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Channel Five to increase originals and news spend
UK broadcaster Channel 5 will increase its news and original programming output, according to new…
Your Family launching new German kids net
German broadcaster Your Family Entertainment (YFE) is launching a new kids channel, Fix & Foxi,…
Kiwi pubcaster opens up to indies
New Zealand’s public broadcaster TVNZ will open up production of local Maori and Pacific programming…
FremantleMedia hires branded content boss
FremantleMedia has hired Samantha Glynne as vice president, branded entertainment, to spearhead a push into…
International Netflix deals for BBC Worldwide
Netflix has acquired several of BBC Worldwide’s top titles for its new international services, TBI…
Scripps appoints Discovery veteran as Euro programming boss
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has appointed long-time Discovery Networks International executive Katharina Feistauer as…
France’s TF1 investigates CSI: Cyber
TF1 has acquired the latest CSI: Crime Scene Investigation spin-off, CSI: Cyber. The French commercial…
French broadcasters won’t team to fight Netflix
France’s leading broadcasters are unlikely to group together to form a subscription video-on-demand alliance to…
News brief: Broadcasters buy Weather Channel content
Passion Distribution has sold several shows from The Weather Channel. Passion reps the cable net’s…
UK-Australian prodco hires factual boss
Fledgling UK-based prodco 7 Wonder has hired Steve Condie as head of factual. The London-based…