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Netflix has acquired rights to The Jim Henson Company’s animated series Dinosaur Train. The streaming…

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Viacom’s US cable channel TV Land is saying goodbye to its long-serving president, Larry Jones,…

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Preschool channel CBeebies and older-skewed BBC sister CBBC have jointly-commissioned a contemporary re-imaginging of the…

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US studio Legendary Television has appointed a WME talent agent as its president of scripted….

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Mongolia has become the latest territory to order a local version of Singing competition series…

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Nat Geo People has acquired a second season of Pernel Media-coproduced ob doc series 4…

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UK pay TV channel E! has picked up The Royals, the upcoming scripted series about…

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TF1 Group has maintained stable revenues for the full year for 2014 despite a continued…

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There is more money to be made by distributing sports events online than through traditional…

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Modern Times Group’s on-demand service Viaplay in Sweden has picked up Amazon original drama Mozart…

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Kids on-demand service Kabillion is launching a new SVOD app for Apple and Android devices….

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US-listed streaming service Netflix has renewed a deal with Paris-based distributor Prime Entertainment Group. The…

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MTV president Van Toffler is leaving Viacom to set up a new content business, Below…

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A petition signed by more than 270,000 people opposing plans to take youth-skewing network BBC…

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Australian pubcaster the ABC has acquired Canada-produced kids series Lady Vocab. The live-action educational show…

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Canada-based producer, channel operator and distributor Blue Ant has hired Kate Blank as director, international…

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Nintendo has cancelled plans to launch its Nintendo TVii service in Europe, citing unexpected challenges…

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Netherlands-based RTL5 will get a new channel chief this year, with incumbent Paul Cormont moving…

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Transatlantic studio Entertainment One has poached Nerd Corps Entertainment’s Jillianne Reinseth. The executive joins eOne…

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Seven Network’s parent company has posted massive losses of nearly A$1 billion (US$760 million) after…

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The ShortsHD channel will release the 2015 Oscar-nominated shorts ahead of the Academy Awards this…

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Jetpack Distribution has acquired rights to a pair of Australasian-produced children’s shows. From New Zealand’s…

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Swedish pubcaster SVT has ordered a local version of Who Lives Here? a competitive property…

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Sky has confirmed it is to acquire the remaining 4% of the shares in Sky…

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Five broadcasters have acquired Billionaire’s Paradise: Inside Necker Island, a one-hour documentary about Richard Branson’s…

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Chinese children’s channel CCTV-14 has acquired CBeebies live-action/puppet hybrid Waybuloo. The deal hands the state-owned…

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Sling, the fledgling US OTT service operated by pay TV operator Dish, has struck a…

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Male-skewed German free-to-air channel ProSieben MAXX has bagged 420 hours of BBC Worldwide programming, including…

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Sony-backed UK prodco Electric Ray has brought Endemol entertainment executive Shaun Parry into its fold….

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Banijay International has signed an exclusive production pact with Middle Eastern prodco Periscoop, TBI has…