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Mattel takes new Monster High to YouTube
Mattel’s new season of Monster High will debut on YouTube, the first time the toy…
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Bake Off spin-offs on the rise in Europe
Local versions of the celebrity version of the Bake Off format will hit French and…
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New Spanish drama copro forum opens for entries
Conecta Fiction is calling for coproduction pitches that will take place at its inaugural edition…
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Endemol Shine’s Gold shines in Russia
Russian broadcaster Rossiya 1 has bought a pair of Endemol Shine formats, Gold of a…
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Squeeze sells Cracké to Viacom
Canadian animation studio Squeeze has shopped its shortform animated series Cracké to Viacom18 in India,…
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Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two
An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC…
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Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two
An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC…
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Liberty boosts subs as Netflix roll out continues
All3Media co-owner Liberty Global added 313,000 next-generation TV customers in Q4 and said it plans…
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TF1 wants production to aid resurgence
France’s TF1 Group plans to focus on the development of thematic channels rather than rely…
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Ten lashes out at licence fees
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has issued a profit warning to shareholders, claiming licence fees…
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First deals for ITV-backed factual SVOD service
Factual SVOD service Curio will launch in Sweden and Norway next month after the ITV-backed…
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Sony buys Turner’s UK truTV
Sony’s acquisitive channels division has Turner’s truTV in the UK. Turner rolled out the general…
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Discovery sees Red with new UK free TV net
Discovery Communications is launching Quest Red in the UK, its second free-to-air channel in the…
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George upped at ITV America as Leftfield Ents brand retires
Leftfield Entertainment CEO David George has been named president of ITV America. He takes the…
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BBCWW buys into debuting Hincks, Fincham prodco
Expectation, the indie Peter Fincham and Tim Hincks created last year, has secured financial backing…
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Starz joins BBC for Howard’s End
Starz has come on board the BBC adaptation of Howard’s End and the pair will…
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Cumberbatch to produce, star in new BBC drama
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is to produce and star in a BBC One adaptation of…
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Bruckheimer, Sports Illustrated team for crime
Jerry Bruckheimer TV and Sports Illustrated are developing a true crime series about athletes who…
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Boss of Endemol Shine’s Princess resigns
Emma Hardy has stepped down as managing director of Princess Productions, the Endemol Shine UK…
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Time Warner shareholders welcome AT&T deal
Time Warner’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved US telco AT&T’s US$85.4 billion takeover of the company….
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Time Warner shareholders welcome AT&T deal
Time Warner’s shareholders have overwhelmingly approved US telco AT&T’s US$85.4 billion takeover of the company….
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Jason Simms joining Sky Vision from Fox
Jason Simms is swapping his role as senior VP of global acquisitions at Fox Networks…
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Facebook to launch video app for TV
Facebook has confirmed it will launch a video app for TV, as part of a…
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CBeebies boards new Andrew Davenport show
UK children’s channel CBeebies has commissioned the debut series from the partnership of Andrew Davenport’s…
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A+E sends C+I titles to Hulu Japan
A+E Networks and Hulu Japan are expanding their existing relationship through a deal that will…
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Amazon hires FMI’s Brown as Euro originals chief
Amazon Studios has hired FremantleMedia International’s Georgia Brown as its first director of original television…
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New French indie group ‘circles Cattleya’
New France-based TV consolidator Mediawan is reportedly in the market to buy Gomorrah producer Cattleya….
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Discovery preps channel, focuses on UK, German growth
Discovery Communications will launch a new free-to-air channel in the UK alongside other new services…
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Canadian LGBT net buys The Collection
Canadian specialty net Out TV has acquired The Collection, Amazon and France Télévisions’ period fashion…
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Urban Movie SVOD service names leader
Traci Otey Blunt will oversee the Urban Movie Channel after being named president of the…