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AMC orders true crime trio for CBS Reality
AMC Networks International – UK has commissioned a trio of true crime programmes for its…
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Defy, 3 Ball team for millennial productions
Digital content group Defy Media and LA prodco 3 Ball Entertainment have teamed for a…
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A+E starts Blaze on UK Freeview
A+E Networks’ latest channel brand, Blaze, launches in the UK and Ireland next month. The…
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BBCWW raids Seven West for commercial chief
The BBC’s commercial arm in Australasia has hired the founder of Seven West Media’s live…
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eOne takes full control of digital studio
Entertainment One has acquired the 50% of digital production studio Secret Location it didn’t already…
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News brief: African broadcaster enters Jabu’s Jungle
Africa’s Econet Media has bought South African animated kids series Jabu’s Jungle and will broadcast…
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BBCWW backs Alex Graham, Michael Jackson firm
BBC Worldwide has bought a minority stake in Two Cities Television, a new drama indie…
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Ex-E! scripted boss to run Lionsgate JV
Former E! head of scripted programming Kevin Plunkett will lead the new Lionsgate and New…
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E! cancels I Am Cait
US cable channel E! has cancelled its ground-breaking reality series I Am Cait, with its…
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Amazon buys BBCWW-sold edutainment show
Amazon Prime Video has added Phonics School, a 16x5mins cartoon from London-based edutainment specialist EnablinGenius….
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Greek net welcomes La Famiglia
Greece’s Antenna TV is to localise Israeli comedy format La Famiglia for its ANT1 channel….
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ITV orders daytime quiz, Fearless drama
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a 20x60mins daytime quiz show from Endemol Shine Group prodco…
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Show of the week: Radio Face
Red Arrow International’s major format launch at MIPTV was Radio Face, a project coming out…
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Report: Seven to exit SVOD joint venture
Seven West Media is set to pull out of its joint venture subscription video-on-demand platform…
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Tencent, PCCW buy into US studio STX
Chinese web video giant Tencent and Hong-Kong based TV and digital player PCCW have invested…
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Viacom nets set for TVPlayer SVOD service
Viacom International Media Networks is placing three of its key pay TV channels on the…
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Ex-Optomen exec joins ITV Studios prodco
Former Optomen Television production chief Gail Pinkerton has joined ITV Studios-owned UK prodco Possessed. She…
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KKR ‘to rival ITV in eOne chase’
Private equity giant KKR is reportedly lining up a bid for Entertainment One. This puts…
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A+E commissions Combat Ships in UK
A+E Networks UK has commissioned a documentary series from indie Woodcut Media, Combat Ships. The…
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iPlayer loophole closure blocks 4,000 hours
British viewers choosing not to take a television licence before September 1 will lose access…
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SMILF, Mating pilots attract Showtime
US premium cable channel Showtime has ordered a pair of racy comedy pilots. The greenlights…
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Dwayne Johnson drums up new reality show
Former pro wrestler Dwayne Johnson is continuing his foray into TV production with Clash of…
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Transgender reality modelling series set for cable
Whoopi Goldberg is exec producing Strut, a reality series set within a agency for transgender…
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Netflix hit by Olympics viewing
Netflix has taken a hit as US viewers opt for the Olympics over Stranger Things,…
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James Corden prodco strikes CBS deal
The UK prodco that makes The Late Late Show with James Cordon for CBS has…
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Sony appoints Asia content head
Sony Pictures Television has upped Virginia Lim to head of content at its Asian business….
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eSports scripted series set to launch
Lisbon-based digital prodco BeActive has created what it claims to be the first scripted series…
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Reelz uncovers Hollywood Homicide
Reelz has ordered a new true-crime series, Hollywood Homicide Uncovered. The show will be produced…
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Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart host Dinner Party
Rapper Snoop Dogg and homemaking expert Martha Stewart are joining forces for Martha & Snoop’s…
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MTG rehires pay TV buyer
The Modern Times Group has hired Bun Beeseon as its vice president of pay TV…