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Canada’s CMJ revs up acquisitions
Montreal-based CMJ Distribution has acquired international rights to motoring themed factual shows from Chet Burks…
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Int’l networks revenues up 32% at Discovery
International network revenues continue to drive growth at pay TV giant Discovery Communications. The international…
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Buccieri leaves ITV Studios for A+E
Paul Buccieri is exiting ITV Studios America in order to become president of the A&E…
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Pattison named Keo chair as Baring exits post
David Pattison (left) is replacing Zam Baring as the chair of Keo Films and non-exec…
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Endemol making Phantom of the Opera TV series
Endemol’s scripted division and Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Tony Krantz are adapting Phantom of the Opera…
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Showtime will Stop at Nothing for Lance Armstrong doc
Showtime has acquired Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story, the one-off doc about the…
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Shapiro exits Pivot as Rees takes over
US cable group has named a key marketing executive has general manager of millennial-focused Pivot,…
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Streaming service Acorn buys Seven’s Aussie drama
Acorn TV has picked up US rights to A Place to Call Home, the Australian…
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Netflix tries new release model with Madagascar kids series
Netflix will release its upcoming kids series All Hail King Julien in installments, eschewing the…
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Netflix launches on YouView
UK connected TV platform YouView has added Netflix access to its set-top boxes, allowing its…
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Viacom hires digital boss for Northern Europe
Viacom International Media Networks has named Mathias Blum as head of digital media at its…
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Mediaset reorganises, appoints new channel bosses
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has unveiled a new centralised organisational structure for its Italian channels under…
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Netflix rival Shomi launches today
Subscription on-demand service Shomi is launching today in Canada. The service has been widely regarded…
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Syfy preps Space Odyssey sequel mini
US cable net Syfy is working on a miniseries, 3001: The Final Odyssey, which is…
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Transgender series is Discovery net’s debut original
A documentary series on the lives of transgender friends living in the US state of…
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African net continues Life with La Toya
Channels across Africa have bought programming from Passion Distribution, including new deals for Britain’s Worst…
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News brief: BBC orders 60 more eps of Two Tribes quiz
UK public broadcaster has ordered a second 60-episode series of daytime quiz series Two Tribes….
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Starz to launch new drama on-demand ahead of linear
US premium cabler Starz will launch episodes of its new drama series The Missing on…
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Sony to fund Frederator toon shorts
Sony Pictures Animation will fund 12 short animated programmes that will go out via the…
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China toughens rules for overseas shows
Chinese authorities are demanding all shows from abroad obtain a licence and face tough watchdog…
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Starz buys German-born Viking film
US premium pay channel Starz has acquired all North American rights to a German-produced feature…
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Blue Ant makes Choice channels move
Canada-based content company Blue Ant Media has acquired a majority stake in Choice TV, the…
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Abbe Raven retiring from A+E
Abbe Raven is to retire after 33 years at US-based cable business A+E Networks. Raven…
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RTL buys US$107m stake in YouTube net StyleHaul
RTL Group has agreed to pay US$107 million (€85 million) to buy a controlling stake…
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Fox’s Utopia experiment over
US broadcaster Fox has cancelled big-budget social experiment format Utopia. Just two months after the…
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Antiques Road Trip travels
Australian and Danish broadcasters have acquired antiques trading format Antiques Road Trip. In Australia, Foxtel’s…
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TVN and T-Mobile Polska to launch SVOD
Polish broadcast group TVN has partnered with telecoms provider T-Mobile Polska to jointly launch a…
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Moriarty takes over from Shortt at AMC
Mike Moriarty has been appointed managing director of AMC’s international channels business, replacing Dermot Shortt,…
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Canal+ kids channel steps into Chloe’s Closet
Canal+’s preschool channel Piwi+ has acquired kids series Chloe’s Closet. The French channel has taken…
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NBC comedies axed after poor ratings
NBC has cancelled freshman comedies A to Z and Bad Judge following a run of middling…