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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…
TF1, Antena 3 buy Unreal US drama
French commercial free-to-air broadcaster TF1 and its Spanish equivalent Antena 3 have both acquired Unreal,…
Nat Geo buys Hitler’s Last Year
National Geographic Channels International has acquired WWII special Hitler’s Last Year. NGCI will put the…
Pay TV uptake in Asia Pacific to reach 68%
Pay TV penetration in Asia Pacific will rise from 59% of TV households in 2014…
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…
All3Media hires Shine exec for CEE sales
All3Media International has recruited Elise Woolfe as senior sales exec for the Central and Eastern…
DRG’s Bride settles in China
UK-based distributor DRG has placed five formats with various Chinese producers, broadcasters and on-demand services….
VOD platform bags film festival faves
Ad-supported on-demand service Popcornflix has acquired a selection of prizewinning films from US-based indie distributor…
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…
CSI sets global simulcast record
The 171-country simulcast of CBS procedural CSI has officially become the largest ever. CBS Studios…
Boelhouwer to exit Endemol Shine formats unit
Iris Boelhouwer will exit Endemol Shine Group, as the company merges its creative networks units…
HBO remaking Scandi drama in Europe
HBO Europe is making two local versions of Nordic Noir hit Mammon. The European arm…
Netflix eyes Italy, Spain launches
Netflix will launch in Italy later this year, according to TBI sources, while a local report…
Freeview experiences Horror
The CBS AMC Networks UK channels partnership’s Horror Channel is to launch on free-to-air digital-terrestrial…
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….
BBC hires commissioner for int’l Earth channel
BBC Worldwide has recruited Kirsty Hanson as commissioning executive for its international factual channel BBC…
A+E hires Indian boss
The joint venture partners that run AETN18 have appointed Avinash Kaul as president of the…
Fuse slate broadens as NUVOtv merger nears
US cable channel Fuse is expanding its slate ahead of absorbing sister net NUVOtv later…
Keshet poaches Burkhardt from Banijay
Keshet International has hired Sebastian Burkhardt as head of business development and acquisitions. The international…
Patty Geneste hits back over Nordic World/Absolutely
Absolutely Independent founder Patty Geneste has used the Dutch press to hit back at Nordic…
Battle Creek sells around the world
Sony Pictures Television has notched several deals for Battle Creek, the new cop procedural from…
A+E ups Asian content sales exec
The Asian division of channel operator A+E Networks has upped Pooja Nirmal Kant to director,…
MTG chiefs quit CTC Media board
Modern Times Group’s CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann and CFO Mathias Hermansson have left the board…
DStv launch for Eva telenovela channel
Eva, a new telenovela pay TV channel operated by AMC Networks International – Zone, is…
SVOD service Crave orders first original series
Canadian SVOD service Crave has ordered Letterkenny, an original half-hour comedy based upon the shortform…
Xavi Mas heads to PGS
Kids distributor PGS Entertainment has recruited Xavi Mas and the seasoned sales exec will work…
Broadcasters take to Walking the Nile
A raft of broadcasters have acquired four-part adventure series Walking the Nile. Channel Nine in…
Red Bull TV launches on Roku
Red Bull TV is now available as a streaming channel on Roku players in the UK, Republic of…
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…
Porseryd exits as Endemol Shine Nordics arises
Endemol Shine Group has revealed the shape of its Nordics business, with Gary Carter overseeing…