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FremantleMedia poaches Kanal D exec
Amaç Erol has joined FremantleMedia International and will take a new role at the company…
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Emily Whinnett joins Cake
Kids content distributor Cake has hired Emily Whinnett as vice president of creative. In the…
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Viacom poaches BBC exec for commissioning
Viacom has recruited Sean Doyle as a factual commissioner for its Channel 5 operation, poaching…
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BBC Earth launching in Lat-Am
BBC Worldwide is launching its factual channel BBC Earth in Latin America in September. Earth…
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Sony’s Pop buys Splash’s Sabrina
Sony’s UK free-to-air kids channel Pop has acquired Sabrina: Secrets Of A Teenage Witch from…
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Hulu explores ‘NOAH’ no ads option
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu is exploring the launch of a no-ads service, internally…
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Sony, S4C renew formats pact
Sony Pictures Television has renewed a formats development pact with Welsh pubcaster S4C. This pact…
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Channel 5 buys Rookie Blue
Channel 5 has acquired cop procedural Rookie Blue. The Viacom-owned UK free-to-air broadcaster has bought…
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Zodiak scores Sky SVOD deal, renewal
Sky’s subscription on-demand services have acquired episodes of CBeebies shows Waybuloo and Mister Maker, while…
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Kabillion launches ToonPower
US on-demand kids service Kabillion has added Casper’s Scare School and George of the Jungle to its…
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All3 producing pair of Bravo shows
All3Media America has bagged a pair of deals to develop unscripted shows for US cable…
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AMC, Foxtel bag Irish titles
AMC Networks International – Central Europe and Australia’s Foxtel have bought Irish titles totaling 100…
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Deadline looms for Content Innovation Awards
The deadline is fast approaching for content companies to submit entries to the Content Innovation…
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Global Screen lands Capital Power
Global Screen has landed international rights to Capital Power, the upcoming high-end political thriller. The…
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Minions movie latches on to FX
FX Networks in the US has acquired television premiere rights to Universal’s money-spinning animated movie…
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ITV goes ghost-hunting with drama
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a 1x120mins drama about a 1920s ghost hunter. Harry Price:…
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Second senior Participant exec exits
Participant Media COO Jeff Ivers is leaving the LA-based network group, a move that follows…
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Foxtel buys Love It or List It UK
Foxtel has acquired property series Love It or List It UK. The Australian pay TV…
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Comic-Con SVOD platform adds first original
The Comic-Con International subscription on-demand platform has unveiled its first original series, a fangirl-themed show…
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Show of the week: Online and Lying
An unusual but interesting option for buyers seeking thought-provoking factual entertainment is Online and Lying…
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Dekel to exit Saban Brands
Elie Dekel is leaving Saban Brands, the intellectual property arm of Saban Capital Group. Dekel…
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FYI, Discovery claim You Gotta Eat Here
FYI in Asia and Discovery Networks in Italy have bought You Gotta Eat Here! from…
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Disney buys Amazon kids series
Disney has picked up Amazon’s original kids series Annedroids. Canada-based distributor Picture Box sells the…
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Kantar and Astro launch pay TV ratings
Media and ratings agency Kantar and Malaysian pay TV platform Astro have joined forces to…
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David Zaslav on cutting beards and growing 4K and international
New Discovery Channel boss Rich Ross was lauded early this year for calling time on…
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News brief: Asian nets go wild for factual
Broadcasters across Asia have acquired wildlife programming from distributor Bomanbridge Media. Among the deals Radio…
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Asia Pac SVOD homes to quadruple by 2020
The number of homes in the Asia Pacific region using subscription video-on-demand services is due…
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Wowow orders para-athletes doc
Japanese pay TV channel Wowow has ordered a doc series about para-athletes, in the run…
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Kabel Eins sets House Rules
German channel Kabel Eins has commissioned a local version of Red Arrow International’s home-makeover format…
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Netflix launches movie slate
Idris Elba child soldier movie Beasts of No Nation will be the first Netflix original…