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News brief: Starz ups Penney
US cable operator Starz has upped John Penney to chief strategy officer. Penney has been…
Hong Kong’s PCCW launches $38m production fund
Hong Kong-based telco PCCW has created a production fund worth HK$300 million (US$38 million) as…
ITV sinks into Hot Tub Britain
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a 1x60mins documentary that looks into the world of British…
News brief: Nickelodeon UK picks up Mia and me
UK kids channel Nickelodeon has acquired animated series Mia and me. The Rainbow-prodcued and distributed…
Beyond cooks up Weird Restaurants deal
Beyond Distribution has racked up a raft of sales of fact-ent series World’s Weirdest Restaurants….
BBC Trust slams Worldwide over Lonely Planet deal
The BBC Trust, the group that oversees UK public broadcaster the BBC, has issued a…
Netflix seals ‘unprecedented’ Marvel deal
Netflix has ordered an “unprecedented” slate of original live-action Marvel series from The Walt Disney…
Wentworth getting German remake
German broadcaster RTL has ordered a local-language remake of Australian women’s prison drama Wentworth. The…
Endemol poaches BBC commissioner
Producer and distributor Endemol has hired Mirella Breda to head up creative operations at its…
CBS eyes international programme sales of $1.25bn
CBS will generate revenues of over US$1.25 billion from content sales in international markets this…