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French-Canada finds its Worst Driver
French-speaking Canadian channel Ztele has commissioned a local version of Passion Distribution-sold format Worst Driver…
Vessel raises $57.5m in funding round
Vessel, the new online video start-up co-founded by former Hulu boss Jason Kilar, has raised…
Another German drama to US network
A German drama set in 1980s East Berlin is heading to a US channel, marking…
Sky postpones Gibney’s Scientology doc
UK satcaster Sky has pulled its scheduled broadcast of Alex Gibney’s controversial Scientology documentary, Going…
Netflix global growth ‘dramatic’
US-based streaming service Netflix has seen its international subscriber base “dramatically” grow since debuting outside…
Ex-Disney chief Cook launches studio
The Walt Disney Company’s former studios chairman Dick Cook has launched a family entertainment-focused studio…
Clarkson ‘planning car show comeback’
Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson (above middle) is plotting a replacement petrolhead series after…
News brief: Discovery Kids keen on Finding Stuff Out
Discovery Kids Asia Pacific has acquired a raft of programmes from Canada’s 9 Story Media…
Paxman catches Election fever with Channel 4
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a night of programming for the upcoming UK election,…
Talpa, Sat.1 embroiled in ‘Faketopia’ scandal
Newtopia, the German version of Talpa’s Utopia, is at the centre of a scandal after…