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AMC/Sundance poaches Discovery exec ahead of Latin America launch
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has hired Gustavo Lopez as its VP, global distribution for Latin America,…
Blinkbox offers free eps of US series in try-before-you-buy push
UK streaming service Blinkbox will offer consumers free episodes of US TV series in a…
Turkish drama 1001 Nights sells in CEE
A pair of broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe and one in Iran has acquired…
IFC sticks with ‘perfect representation’ Maron
US cable channel IFC has renewed its dark comedy Maron for an expanded 13-episode series…
WE tv crosses Divide into scripted
AMC Networks’ female-skewed channel WE tv has become the latest to move into scripted programming…
Orange to invest extra €30m into Dailymotion
Orange’s CEO has confirmed the company will invest a further €30 million (US$39.7 million) in…
Five times more TV activity on Facebook than Twitter
The amount of TV-related social activity on Facebook is roughly times as much as all…
Screen Australia appoints former Universal, C4 exec as CEO
TV funding body Screen Australia has appointed a former Universal Studios and Channel 4 executive…
Discovery takes rights to package of third-party docs
Discovery’s programme sales arm has inked a deal with New World Distribution and will sell…
News brief: Broadcasters prep royal baby programming
International broadcasters have lined up a raft of programming focused on the British royal baby….