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Netflix a ‘bad idea for Aussie consumers’
An Australian price comparison website is urging consumers to think twice before signing up to…
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Brian Sullivan exiting Sky Deutschland
Brian Sullivan will step down as CEO of Sky’s German arm on June 24 to return…
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Channel 4 buys into another UK indie
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has bought into another emerging indie producer as part of its…
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NBCU inks Thorne duo development deal
NBCUniversal has signed a one-year first-look deal with UK writing duo Jim Keeble and Dudi…
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Aussie net goes Inside the Commons
The ABC in Australia has tapped UK indie Atlantic Productions for 4x60mins doc series Inside…
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RTÉ, YLE in tune with Hozier music doc
Ireland’s RTÉ and Finland’s YLE are among buyers of an Other Voices strand special on…
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Henson, Cyber Group ink copro pact
The Jim Henson Company and Cyber Group Studios have struck a two-project coproduction deal. The…
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TMG, Sky have Sensitive Skin
Sky has picked up Kim Catrall comedy drama series Sensitive Skin for its UK pay…
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Gary Carter to exit Endemol Shine
Gary Carter has decided to leave Endemol Shine Group. Carter was recently named as co-international…
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Official: BBC drops Top Gear’s Clarkson
The BBC will not renew the contract of controversial Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, throwing…
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A+E poaches BBC Worldwide’s Hill
A+E Networks has poached BBC Worldwide’s Amanda Hill to become its chief creative officer, international….
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Endemol Beyond staffs up
Endemol Beyond has made more hires, adding a new sales senior VP and east coast…
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Network Ten puts Shine on Spelling Bee
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten has greenlit The Great Australian Spelling Bee. In the event…
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Scripps makes pair of EMEA hires
Scripps has recruited former Disney and Sony exec Ross Hair to run its affiliate sales…
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Vivendi to put renegade investor call to s’holders
Vivendi is to put requests from an activist hedge fund calling for it ro increase…
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Mediaset struggles in Italy, Spain picks up
Mediaset’s Spanish unit lifted the media giant’s financials for 2014 against the background of continued…
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Ovation launches arts and culture MCN
US cable net Ovation has launched a digital multichannel network dedicated to arts and culture….
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UKTV captures Born to Kill
Digital channel operator UKTV has acquired Born to Kill. The serial killer series will go…
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News brief: French Turner channel gets Ace
Boing, one of Turner Broadcasting’s French kids channels, has acquired 9 Story Media Group toon…
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Media I.M. attracts Spanish, Czech studios
London-based kids and family distributor Media I.M. has signed representation agreements with a pair of…
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Fox reopens X-Files
Agents Mulder and Scully are headed back to US broadcast TV after 13 years. Fox…
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Showtime makes Billions
US premium cable channel Showtime has picked up a 12-part drama set in the world…
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TF1, Channel 5 experience 10.0 Earthquake
France’s TF1 and Channel 5 in the UK have bought disaster movie 10.0 Earthquake. They…
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CBS Europa to premiere AMC drama in Poland
CBS Europa will debut AMC drama Halt and Catch Fire in Poland after acquiring the…
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Travel Channel brings Slow TV to US
Cable channel Travel Channel plans to combat the frenetic madness of Black Friday by bringing…
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Analysts tip Netflix for Oz success
The fact Netflix already has a well-known brand and “big ticket” original series will means…
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Sundance Global buys raft of premium drama
AMC Networks has acquired several premium drama series for its Sundance Channel Global channel. It…
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Bake Off rises in BBC-Keshet deal
Israeli free-to-air broadcaster Keshet has acquired British cooking competition format The Great Bake Off. The…
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BBC loses Family Guy to rival ITV
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has swiped free TV rights to Fox animated comedy Family Guy…
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Germany’s ZDF strikes first-look with UK indie
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the German pubcaster ZDF, has inked a first-look deal…