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ITV’s High Noon hires Fox exec
ITV Studios-owned US prodco High Noon has recruited Jill Schwartz as its senior VP, development….
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Sky invests $7m in Whistle sports MCN
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has invested US$7 million in Whistle Sports, a US-based startup…
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Cyfrowy Polsat boss resigns
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat’s president Dominik Libicki has resigned over differences in implementing…
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Sky News to programme new Australia Channel
Hong Kong-based distributor and channel operator Lightning International is rolling out Australia Channel, a new…
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NBCU confirms ex-ITV Studios exec hire
NBCUniversal has confirmed the hire of David Wilcox, the former ITV Studios Global Entertainment sales…
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MTV and Channel 5 join forces for MTV Awards
Free-to-air service Channel 5 and pay TV counterpart MTV will both show next month’s European…
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Halloween treat as MTV confirms Scream
Youth-skewed channel MTV has taken its TV adaptation of horror movie franchise Scream to series….
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Bombanbridge feels Earth Touch in Asia
Singapore-based Bombanbridge Media is now distributing UK indie Earth Touch Productions’ programming in Asia. A…
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MTG names Scandi content chief
Modern Times Group’s Danish programme director has been promoted to chief content officer for the…
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Laura gets full season run on NBC
NBC has made Debra Messing vehicle The Mysteries of Laura its first new season drama…
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Boomerang ties up Jungle Bunch
Turner Broadcasting System’s newly-refocused Boomerang family channel has acquired pay TV rights in Europe and…
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Chinese Big Brother for VOD platform
Online video platform Youku Tudou has commissioned China’s first ever version of Endemol’s flagship format…
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YouTube CEO hints at ad-free subs service
YouTube is reportedly looking to new subscription offerings, including ad-free version of the service, according…
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Wuaki grabs Gomorrah, Nordic dramas
On-demand service Wuaki.tv has scored a content partnership with UK home entertainment distributor Arrow Films…
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Full seasons for new CBS drama quartet
Stateside network CBS has given full season orders to all four of its latest dramas….
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Netflix moves for another BBC/Sundance drama
Netflix has acquired upcoming BBC and Sundance drama series One Child, TBI has learned. The…
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French telco tracks down BBC’s Intruders
French telco operator OCS has acquired the BBC’s new mystery drama Intruders following MIPCOM. The…
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NATPE Miami plots reality and formats initiative
There will be a reality and formats-themed initiative at the NATPE content market in Miami…
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NBC reworks ITV Saturday variety show
US broadcaster NBC is working on its own version of ITV’s British variety show Ant…
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Nets observe Online Dating Rituals
Eight broadcasters around the world have acquired Online Dating Rituals of the American Male, a…
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Armenia buys Globo’s Trail of Lies
Fresh from launching Trail of Lies at MIPCOM, Brazil’s Globo has sold the telenovela to…
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Genius names ex-MGM exec as finance boss
Kids-focused Genius Brands International has named former MGM finance VP Rebecca Hershinger as its chief…
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ABC to remake UK’s Wire in the Blood
US broadcast network ABC has called on Endemol Studios to adapt British drama procedural Wire…
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Hincks named president of Shine-Endemol
Tim Hincks has been named president of the merged Endemol, Shine Group and Core Media…
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Amazon lines up Constantine, Ripper Street slot
Streaming service Amazon Instant Video has acquired US supernatural drama Constantine, and lined up a…
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iZombie invades Canuck Netflix rival
New Canadian SVOD service Shomi has acquired exclusive streaming local rights to Rob Thomas’s upcoming…
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CEE SVOD service welcomes Secretary
Eastern European region SVOD service Pickbox.tv has acquired exclusive rights to new season CBS shows…
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Roku ‘prepping $150m IPO’
Web streaming box maker Roku is reportedly working on plans to file confidentially for an…
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Canal+ axes three thematic channels
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to close three of its thematic channels – youth-oriented…
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Fairbairn exits as Scripps takes channels in-house
Kathy Fairbairn, the director of programming for Food Network and Fine Living and the former…