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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…

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Kabel Deutschland shares spike on Liberty rumour

Shares in Kabel Deutschland rose sharply yesterday on reports that Liberty Global may be preparing…

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Sweden finds Absolutely’s Family

A Swedish broadcaster has acquired the Australian version of Find My Family, the much-travelled factual…

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TV drives global ad spending

Advertisers turned to TV and away from newspapers and magazines last year, according to a…

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BBC3 opens Hotel of Mum and Dad

Youth-skewed UK digital channel BBC3 has commissioned a new factual entertainment series studying economically-stricken young…

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BBC1 investigates threatened wildlife

UK pubcaster BBC1 has commissioned a wildlife series in which experts will lead a a…

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AMC/Sundance gets new Asia Pac programming head

AMC/Sundance Channel Global has appointed a new head of programming and scheduling as one of…

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Celestial Tiger ups chief exec

Asian pay TV operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment has promoted its president and COO to CEO….

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News brief: Abadas finds Thai home

UK-based distributor Hoho Entertainment has sold preschool series Abadas to a Thai broadcaster. The 52x11mins…

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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…