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All3Media, Red Arrow prodcos land Bravo commissions
Red Arrow-backed Left/Right and All3Media’s Lime Productions have both scored commissions from US cable net…
A&E orders scientology series from Holzman’s prodco
A&E has greenlit Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, an ob-doc series in which actress…
HBO retreads Jinx steps with true crime doc
US premium cable network HBO has greenlit a true crime documentary film featuring the bizarre…
Ex-CableReady, CMJ exec joins Flame in rejig
Former CableReady exec Lou Occhione has joined Australia-based Flame Distribution as its VP, content sales…
TBI’s Top 10 Stories of the Week
Though a combined ‘AT&Warner’ equals a distribution and content monolith, just image the scale if…
Awesomeness staffs up Verizon content venture
The upcoming AwesomenessTV and Verizon mobile content venture has drafted in the former drama department…
Netflix doesn’t scare local CEE players
Netflix is unlikely to make significant headway in most markets in central and Eastern Europe…
Nat Geo drops ‘Channel’ from net name
National Geographic is shortening the name of its flagship factual channel following a major rebranding…
Vessel voyage to end after Verizon acquisition
Jason Kilar’s online video service Vessel will close on October 31 after US telecoms giant…
DRG secures Thoroughly Modern Media deal
UK distributor DRG has secured an exclusive, two-year first-look deal with factual feature specialist Thoroughly…
Parks: Netflix retains OTT top-spot in the US
The top five most popular US over-the-top services by subscribers remained consistent over the past…
Netflix ‘will remain dominant’ in Lat Am
Netflix will remain the dominant SVOD player in Latin America for the foreseeable future, according…
Humans producer joins Featherstone prodco
Humans producer Chris Fry is leaving Kudos to reunite with former boss Jane Featherstone at…
Ex-Sonar exec Zuccarelli returns to GRB
Marielle Zuccarelli has left Sonar Entertainment and rejoined GRB Entertainment. She will be COO at…
BBC parodies Making a Murderer with spoof
The BBC has commissioned Sexy Murder, a six-part comedy that spoofs true crime hits such…
C4 and AMC link for tech comedy format
Channel 4 and AMC are teaming to coproduce Loaded, a comedy format based on Keshet…
UK factual prodco gets MD, expands remit
Zinc Media, the indie group formerly known as Ten Alps, has put Lucy van Beek…
Rainmaker buys Frederator, EH to form WOW!
Canada’s Rainmaker Entertainment has acquired kids companies Frederator Networks and Ezrin Hirsh Entertainment, paying a…
AMC shares spike on Walking Dead ratings
AMC Networks’ share price has spiked this week following the season seven debut of The…
Studio Lambert hires TwoFour exec for new label
All3Media-backed Studio Lambert has created a shiny floor entertainment unit, and hired a top TwoFour…
Essential, Quail create LA joint venture
Australian prodcos Quail Television and Essential Media and Entertainment has entered into a production joint…
SBS6 names ex-IDTV boss as channel chief
Dutch broadcaster SBS6 has hired the former CEO of All3Media-owned prodco IDTV as its new…
Apple CEO claims ‘intense interest’ in TV, content
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that he has an “intense interest” in television, and…
Young adults shunning drama for reality – study
Young adults overwhelmingly favour the entertainment and reality genres when watching linear TV, according to…
TRX preps 2017 roll out with 1,000 buyers
TRX will launch globally next year and have 20,000 hours of content and over 1,000…
Channel 4 lands Michael Moore’s Trump doc
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Michael Moore in Trumpland, the new feature doc from…
Nat Geo adds digital and marketing chiefs
The reorganisation of National Geographic is continuing with two new additions joining the TV and publishing…
Nordic pay TV chiefs out in Canal Digital restructure
Several country chief executives are leaving Nordic pay TV giant Canal Digital in regional restructure….
Factory Media snags Soviet Megamonsters
Sports and lifestyle prodco Factory has picked up the international rights to Soviet Megamonsters, an…
New free TV deal for Talpa’s latest format
Talpa’s The Story of My Life has won an order from Russian free-to-air broadcaster Channel…