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Turner slashes workforce, some international cuts
Turner Broadcasting System is slashing 1,475 jobs as part of a major cost-cutting initiative. Most…
Twin Peaks returning on Showtime
David Lynch’s seminal miniseries Twin Peaks is being reinvented for US cable network Showtime. Lynch…
Wananchi secures $130m in financing round
African pay TV and broadband operator Wananchi Group has closed a US$130 million round of…
Sky shareholders approve pay TV takeovers
BSkyB’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the firm’s proposed acquisition of Sky Italia and…
eOne rejigs sales ops, Spencer in
Entertainment One Television is restructuring its distribution operations to bring its TV and film sales…
Channel 4 buys French drama Witnesses
Channel 4 has acquired buzzy French drama Witnesses (Les Temoins). The UK commercial broadcaster picked…
UKTV widens Gooze-Zijl’s role
Digital channel operator UKTV has handed Jan Gooze-Zijl an expanded remit that gives the executive…
China YouTube channel from UK’s True North
UK indie True North is launching China Icons, a professionally-produced YouTube channel dedicated to China….
Paw Patrol added as Channel 5, Nick grow closer
UK terrestrial net Channel 5 has again turned to its pay TV cousin Nickelodeon, this…
Sony’s OTT service to be priced in line with cable
Sony’s planned OTT TV service, which is expected to launch in the US before the…