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Alibaba ‘eyes $1.6bn Lionsgate stake’
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is reportedly set to move for a 37.4% stake in US…
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ABC romcom is first new season casualty
ABC has cancelled romantic comedy Manhattan Love Story, making the series the first scripted show…
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Kids nets catch Little Nutbrown Hare
Channels in the Middle East, central Europe and Iceland have acquired preschool toon series Guess…
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Billy on the Street in Oz, India
Comedy game show Billy on the Street will air in Austrlia, India and Denmark following…
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Netflix makes UK comedy move with BBC’s Pompidou
Netflix is on board upcoming UK comedy Pompidou and will launch it as an original…
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AMC buying into BBC America in US$200m deal
AMC Networks is buying a 49.9% stake in BBC America for US$200 million. The US…
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Double UK hire for Keshet International
The international arm of Israeli broadcaster Keshet has hired two content execs for its growing…
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Amazon renews content investment pledge
Amazon will continue investing in original content for its Prime Instant Video service after billing…
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Crispin Odey makes Sky Deutschland U-turn
The finance company owned by Rupert Murdoch’s former son-in-law, Crispin Odey, has agreed to sell…
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Mediaset distances itself from Fede scandal
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has moved to distance itself from an emerging scandal surrounding Emilio Fede,…
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Netflix preps launch of Sony’s Bloodline
Netflix will launch Bloodline, the new family drama from Sony Pictures Television, next March. The…
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News brief: Storyville ups Christopher
US indie producer Storyville Entertainment has upped Caroline Christopher to senior VP, development and production….
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Discovery takes Nik Wallenda stunt to digital
Discovery is launching a dedicated interactive site to accompany the upcoming Nik Wallenda tightrope walk….
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Louise Pedersen exiting All3Media for Callender’s Playground
All3Media is looking for a new international boss after Louise Pedersen’s decision to leave the…
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Sky takes UK rights to CBS series Madam Secretary
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has picked up new US drama Madam Secretary. The series…
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Bunim/Murray opens up in New York
US unscripted producer Bunim/Murray has recruited Rob Bagshaw to run a new New York office….
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Promotions and exits in Discovery Asia shake-up
The Asian arm of channel operator Discovery has appointed its first region-wide general manager, is…
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Netflix orders F is for Family from Gaumont
Netflix has ordered F is for Family, an animated series based on the comedy of…
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Channel Five to increase originals and news spend
UK broadcaster Channel 5 will increase its news and original programming output, according to new…
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Your Family launching new German kids net
German broadcaster Your Family Entertainment (YFE) is launching a new kids channel, Fix & Foxi,…
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Kiwi pubcaster opens up to indies
New Zealand’s public broadcaster TVNZ will open up production of local Maori and Pacific programming…
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FremantleMedia hires branded content boss
FremantleMedia has hired Samantha Glynne as vice president, branded entertainment, to spearhead a push into…
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International Netflix deals for BBC Worldwide
Netflix has acquired several of BBC Worldwide’s top titles for its new international services, TBI…
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Scripps appoints Discovery veteran as Euro programming boss
Scripps Networks UK and EMEA has appointed long-time Discovery Networks International executive Katharina Feistauer as…
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France’s TF1 investigates CSI: Cyber
TF1 has acquired the latest CSI: Crime Scene Investigation spin-off, CSI: Cyber. The French commercial…
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French broadcasters won’t team to fight Netflix
France’s leading broadcasters are unlikely to group together to form a subscription video-on-demand alliance to…
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News brief: Broadcasters buy Weather Channel content
Passion Distribution has sold several shows from The Weather Channel. Passion reps the cable net’s…
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UK-Australian prodco hires factual boss
Fledgling UK-based prodco 7 Wonder has hired Steve Condie as head of factual. The London-based…
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Corus and A+E align History channels
Corus will show a raft of programming from A+E’s History channel on its own Historia…
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Dish dumps Turner channels in carriage dispute
US pay TV operator Dish has shelved a swathe of Turner Broadcasting channels in a…