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