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Benbow named acting BBC Children’s boss
Kay Benbow has been named acting director of BBC Children’s. The CBeebies controller will take…
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Chapman builds Snowman, Camp Yeti
Canada-based producer and distributor Nelvana has come on board preschool CGI series Camp Yeti, which…
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Time Warner commits $573m to CME
Time Warner has committed to a series of refinancing and loan deals for CME and…
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Indigo investigates Strange Criminal Addictions for Discovery
Investigation Discovery has ordered My Strange Criminal Addiction, a new factual series about people who…
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News brief: Prime Hollywood deal for Universal in Africa
NBCUniversal’s Universal Networks has renewed a deal for Hollywood movie series Hollywood on Set. The…
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Gaumont hires business affairs boss
Gaumont International Television has recruited Tim Stephen as senior VP, business and legal affairs. Stephen…
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A+E ups Rachel Job at History
A+E Networks UK has promoted Rachel Job to director of programming for cable net History,…
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Berger exits ABC
Lisa Berger is exiting her post as the top reality exec as US broadcaster ABC…
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CBS scores FIC Sweden deal
Fox International Channels Sweden has scored a multi-year programming agreement with the distribution arm of…
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Electric Sky Sales in administration, job losses confirmed
The international sales arm of UK indie Electric Sky has gone into administration with the…
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DreamWorks, Hasbro merger off
DreamWorks Animation and toy giant Hasbro will not be merging at this stage, according to…
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US pay TV takes quarterly subscriber hit
The top 13 US pay TV operators lost 150,000 TV subscribers in the third quarter,…
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International and SVOD drive Canal+
International growth and subscription video-on-demand in France lifted pay TV operator Canal+’s third quarter performance,…
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CBS closes door on Millers
US broadcaster CBS has cancelled its multi-cam sitcom The Millers. The show, currently in its…
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SoftBank launches OTT service
Japanese internet giant SoftBank has launched an OTT pay service for Japan’s smartphone and tablet…
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Netflix dispatches exec to Australia ahead of launch
In another sign that Netflix is actively preparing a forthcoming launch in Australia, the company’s…
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Beyond revenues down 13%
Australia’s Beyond International saw revenues and profits fall in its full year results to June…
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Gazzolo bags VIMN Americas top job
Viacom International Media Networks’ COO Pierluigi Gazzolo has been named president of the US media…
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Channel 4 buys into UK prodco Eleven Film
Channel 4 has bought into UK indie producer Eleven Film. The UK broadcaster said earlier…
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Turner ties up Toot the Tiny Tugboat
Turner Broadcasting System has acquired UK pay TV rights for Toot the Tiny Tugboat the…
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Arte makes VR move with Polar Sea 360
A new cross media experience about the Arctic region and the impact of global warming…
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Terranoa wins WW2 doc Surrender
French distributor Terranoa has picked up international rights to World War 2 documentary Surrender. The…
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Netflix retains all rights to The Crown
Netflix will retain all rights to upcoming UK drama project The Crown. This moves the…
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Netflix takes The Fall with UK drama buy
Netflix has acquired season two of edgy UK serial killer drama The Fall for North…
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Channel 5 pushes Viacom to record results
Viacom reported record results for the year ending September 30, driven by gains in its…
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Zodiak takes Stand Up For Your Country
UK-based producer and distributor Zodiak has optioned Mexican-originated format Stand Up For Your Country across…
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Mediaset to spin-off premium pay arm
Mediaset is to spin off its premium pay TV arm into a new company on…
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Studio Lambert holiday format lands at ITV
A humorous Studio Lambert-created holiday format is set to go out on UK broadcaster ITV….
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Virgin territory for Shomi
Canadian on-demand service Shomi has acquired exclusive local SVOD rights to The CW’s Hispanic US-themed…
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Gold originals on UKTV’s £125m list
Five original scripted series for thematic UK network Gold will make up part of multichannel…