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Charlie Brooker launches indie with Endemol
Writer, satirist and broadcaster Charlie Brooker has launched a new indie with production giant Endemol….
Cartoon Network comedies renewed
Cartoon Network announced the renewal of five comedies at the San Diego Comic-Con International event…
Aussie FTA nets exceed local content quotas
Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters exceeded their local content quotas in 2013, a government media authority…
Worldwide poaches Australia legal boss from Nine
BBC Worldwide has hired a new legal chief for its Australia and New Zealand operation….
Netflix acquires feature doc Virunga
Netflix has taken exclusive rights to feature-doc Virunga. The film follows park rangers in the titular…
Red Arrow recruits scripted buyer
Red Arrow International has recruited Amelie von Kienlin as VP, scripted acquisitions. Kienlin will oversee…
News brief: Disney XD orders more Avengers and Hulk
Disney’s boy-skewed cable net Disney XD has ordered news seasons of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and…
Tom Freston to exec AMC Afghan drama pilot
US cable net AMC has ordered a pilot for White City, a drama series about…
Channel 5 u-turn over Walking Dead
The UK’s Channel 5 has performed a u-turn on its decision to drop its carriage…
Amazon’s Q3 original video spend to hit $100m
Amazon is planning “significant growth” in its original content spend, increasing its investment in Prime…