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Netflix takes global rights to RTVE drama
Streaming giant Netflix has acquired rights to Spanish sci-fi drama El Ministerio del Tiempo. Netflix…
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Nets schedule Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds tributes
US channels have reacted to the passing of Hollywood legends Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds,…
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Show of the week: That Awkward Game Show
A 60-minute format that can also be adapted for the international market as a half-hour,…
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Viewpoint: factual TV in a post truth world
Twenty-sixteen saw some fascinating and somewhat worrying developments in terms of truth and the media…
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MTG offloads loss-making African TV operations
Sweden-based media group MTG has completed the sale of its loss-making free TV channels and…
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UK public backs BBC licence fee
The UK public backs the annual licence fee to fund pubcaster the BBC, although many…
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Planet Earth II tops BBC iPlayer charts
Planet Earth II was the most popular show on the iPlayer BBC streaming and catch-up…
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Sky Kids secures shortform toon package
The Sky Kids App in the UK has acquired a package of animated children’s shorts…
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UYoung brings Xilam series to China
Chinese kids entertainment firm UYoung has secured distribution rights to a number of animated series…
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A+E promotes CFO to COO
US-based cablecaster A+E Networks has promoted CFO David ‘Digger’ Granville-Smith to COO. In the expanded…
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Mark Gordon enters UK as Marchand starts prodco
The Mark Gordon Company and parent Entertainment One have inked a multi-year partnership with film…
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Ex-YouTube Canada boss, Avalon exec join Blue Ant
Fast-growing channel, production and distribution business Blue Ant Media has hired former YouTube Canada boss…
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Argonon poaches BBC commissioner for CCO role
UK indie production group Argonon has recruited Kristian Smith as its chief creative officer. Smith…
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Movistar+ crosses Bridge with multi-genre original
Telefonica’s Spanish pay TV platform, Movistar+, has commissioned Endemol Shine Iberia-owned Zeppelin TV to create…
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US writers guild secures Lion TV agreement
The Writers Guild of America East has secured a new three-year contract with the US…
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Netflix ends Marco Polo’s journey
Netflix has cancelled its original drama series Marco Polo. The streaming service greenlit the second…
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TLC opening Big Brides Boutique
The UK TLC net has ordered Big Brides Boutique, a new reality show that gives…
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Super! deal for Love, Divina
Live-action kids series Love, Divina has been sold to De Agostini’s Super! in Italy. The…
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CME growing Farm format in five territories
Warner Bros.-backed CEE broadcaster CME has agreed a new three-year, five-territory deal for the evergreen…
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Show of the week: National Treasure
The titular national treasure in the new UK drama four-parter is Paul Finchley, one half…
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BBCWW recruits Harry Potter exec for D2C
BBC Worldwide has brought in Anna Rafferty to develop its direct to consumer offerings. She…
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BBC hires Scottish chief
Donalda MacKinnon has been appointed boss of the BBC’s Scottish operations. She is being upped…
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Channel 5 launches My5 on Chromecast
Viacom-owned UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has made its My5 video-on-demand service available on Google’s…
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Asian docs evolution underlines region’s potential
Amanda Groom, MD of The Bridge, which facilitates deals between Asian- and English-language partners, reports…
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Ian Jones leaving S4C
Ian Jones will leave his role running S4C at the end of the year. His…
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Seasonal OTT subs likely to churn
The number of OTT subs in key markets continues to increase at a healthy rate…
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First Southeast Asia deal for Shark Tank
Business format Shark Tank is heading into Southeast Asia for the first time after VTV…
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Midnight Sun set for Russia
Swedish-French drama series Midnight Sun is heading to Russia after free-to-air broadcaster Channel One bought…
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Ireland’s TV3 reaches out to producers
TV3 is looking for a raft of programming across most genres. The Irish broadcaster put…
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Warner Bros. ups Morris
Warner Bros. has promoted Alison Morris to senior VP, sales UK and Eire. She has…