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MTG board shrinks as Livfors exits
Modern Times Group is to reduce the size of its board from seven to six…
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Syfy, Amblin develop Brave New World
US cable network Syfy and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television are working up a TV version…
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MHz Networks buys French drama
US channel MHz Networks has begun broadcasting French World War II drama series The Line,…
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Ex-Dailymotion exec joins Condé Nast
Former Dailymotion US general manager Joy Marcus has joined the video content arm of magazine…
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ITV completes Talpa takeover
ITV has completed its takeover of The Voice producer Talpa Media, a stock market announcement…
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Nat Geo makes 4K physicist doc
The National Geographic Channel (NGC) in Japan has made its first-ever 4K doc, a special…
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MarVista picks up another Dentsu toon
US-based producer and distributor MarVista has acquired Latin American rights to Yo-Kai Watch, the second…
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FremantleMedia promotes Canuck sales exec
The international arm of entertainment giant FremantleMedia has promoted Michela di Mondo to VP, sales…
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Chongqing reveals revamped Next Top Model
Chinese broadcaster Chongqing Satellite Television (CQTV) has stepped in to created a beefed-up local version…
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Endemol Shine launches in Germany
Endemol and Shine have begun working as a merged unit in Germany this week, with…
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USA launching Mr. Robot on free digital platforms
USA Network is launching the debut episode of its new drama series Mr. Robot on…
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Breakthrough makes reality hire
Breakthrough Entertainment has recruited Chantal Jackson as head of development, alternative content as the Canada-based…
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Mondo teams with Toon Goggles on Yeti
The Swiss division of kids producer and distributor Mondo TV has come on board upcoming…
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Fox orders Relativity’s Home Free
US broadcast net Fox has ordered a new home renovation competition series Home Free and…
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Superights picks up toons from fledgling prodco
Kids content distributor Superights has picked up three titles from fledgling French production company Folivari….
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Syfy showcases Magicians, Helix unraveled
US cable channel Syfy has sent its fantasy drama pilot The Magicians to series days…
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DR, Arte back Borgen creator’s drama
European channels DR and Arte have partnered with Borgen creator Adam Price on a character-driven…
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Sky snags exclusive Star Wars deal
Sky has acquired all six of the existing Stars Wars movies for its Sky Movies…
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BBC Follows the Money with Danish drama deal
Follow the Money (Bedraget) has become the latest foreign-language drama acquired by UK public broadcaster…
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Pair of intn’l commissions for Discovery
Discovery has greenlit two new programmes for its international nets, an engineering blunders series and…
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C5 job losses as Sky and Viacom renew deal
Sky and Viacom International Media Networks have renewed the deal that sees a raft of…
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Telefonica completes Canal+ Spain takeover
Telefónica has closed its acquisition of Prisa’s 56% stake in France pay TV outfit Canal+…
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Mediaset makes Pier Silvio Berlusconi CEO
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has upped vice-president Pier Silvio Berlusconi to the role of CEO, replacing…
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Lifetime sets up digital platform for romantic drama
US cable net Lifetime is launching Fall Into Me, a new digital platform that will…
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Hulu bags ‘major’ AMC drama output deal
American on-demand service Hulu has bagged a pair of major deals, one with AMC Networks….
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Seinfeld SVOD auction ends in Hulu win
Hulu has beaten off stiff competition to acquire US SVOD rights to classic comedy Seinfeld…
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Roots, Damien topline A+E slate
A reworking of classic ABC 1970s series Roots and an Omen TV spin-off are the…
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Huggers’ Vevo unveils new content line-up
Music-based online channel Vevo has unveiled a new programming line-up, which features several original series….
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E! orders second drama, Objective producing
US cable net E! has ordered The Arrangement, its second ever scripted series after The…
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NBC tries out Netflix binge model
NBC is making an unprecedented move for a US broadcast network by launching the entire…