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Virgin TV signs ‘biggest kids deal to date’ with DHX

DHX Media has acquired a distribution deal with Virgin TV UK for SVOD rights in…

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FremantleMedia names Mexico MD

FremantleMedia has a new managing director for its Mexican production business. Coty Cagliolo has been…

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Ex-MTV exec joins A+E as Sharenow rises

Former MTV development chief Eli Lehrer has joined A+E Networks, as A&E channel chief Rob…

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Vimeo names new CEO

Vimeo, the ad-free open video platform and operating business of IAC, has appointed Anjali Sud…

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Amazon has Picnic at Hanging Rock with FremantleMedia

FremantleMedia International has partnered with Amazon US for the premiere of its series Picnic at…

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All3Media comedy drama headed to ABC in Oz

All3Media international has concluded a deal in Australia for the BBC Four comedy drama Bucket….

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Key CBS drama exec stepping down

The head of drama development at US broadcaster CBS, Christina Davis, has stepped down. The…

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Sky bid ‘will be referred’ in absence of new evidence

UK secretary of state for digital culture, media and sport Karen Bradley has pushed back…

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Amazon orders Julia Roberts drama Homecoming

Subscription VOD service Amazon Prime Video has handed a two-season order to Homecoming, a drama…

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Discovery hires Twitter TV chief

Discovery Communications has hired the global head of TV at social media service Twitter, Fred…

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Banijay UK scripted prodco launches with Symonds

Banijay Group has launched a second scripted production company in the UK with British producer…

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GOT creators re-team with HBO for Confederate

Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are set to reteam with HBO…

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ABC Kids & BBCWW partner for animated series

ABC Kids and BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) have partnered with Ludo Studio on a new preschool…

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BBCWW names de Graaff as commissioning head

BBC Worldwide (BBCWW) has handed Tobi de Graaff in a newly created role as director of commissioning…

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C4 orders Barcroft’s supersized pets title

Channel 4 has commissioned Barcroft Productions’ Bear about the House: Living with My Super-Sized Pet….

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Hulu adds 3,000 episodes of classic TV

Hulu is set to add near 3,000 episodes of classic shows after expanded agreements with…

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Viacom launches Daily Show on Amazon Alexa in the UK

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching a spin-off digest of The Daily Show with…

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BBCWW upbeat despite returns dipping

The BBC’s commercial arm reported a year-on-year increase in sales and profits, but cash returns…

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Discovery, Scripps ‘in merger talks’ – again

Shares in Discovery Communications and Scripps Networks Interactive have spiked on a report claiming they…

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NBC hires ex-Endemol Shine unscripted exec

US broadcaster NBC has hired former Endemol Shine North America unscripted production chief Linda Giambrone….

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MGM buys Real Housewives prodco Evolution

Mark Burnett’s MGM Television and Digital Group has acquired the creator of the Real Housewives…

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BBC Earth block lands in South Korea

BBC Worldwide has inked a deal that sees a BBC Earth branded block in South…

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Bavaria Media hires Carlos Hertel as sales head

Bavaria Media has appointed Carlos Hertel as director of international sales. Hertel (pictured) will lead…

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Amazon brings Agatha Christie series to the US

Amazon is adding a series of adaptations from Agatha Christie Limited to its lineup of…

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Scythia Films & Stellar Citizens launch joint TV fund

Canadian companies Scythia Films and Stellar Citizens have launched a development fund targeting film and…

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Wuaki becomes Rakuten.tv as FC Barcelona deal kicks off

On-demand TV service Wuaki has changed its name to Rakuten.tv, following a global rebranding exercise…

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Eurodata reshuffles research division

Eurodata TV Worldwide – the international division of Médiamétrie – is currently reorganising its research…

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Game of Thrones smashes HBO ratings record

Ratings for Game of Thrones’s season seven opener on US premium pay channel HBO proved…

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Netflix’s int’l subs now outnumber US

Netflix passed the 100 million-member mark and now has more international than US viewers, in…

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Sky 1 brings in three original shows

Sky 1 is set to bring in three new entertainment shows for Sky and Now…