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Sling strikes HBO OTT deal
US pay TV operator Dish Networks’ OTT service Sling TV is to become the first…
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Race for top France Télévisions job heats up
French audiovisual media regulator the CSA has received 33 applications from candidates hoping to replace…
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Nat Geo hires London content exec
National Geographic Channels International has hired Simon Young to commission and exec produce series from…
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ITV to sell Discovery’s Animal Black Ops
ITV Studios has taken international rights to Animal Black Ops, the spin-off of the successful…
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Collier replaces Barnett at SundanceTV
AMC’s president, Charlie Collier, will add SundanceTV to his duties. By becoming president and general…
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Fledgling Turkish pay platform adds Discovery channels
Fledgling Turkish pay TV operator Filbox has added a bouquet of Discovery channels to its…
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SPT promotes networks digital exec
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Mark Jocson to senior VP, digital media and game, networks….
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News brief: b’casters buy Calimero reboot
Gaumont Animation has shopped its rebooted Calimero animated series to a raft of international broadcasters….
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Sky Germany going day-and-date with HBO
Sky Germany will start launching HBO series on the same day they go out on…
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Banijay ups Ambra’s Cipriano
Banijay Group has upped Filippo Cipriano to managing director of its Italian prodco Ambra. Ambra…
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Manufacturers add ‘Netflix button’
A number of TV and Blu-ray player manufacturers will begin marketing devices with dedicated Netflix…
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Discovery tightens grip on Eurosport
Discovery Communications has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Eurosport France, further consolidating…
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Endemol Beyond launches online channel
Endemol’s digital division has teamed up with YouTube beauty and fashion expert Michelle Phan to…
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Bake Off hits Australia
Bake Off will launch in Australia after Foxtel ordered a local version of the hit…
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Krampe creates Beta-backed producer
Prolific German producer Ariane Krampe has launched her own production company with the backing of…
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ID moves into scripted with Serial Thriller
Investigation Discovery’s recent moves into part-scripted programming have culminated in the commission of a three-part drama…
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New on-demand kids net set for Comcast
Genius Brands International is launching a new children’s channel on Comcast Communications’ Xfinity On Demand…
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News brief: Kids SVOD service buys Splash series
North American SVOD service Oznoz has bought shows such as Chloe’s Closet and Dive Olly…
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Dynamic goes to Cape Town for drama
US-based Dynamic Television is working on a TV adaptation of South African author Deon Meyer’s…
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Corus secures all Nick rights in Canada
Corus Entertainment has scored a coup, securing rights to all Nickelodeon programming and content in…
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All3 buys Penny Dreadful prodco
All3Media has bought Penny Dreadful producer Neal Street Productions for an undisclosed fee. Neal Street,…
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Sweeney joins Netflix board
Former Disney-ABC Television president Anne Sweeney has joined the board of streaming service Netflix. Sweeney…
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Original Media CEO exits, True bosses in
Original Media is saying goodbye to CEO Daniel Laikind, with the founders of sister prodco…
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eOne staffs up with trio of hires
Producer and distributor Entertainment One has hired two sales execs and a marketing chief. Incoming…
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Pact appoints Outline boss vice chair
UK producers trade body, Pact, has appointed Laura Mansfield vice chair of the Pact Council….
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Downton prodco, Stan Lee making Sky drama
UK pay TV operator Sky has commissioned Lucky Man, a ten-part supernatural cop drama from…
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BBC drama boss exits for J.J. Abrams prodco
The BBC’s drama chief, Ben Stephenson, is leaving the UK public broadcaster and relocating to…
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Sky buys US prodco Jupiter
UK satellite broadcaster Sky has acquired a majority stake in US-based producer Jupiter Entertainment. The…
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Ex-Nat Geo, A+E execs launch Propagate Content
Former National Geographic Channels president Howard T. Owens has launched a production company, which counts…
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Apprentice hired in Quebec
Canadian indie formats house Media Ranch is planning to bring The Apprentice to screens to…