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Gurneys regain control of Duck Dynasty prodco
The battle for control of Duck Dynasty firm Gurney Productions has now seen a court…
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UKTV to coproduce series with US producer
British multichannel operator UKTV has acquired and will coproduce a twelve-part paranormal-themed series from New…
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Top Gear America returning on US cable
Just under a year after History ended its US version of Top Gear, BBC America…
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EARTH, Yahlive launch new pay TV service
Pakistan-based outfit Entertainment Reality TV Hub (EARTH) has teamed up with satellite platform Yahlive to…
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Sky orders Tough Mudder competition series
Sky has greenlit Mission Mudder, a sport competition series following athletes training for a series…
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Paramount Channel added to OSN
Viacom has agreed an expanded deal with OSN and its Nickelodeon, NickToon and Paramount Channel…
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MTV’s Ex on the Beach goes local
Viacom has inked several deals for local versions of its MTV UK reality dating format…
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Vivendi CEO: ‘no resolution’ in Mediaset stalemate
Attempts to find a resolution to the battle between Vivendi and Mediaset have so far…
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Netflix subs bundling other streaming services
One in five US streaming subscribers now pay for three or more services, with investment…
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Discovery lines up Body Cam Cops
Discovery Networks UK has greenlit Body Cam Cops, a six-part series following police units wearing…
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Broadcasters find C4’s National Treasure
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired National Treasure, the Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters…
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Mediacorp hires Twitter exec for digital
Singaporean media giant Mediacorp has hired former Twitter and Apple exec Parminder (Parry) Singh as…
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John Singleton, eOne making A&E LA Riots doc
A&E has ordered L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later, a two-part doc about the…
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John Singleton, eOne making A&E LA Riots doc
A&E has ordered L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later, a two-part doc about the…
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Warner Bros. exec in as Machinima CEO exits
Warner Bros. has parachuted one of its top interactive executives to the top post at…
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Wacky Races reboot joins int’l Boomerang grid
The upcoming reboot of classic Hanna-Barbera kids comedy Wacky Races is to play on Boomerang…
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Mexico pay TV now bigger than Brazil – report
Mexico overtook Brazil to become Latin America’s largest pay TV market in 2016, according to…
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NDF brings in ex-UFA chief
Former UFA Serial Drama chief Rainer Wemcken has joined another German production company, Neue Deutche…
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TeenNick debuts in Israel
A new Nickelodeon-branded tweens-and-teens channels has debuted on Israeli pay TV. TeenNick launched last week…
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Disney EMEA adopts Sunny Bunnies
The Walt Disney Company EMEA has acquired season two rights to non-verbal animation series Sunny…
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NBC’s unscripted supremos to keynote at MIPTV
The head of unscripted at NBC, Paul Telegdy, and boss of the broadcaster’s new unscripted…
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Walter Presents hits the US, launches on Amazon
Drama SVOD service Walter Presents has launched in the US over the top and through…
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All3Media buys into drama indie
All3Media has bought into Story Films, the UK drama indie run by David Nath and Peter…
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MTG makes €115m from Baltic nets sale
Modern Times Group is selling its operations in the Baltic states to Providence Equity Partners…
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PBS hits back Trump fund cut plans
US pubcaster PBS has quickly hit back at President Donald Trump’s plan to eliminate all…
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Grace and Frankie firm Skydance moves into toons
Skydance Media, the US prodco behind Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, is moving into toon production…
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UK government refers Sky takeover to regulators
The UK government has formally referred 21st Century Fox’s planned £11.7 billion (US$14.5 billion) takeover…
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History doubles down on docs
US cable network History has commissioned more than 100 hours of documentary series and specials,…
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Idris Elba to take over BBC Three
Idris Elba is to oversee a “unique and ground-breaking” season of content for the BBC’s…
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Molotov streaming service preps Euro expansion
Molotov, the French streaming service founded by Canal+ founder Pierre Lescure and other Gallic TV veterans,…