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Endemol Shine appoints UK COO
The UK division of Endemol Shine Group has appointed Lucinda Hicks chief operating officer. Hicks…
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German net joins BBC’s Hunt
Germany’s NDR Naturfilm has become a coproduction partner on the BBC’s new Alastair Fothergill natural…
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Schwartz upped as Wisnia exits CBS-Lionsgate net
Brad Schwartz has been named president of US cable channel Pop, with business development chief…
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Canada’s Crave creates Showtime block
Low-cost Canadian SVOD service Crave has created a Showtime block within its line-up that will…
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Aardman takes on Baby Cow’s Wussywat
UK-based producer and distributor Aardman has picked up international rights to Wuusywat, the first preschool…
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Sky, Scandi nets join Attenborough’s Conquest
Sky’s Italian business and a pair of Scandinavian pubcasters have acquired David Attenborough’s Conquest of…
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News brief: Amazon renews raft of kids originals
Amazon has given second-season orders to several of its original kids series. Creative Galaxy, Annedroids,…
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Fox gives David Smyth intn’l copro role
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has promoted David Smyth to senior VP, sales and development,…
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Fox denies Discovery takeover report
Twenty First Century Fox has moved swiftly to deny reports that its executives have held…
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AMC ‘should launch OTT’
US-based channel operator AMC Networks would benefit from launching its own OTT streaming service on the…
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4K set sales soar
Shipments of 4K TVs jumped by 699% year-on-year in 2014 to 11.6 million units, according…
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Technicolor buys French prodco OuiDo
US technology and content company Technicolor has acquired OuiDo Productions, the French kids prodco that…
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Eye Present & CBeebies to co-produce ChuckaBops
Kids prodco Eye Present is coproducing ChuckaBops a new preschool series with UK channel CBeebies….
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BBC Worldwide notches sales as Showcase opens
BBC Worldwide has announced a raft of sales as its Showcase event gets underway in…
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Hopster strikes DreamWorks deal, preps launches
Hopster has struck a programming deal with DreamWorks and is about to launch on Android….
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New Asian launch for Scripps’ HGTV
Scripps Networks Interactive’s home improvement-themed cable net HGTV has secured two new carriage deals in…
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Jack Osbourne launches prodco, teams with T-Group
Reality TV star and personality Jack Osbourne has launched a new production company, Osbourne Media, and…
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FremantleMedia hires Shine exec Brown
Endemol Shine Group’s Georgia Brown is headed to FremantleMedia, where she has been hired as…
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O’Neill exits global Discovery Studios post
Eileen O’Neill is leaving Discovery Studios just half a year after she was named as…
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Discovery plans OTT expansion in Europe
Discovery Communications plans to expand its Nordic over-the-top service Dplay to more European markets this…
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Turner EMEA swoops for Owl & Co.
Turner Broadcasting System EMEA has acquired Owl & Co., which France Télévisions Distribution is bringing…
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Global Agency says It’s Showtime
Turkey’ Global Agency s launching its latest format, It’s Showtime, at the Discop Istanbul market…
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YouTube to launch kids-focused app
YouTube is set to launch a child-friendly version of its service for smartphones and tablets,…
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Viacom retools channels under Zarghami, Herzog
Viacom has promoted Cyma Zarghami and Doug Herzog to run its channel operations, which will…
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FremantleMedia exec moves to MCN StyleHaul
FremantleMedia veteran Olivier Delfosse has been named COO of StyleHaul, Fremantle’s multichannel network sister firm…
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Eccho’s Turkish drama sales continue apace
Broadcasters in Italy, Pakistan, Vietnam, Albania, Macedonia and Bosnia have bought Turkish drama series from…
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Gaumont reimages Laurel and Hardy
France’s Gaumont Animation is working on an animated remake of slapstick comedy legends Laurel and…
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Eye Present develops Minecraft-inspired toon
UK indie Eye Present has landed a development deal to work up an animated TV…
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Mad Dogs, High Castle go to series on Amazon
Amazon Prime Instant Video has sent a pair of dramas, an unscripted series and two…
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Netflix buys up Australian content ahead of launch
Netflix has bought a raft of Australian content ahead of its launch in the territory…