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Viacom appoints int’l COO
The international arm of US media giant Viacom has appointed Jose Tolosa COO. Tolosa replaces…
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Canal+ launches kids, entertainment channels in Africa
Canal+ has expanded its service for sub-Saharan Africa with the creation of three new dedicated…
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News brief: NRK wonders How to Be
NRK in Norway has licensed a local remake of Israeli celebrity interview format How to…
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History drama explores Knights Templar
US cable channel History and actor Jeremy Renner are developing a scripted series chronicling the…
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Hulu orders Katims’ first non-network drama
Friday Nights Light scribe Jason Katims is to make an original drama titled The Way…
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Netflix undercuts the competition in Australia
Netflix launches in Australia tomorrow and in a fiercely competitive market has come in at…
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Hulu takes exclusive SVOD rights to Empire
American streaming platform Hulu has acquired exclusive subscription on-demand rights to Fox’s new season hit…
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Viacom poaches BBCWW exec for Asian sales
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited June Yeoh from BBC Worldwide to run programme sales…
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North American pay subs to fall 12%, stats show
Traditional North American pay TV revenues from subscription and on-demand services are due to fall…
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UK SVOD market worth £1bn by 2019
The subscription video streaming market in the UK is due to exceed revenues of £1…
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Discovery ‘exits Ten takeover talks’
Discovery Communications has pulled out of talks to buy Australian commercial channel Network Ten, according…
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Frankie Boyle, Matt Berry originals for iPlayer
Comedians Frankie Boyle and Matt Berry are creating more originals for UK on-demand service BBC…
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Turner makes docs move with World Heritage Channel
Turner Broadcasting System is launching a new premium factual channel to showcase world heritage sites….
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Funny Shorts moves into factual
Danish distributor FSC Media – aka The Funny Shorts Company – has moved into factual…
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Spike UK inks Tattoo format, Breaking Bad deals
Viacom’s Spike UK channel will launch with a locally commissioned tattoos-gone-wrong series and has acquired hit…
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Disney closes intn’l deal for kids comedy Zip Zip
Disney has acquired animated comedy Zip Zip for a raft of its international channels. The…
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FremantleMedia hires cable veteran as Buzzr channel chief
FremantleMedia North America’s upcoming game show network Buzzr TV has a general manager. Ron Garfield…
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Endemol Beyond hires ex-Participant exec as COO
Adrian Sexton has joined Endemol Beyond USA as chief operating officer. The former Participant Media…
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TV3 names Jeff Ford replacement
Ireland’s TV3 has named Lynda McQuaid as its director of content to replace the Fox…
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Canadian specialty net moves into distribution
Canadian specialty channel Gusto is launching a programme sales arm that will make its market…
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Senior Nick execs axed in restructure
Senior Nickelodeon executives Teri Weiss and Rick Magallanes are among those axed in another round…
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ITV hires Forde for online and on-demand
UK broadcaster ITV has named Steve Forde as director of marketing and experience, ITV Online…
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Viacom replaces Blink channel with Paramount
Viacom International Media Networks has withdrawn Blink!, the channel that started out as a JV with…
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Sky Atlantic has Affair with award-winner
UK and Ireland pay channel Sky Atlantic has acquired The Affair, the Golden Globe-winning drama…
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Content costs up as Youku Tudou preps originals
Programming costs at Chinese on-demand platform Youku Tudou have risen 11% as the firm gears…
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M6 cuts hairdressing format deal
French free-to-air broadcaster M6 has ordered a local version of Armoza-distributed hairdressing format The Final…
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MTV UK boss to rebrand Channel 5
MTV UK general manager Kerry Taylor has been given a new role within Viacom and…
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Discovery’s Phil Craig unveils first slate
Discovery Networks International’s new executive vice president and chief creative officer Phil Craig has announced…
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Shine’s Callaghan exits for Screentime
Shine Australia’s executive director, Rory Callaghan, is joining Banijay Group’s Screentime as CEO. He will…
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Salling, Gurin replace Absolutely’s Geneste at FRAPA
The Format Recognition and Protection Association has replaced Patty Geneste as chair, with Nordic World…