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Funny Shorts moves into factual
Danish distributor FSC Media – aka The Funny Shorts Company – has moved into factual…
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Senior Nick execs axed in restructure
Senior Nickelodeon executives Teri Weiss and Rick Magallanes are among those axed in another round…
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ITV hires Forde for online and on-demand
UK broadcaster ITV has named Steve Forde as director of marketing and experience, ITV Online…
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Viacom replaces Blink channel with Paramount
Viacom International Media Networks has withdrawn Blink!, the channel that started out as a JV with…
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M6 cuts hairdressing format deal
French free-to-air broadcaster M6 has ordered a local version of Armoza-distributed hairdressing format The Final…
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Big Brother gets three season UK order
Channel 5 has committed to another three years of iconic reality show Big Brother. The…
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NRK, DRG attached to political thriller
Norwegian pubcaster NRK is working up a political mystery drama for autumn 2016, which DRG…
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Tax break sweetener to drive UK copros
International drama shot in the UK has just become more appealing to overseas investors following…
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Disney EMEA readies Evermoor Chronicles
The Walt Disney Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa arm has commissioned a full season…
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German’s n-tv enters Battle Factory
German channel n-tv has bought Yap Films-produced military gear series Battle Factory from distributor Cineflix…
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Denmark’s TV2 plays Happy Families
Danish broadcaster TV2 has commissioned a local version of Happy Families, a format from Twofour…
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Modern Family, Homeland head to Presto TV
A deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has handed Australian SVOD platform Presto TV…
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A+E raises Black Sales with Starz deal
A+E Networks has acquired exclusive rights to pirate adventure series Black Sails for its History…
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Cost of Scripps’ TVN deal could hit US$2bn
Financial analysts have said the cost of Scripps Networks International’s deal for TVN could rise…
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Televisa buys 500 hours of Nickelodeon fare
Mexican TV giant Televisa has acquired a 496-hour package of content from Viacom kids channel…
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Liotta, Paxton, Joffe heading to Cannes
ITV Studios is bringing Ray Liotta (Goodfellas) and Bill Paxton (Titanic) to MIPTV to promote…
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Hallmark Channel parent creates in-house prodco
The parent company of Hallmark Channel has launched an in-house production unit aimed at upping…
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Netflix confirms Euro content buyer hire
Netflix has confirmed the hire of former Telepool executive Kai Finke to its European content…
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Children’s Media Foundation says TV market failing kids
The Children’s Media Foundation has backed the research issued yesterday that suggested there is a…
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Betty founder leaving after 14 years
Liz Warner is leaving Discovery Communications-owned producer Betty 14 years after she founded the business….
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Scripps to ‘meet BBC Trust chair over UKTV’
Scripps Networks Interactive will meet directly with the chair of the BBC Trust in an…
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News brief: North Europe, Belgian nets go Deep
A pair of Scandinavian channels, one from Finland and one from Belgium have boarded Technicolor’s…
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Fox, NBC buy Marvista movies for Asia
US-based producer and distributor Marvista has sold several of its TV movies to channels in…
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Netflix deal monitor: 2015 so far
Streaming service Netflix may be losing market share to Amazon in the US, but has…
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Buyers Briefing: Christian Drobnyk, Lifetime
Name: Christian Drobnyk Title: Senior VP, programming, strategy and acquisitions, Lifetime, A+E Networks Christian Drobnyk…
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SVOD battle underway for Seinfeld rights
Various SVOD and digital platforms are battling for rights to iconic US comedy Seinfeld, although…
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ABC Oz buys new Attenborough BBC series
ABC in Australia has bought Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef, the latest series from the renowned…
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BBC Worldwide hires drama chief
BBC Worldwide has hired Skyworks managing director Damian Keogh to replace Chris Stewart, who left…
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News brief: Vodafone eyes November for UK pay TV
Vodafone is aiming to launch its British pay TV service in November, according to UK…
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ProSieben has Wicked Attraction to GRB
German channel ProSieben has acquired season four of true crime series Wicked Attraction from LA’s…