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eOne hires AMC exec for new division
Canada-based Entertainment One has launched a global business and legal affairs division, with AMC Networks…
Brazilian net joins Winx Club
Brazil’s TV Cultura has acquired Italian-created girls toon Winx Club. The deal with Loreto-based family…
Disney revenue up, Fox down
US entertainment giant Disney both posted improved first quarter revenues in the second financial quarter,…
FIC buys Hong Kong drama shows
Fox International Channels Asia has acquired 840 hours of drama television programming from Hong Kong’s…
Comedy Central greenlights toon
US cable channel Comedy Central has okayed an urbam coming-of-age animated comedy series, Legends of…
Sky hires non-scripted trio
UK-based satcaster Sky has hired a trio of commissioners to work across its non-scripted programming…
Zaslav: Discovery preps ‘cost effective’ dramas
The president and CEO of Discovery Communications has described plans to push Discovery Channel more…
Seven will Make You Laugh Out Loud
Australia’s Seven Network has acquired Passion Distribution-sold comedy entertainment series Make You Laugh Out Loud….
MCNs ‘key to reaching younger viewers’
Multichannel networks are “key to reaching younger online video viewers”, with millennials watching 5.5 hours…
Asylum, Piligian team for Planet Earth of sports’
US prodcos Asylum and Pilgrim Studios are joining forces to produce Planet Sport (WT), a…