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BBC Worldwide hires ex-UKTV, Channel 4 commissioning execs
BBC Worldwide has expanded its commissioning team with execs from UKTV and Channel 4. UKTV’s…
Discovery orders second factual drama mini
Discovery Channel is developing a miniseries based on the Scottish legend of William Wallace –…
BBCWW grabs Andy Murray Wimbledon title
BBC Worldwide has acquired distribution rights to one-off doc Andy Murray: The Man Behind the…
CBS series dominate European drama imports
CBS supplied the top three most-valuable drama imports to European broadcasters last year, with procedural…
Former News Corp digital boss joins Maker Studios investor
Jon Miller, News Corp’s former chief digital officer, has resurfaced as a partner at Advancit…
CBeebies pre-buys toon series, Union handles sales
UK preschool channel CBeebies has pre-bought a new animated series from indie studio Beakus, with…
UK television ad spend tops £4bn
TV advertising spend in the UK grew 5.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013,…
News brief: Sorcher promoted at Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network’s chief content officer Rob Sorcher is one of two Turner Broadcasting System executives…
Zodiak scores kids deals as pair exit
Zodiak Rights has renewed its deal with Discovery Kids Latin America for kids’ series Mister…
Robert de Niro attached to James Patterson TV adaptation
Robert de Niro is executive producing a television remake of James Patterson’s best-selling book series…