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Euro nets buys ORF docs, crime series
Pubcaster France 5 is among buyers of documentary and crime programming from Austria’s ORF. The…
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Boomerang buys Inspector Gadget reboot
Several international channels including Boomerang have acquired the new version of classic animated series Inspector…
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The Walking Dead sets Fox UK ratings record
The Walking Dead has averaged over one million viewers for Fox UK, giving the channel…
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BBC Three lines up indie docs
UK youth-skewed channel BBC Three has commissioned new presenter-led documentaries and factual series from a…
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Bell undercuts Netflix with CraveTV
Canadian telco and TV firm Bell is undercutting Netflix with its C$4 (US$3.52) a month…
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Dailymotion fined for TF1 copyright infringement
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has welcomed a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal to…
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Orange Smarty hires Electric Sky’s Kemp
Karen Young’s fledgling distributor, Orange Smarty, has brought in Amy Kemp as its first hire…
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AMC to pilot Preacher with Seth Rogen
Walking Dead network AMC has commissioned a pilot based on the popular comic book franchise…
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Ex-FremantleMedia exec joins Bomanbridge
Former FremantleMedia India head of operations Arpit Agarwal has joined Singapore-based Bomanbridge Media to launch…
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Kids producers welcome tax break announcement
The UK children’s TV business is today united in praise for the newly-announced tax credit…
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French indie preps Printemps ob-doc series
French indie Pernel Media is working on an ob-doc series akin to the UK’s Liberty…
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BBC mulls subs model for int’l Store
BBC Store, the forthcoming electronic sell-through service from BBC Worldwide, will likely be rolled out…
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SVT adds Chromecast support for SVT Play
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has added Chromecast support to its on-demand service SVT Play, via…
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News brief: Survivor spin-off for TV4
TV4 in Sweden has ordered a romance-tinged spin-off of Zodiak Media’s Survivor reality format. Mastiff…
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Comedy Central UK adapts comedy format
Comedy Central UK has commissioned a local version of comedy format Drunk History. Following a…
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Korea’s KBS connects with Israel’s Gordin Cell
South Korean broadcaster KBS is to get a local version of Israeli scripted drama MICE…
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Discovery opens X-Ray Mega Airport
Discovery Networks International has commissioned X-Ray Mega Airport, a forensic, behind-the-scenes look at Frankfurt Airport…
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Discovery/Foxtel bid among Ten offers
Network Ten in Australia has confirmed it has received “non-binding, conditional proposals” relating to a…
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eOne seeks Canuck chief after upping O’Brien
Entertainment One is seeking a Canadian television chief after previous incumbent Margaret O’Brien was promoted…
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New UK prodco poaches BBC development exec
Wendy Rattray’s fledgling UK-based prodco Hello Halo has poached Kathy Myers from the BBC. Myers…
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Channel 5 examines NBC’s Mysteries of Laura
UK digital channel 5USA has bought NBC procedural The Mysteries of Laura. The Channel 5-owned…
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News brief: Asian nets buy Nick toon series
Broadcasters across Asia have acquired Nickelodeon animated programming. The deals include Philippines free TV channel…
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HBO greenlights Scorsese, Jagger rock drama
US premium cable channel HBO has given the greenlight to a drama from Martin Scorsese…
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Nets accept Sony’s Marry Me proposals
Broadcasters such as MTG, RTE and OSN have bought American romantic comedy series Marry Me…
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BBC Two buys Aussie period drama
UK broadcaster BBC Two has acquired Australian period drama A Place to Call Home. The…
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News brief: Clifton Chronicles prodco taps ex-Sky exec
The Clifton Chronicles firm Duchess Street Productions has hired a former Sky drama executive to…
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DHX pays C$57m for Nerd Corps
DHX Media will pay C$57 million (US$50.2 million) to buy Canadian compatriot Nerd Corps Entertainment….
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Walking Dead midseason smashes records
The Walking Dead continues to set ratings records, this time scoring the most-watched midseason finale…
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UK kids biz urges tax break action
A major UK children’s TV lobbying group has welcomed government comments that suggest tax breaks…
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Investment spurs Bomanbridge series
Singapore-based Bomanbridge Media has gone into production on its first original show following recent investment…