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Bolloré lieutenant to run Canal+ news channel
Bolloré exec Serge Nedjar has been appointed chief of Canal+ news channel iTele. The new…
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HBO confirms new content president
Casey Bloys will fill Michael Lombardo’s shoes at HBO after the president of programming announced…
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NBCU boss Burke headlines RTS London
NBCUniversal boss Steve Burke will headline the Royal Television Society’s annual London conference later this…
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Zee hires distribution veteran for sales
Indian media giant Zee has recruited experience distribution exec Janice Strangward to head its European…
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SVT appoints drama commissioner
SVT has appointed Christian Wikander drama commissioner, a move that sees him join the Swedish…
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Who Wants to be a Millionaire bets on Vegas
Production of the US version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire is relocating to…
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ITV is Cash Trapped with new quiz
ITV is prepping Cash Trapped, a new quiz show from Posessed that will be fronted…
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The Content Innovation Awards opens for entries
The Content Innovation Awards 2016 is open for entries. Following the massive success of last…
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C5 orders Freddie Mercury, Karen Carpenter shows
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered docudrama specials about Freddie Mercury and Karen Carpenter. Both…
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Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy head to new RTL net
RTL has ordered two 60-episode runs of classic gameshows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy for…
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Network Ten GM Lou Barrett exiting
Louise Barrett will leave Network Ten in June having only been promoted to her current…
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Young Shakespeare drama set for TNT
US cable channel TNT has commissioned a drama about a young William Shakespeare as part…
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Discovery streaming Queen birthday special
Discovery will stream Happy Birthday, Your Majesty, a birthday special for Queen Elizabeth II, ahead…
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Google readies Daydream VR platform
Google is set to launch a mobile VR platform this autumn that will encompass smartphones,…
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AT&T posts record subs loss as US pay TV slows
AT&T’s U-verse IPTV service recorded the single largest quarterly subs reverse ever in Q1, shedding…
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AT&T posts record subs loss as US pay TV slows
AT&T’s U-verse IPTV service recorded the single largest quarterly subs reverse ever in Q1, shedding…
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MTG introduces Viafree, preps Splay series
The Modern Times Group is reorganising its online and ad-funded services, replacing the Play brand…
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ITV courting in-house dating format
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a Holly Willoughby-front dating format from its in-house production arm,…
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CNN to relive The Nineties with HBO
US news network CNN are working together on The Nineties, the latest show in the…
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Tern International chief exits
Mariam Zamaray has left channel operator Tern (Television Entertainment Reality Network) by mutual consent. Zamaray…
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Hopster snags Octonauts, Thomas for Oz
Hopster has added a raft of content to its SVOD service in Australia and New…
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AMC hands Preacher talk show companion
US cable network AMC has continued its tradition of handing key original drama series a…
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Top Wing to fly around the world on Nick
Nickelodeon has taken global rights to preschool series Top Wing and will launch it on…
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Smithsonian goes Inside Buckingham Palace
US cable channel Smithsonian Channel has bought two-part royal documentary Inside Buckingham Palace. Smithonian struck…
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Rebranded MTG net takes factual from TCB
The recently rebranded MTG World channel has prebought a 10x60mins American Heroes Channel series from…
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E! Asia begins Ultimate Countdown
NBCUniversal-owned E! Asia has acquired a 16x45mins celebrity countdown series from France’s Prime Entertainment Group….
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NBC axes scripted formats, reveals new series
US broadcast network NBC has axed scripted formats The Mysteries of Laura and Game of…
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Show of the week: Mirette Investigates
Mirette Investigates follows the adventures of the titular 10-year-old as she gets involved in investigations…
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Another network joins int’l Globo drama
Uruguayan network Teledoce has become the latest coproducer of Globo’s first international drama, Supermax. Last…
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Disney takes non-verbal toon for Asia-Pac
Disney Channels Australia & New Zealand and Portugal’s Canal Panda have bought non-dialogue animated series…