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DirecTV taps LaBute for second original series
US pay TV provider DirecTV has followed up its maiden original series Rogue by commissioning…
Kabel Deutschland shares spike on Liberty rumour
Shares in Kabel Deutschland rose sharply yesterday on reports that Liberty Global may be preparing…
Sweden finds Absolutely’s Family
A Swedish broadcaster has acquired the Australian version of Find My Family, the much-travelled factual…
TV drives global ad spending
Advertisers turned to TV and away from newspapers and magazines last year, according to a…
BBC3 opens Hotel of Mum and Dad
Youth-skewed UK digital channel BBC3 has commissioned a new factual entertainment series studying economically-stricken young…
BBC1 investigates threatened wildlife
UK pubcaster BBC1 has commissioned a wildlife series in which experts will lead a a…
AMC/Sundance gets new Asia Pac programming head
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has appointed a new head of programming and scheduling as one of…
Celestial Tiger ups chief exec
Asian pay TV operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment has promoted its president and COO to CEO….
News brief: Abadas finds Thai home
UK-based distributor Hoho Entertainment has sold preschool series Abadas to a Thai broadcaster. The 52x11mins…
News brief: Marathon Media gets new creative kids’ chief
France’s Marathon Media has appointed former Klasky Csupo executive Eryk Casemiro to be its chief…