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Louis C.K., Amy Sedaris series for Turner channels
American comedy icons Louis C.K. and Amy Sedaris are creating new shows for Turner’s US…
Nat Geo opens new doc umbrella
National Geographic has created an umbrella imprint that will house its feature documentary projects on…
AMC, BBC coproduce second Le Carré adaptation
US cable channel AMC and UK pubcaster the BBC are adapting novelist John le Carré’s…
Portlandia to end after eighth season
IFC’s US hipster comedy Portlandia will return for its eight and final season in 2018….
Sherlock finale leaked online before BBC airing
The final episode of Sherlock’s fourth season was illegally uploaded online in Russia yesterday before…
Objective exec sets up LA prodco
Objective Media Group’s Jimmy Fox is launching a new production company in LA. Main Event…
Apple ‘aiming for major originals push’
Apple is reportedly planning to make a major push into original content, making TV show…
BBC First among nets hearing A Word
BBC First in the Benelux region is among five buyers of Keshet International’s British drama…
Fremantle adds ex-Hoho sales chief
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment has hired former Hoho Rights boss Danielle Davies on an…
Sky Arts pulls controversial Michael Jackson show
UK satellite channel Sky Arts has axed an episode of its new comedy series Urban…
Gameshow veteran forms JV with Lionsgate
Prolific gameshow producer Jeff Apploff and Lionsgate Entertainment are creating a joint venture to create…
Nat Geo Wild partners with Mashable
US cable channel Nat Geo Wild is to coproduce and co-distribute two films with Mashable…
Scripps int’l chief to take on TVN presidency
Scripps Networks Interactive has named Jim Samples as president of its Polish subsidiary TVN, with…
Glover seals production deal with FX
Multihyphenate Donald Glover has signed an exclusive overall television production deal with FX Productions in…
Canuck net gets Cold Feet in ITVSGE bundle
Canadian specialty networks operator ZoomerMedia has acquired a package of ITV Studios Global Entertainment programming,…
Channel 4 poaches Channel 5 exec
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has hired two commissioners for its specialist factual and documentaries commissioning…
Starz snags Fox for OTT service
Starz Play has sealed a multiyear deal with Fox for its Starz Play OTT service…
Nice names new CEO as Aass makes MTG switch
Nice Entertainment Group has hired a new CEO after incumbent Morten Aass was named at…
BBCWW, Cohen form funding initiative
BBC Worldwide, Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment and UK indie Lookout Point have created a premium…
New owners, CEO for Canadian LGBT net
A Canadian LGBTQ network has got a new majority owner and CEO. OUTtv has appointed…
Cineflix partners with Barro
Montreal-based Cineflix Media has secured a partnership deal with Canadian producer André Barro. Glen Salzman,…
Viacom buys into Israeli pay TV operator
Viacom International Media Networks has acquired a minority stake in Israeli pay TV channel provider…
Turner and AzamTV take Boing into East Africa
Turner has expanded children’s channel Boing into new markets in East Africa after agreeing a…
Deloitte: TV continues to thrive
TV advertising revenue will remain resilient to digital disruption in the UK this year as…
Major Euro nets pact for MCN investments
France’s TF1 Group and Italy’s Mediaset have bought into ProSiebenSat.1’s Studio71, with the German media…
Euro, Aussie VR content firms merge
Virtual reality-focused producers in Europe and Australia have merged to create a new conglom, the…
Bristow hires Newroad Media founder
Julie Bristow’s Toronto-based production company has hired Marlo Miagza (pictured) to become its VP, content….
Mediapro builds content team with ex-Turner exec
Spain-based producer Mediapro Group has hired a content chief for its Argentinian operation, as part…
Ex-ID exec creates Momentum with new prodco
Former Investigation Discovery exec Christina Douglas has launched a production company, with the indie of…
Keshet Int’l sets up Lat Am production hub
The international arm of Keshet is opening up a new production hub in Mexico to…