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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….
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Fox hires ex-CNBC chief in Africa rejig
Fox Networks Group has hired a former senior CNBC executive to become general manager of…
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3 Ball expands ranks with veteran showrunner
US reality TV producer 3 Ball Entertainment has hired unscripted showrunner Jeff Altrock as senior…
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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…
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SMILF, Mating pilots attract Showtime
US premium cable channel Showtime has ordered a pair of racy comedy pilots. The greenlights…
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Hugh Hefner series set for Amazon
Amazon has given the green light to a new original series about the life of…
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Next 10 years ‘upbeat for US cable market’
The next ten years “look upbeat” for the US cable industry, with its broadband footing…
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Sky, C4 buy into Frank brothers’ digital platform
UK-based pay TV company Sky and commercial broadcaster Channel 4 have both bought into Dial…
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Netflix preps Amanda Knox, Werner Herzog docs
Netflix will launch four new docs at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, including…
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BBC Worldwide invests in Glover, Raphael indie
BBC Worldwide has taken a stake in the new UK-based indie founded by former Channel…
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Bubbles launches Bobbles streaming service
Hamburg-based Bubbles Media has launched Bobbles.tv, a new satellite and OTT-delivered pay TV service with…
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Dwayne Johnson drums up new reality show
Former pro wrestler Dwayne Johnson is continuing his foray into TV production with Clash of…
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Transgender reality modelling series set for cable
Whoopi Goldberg is exec producing Strut, a reality series set within a agency for transgender…
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Channel 4, Corus Hunting Nazi Treasure
UK broadcaster Channel 4 and Corus Entertainment’s Canadian History channel have ordered Hunting Nazi Treasure,…
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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…
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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…
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ZDFE bags BBC copro doc rights
Mainz-based ZDF Enterprises has taken international distribution rights for The Celts: Blood, Iron & Sacrifice,…
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Strong first-look for Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine International has secured a first-look deal with Broadchurch and 11/22/63 director James Strong….
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Disney plans ESPN web net after $1bn spend
The Walt Disney Company is gearing up to launch an ESPN-branded subscription streaming service, after…
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eOne turns down £1bn ITV offer
Entertainment One has rejected UK broadcaster ITV’s £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) takeover bid. The offer…
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Scripps gears up for European HGTV launches
Scripps has identified a “substantial opportunity” for HGTV in Europe, and said that the global…
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FX chief slams ‘assembly line’ Netflix
FX Networks president John Landgraf has criticised the algorithm-based commissioning system of SVOD service Netflix,…
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Viacom corporate crisis weighs on confidence
Moody’s has said the outlook for Viacom is now negative, citing weak results and an…
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TV4 hires film chief for pay TV operations
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has named Suzanne Glansborg to the new…
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Welling gets new role at Discovery
Discovery Communications’ central and eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa channels boss, Paul Welling, has…
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NextVR raises $80m funding round
Virtual reality broadcast specialist NextVR has raised US$80 million in Series B funding, which it…
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Netflix hit by Olympics viewing
Netflix has taken a hit as US viewers opt for the Olympics over Stranger Things,…
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James Corden prodco strikes CBS deal
The UK prodco that makes The Late Late Show with James Cordon for CBS has…
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Sony appoints Asia content head
Sony Pictures Television has upped Virginia Lim to head of content at its Asian business….
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DRG snaps up Snake Boss from WildBear
UK-based distributor DRG has acquired rights to Australian wildlife series Snake Boss from WildBear Entertainment….