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Hulu and City order Eva Longoria animated series
US digital service and Canadian broadcaster City have ordered Mother Up!, an animated series for…
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Miramax ups Beth Minehart and Joe Patrick
Independent US studio Miramax has promoted two of its executives, Beth Minehart and Joe Patrick….
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Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. adopt Dolby technology for UltraViolet
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment are to encode movies…
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iPlayer boss Daniel Danker joins BBC Studios board
Daniel Danker, general manager of programmes and on demand at the BBC’s Future Media division,…
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CableReady adds to sales team
US distributor has hired a new programme sales executive, David Brumel. He joins from Gravity…
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Crackle orders more eps of Seinfeld web series
Sony’s online channel Crackle has ordered 24 more episodes of web comedy series Comedians in…
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US cable net orders new reality shows from Endemol, Eyeworks and A. Smith
NBC Universal-owned female-skewed US cable net Oxygen has ordered new series from Eyeworks, Endemol and…
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Sky Deutschland expands partnership with NBCUniversal
Sky Deutschland has extended its distribution partnership with NBC Universal in a deal that will…
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Digital TV forecast to boom in Africa
Digital TV households in Sub-Saharan Africa will quadruple in the period to 2018, according to…
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Eutelsat starts 4K demo channel
Satellite operator Eutelsat is launching a 4K TV demonstration channel. Eutelsat will begin transmitting in…
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Samsung unveils new Smart TVs, chooses Red Bee for discovery
Consumer electronics giant Samsung is using the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week…
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PBS orders Neanderthal doc from Arrow
US public broadcaster PBS has ordered a one-off doc Decoding Neanderthals from Arrow Media, the…
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Roku adds new content and device partners
US firm Roku, maker of highly popular streaming video devices of the same name, has…
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ProSieben stepping out with with Keshet’s Girlfri3nds
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired Girlfri3nds and will make local versions of the Israeli…
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Off the Fence inks European deals
Netherlands-based distributor Off the Fence has sold its shows to a raft of broadcasters throughout…
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Canada’s turn to shine
Canada is a top originator of English-language scripted and factual content. Ever savvier of the…
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Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan is a big and small screen star who counts The Lord of the…
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Televisa to remake Sparks’ Ezel
Mexican broadcaster Televisa is to remake hit Turkish drama series after striking a deal with…
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BBC World News commissions Gogglebox series
BBC World News is pushing into original production with the launch of an eight part…
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Blinkbox adds more content with TVF deal
British digital platform Blinkbox is continuing to strike more content deals with the acquisition of…
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Lythgoe, MGM attempts to find Fame again
Hollywood studio MGM is to partner with American Idol and So You Think You Can…
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Kurt Sutter: Cable Outlaw
Kurt Sutter is one of the most interesting faces in the cable television world and…
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Shawn Ryan to remake Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop is set to be remade for the small screen after Eddie Murphy…
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Ripper Street
The producers: Lookout Point, Tiger Aspect, BBC America The distributor: BBC Worldwide Airing: BBC One…
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ABC Studios’ Missing to premiere at MIPCOM
ABC Studios’ forthcoming drama Missing, starring Ashley Judd, is set to get its world premiere…
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BBC acquires Australian drama The Slap
British public broadcaster the BBC has acquired Australian drama The Slap after striking a deal…
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Shine selling 9/11 doc Rebirth internationally
Shine International has picked up the international distribution rights to Rebirth, the upcoming 9/11 feature-doc…
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BBC Worldwide inks raft of Discop deals
BBC Worldwide sold a raft of programmes to broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe at…
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Bill Roedy, former chairman and chief executive, MTV Networks International
What Makes Business Rock On my first day in our small office on Mandela Street…
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Screenwatch. Camelot
The show: Camelot The producer: GK-TV, Ecosse Films, Octagon, Take 5 Productions The distributor: GK-TV…