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Viacom to launch BET in South Africa

Viacom International Media Networks has partnered with African pay TV provider MultiChoice to launch a…

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TF1, Antena 3 buy Unreal US drama

French commercial free-to-air broadcaster TF1 and its Spanish equivalent Antena 3 have both acquired Unreal,…

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Nat Geo buys Hitler’s Last Year

National Geographic Channels International has acquired WWII special Hitler’s Last Year. NGCI will put the…

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Pay TV uptake in Asia Pacific to reach 68%

Pay TV penetration in Asia Pacific will rise from 59% of TV households in 2014…

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Idris Elba preps Mandela, My Dad and Me doc

Idris Elba is making Mandela, My Dad and Me, a one-off doc about his life…

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All3Media hires Shine exec for CEE sales

All3Media International has recruited Elise Woolfe as senior sales exec for the Central and Eastern…

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DRG’s Bride settles in China

UK-based distributor DRG has placed five formats with various Chinese producers, broadcasters and on-demand services….

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VOD platform bags film festival faves

Ad-supported on-demand service Popcornflix has acquired a selection of prizewinning films from US-based indie distributor…

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Simpsons co-creator Simon dies at 59

Sam Simon, co-creator of Fox’s hit The Simpsons, has passed away aged 59. The award-winning…

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CSI sets global simulcast record

The 171-country simulcast of CBS procedural CSI has officially become the largest ever. CBS Studios…

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Boelhouwer to exit Endemol Shine formats unit

Iris Boelhouwer will exit Endemol Shine Group, as the company merges its creative networks units…

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HBO remaking Scandi drama in Europe

HBO Europe is making two local versions of Nordic Noir hit Mammon. The European arm…

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Netflix eyes Italy, Spain launches

Netflix will launch in Italy later this year, according to TBI sources, while a local report…

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Freeview experiences Horror

The CBS AMC Networks UK channels partnership’s Horror Channel is to launch on free-to-air digital-terrestrial…

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Viasat Norway viewers will C More Sport

Viasat’s direct-to-home satellite platform in Norway will carry C More’s sports channels from April 6….

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BBC hires commissioner for int’l Earth channel

BBC Worldwide has recruited Kirsty Hanson as commissioning executive for its international factual channel BBC…

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A+E hires Indian boss

The joint venture partners that run AETN18 have appointed Avinash Kaul as president of the…

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Fuse slate broadens as NUVOtv merger nears

US cable channel Fuse is expanding its slate ahead of absorbing sister net NUVOtv later…

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Keshet poaches Burkhardt from Banijay

Keshet International has hired Sebastian Burkhardt as head of business development and acquisitions. The international…

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Patty Geneste hits back over Nordic World/Absolutely

Absolutely Independent founder Patty Geneste has used the Dutch press to hit back at Nordic…

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Battle Creek sells around the world

Sony Pictures Television has notched several deals for Battle Creek, the new cop procedural from…

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A+E ups Asian content sales exec

The Asian division of channel operator A+E Networks has upped Pooja Nirmal Kant to director,…

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MTG chiefs quit CTC Media board

Modern Times Group’s CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann and CFO Mathias Hermansson have left the board…

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DStv launch for Eva telenovela channel

Eva, a new telenovela pay TV channel operated by AMC Networks International – Zone, is…

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SVOD service Crave orders first original series

Canadian SVOD service Crave has ordered Letterkenny, an original half-hour comedy based upon the shortform…

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Xavi Mas heads to PGS

Kids distributor PGS Entertainment has recruited Xavi Mas and the seasoned sales exec will work…

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Broadcasters take to Walking the Nile

A raft of broadcasters have acquired four-part adventure series Walking the Nile. Channel Nine in…

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Red Bull TV launches on Roku

Red Bull TV is now available as a streaming channel on Roku players in the UK, Republic of…

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News brief: E! takes a Tricon series for a spin

US cable net E! has ordered Spun Out, a reality series looking at the world…

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Porseryd exits as Endemol Shine Nordics arises

Endemol Shine Group has revealed the shape of its Nordics business, with Gary Carter overseeing…