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Perfect Storm taps ex-FX exec for new TV division
US media company Perfect Storm Entertainment has hired Danielle Woodrow to run its freshly minted…
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Discovery buys Disney dramas for TLC UK
Discovery has bought several US scripted series for the soon-to-launch UK version of TLC. It…
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RDF makes factual appointments, wins BBC commissions
UK producer RDF Television has appointed new heads of factual entertainment and popular factual and…
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Martin Gastinger to run ATV
Tele München has upped Martin Gastinger to CEO of ATV following this week’s news that…
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Global Screen tees up US and Euro deals for Girl Boy gameshow
German distributor Global Screen has secured an order for more episodes of gender-based gameshow format…
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China covers Canadian singing format
China’s Enlight Media has bought local format rights to Cover Me Canada, a competition reality…
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History UK to unveil Polish war heroes
The UK’s History Channel has commissioned Sky Vision to produce a 5x60mins doc series about…
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German net returns to The Chase
German regional broadcaster NDR has commissioned a second season of an ITV Studios gameshow format….
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Israeli digital format concept welcomes Irish partner
Armoza Format’s innovative digitally sourced format creation concept TV By the People has welcomed another…
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BuzzTaxi scores Asia, Africa, Euro deals
Toronto’s BuzzTaxi Communications has secured sales with broadcasters in Asia, Africa and Europe. In Asia,…
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Top CBS execs confirmed for Banff
CBS execs Nina Tassler, Armando Nuñez and David Stapf will all give keynote addresses at…
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Shine sells baking format
Shine Group has cut the first international deals for its Best Bakery format. French commercial…
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Boulder Creek hires Matt Wills from PA
UK-based producer and distributor Boulder Creek International has hired Matt Wills as its commercial director….
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Mark Burnett gameshow headed for Canadian channel
Canadian channel CHCH has commissioned a local version of a new Mark Burnett-developed gameshow. Local…
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Virgin Media’s TiVo customers reach 1.5 million
Virgin Media said that TiVo users now account for 40% of its TV customers after…
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Spain’s Imagina restructures sales division
Spanish TV and film producer and distributor Imagina is restructuring its international sales unit. The…
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Store closures will ‘severely impact’ UK video rental market
The UK DVD and Blu-ray rental market will decline sharply this year following the shut-down…
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Ludwig Bauer leaving Tele München
Tele München’s Ludwig Bauer is leaving the company. Bauer has been at the German-language media…
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UKTV orders more of David Attenborough’s Curiosities
UKTV has commissioned a second, longer, run of natural history show David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities….
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Viewpoint: Is Channel 4’s content strategy fit for purpose?
Nick Thomas, principal analyst, TV & Digital Media, at Informa Telecoms & Media asks whether…
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Viacom cuts content deals with French broadcasters
Viacom international Media Networks has cut a raft of programming deals with French channels in…
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News Corp settles with shareholders
News Corp has settled a legal case with a shareholder group that were unhappy with…
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November confirmed as ITV drama boss
Acting ITV director of drama Steve November has been confirmed in the role permanently. November…
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ABC appoints new comedy chief
Australian public broadcaster ABC has appointed the co-creator and executive producer of controversial sitcom At…
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Comedy Central launching Twitter comedy festival
Comedy Central is launching #ComedyFest, a comedy festival programmed with Twitter. The US cable channel’s…
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Newen to remake Israeli singing talent show
French producer Newen Group has signed a format deal for an Israeli primetime talent series…
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Danny Cohen named BBC TV chief
The BBC has named BBC One controller Danny Cohen as director of television. Cohen’s appointment…
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Netflix prepares new European launch
Netflix will launch in an additional European market in the second half of this year,…
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Fox and Zuku coproducing cooking series
Fox International Channels and East African pay TV business Zuku are coproducing a new season…
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Amazon says originals off to a strong start
Amazon Studio’s first slate of original pilots have been the most-watched content on the company’s…