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Aereo assets fetch under $2m
The assets of OTT TV service Aereo have been sold to three buyers for a…
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Ovation gets a 60 Minute Makeover
US arts and culture channel Ovation has acquired UK lifestyle series 60 Minute Makeover. The…
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Nick Thorogood leaving Scripps
Nick Thorogood, Scripps Networks International’s senior VP, content and marketing in the EMEA region, will…
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Netflix detects Danger Mouse, Gadget
Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to a pair of classic kids TV series being rebooted…
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Featherstone’s Kudos replacements named
Diederick Santer and Dan Isaacs are jointly replacing Jane Featherstone at the top of Endemol…
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BBC ‘not throwing away’ BBC Three, says Cohen
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has claimed that after years of building up BBC…
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Scripps confirms EMEA distribution hire
Scripps Networks International has confirmed the hire of Jo Lovell who joins its distribution team….
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Worldwide strikes worldwide SVOD deals
BBC Worldwide has struck a raft of deals with digital platforms around the world, shopping…
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Nine’s SVOD service nears 100,000 subs
Australian SVOD service Stan is on course to sign up 100,000 members just a month…
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Nat Geo orders ITV Studios Norway ob doc
National Geographic Channels International has commissioned an ob-doc about Scandinavian tow truck drivers from ITV…
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Scandi nets travel to Deutschland 83
Five north European channels have prebought buzzy German Cold War drama Deutschland 83. SVT in…
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‘No long-term future’ in BBC licence fee, say MPs
There BBC’s licence fee model is becoming “harder and harder to justify, ” with a…
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News brief: Timber Kings falls in France
French channel RMC Decouverte has acquired titles including Timber Kings and Dynamo: Magician Impossible from…
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BBC plays down Family Guy ITV link
The BBC has moved to end speculation Fox adult toon Family Guy is moving to…
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News brief: Turner’s Toonami launches in India
Turner Broadcasting has launched its kids channel Toonami in India. The action-adventure toon channel has…
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Post-Discovery, Henrik Ravn returns to ProSieben
Henrik Ravn has been appointed COO and chief commercial officer of the German-speaking broadcast operations…
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Turton secures All3Media CEO post
Jane Turton has been confirmed as the permanent CEO of UK-based production giant All3Media. She…
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Netflix, BBC and Seven order kids Bottersnikes
Netflix, the BBC and Seven Network have teamed for Bottersnikes & Gumbles, a new animated…
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BBC declares first War and Peace deal
BBC Worldwide has concluded its first presale for the upcoming big-budget adaptation of War and…
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Vice ‘independence drove A+E, Fox investments’
DISCOP ISTANBUL: Vice Media’s managing editor has said recent outside investment from traditional entertainment groups…
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MTV targets mobile-mad millennials with OTT app
Millennial-skewed network MTV is launching an international OTT programming app for mobile phones. MTV Play…
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AMC lands in Latin America
AMC Networks International is taking its flagship channel brand to Latin American pay TV. A…
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BBC decommissions detective drama
UK pubcaster the BBC is ending its detective drama New Tricks after its twelfth run….
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Ergen to retake the reins at Dish
Charlie Ergen, chairman of US DTH pay TV provider Dish Network, is to once again…
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Netflix bags Apatow’s Pee-wee Herman flick
Streaming service Netflix has bagged exclusive international rights to Pee-wee Herman’s Big Holiday, an upcoming…
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CBC reversioning French drama
Canadian pubcaster CBC has greenlit an English-language version of Quebec series Nouvelle Adresse. The English…
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Norway’s TV 2 buys domestic C More assets
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV 2 has bought Nordic pay TV channel provider C More’s Norwegian…
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YouTube urged to increase child safety provisions
In the same week it launched its kids content app, YouTube has been urged to…
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Channel 4’s Dates attracts The CW
US broadcast network The CW has bought British comedy Dates. The show, in which each…
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McKillop exits A&E as Sharenow takes over
David McKillop has passed control of US cable channel A&E to Lifetime general manager Rob…