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First international deal for new kids prodco
Language-learning kids series StoryZoo will head to ORF in Austria after the fledgling kids prodco…
Mediawan plans ‘leading content platform in Europe’
Mediawan plans to use its acquisition of AB Groupe to build “the leading premium content…
SFR wants full control of French channels group
Altice Group-owned French service provider SFR has filed a plan with media regulator the CSA…
Lionsgate strikes another UK producer deal
The UK division of Lionsgate has continued its expansion with another producer deal, this time…
Discovery travels to Dark Side of the Sun
Discovery Channel has ordered a science special about the sun. The Dark Side Of The…
ITV greenlights three Gordon Ramsay offerings
ITV has ordered a primetime doc series and a daytime cooking series from celebrity chef…
BBC Studios wins first tender commission
BBC Studios has won the first competitive tender for a BBC series. The new-look production…
Starz COO extends stay
Starz has agreed a new long-term contract with its COO, Jeffrey Hirsch. The deal will…
Germany’s Tele Munchen buys into US prodco
Germany’s Tele München Group has bought a stake in US rights broker and producer Storied…
Discovery, Sky trade barbs as channel deadline looms
Discovery and Sky have both upped the ante in the bitter carriage dispute that will…
Sony takes $977m charge on Pictures unit
Japan’s Sony Corp. has recorded a ¥112.1 billion (US$977.4 million) goodwill impairment charge due to…
UFC strikes deal in the Middle East
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has struck a new long-term exclusive carriage deal with…
The CW buys UK adventure drama from Sky Vision
American broadcaster The CW has acquired British adventure drama Hooten & the Lady from UK-based…
Milkshake! puts Shane the Chef to work
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has greenlit production on a 52x11mins animated preschool series about an energetic…
A+E poaches BBCWW exec for VOD post
A+E Networks UK has poached BBC Worldwide’s Riccardo Donato. Donato will take on a new…
MTV exec joins Impractical Jokers prodco
MTV development director Dane Reiley has joined New-York based Impractical Jokers producer NorthSouth Productions in…
Viaplay orders OTT original from The Bridge scribe
Viaplay’s push into original programming has continued with an order for The Lawyer, a scripted…
Ex-C4 commissioner joins Rare TV prodco
A former commissioner at UK broadcaster Channel 4 has joined UK producer Screenchannel Television as…
Dynamic hires programming VP from ZDF
US-European producer Dynamic Television has hired Tasja Abel from German pubcaster ZDF. Abel will be…
Mediawan buying France’s AB Groupe
Mediawan, the media investment consortium set up by producer Pierre-Antoine Capton, Iliad Telecom founder Xavier…
A+E hires Korea boss from Twitter
A+E Networks has hired a South Korea country chief from Twitter. Youngsun Soh will oversee…
Sky-Discovery battle extends to Germany
Sky and Discovery are locked in carriage talks over the latter’s channels in Germany, with…
VOD playing crucial role in Euro content funding
On-demand services are set to become the main financial support for European content, a new…
Fox looks to Balian as Tal Yguado joins Amazon
Fox Networks Group has handed control of its global programming initiative to FX Networks executive…
Sky preps internet TV in Germany, Italy
Following its initial debut in the UK, Sky plans offer internet-delivered versions of its TV…
Industry says Amazon & Netflix are top innovators
Amazon was crowned the most innovative company ahead of Netflix in a new survey of…
Industry says Amazon & Netflix are top innovators
Amazon was crowned the most innovative company ahead of Netflix in a new survey of…
Gaumont restructure continues
Gaumont has named Adam Fischbach as its new creative affairs boss as a restructure continues…
ITV preps Karaoke Kidz format
UK broadcaster ITV is working up a new music format that will feature singing kids….
Selak to cover international at Lionsgate
Chris Selak has renewed her deal as executive VP, scripted at Lionsgate and added international…