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Viceland lines up March launch for Netherlands
Vice’s linear TV channel, Viceland, will launch in the Netherlands on March 1 via Liberty Global-owned…
ITV shops Meet the Parents format
Finnish broadcaster MTV has ordered a local version of ITV Studios’ Meet the Parents format….
Bazalgette leads gov’t’s UK creative industries review
TV industry veteran Peter Bazalgette will lead an independent review into the UK’s creative industries,…
Chase Carey in pole as Liberty completes F1 deal
Liberty Media has completed its US$8 billion takeover of Formula 1 and appointed Chase Carey…
TVN to stream Drone Racing League
TVN is set to debut Drone Racing League in Poland via its over-the-top streaming service…
Ex-BBC producer becomes S4C factual chief
Welsh pubcaster S4C has hired a former BBC producer to become its content commissioner for…
Jill Green prodco restructures top team
Jill Green’s UK-based drama house Eleventh Hour Films has given each member of its senior…
Ex-Core exec joins Turner in unscripted post
Turner has hired former Core Media Group exec Jenny Ramirez as VP, unscripted programming, at…
BBC rejigs factual unit under McDonald
UK pubcaster the BBC has restructured its specialist factual and natural history units team, handing…
Trump names net neutrality opponent as FCC chief
US President Donald Trump has named an outspoken critic of net neutrality as the chairman…
Comedy Central launches first Middle East stand up
Viacom’s fledgling Comedy Central channel in the Middle East is moving into original production with…
3 Ball boss inks new deal
The CEO of 3 Ball Entertainment has renewed his deal at the US reality prodco…
Carnival hires BBC exec as Wall to Wall grows
British producers Wall to Wall and Carnival Films have named new executive producers. Downton Abbey…
Ex-Endemol Shine exec joins DR
Former Endemol Shine Denmark leader Rikke Kristine Nissen has joined DR in Denmark. Nissen will…
Sky doc World’s Most Evil Killers head to RTL
German free TV giant RTL has prebought Sky UK’s World’s Most Evil Killers. The true…
Viacom’s Colors opens up new docs slot
Indian pay TV net Colors Infinity is creating a new Saturday night slot for doc…
Death Row doc gets green light
NBCUniversal cable net 13éme Rue (13th Street France) has commissioned 20 Years on Death Row,…
Sigourney Weaver on board Gorillas in the Mist doc
Sigourney Weaver will narrate a new Nat Geo series about Dian Fossey, the naturalist whose…
DRG backs Wildseed to grow
London-based distributor DRG is to provide funding for talent and content incubator Wildseed Studios. The…
Passion releasing The Boy Who Tried to Kill Trump
Passion Distribution has snagged The Boy Who Tried to Kill Trump, the doc special about…
BBCWW strikes 600-hour Amazon India deal
BBC Worldwide has shopped a huge package of BBC content to Amazon for its recently-launched…
Scripps names Asia boss
Scripps Networks Interactive has named Leena Singarajah as its Asia chief. She joined channels operator SNI…
PlayStation VR to support 360° YouTube videos
PlayStation VR users can now experience immersive 360-degree YouTube videos using their PS VR headsets….
CNN launching new Money net in Switzerland
English-language business news channel, CNNMoney Switzerland, is due to launch in the second half of…
Sweeping price increases at BT’s pay TV
BT is due to start charging its customers to access BT Sport for the first…
Aito lures buyers with Fake News format
The concept of fake news, which was a divisive issue in the recent US presidential…
Cineflix bags Bellum’s Bizarre duo
UK-based distributor Cineflix Rights will sell Bellum Entertainment shows Bizarre Murders and Bizarre Bloopers. Bizarre…
Starz Play renews Warner Bros. deal
Starz’ MENA-focused OTT service has renewed a programming deal with Warner Bros. The news comes…
Talking Tom firm sold for $1bn
The company behind the Talking Tom and Friends TV series and forefather app has been…
Netflix buys Orlowski’s Sundance feature
Netflix has acquired Chasing Coral, the upcoming enviro-doc from Jeff Orlowski, which screened at this…