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BBCWW backs Alex Graham, Michael Jackson firm
BBC Worldwide has bought a minority stake in Two Cities Television, a new drama indie…
Keshet to make shows for Interscope Geffen A&M
The iconic LA music label behind stars such as Eminem and Lady Gaga is getting…
Ex-E! scripted boss to run Lionsgate JV
Former E! head of scripted programming Kevin Plunkett will lead the new Lionsgate and New…
CBC names interim kids chief after Markle exit
Canadian pubcaster CBC has named Marie McCann interim senior director of Kids CBC following the…
Asian Pac pay TV subs set for 100m growth
Asia Pacific pay TV providers from the market top 65 companies will collectively see subscriptions…
E! cancels I Am Cait
US cable channel E! has cancelled its ground-breaking reality series I Am Cait, with its…
Amazon brings drama with Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
Amazon Prime Video has given the greenlight to a TV adaptation of the Tom Clancy-created…
Boat Rocker buys Peace Point Rights
Toronto’s Boat Rocker Media continues to buy up compatriot companies, this time acquiring Peace Point…
Virgin orders comedy shorts, buys Magic City
UK pay TV provider Virgin Media is pushing further into original programming, commissioning Avalon Television…
Warner Bros. nabs Endemol Shine exec for Oz
Warner Bros. International Television Production’s Austrlian arm has a new managing director. Michael Brooks will…
Comedy Central multiplatform chief exits for Getty
Comedy Central is saying goodbye to its senior VP of multiplatform programming and strategy, Steve…
eOne poaches Amazon Studios scripted exec
Entertainment One Television has bolstered its scripted ranks by drafting in Carolyn Newman from Amazon…
C More anoints Young Pope
Scandinavian pay TV operator and SVOD provider C More has acquired local rights to big…
Fox TV Stations names COO
Sharri Berg has been named as chief operating officer of news and operations at Fox…
Amazon buys BBCWW-sold edutainment show
Amazon Prime Video has added Phonics School, a 16x5mins cartoon from London-based edutainment specialist EnablinGenius….
Greek net welcomes La Famiglia
Greece’s Antenna TV is to localise Israeli comedy format La Famiglia for its ANT1 channel….
ITV orders daytime quiz, Fearless drama
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a 20x60mins daytime quiz show from Endemol Shine Group prodco…
SVT drama chief joins Pinewood TV
Swedish pubcaster SVT’s drama chief is joining the fledgling London-based outfit Pinewood Television to oversee…
Report: Seven to exit SVOD joint venture
Seven West Media is set to pull out of its joint venture subscription video-on-demand platform…
Scripps poaches A+E distribution exec
Scripps Networks Interactive has poached A+E Networks UK’s Kasia Jablonska to become VP, affiliate sales…
Juniper: 189m to use 4K OTT services by 2021
The adoption of 4K over-the-top services will rise dramatically in the next five years, climbing…
Tencent, PCCW buy into US studio STX
Chinese web video giant Tencent and Hong-Kong based TV and digital player PCCW have invested…
Viacom nets set for TVPlayer SVOD service
Viacom International Media Networks is placing three of its key pay TV channels on the…
Ex-Optomen exec joins ITV Studios prodco
Former Optomen Television production chief Gail Pinkerton has joined ITV Studios-owned UK prodco Possessed. She…
Nelonen to open Finnish Office
Finnish broadcasters Nelonen and Elisa Entertainment has ordered a local version of Ricky Gervais’ fly-on-the-wall…
KKR ‘to rival ITV in eOne chase’
Private equity giant KKR is reportedly lining up a bid for Entertainment One. This puts…
Sky eyeing Spanish Now TV launch
Sky is planning to reportedly expand its presence in more European markets, kicking off with…
Turner leads $45m Refinery29 investment
Turner has led a US$45 million funding round in female-focused lifestyle site Refinery29, with additional…
A+E commissions Combat Ships in UK
A+E Networks UK has commissioned a documentary series from indie Woodcut Media, Combat Ships. The…
iPlayer loophole closure blocks 4,000 hours
British viewers choosing not to take a television licence before September 1 will lose access…