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iPlayer records record January
Continued strong increases in mobile and tablet use, as well as improved measurement of radio…
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NBC Universal talks to OTT providers about channel packages
US content provider NBC Universal is in talks with a number of internet video services…
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News brief: FremantleMedia sells Neighbours into Denmark
Danish public broadcaster DR has inked a long-running deal for Australian daily soap series Neighbours….
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News Corp. selling US$700m Sky NZ stake
News Corp. is selling its 44% stake in Sky New Zealand. Its share in the…
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Poirot star heads to MIPTV
ITV Studios Global Entertainment is bringing David Suchet, the star of long-running crime drama Poirot,…
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Crime, seen investigation
As factual crime shows go from strength to strength, TBI takes witness statements from channel…
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Sky inks £180m deal for Telefonica’s UK broadband business
BSkyB has agreed to buy Telefonica UK’s broadband business, in a deal that will establish…
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The CW calls time on 90210
The CW has cancelled 90210, the reboot of the youth-skewing 1990s series. The show has…
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A+E ups Dirk Hoogstra
A+E Networks has promoted Dirk Hoogstra to executive VP, development and programming, for its History…
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UK, Canada reveal Dinopaws footprints
A trio of UK, Canadian and international broadcasters has commissioned a new transatlantic preschool cartoon about…
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BBC Knowledge scores Slovenia slot
BBC Worldwide Channels has secured a distribution deal with Telekom Slovenia that will see BBC…
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Canal+ is launching Disney Movies on Demand channel
Canal+ is launching a Disney Movies on Demand channel as part of its CanalPlay Infinity…
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Channel 5 calls on Trauma Doctors
UK commercial net Channel 5 has ordered a new observational documentary series set in a…
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Discovery buys mafia series
Discovery’s US network The Military Channel in the US has picked up crime series The…
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Sky orders UK version of My Kitchen Rules
Sky Living has commissioned a local version of Australian cooking format My Kitchen Rules. British…
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Discovery and NBC making Oscar Pistorius exposé
Discovery and NBC’s Peacock Productions are making Beauty & the Blade Runner, a one-off doc…
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FX orders more Archer
FX has ordered a new season of animated secret agent comedy Archer. The US cablenet…
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Peace Point finds development chief
Canadian producer Peace Point Entertainment has hired an original factual programmer from Shaw Media Channels…
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Pioneer making fast turnaround meteor strike doc
UK producer Pioneer is making a one-off doc about the meteor that landed in Russia…
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Broadcasters pick up Jon Hamm, Daniel Radcliffe Bulgakov drama
Several international broadcasters have acquired A Young Doctor’s Notebook, the new drama series about the…
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Endemol bringing Hollywood talent to MIPTV
Hollywood actors Mark Strong and Lennie James will be at MIPTV to promote Low Winter…
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CME’s examines finance options as losses deepen
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) saw its fourth-quarter net losses deepen as the…
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HBO’s TV Everywhere service Go launches in Asia
HBO has launched HBO Go in Asia for the first time. The TV Everywhere service…
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Al Jazeera Children’s Channel visits My Place
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) has acquired Australian multicultural history series My Place. The free-to-air…
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TBI hires new deputy editor
TBI has hired Jesse Whittock as its new deputy editor. From this week, he will…
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BT buys ESPN’s UK and Irish channels
BT Group has agreed to buy ESPN’s UK and Ireland channels business, in a move…
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Hit secures Mike, Thomas sales
Broadcasters in Asia and Australasia have acquired more than 100 hours of Hit Entertainment’s children’s…
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Endemol shops Your Face Sounds Familiar across Europe
Russia’s Channel One is among several broadcasters to have ordered local versions of Endemol-distributed format…
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BBC Worldwide announces programming deals as Showcase opens
BBC Worldwide has sold a raft of its drama and factual programming to broadcasters across…
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ITV has new Takeaway for MIPTV
ITV Studios Global Entertainment is relaunching its entertainment format Saturday Night Takeaway at MIPTV. The…