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Netflix amps up motor programming with two new titles

Netflix is adding two new global original motor series and a second season of the…

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Virgin Media TV seeks pitches for drama series

Virgin Media Television (fka TV3 Group) is currently seeking submissions for a new post-watershed, six…

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Pilgrim Media inks deal with game show duo

Pilgrim Media Group has inked a production deal with Michael Canter (left) and Jeff Krask…

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UKTV’s Good Food orders Paul Hollywood travel series

UKTV has teamed up with British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood for a brand-new travelling…

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Viacom launches digital unit with new VP in place

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched Viacom Digital Studios International (VDSI), a new unit…

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Leichtman: US pay TV losses slow in Q2

The largest pay TV providers in the US – representing about 95% of the market…

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BBC First to launch in Poland

BBC Studios’ premium British drama channel, BBC First, is due to launch in Poland in…

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Tencent to acquire film & TV outfit New Classics Media

China Literature Limited, the publically listed e-books unit of Tencent holdings, is set to acquire…

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Banijay’s Temptation Island heads to Germany

Reality format Temptation Island is set to launch in Germany on RTL and TV Now….

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Tandem, Bron Studios set for thriller from The Bridge scribe

Tandem Productions, a Studiocanal company, and Bron Studios are set to produce a gritty dramatic…

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Netflix CFO David Wells steps down

Netflix’s chief financial officer David Wells is to step down after helping the company choose…

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BBC One brings back Britain’s Best Home Cook

BBC One’s cookery competition for home cooks has been recommissioned from KEO Films. Mary Berry,…

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Caravan to produce New Order doc for Sky

British factual indie Caravan has been commissioned by Sky Arts to produce a feature-length documentary…

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UKTV returns to Virgin with more content than ever

UKTV’s channels returned to Virgin Media at the weekend, ending a three-week negotiations stand-off that…

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Network Ten greenlights Endemol Shine’s Ambulance

Network Ten has commissioned a season of Dragonfly’s (part of Endemol Shine UK) Ambulance for…

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Netflix orders Paul Rudd comedy series

Netflix has ordered a comedy series starring Paul Rudd, titled Living With Yourself. Rudd will…

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Jeopardy! to make streaming debut on Hulu

Hulu has acquired the syndicated game show Jeopardy!, which made its debut on the streamer…

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Starzplay to launch branded channels in France, Italy & Spain

Lionsgate-owned subscription video-on-demand service Starzplay has struck agreements to launch branded channels in France, Italy…

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Apple orders comedy from It’s Always Sunny duo

Apple has given a straight-to-series order to a half-hour comedy by It’s Always Sunny in…

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Lionsgate inks first-look deal with faith-based trio

Lionsgate has signed a multi-platform film and TV first-look deal with Andrew and Jon Erwin…

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ProSiebenSat.1 takes Endemol Shine’s Younger to Germany

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE has secured a deal with Endemol Shine International for the hit US…

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Middlechild hires BBC exec as head of digital

Middlechild Productions has appointed BBC Factual’s Matt Ralph to head up a newly created digital…

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NBCU eyes streaming service that pays users to watch

Comcast’s NBCUniversal is considering a new approach to streaming services, where it would launch a…

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Viacom sells Nick shows to China’s iQiyi

Chinese online entertainment company iQiyi has signed a deal with Viacom International Media Network for…

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BBC Studios appoints C4’s Ralph Lee as content director

BBC Studios has appointed Channel 4’ s creative officer Ralph Lee as director of content….

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Arrow and Drive partnership takes flight

A new factual series detailing catastrophic events on board aeroplanes is in the offing after…

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CBS buys US format rights to Love Island

The cultural phenomenon that is Love Island is set to get a US makeover after CBS secured the…

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Kiri & Love Island among the most watched UK titles in 2018

The UK’s most watched broadcasted titles for the first half of 2018 have been revealed…

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HBO teams with Axio for limited doc series

US premium cable network HBO is teaming up with political media company Axio to produce…

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Disney reveals SVOD plans, misses Q3 expectations

Disney is “on track” to launch its Disney-branded streaming service late next year, with “numerous…