus…
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BBC and Venevision team for Miss Venezuela show
UK public broadcaster the BBC and Venezuela’s leading broadcaster Venevision are joining forces to make…
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Sky boasts strong digital gains
UK pay TV platform BSkyB reported a surge in digital growth with a more people…
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Rectify gets second season order
Critically acclaimed drama series Rectify has received a second season order from Sundance Channel. The…
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Sky Living orders female-led sitcom
UK pay TV channel Sky Living HD has commissioned a female-led six-part comedy set in…
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DreamWorks to acquire AwesomenessTV
DreamWorks Animation has agreed to pay up to US$117 million for AwesomenessTV, a YouTube channel…
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News brief: Veep returns for third run on HBO
US premium cable channel HBO has ordered a third season of its politics-themed scripted comedy…
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News brief: ABC books in Gogglebox pilot
US broadcast network ABC has commissioned a pilot for a variety competition show in which…
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UKTV launches drama-focused network
British multichannel operator UKTV is launching a new drama-themed free-to-air channel. Drama will launch in…
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Brightlight hires Hovan, Suelzle
Canadian production company Brightlight Pictures has appointed a new COO and a VP for finance,…
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News brief: BBC Two commissions auction charity series
UK public broadcaster BBC Two has commissioned a three-part factual series in which a leading…
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News brief: Olympic ceremony mastermind at Children’s Media Conference
The Children’s Media Conference will be opened by Frank Cottrell Boyce, the kids writer who…
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Jonney Steven upped as Twofour Arabia expands
UK-based producer-distributor Twofour has appointed a new general manager for its Arabian business, as previous…
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Sky leads UK catch-up TV market, Netflix leads VOD
Sky’s catch-up service is now the “most comprehensive in the UK”, according to digital media…
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Nielsen launches online TV ratings pilot
US-based ratings agency Nielsen has launched a pilot programme that will measure audiences for TV content…
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MTG appoints Virgin exec to Viasat COO role
Modern Times Group (MTG) has appointed former Virgin Media executive Aleks Habdank as chief operating…
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Long-serving exec John Gilbert exiting Shine
A long-serving Shine Group executive is leaving the News Corp-owned producer to join Industry Media,…