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Ten loses A$264m, hits out at fees
Australia’s Network Ten has slammed existing local media regulation after posting an A$264.4 million (US$209.8…
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Breton’s Federation poaches Uzan from M6
Pascal Breton’s fast-growing Federation Entertainment Group has hired Lionel Uzan as managing director. He will start in…
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Red Bull takes on new content for linear channel
Red Bull Media House will build the presence of its Red Bull TV channel, hitherto available…
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ITVSGE buys in Monumental Television
The sales arm of ITV Studios has acquired a minority stake in UK-based scripted indie Monumental…
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Netflix orders Green Eggs and Ham for TV
Netflix has ordered a television version of the Dr. Seuss children’s book Green Eggs and…
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HBO picks up Lanzmann doc
US premium cable channel has acquired a 40-minute documentary that looks into the making of…
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Ex-FremantleMedia UK boss joins All3
Former FremantleMedia UK CEO Sara Geater is joining another UK-based production giant, All3Media, as COO….
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Ex-Intel TV, BBC iPlayer chief joins Vevo
Former Intel TV and BBC digital chief Erik Huggers has joined music video content company…
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Syfy makes debut in south Asia
NBCUniversal channel Syfy is launching in Sri Lanka, its first roll out in south Asia….
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CBeebies building blocks in Japan, Korea
BBC Worldwide has sealed deals with KBS in Korea and Kids Station in Japan and…
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Country singers flipping houses for W Network
Corus-owned specialty channel W Network has greenlit Masters of Flip, a new series in which…
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River Monsters gets YouTube channel
The producers of the popular Animal Planet series River Monsters are launching a dedicated YouTube…
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BBC buys into UK indie
BBC Worldwide has bought a 25% stake in Curve Media, the UK indie set up…
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Mediaset unlocks deal for 100 Code
Italian media giant Mediaset has picked up US-Scandi crime drama 100 Code. The Scandi noir…
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Tinopolis poaches Sky entertainment exec
Wales-based Tinopolis Group has hired Sky commissioning editor Chris Brogden as part of a push…
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FX buys Doctor Who in Indian first
The FX channel in India has acquired Doctor Who, the popular and long-running British sci-fi…
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AOL orders Jared Leto series, plots content switch
Online content firm AOL has ordered an original show from actor Jared Leto as it…
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Seven raising up to A$612m
Seven West Media, which owns Australia’s Seven Network, has laid out a plan to raise…
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A+E to rebrand H2 as Vice
Having ploughed US$250 million into Vice Media last year, A+E Networks is now retooling one…
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YouTube funding Smosh, AwesomenessTV titles
Online video giant YouTube is to fund four original series from popular digital content brands…
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New Disney channel launches in France
Disney has launched a new movie channel and on-demand service in France that will have…
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Fox’s Empire to hit Viaplay
Fox’s hit drama Empire will launch on MTG’s streaming service Viaplay later this year. The…
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Wildseed, Tricon call on Fonejacker for Disney toon
Wildseed Studios and Tricon are coproducing Counterfeit Cat, a new animated series for Disney voiced…
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BBC’s drama channel launching in Europe
BBC Worldwide is launching its drama channel BBC First in Europe for the first time,…
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Trapped marks Icelandic drama first for the BBC
UK public broadcaster the BBC has bought Trapped, the upcoming Icelandic drama from local filmmaker Baltasar…
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Yahoo greenlights Simon Cowell’s Ulitmate DJ
Yahoo has ordered Ultimate DJ, a new music competition series from Simon Cowell. Got Talent…
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ESPN sues Verizon over cord cutting packaging
ESPN has issued a lawsuit against telco Verizon, alleging it has breached its contract with…
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ITV to experience Life at the Extreme
The Million Pound Drop presenter Davina McCall is to front an ITV factual series that…
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Sky shutting 3D TV channel
UK pay TV operator Sky is closing its 3D channel. The linear service will close…
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Lifetime making Full House TV movie
Days after the news that Netflix is rebooting Full House, it has emerged that cable…