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Sierra/Engine flags Crossbones sales
Broadcast groups such as Tele München Gruppe, Turner International and MTG have acquired the NBC…
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News brief: Bell buys dramas for SVOD service
Canada’s Bell Media has acquired procedural drama Bosch and period drama Manhattan for its upcoming…
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Creative Industries Federation launches in the UK
The Creative Industries Federation, a new body to represent the UK’s creative community, has launched…
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CTC names new U TV boss as Peretz chief
Russia’s CTC Media has appointed the chief executive of U TV, Ruben Oganesyan, as the…
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Endemol to finance Amber Television shows
Endemol has secured a three-year development and distribution deal with UK producer Amber Television. This…
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DLT hires ex-Twofour, BBC execs
Transatlantic producer DLT Entertainment has hired former BBC comedy and Twofour Group producers to join…
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News brief: Bomanbridge plants Earthtree seed in Asia
Singapore-based Bomanbridge Media has picked up the catalogue of Norwegian multimedia children’s company Earthtree Media…
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Bear Grylls, Barcroft launch on YouTube net
Adventurer Bear Grylls is partnering with UK production group Barcroft Media to create a adrenaline-fuelled…
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Pernel’s Baking Bad recipe appeals to Fox
Fox International Channels has commissioned Paris-based Pernel Media to produce an English-language cooking series featuring…
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Simon exits as Barnett takes on BBC America
BBC America’s 49.9% stakeholder, AMC Networks, has appointed SundanceTV executive Sarah Barnett as president and…
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Aereo files for bankruptcy
Controversial US TV streaming service Aereo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing the regulatory…
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French consumer body sues Netflix
French not-for-profit consumer organisation the CLCV is suing Netflix, claiming that the subscription video service…
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Lionsgate, CBS linked with Starz takeover
US reports are linking CBS Corp. and Lionsgate Entertainment to a US$5 billion takeover of…
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Netflix replaces NBC as Tina Fey comedy’s home
Netflix is replacing US broadcaster NBC as the home of upcoming Tiny Fey/Robert Carlock comedy…
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icflix bags Lilyhammer
Middle East and North Africa VOD service icflix has acquired rights to Norway-set crime comedy-drama…
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France’s Kabo flexes new distribution arm
A French production group is launching an international sales division. Kabo International will be the…
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Star, ATV land Endemol Turkey dramas
Two Turkish broadcasters have commissioned primetime scripted series from Endemol Turkey, whose debut drama in…
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News brief: Poppy Cat prodco enters Deer Little Forest
King Rollo Films, the UK prodco behind Poppy Cat, is developing a 26x11mins preschool series…
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News brief: Kabillion joins Cablevision platform
US VOD network Kabillion has launched on Optimum TV, a platform from Stateside cable company…
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News brief: CBeebies snaps up Pootle special
UK preschool channel CBeebies has acquired a 27-minute special of Snapper Productions’ animated series Q…
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Amazon launches Prime streaming in Austria
Amazon has launched its Prime Instant Video service in Austria. The e-commerce giant has rolled…
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Discovery buys Cosmos doc series
Discovery has picked up Strip the Cosmos, a six-part series about the secrets of the…
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AMC preps roll out of Breaking Bad spin-off Saul
AMC will launch the first episodes of the much-anticipated Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul…
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Marketing key to drama success says ABC’s Paul Lee
Paul Lee, the boss of US broadcast net ABC, has said that in the current…
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BBC orders second period courtroom drama
UK pubcaster has ordered The Woman in Red, a new factual drama with Game of…
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Italy’s Rai completes successful Rai Way IPO
Italian public broadcaster Rai’s transmission tower subsidiary Rai Way has successfully completed its IPO, with…
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BSkyB set to scrap ‘British’ in wake of Sky Europe deal
Pay TV operator BSkyB is set to scrap the ‘British’ and ‘Broadcasting’ from its trading…
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Norwegian deal for ‘Best of British’ VOD service
On-demand service Cirkus, which offers the ‘Best of British’ programming to international markets, has secured…
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Antena channels claim strong growth in Romania
Romanian broadcaster Intact Media Group, which operates the country’s Antena channels, grew its audience significantly…
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Netflix saves Longmire
Streaming service Netflix has revived Longmire, commissioning a fourth season after US cable net A&E…