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Nordic World’s Dictator conquers Europe
Edgy social experiment format Dictator has been picked up by NRK in Norway and SBS…
Endemol Shine outlines Iberia organisation
Endemol Shine Group has outlined how it will structure its business in Spain and Portugal,…
BBC Can’t Touch This on Saturday nights
The BBC has ordered a new Saturday night primetime gameshow, Can’t Touch This. In the…
Pernel to remake BBC One drama
France’s Pernel Media has acquired remake rights to Key Mellor’s BBC One drama series In…
US SVOD hits 40%, Amazon gains ground
Four in ten homes in the US have an SVOD service, according to new research…
ITV Encore buys Swedish drama
ITV Encore has acquired Swedish drama Jordskott for UK screens. The 10-part drama from Palladium…
Turner hires Indian entertainment chief
Turner Broadcasting System’s Indian channels group has a new senior director and network chief for…
Caution urged over Ten future speculation
For sale Australian broadcaster Network Ten has urged caution after reports that a key shareholder…
Kuzmyk joins Proper Rights
Jenn Kuzmyk has joined the distribution wing of Canada’s Proper Television. Prior to joining Proper…
Lat Am content sales platform launches
Cesar Diaz’s new indie, 7A Media, is working on a digital content delivery platform in…
Hoho taps sales vet to replace Davies
UK children’s indie Hoho Entertainment has tapped a former Target Entertainment, Souther Star Entertainment and…
Guru hires Nick’s Marcus
Canada’s Guru Studio has poached Rachel Marcus from Nickelodeon. Reporting to Guru’s executive VP, Mary…
ITV buys de Mol’s Talpa for £355m
UK broadcaster ITV has completed its US355 million (US$531 million) acquisition of The Voice creator…
BBC pulls Top Gear after Clarkson suspension
UK public broadcaster the BBC has decided to pull the remaining episodes of flagship motoring…
‘Course deviation’ caused Dropped air crash
The helicopter crash has killed ten people filming TF1 series Dropped happened when one aircraft…
BBC, Canal+ among Vietnam doc buyers
The UK’s BBC and France’s Canal+ have acquired Last Days in Vietnam, a doc from…
Endemol Shine sets up drama prodco
Endemol Shine Group has set up a new drama prodco with Phillippa Giles, the BBC…
HBO, Viacom join content programme
Cable Europe has introduced a new form of associate membership for content providers, with Viacom…
RTL Hungary CEO exiting post
RTL Group’s long-serving Hungarian chief executive Dirk Gerkens is leaving his post, with Andreas Rudas…
Tranter to exit BBC Worldwide Productions
Jane Tranter is to leave LA-based BBC Worldwide Productions and return to the UK indie…
Walking Dead spin-off set for Brazil
The newly-commissioned Walking Dead companion series will air in Brazil after AMC Networks secured carriage…
Netflix secures Optus streaming pact
Ahead of its launch in Australia this month, Netflix has secured a carriage agreement with…
Cable net GSN swats up with Man vs. Fly
GSN has ordered two original series and acquired international shortform gameshow series Man vs. Fly….
Nerd hires Fresh One’s Lee
Red Arrow Entertainment-owned Nerd TV has hired Fresh One Television’s Jeremy Lee. He will be…
HBO preps huge Game of Thrones simulcast
The upcoming season of Game of Thrones will launch simultaneously in 170 countries next month….
StudioCanal confirms TV rejig
France-based StudioCanal has split distribution and production at its TV business. It has recruited former…
TF1’s Dropped in helicopter crash tragedy
Ten people have died, including staff from Adventure Line Productions, after a pair of helicopters…
HBO launches SVOD Netflix rival
HBO has unveiled HBO Now, its OTT subscription on-demand service that will allow consumers access…
AMC hands Walking Dead spin-off global run
AMC Global has acquired the spin-off of zombie drama The Walking Dead, which has received…
Sky D, MTG buy PlayStation drama
Sky Deutschland and the Modern Times Group have both acquired Powers, the comic book drama…