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Hulu makes Dr. Dimensionpants appointment
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu has acquired kids series Dr Dimensionpants. The series, which…
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History takes African rights to Mandela, My Dad & Me
A+E has acquired African rights to one-off doc Idris Elba: Mandela, My Dad & Me….
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Netflix ‘can’t compete’ with Sky, Canal+ for premium rights
Despite its rapid growth, Netflix will not achieve the scale to compete with the likes…
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Cineflix snags buzzy sex-change series
Cineflix has taken international rights to the buzzy upcoming US reality show Becoming Us. The…
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Snapchat hires Fox alum for content
Messaging service Snapchat has hired former Fox Broadcasting exec Marcus Wiley for what is understood…
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ITV pulls out of deal for Weinstein Company
ITV has decided not to pursue a deal for The Weinstein Company. Although never officially…
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US commission for David Michel’s Cottonwood
US preschool channel Sprout has ordered The Ollie & Moon Show, the animated series from…
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US cable posts strong start to 2015
US cable delivered a stronger performance in the first quarter of this year, losing only…
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NATPE announces Prague newbies
NATPE says a raft of new companies are signed up for its flagship European event,…
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Texas Rises to 4.1 million
US cable net History’s latest epic miniseries, Texas Rising, garnered 4.1 million viewers for its…
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Robot Overlords movie spawns TV spin-off
UK indie sci-fi movie Robot Overlords is getting a TV adaptation, with Cineflix-backed indie Buccaneer…
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Netflix Australia runs into billing problems
Netflix has charged a number of its Australian and New Zealand customers numerous times, prompting…
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Keshet strikes comedy format deal
Greek broadcaster Ant1 has ordered a local version of Keshet International-distributed comedy series The Baker…
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AOL and the Guardian team for video
AOL and the Guardian have struck a content deal, and the UK newspaper’s news and…
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Buyers line up for RuPaul’s Drag Race
Passion has sold US drag queen competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race to a host of…
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FX takes Sutter’s Executioner to series
Sons of Anarchy writer Kurt Sutter’s new project, The Bastard Executioner, has been taken to…
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News brief: Canadian cable net discovers Globo’s Pearl
Canadian specialty net Omni has acquired Precious Pearl, the telenovela from Brazilian media giant Globo….
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Show of the week: The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Lifetime’s telemovie supremo Tanya Lopez on how the network approached America’s original sweetheart Successfully framing…
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Marilyn – Framing an icon
Lifetime’s telemovie supremo Tanya Lopez on how the network approached America’s original sweetheart Successfully framing…
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Wolf Hall: period drama with ratings bite
Soon after the BBC committed to adapting Hilary Mantel’s books Wolf Hall and Bring Up…
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Tut – history in the making
Sir Ben Kinglsey plays a scheming and powerful vizier in Spike’s Tutankhamen miniseries It appeared…
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Holding court with Chelli
Claude Chelli from Capa Drama on what to expect from Canal+’s lavish Louis XIV drama…
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BBC claims 308m weekly global reach
The BBC has a combined weekly global audience of 308 million people across its news…
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Sarnoff to replace Scannell at BBC America
BBC Worldwide is upping Ann Sarnoff to boss of its US operation. She will replace…
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OTT pay TV revenues to ‘skyrocket’
Global over-the-top (OTT) pay TV revenue is tipped to “skyrocket” in the coming years, according…
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UK political row over mooted censorship plan
Prominent members of the UK government have been revealed to be at odds over mooted…
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Sony strikes BBC drama deal for Germany
Sony has acquired a package of drama from BBC Worldwide for its German entertainment channel….
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BBC First to launch in Belgium next month
BBC Worldwide’s new premium drama channel, BBC First, is set to launch in its second…
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NHK and FIFA team up for 8K World Cup
Japanese public broadcaster NHK and football’s world governing body FIFA are joining forces to cover…
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BT adds Game of Thrones downloads
UK telco BT has added Game of Thrones to its download-to-own line-up and claims the…