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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…
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ITV shops Meet the Parents format
Finnish broadcaster MTV has ordered a local version of ITV Studios’ Meet the Parents format….
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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,…
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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…
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TVN to stream Drone Racing League
TVN is set to debut Drone Racing League in Poland via its over-the-top streaming service…
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Ex-BBC producer becomes S4C factual chief
Welsh pubcaster S4C has hired a former BBC producer to become its content commissioner for…
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Jill Green prodco restructures top team
Jill Green’s UK-based drama house Eleventh Hour Films has given each member of its senior…
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Ex-Core exec joins Turner in unscripted post
Turner has hired former Core Media Group exec Jenny Ramirez as VP, unscripted programming, at…
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BBC rejigs factual unit under McDonald
UK pubcaster the BBC has restructured its specialist factual and natural history units team, handing…
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Trump names net neutrality opponent as FCC chief
US President Donald Trump has named an outspoken critic of net neutrality as the chairman…
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Comedy Central launches first Middle East stand up
Viacom’s fledgling Comedy Central channel in the Middle East is moving into original production with…
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3 Ball boss inks new deal
The CEO of 3 Ball Entertainment has renewed his deal at the US reality prodco…
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Carnival hires BBC exec as Wall to Wall grows
British producers Wall to Wall and Carnival Films have named new executive producers. Downton Abbey…
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Ex-Endemol Shine exec joins DR
Former Endemol Shine Denmark leader Rikke Kristine Nissen has joined DR in Denmark. Nissen will…
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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…
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Viacom’s Colors opens up new docs slot
Indian pay TV net Colors Infinity is creating a new Saturday night slot for doc…
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Death Row doc gets green light
NBCUniversal cable net 13éme Rue (13th Street France) has commissioned 20 Years on Death Row,…
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Sigourney Weaver on board Gorillas in the Mist doc
Sigourney Weaver will narrate a new Nat Geo series about Dian Fossey, the naturalist whose…
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DRG backs Wildseed to grow
London-based distributor DRG is to provide funding for talent and content incubator Wildseed Studios. The…
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Passion releasing The Boy Who Tried to Kill Trump
Passion Distribution has snagged The Boy Who Tried to Kill Trump, the doc special about…
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BBCWW strikes 600-hour Amazon India deal
BBC Worldwide has shopped a huge package of BBC content to Amazon for its recently-launched…
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Scripps names Asia boss
Scripps Networks Interactive has named Leena Singarajah as its Asia chief. She joined channels operator SNI…
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PlayStation VR to support 360° YouTube videos
PlayStation VR users can now experience immersive 360-degree YouTube videos using their PS VR headsets….
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CNN launching new Money net in Switzerland
English-language business news channel, CNNMoney Switzerland, is due to launch in the second half of…
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Sweeping price increases at BT’s pay TV
BT is due to start charging its customers to access BT Sport for the first…
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Aito lures buyers with Fake News format
The concept of fake news, which was a divisive issue in the recent US presidential…
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Cineflix bags Bellum’s Bizarre duo
UK-based distributor Cineflix Rights will sell Bellum Entertainment shows Bizarre Murders and Bizarre Bloopers. Bizarre…
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Starz Play renews Warner Bros. deal
Starz’ MENA-focused OTT service has renewed a programming deal with Warner Bros. The news comes…
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Talking Tom firm sold for $1bn
The company behind the Talking Tom and Friends TV series and forefather app has been…
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Netflix buys Orlowski’s Sundance feature
Netflix has acquired Chasing Coral, the upcoming enviro-doc from Jeff Orlowski, which screened at this…