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Sky 1 prepares for Apocalypse Slough

UK satellite channel Sky 1 is putting a high-octane, epic drama about the end of…

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TalkTalk buys Blinkbox and Tesco Broadband

UK service provider TalkTalk has bought Tesco-owned digital movie and TV service Blinkbox, along with…

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Netflix to drive digital spending in the Netherlands

Digital video expenditure is forecast to exceed consumer spending on packaged media in the Netherlands…

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Sky ups stake in Sky Deutschland

Sky has acquired an additional tranche of shares in Sky Deutschland, opening the way to…

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ITV’s Leftfield inks Crybaby deal

Leftfield Entertainment, the US prodco owned by UK broadcaster ITV, has struck a programming deal…

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Amazon prepares Fall season in the UK

Amazon has acquired UK SVOD rights to serial killer drama series The Fall. The show…

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Marco Polo to return on Netflix

Netflix’s big-budget action adventure series Marco Polo has been handed a second run less than…

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MTV to repeat Channel 5’s Big Brother

In another sign of the synergies between Viacom’s UK channels bouquet TV channels following the…

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Macallister to replace Pedersen at All3 Int’l

Sales veteran Steve Macallister is taking on the CEO job at All3Media International. The former…

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Sony names Munnich replacement for UK

Sony Pictures Television has appointed a replacement for Kylie Munnich, who recently joined Sky Vision…

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Comedy Central UK lines up Impractical Jokers

Comedy Central UK has ordered a pilot of US comedy format Impractical Jokers after it…

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Veteran Diaz resurfaces with sales company

Former Cisneros sales boss Cesar Diaz has resurfaced ahead of NATPE with his own sales…

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Amazon buys Shaun the Sheep, Ben 10

Amazon Prime Instant Video has acquired exclusive UK streaming rights to Aardman Animation’s stop-motion series…

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Red Arrow brings in business affairs boss

Germany-based Red Arrow Entertainment has gone in-house to hire a managing director for business affairs….

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News brief: Global Agency takes Glam format

Turkey’s Global Agency has acquired distribution rights to Israeli format Dance With Me. The show…

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New Worlds for Super Channel, M-Net

Big-budget period drama New Worlds has sold to channels in Canada and pan-Africa. The Power-distributed…

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News brief: Fox promotes digital sales VP

Fox Networks in the US has promoted Benjamin (BJ) Elias to senior VP, distribution. Former…

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UNI names global marketing chief

NBCUniversal’s global channels arm, Universal Networks International, has named Nicoletta Gelli to the new post…

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VOD sales of $31m for Sony’s Interview

Video-on-demand sales of Sony Pictures Entertainment feature film The Interview have raked in more than…

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USA Networks ends Covert Affairs

NBCUniversal’s cable channel USA Network has cancelled spy series Covert Affairs after five seasons. The…

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BBC reports record breaking Christmas for iPlayer

The BBC reported a record-breaking 227 million programme requests for its iPlayer catch-up service during…

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‘Rising star’ named BBC Children’s chief

The COO of BBC England, Alice Webb, has been named as Joe Godwin’s replacement as…

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eOne pays $132.6m for Mark Gordon Company

Entertainment One has splashed out US$132.6 million to buy Grey’s Anatomy and Ray Donovan studio…

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Netflix aims for ‘superior internet TV’

Netflix is partnering with electronics makers to put ‘Netflix Recommended TV’ logos on smart TVs,…

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SMG boss ‘removed’ from role

The group president of Chinese firm Shanghai Media Group, Li Ruigang, has been “removed” from…

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Amazon secures long-term AMC drama deal

On-demand platform Amazon Prime Instant Video has secured an exclusive multi-year agreement for original series…

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Netflix hands Puss in Boots toon debut

Netflix will premiere the latest of its DreamWorks Animation original toon series, The Adventures of…

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Sagansky, Sloan launch $303m Indian venture

Hollywood veterans Jeff Sagansky and Harry Sloan are launching the first US-listed Indian pay TV…

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News brief: Acorn buys Secret State, Kath & Kim

British-focused North American streaming service Acorn TV has bought six series, including political thriller Secret…

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News brief: Professor Balthazar returns to US

Kids streaming site Oznoz has bought classic toon series Professor Balthazar, a deal claimed to…