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Nick to update Rocko’s Modern Life
Nickelodeon is reviving another classic animated property to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Nickelodeon Animation….
Fox hires ex-CNBC chief in Africa rejig
Fox Networks Group has hired a former senior CNBC executive to become general manager of…
3 Ball expands ranks with veteran showrunner
US reality TV producer 3 Ball Entertainment has hired unscripted showrunner Jeff Altrock as senior…
TBS to Drop the Mic with James Corden
Turner-owned cable network TBS has greenlit a comedy-music series from CBS talk show star James…
SMILF, Mating pilots attract Showtime
US premium cable channel Showtime has ordered a pair of racy comedy pilots. The greenlights…
Hugh Hefner series set for Amazon
Amazon has given the green light to a new original series about the life of…
Next 10 years ‘upbeat for US cable market’
The next ten years “look upbeat” for the US cable industry, with its broadband footing…
Sky, C4 buy into Frank brothers’ digital platform
UK-based pay TV company Sky and commercial broadcaster Channel 4 have both bought into Dial…
Netflix preps Amanda Knox, Werner Herzog docs
Netflix will launch four new docs at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, including…
BBC Worldwide invests in Glover, Raphael indie
BBC Worldwide has taken a stake in the new UK-based indie founded by former Channel…
Bubbles launches Bobbles streaming service
Hamburg-based Bubbles Media has launched Bobbles.tv, a new satellite and OTT-delivered pay TV service with…
Dwayne Johnson drums up new reality show
Former pro wrestler Dwayne Johnson is continuing his foray into TV production with Clash of…
Transgender reality modelling series set for cable
Whoopi Goldberg is exec producing Strut, a reality series set within a agency for transgender…
Channel 4, Corus Hunting Nazi Treasure
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Corus Entertainment’s Canadian History channel have ordered Hunting Nazi Treasure,…
The QYou strikes deal with OTT service Knippr
Youth-focused broadcaster The QYou has struck a deal with T-Mobile’s Dutch over-the-top service, Knipppr. Under…
BBC Two brings comedy trio to new strand
UK terrestrial network BBC Two has commissioned three more sitcoms for its soon-to-start ‘New on…
ZDFE bags BBC copro doc rights
Mainz-based ZDF Enterprises has taken international distribution rights for The Celts: Blood, Iron & Sacrifice,…
Strong first-look for Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine International has secured a first-look deal with Broadchurch and 11/22/63 director James Strong….
Disney plans ESPN web net after $1bn spend
The Walt Disney Company is gearing up to launch an ESPN-branded subscription streaming service, after…
eOne turns down £1bn ITV offer
Entertainment One has rejected UK broadcaster ITV’s £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) takeover bid. The offer…
Scripps gears up for European HGTV launches
Scripps has identified a “substantial opportunity” for HGTV in Europe, and said that the global…
FX chief slams ‘assembly line’ Netflix
FX Networks president John Landgraf has criticised the algorithm-based commissioning system of SVOD service Netflix,…
Viacom corporate crisis weighs on confidence
Moody’s has said the outlook for Viacom is now negative, citing weak results and an…
TV4 hires film chief for pay TV operations
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has named Suzanne Glansborg to the new…
Welling gets new role at Discovery
Discovery Communications’ central and eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa channels boss, Paul Welling, has…
NextVR raises $80m funding round
Virtual reality broadcast specialist NextVR has raised US$80 million in Series B funding, which it…
Netflix hit by Olympics viewing
Netflix has taken a hit as US viewers opt for the Olympics over Stranger Things,…
James Corden prodco strikes CBS deal
The UK prodco that makes The Late Late Show with James Cordon for CBS has…
Sony appoints Asia content head
Sony Pictures Television has upped Virginia Lim to head of content at its Asian business….
DRG snaps up Snake Boss from WildBear
UK-based distributor DRG has acquired rights to Australian wildlife series Snake Boss from WildBear Entertainment….