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DRG secures HBO Europe dramas
Nice Entertainment Group-owned distributor DRG has acquired rights to a pair of HBO Europe dramas…
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Eastern Europe pay TV growth to slow
Pay TV revenues from eastern Europe will grow by 17% between now and 2020, a…
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Pay TV services launches in Africa
Pay TV operator StrongMedia SAL-Off-Shore (SMO) is launching a range of English, French and Arabic-speaking…
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Ex-HBO Nordic drama chief returns to SVT
Göran Danasten has resurfaced at SVT, taking a new programming role at the Swedish public…
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ZDF inks deal with Trevor Eve’s UK indie
ZDF Enterprises has struck another first-look deal with a UK producer, this time linking up…
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Sky eyes more original drama in Germany
Sky will invest in more original German TV series, according to CEO Jeremy Darroch, in…
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Vivendi fights back in shareholder spat
The fast-developing battle between Vivendi and one of its shareholders over the company’s cash policies…
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Ad spend rising, but Russia and China temper growth
Global ad spend will continue to grow in the next couple of years, but at…
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News brief: Alfred Haber picks up Stevie Wonder special
Alfred Haber has picked up international rights to a two-hour Stevie Wonder special that went…
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Thai net bounces with Turner’s Pogo
Thai free-to-air network Channel 3 debuts a two-hour branded block from Turner Broadcasting System today….
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Mid East SVOD service expands
Middle Eastern subscription on-demand service icflix has launched in Kuwait. Icflix has formed a strategic…
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Broomfield’s Sleeper awakens channels
Nick Broomfield’s latest documentary, Tales of the Grim Sleeper, has sold to broadcasters in Australia,…
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Walking Dead spin-off title confirmed
AMC has confirmed the title of its anticipated Walking Dead spin-off. The AMC Studios-show will…
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TV deal for Stephen Hawking toon
Canadian broadcaster TVO has partnered with celebrated theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and his author daughter…
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GRB’s World Class doc to Mid East channel
Middle East and African channels have acquired programmes from LA’s GRB Entertainment. Among the deals,…
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ITV’s Downton Abbey shutting down
UK broadcaster ITV is to end its cash-spinning period drama Downton Abbey after its sixth…
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Sony Pictures Television buys Film1 from Liberty
Sony Pictures Television Networks has agreed to buy Dutch channel group Film 1 from Liberty…
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Rod Perth to stand down as NATPE boss in 2016
Rod Perth will step down as boss of NATPE next year. Perth took over from…
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Loesch joins board of Heyward’s Genius
Margaret Loesch has joined Andy Heyward’s kids producer and distributor Genius Brands International. Loesch was…
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NBC lands on Bear Grylls’ Island
US broadcaster NBC has ordered a local version of Bear Grylls-fronted Channel 4 adventurer series…
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Wuaki poaches iTunes exec for OTT
OTT video-on-demand provider Wuaki.tv has hired former Apple iTunes executive Sébastien Janin to head international…
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Vice launching daily news and OTT channel with HBO
Youth content brand Vice is launching a daily news service on HBO in the US…
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Sky Vision secures TV3 output deal
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has scooped rival DRG and secured an exclusive programme representation deal…
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Lifestyle sales for Peace Point
Canada-based distributor Peace Point Rights has shopped 120 hours of lifestyle and factual fare to…
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UK networks retrans battle goes to Euro court
The battle between three UK broadcasters and streaming site TVCatchup is headed to the Court…
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ITV Studios poaches Shine exec for digital
The content and distribution arm of UK broadcaster ITV has hired David Christopher as director…
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Spike gets Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy for UK launch
Viacom will launch Spike in the UK on April 15 and has picked up several…
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Zodiak’s Alessandri resurfaces with French indie
Former Télé Images Productions president Philippe Alessandri has returned to the fold by launching an…
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TV4 names first on-demand channel chief
Swedish free and pay TV commercial broadcaster TV4 Group has named Anton Glanzelius as the…
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BeIN close to Digitürk acquisition
Al Jazeera-owned BeIN Media Group, which operates the sports networks of the same name, is…