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Xi Jinping vehicle invests £30m in Blue Zoo
A Chinese media venture with backing from president Xi Jinping is to fund UK-based Blue…
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Night Manager prodco adds ex-Film4 exec
The Night Manager producer The Ink Factory has hired a former Film4 commissioner for a…
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Remedy boss Borges leaving
One of the co-founders of UK-based production company Remedy is leaving the business after 14…
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Digging into CEE
The number of pay TV homes in Central and Eastern Europe are set to fall,…
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Show of the week: Denmark vs Eastern Europe
In a short time, Amsterdam’s Lineup Industries has developed a reputation as a distribution company…
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Mid East SVOD player bags Sony package deal
A new package of Sony TV series and movies are headed to Etisalat’s Middle East…
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HBO’s Lat Am SVOD expansion continues
HBO Latin America has unveiled the second part of its plan to expand SVOD service…
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Scripps nurtures talent incubator
Scripps Networks Interactive has created a talent incubation unit within its social and digital production…
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Smithsonian leads Terranoa doc deals
The US’s Smithsonian Network is getting a 45-minute version of Terranoa-sold factual show Tokyo Phoenix….
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Flame hires Asian sales vet
Australia-based Flame Distribution has hired an Asian market specialist to oversee regional sales. Sebastian Wong…
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ABC poaches Fox studio exec for comedy
US broadcaster ABC has hired Jennifer Carreras Twentieth Century Fox Television to bolster its comedy…
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Data: US content dominates Euro VOD slates
American films and TV shows dominate the catalogues of Europe’s transactional and subscription VOD services,…
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Netflix takes Korean toons from Imira
SVOD giant Netflix has bought a package of children’s programming from Spain’s Imira Entertainment, including…
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Ex-Darlow Smithson, Atlantic execs join UK prodco
Former Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) senior exec Ulla Streib Atlantic Productions’ Ruth Roberts are joining…
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Arte’s Sting doc finds European homes
An Arte France-commissioned doc about enigmatic singer Sting has sold to broadcasters in the UK,…
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Deal monitor: All3, Global Agency, Distribution360
All3Media International, Global Agency and Distribution360 have all closed sales deals in recent days. All3Media’s…
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Show of the week: Ackley Bridge
If one of the roles of TV drama is to shine a light on real-life…
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CityTV bags Screenings goodies
Canadian broadcaster CityTV has acquired four new season US broadcast scripted series for its 2017/18…
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CEE nets gobble up All3 factual
Hungary’s TV2 has become the new local home of Gordon Ramsay series The F Word,…
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Youku buys giant screen BBC Earth films
China’s Youku has bought five giant screen BBC Earth films that will be made available…
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One Love Manchester breaks BBC iPlayer records
The One Love Manchester benefit concert has broken live viewing records on the BBC iPlayer….
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A&E scripted chief switches to Fox
Gabriel Marano has joined the drama division at Fox Broadcasting Company, with his current network,…
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Netflix picks up LGBT campaigner death doc
Streaming service Netflix has taken worldwide rights to a doc that explores the controversial death…
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Sky Arts orders Elvis show from fledgling indie
UK pay TV channel Sky Arts has ordered The Seven Ages of Elvis, the debut…
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Int’l dramas set for Conecta Fiction pitch
Ten coproductions have been selected as finalists for a pitching competition at upcoming Galician drama…
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Show of the week Cash Island
Having launched Guess My Age on French DTT channel C8 and gotten several local versions…
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Netflix cancels Wachowski drama Sense8
Until this week, Netflix had very rarely cancelled an original series. It has now axed…
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Jay Hunt to leave Channel 4
Jay Hunt is to leave her post of chief creative officer at Channel 4 after…
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BBC to broadcast One Love Manchester concert
UK broadcaster BBC One and a host of international channels will broadcast the One Love…
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CBS current chief exiting
US broadcaster CBS is losing a second senior executive in a week, with Bridget Wiley…