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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…

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Report: Discovery to take control of The Hub

Discovery Communications will take control of its joint venture kids channel The Hub by the…

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Sweden’s TV4 recruits digital content boss

Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has hired Anna Rastner as head of…

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Objective founder exits All3Media prodco

Michael Vine is leaving Objective Productions, the UK comedy and entertainment producer he cofounded in…

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Boss of Russia’s Sistema arrested

Vladimir Evtushenkov, the chairman and majority owner of Russian TV-to-energy conglomerate Sistema has been arrested…

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Julie Bristow’s prodco gets hockey wives order

Bristow Global Media, the fledgling prodco set up by former CBC exec Julie Bristow, is…

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RTVE appoints North American distributor

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has appointed Atlanta-based Catalia Communications Corp. to become its channels and…

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News brief: TNT secures Marvel movie deal

US cable channel TNT has secured rights to the next five Marvel Universe movies. The…

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ITV scraps Rising Star ahead of launch

ITV has scrapped its version of the Rising Star format before it has launched. The…

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Discovery weighs SBS Netherlands move

Discovery is understood to be considering a move for the SBS free-to-air broadcast business in…