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BBC probes Wild Weather, orders Agatha Christie drama
UK broadcaster BBC One has ordered primetime science series called Wild Weather that’s coproduced by…
Report: Discovery to take control of The Hub
Discovery Communications will take control of its joint venture kids channel The Hub by the…
Sweden’s TV4 recruits digital content boss
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has hired Anna Rastner as head of…
Objective founder exits All3Media prodco
Michael Vine is leaving Objective Productions, the UK comedy and entertainment producer he cofounded in…
Boss of Russia’s Sistema arrested
Vladimir Evtushenkov, the chairman and majority owner of Russian TV-to-energy conglomerate Sistema has been arrested…
Julie Bristow’s prodco gets hockey wives order
Bristow Global Media, the fledgling prodco set up by former CBC exec Julie Bristow, is…
RTVE appoints North American distributor
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has appointed Atlanta-based Catalia Communications Corp. to become its channels and…
News brief: TNT secures Marvel movie deal
US cable channel TNT has secured rights to the next five Marvel Universe movies. The…
ITV scraps Rising Star ahead of launch
ITV has scrapped its version of the Rising Star format before it has launched. The…
Discovery weighs SBS Netherlands move
Discovery is understood to be considering a move for the SBS free-to-air broadcast business in…