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Endemol making CNBC’s first reality series
News network CNBC has ordered its first reality series, Treasure Detectives. The eight-part show will…
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Nickelodeon and Sky team for kids Block Party series
Nickelodeon UK and BSkyB have jointly commissioned a new kids series, Jordan & Perri’s Ultimate…
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Numericable readies move for SFR
French cable operator Numericable is preparing to make an offer to acquire local telco SFR,…
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FX orders more Americans
US cable network FX has ordered a second season of Cold War drama The Americans….
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TCM buys Longmire
The UK version of Turner’s TCM has acquired drama series Longmire. The one-hour drama series,…
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Smart TVs will take more than half of the TV market by 2015
Uptake of connected TV is soaring and over half of new TVs will be smart…
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AB Group names date for SVOD launch
French channel provider AB Group is to launch subscription video-on-demand offering Jook Video, on March…
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Rippon named new BBC Online archive editor
The BBC has named Peter Rippon as editor of its new BBC Online archive. As…
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Nickelodeon launches TV Everywhere iPad app
Viacom-owned kids network Nickelodeon is launching a branded TV Everywhere iPad app. The Nick App…
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Embarrassing sales for Zodiak
Zodiak Rights has sold fact-ent series Embarrassing Bodies to a raft of broadcasters. Broadcasters including…
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Sky inks sports news channel deal with Viasat
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has inked a deal with its Scandinavian counterpart Viasat for…
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Cord cutting won’t hit pay TV for five years
Cord-cutting will have a minimum impact on pay TV for the next five years at…
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iPlayer content boss leaves for Livity
Derren Lawford is leaving his position as head of programming and scheduling for Global BBC…
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BBC Worldwide orders original series for international channels
BBC Worldwide has ordered Million Dollar Intern, an original fact-ent series for its international channels….
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Entertainment One making Michelle Williams reality series
Entertainment One is making My Sister’s Keeper, a reality series based on the life of…
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Sesame Street apps launch on Kindle
Sesame Workshop has launched Sesame Street apps for the Kindle Fire device. Three Sesame Street…
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Oprah net takes on Tyler Perry sitcom
Oprah Winfrey’s cable network has ordered a new season For Better or Worse, the Tyler…
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BBC launches Android sport app
UK broadcaster the BBC has launched a version of its sport app for Android devices….
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AMC taking Walking Dead to YouTube with Nerdist
AMC is teaming up with multiplatform producer and channel operator Nerdist Industries and will release…
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One bidder in exclusive talks for La7
Telecom Italia has said it is in exclusive negotiations with Italian media firm Cairo Communications…
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News brief: Arte launches content on Dailymotion
French cultural channel Arte is to take its first step into subscription VOD with a…
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News brief: Sony buys BBC comedy for Hindi net
Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) in the UK has acquired BBC comedy Goodness Gracious Me. The…
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UK viewers watch four hours of TV a day
New data reveals that viewers in the UK watched an average of four hours, one…
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BBC orders War and Peace adaptation
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a new adaptation of Tolstoy classic War and…
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TF1 looks at extending Nonce Paolini’s tenure
French broadcaster TF1’s administrative council is today expected to propose changing the company’s statutes to…
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Discovery’s David Zaslav to give MIPTV keynote
Discovery Communications’ president and CEO David Zaslav will give a keynote address at MIPTV in…
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Sky Italia launches F1 channel
Italian pay TV operator Sky has launched a dedicated Formula 1 channel, Sky Sport F1…
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Banijay strikes new deal for My Parents are Gonna Love You
Banijay International has shopped its My Parents are Gonna Love You format to TV Markiza….
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Sweden’s TV4 reports strong results
Swedish free-to-air commercial and pay TVbroadcaster TV4 Group benefited from a buoyant domestic advertising market…
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Yesterday buys special forces series
UK digital channel Yesterday has bought Black Ops, a 6x50mins series about special forces. The…