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News brief: African CBeebies among Q Pootle buyers
CBeebies in Africa and NRK in Norway are among buyers of Snapper Productions-produced toon Q…
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News brief: Networks shop for Small Potatoes
ABC4Kids in Australia has acquired a movie based on Meet the Small Potatoes, Little Airplane…
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Broadcasters line up for Peg + Cat
RTP in Portugal and MBC Kids in the UAE are acquiring Canadian-produced preschool cartoon Peg…
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Amazon tries out Netflix model with Transparent
Amazon has launched all episodes of its new original series Transparent simultaneously and across its…
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Netflix streaming increases 350%
The volume of Netflix video streaming has increased by 350% in the last 10 quarters,…
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Wuaki follows Netflix with France launch
Wuaki.tv, the streaming video service owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, has launched in France…
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CTC speaks out about Russian media law
CTC Media and its part stakeholder Modern Times Group have each said they are evaluating…
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Chairman of Spain’s RTVE steps down
RTVE chairman Leopoldo Gonzalez-Echenique has resigned. José Manuel Penalosa, a board member at RTVE, will…
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BBC names London drama boss, poaches ITV exec
Christopher Aird has been named as head of drama, London for the UK pubcaster the…
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Viacom hires former Turner exec Musa
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Alan Musa as vice president and commercial director of…
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Peace Point poaches Temple Street’s Hamilton
Canada’s Peace Point Entertainment has appointed Temple Street Productions’ factual entertainment chief Nicole Hamilton as…
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The Hub rebrand confirmed as 3net winds down
The Hub will be rebranded as Discovery Family Channel, with Tom Cosgrove taking over as…
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Netflix, Rainbow line-up new Winx Club
Netflix has commissioned a double-season spin-off to the popular Italian franchise Winx Club. Season one…
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Zodiak Rights finds Memento
Zodiak Rights has scored a first-look deal with French prodco Memento. Factual-focused Memento is behind…
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Netflix takes exclusive Peaky Blinders rights
Netflix has picked up exclusive US rights to British period crime series Peaky Blinders. The…
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Talpa and Tencent strike Chinese deal
John de Mol’s Talpa and Chinese online video site Tencent are working together on a…
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Lineup Industries snags RTL formats
New distributor Lineup Industries has struck a deal with RTL Nederland and will bring a…
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ITV hitched to Bridezillas for new channel
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired Bridezillas and spin-off series Marriage Boot Camp for its new…
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Amazon’s head of digital video reportedly stepping down
Amazon’s vice president of digital video and music, Bill Carr, is reportedly leaving the firm…
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Canal+ and Showbox launch online video initiative
Canal+ has signed a strategic partnership with production facilities outfit Showbox to give web content…
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MIPCancun buyer line-up takes shape
Around 40 buyers from across Latin America have committed to Reed MIDEM’s new event, MIPCancun….
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Grilloni named Zodiak Active boss
Attilio Grilloni will succeed Matteo Scortegagna as managing director of Zodiak Media’s digital arm, Zodiak…
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Netflix orders Popples kids show
US streaming service Netflix has ordered a 26x30mins kids series based on the Popples brand….
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Fox investigates Starz takeover
21st Century Fox reportedly met with top executives from US premium cable channel Starz to…
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Discovery goes Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Discovery Networks International has bought Running Wild with Bear Grylls for a number of its…
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CBS orders two more US Big Brothers
CBS has greenlit two more seasons of Big Brother. The US broadcast network’s order means…
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Russian, Dutch channels take Prime content
Stream Television in Russia and four Dutch broadcasters have acquired content from Paris-based Prime Entertainment…
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Euro nets bag Scandi drama Mammon
Beta Films has secured sales of Scandinavian drama Mammon with a number of European, Middle…
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Saban returns to distribution with new division
Saban Brands has launched a new international content sales unit. Saban Brands founder Haim Saban…
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De Nooijer takes on Western Europe channels at Discovery
Mertijn De Nooijer will head up affiliate sales for Discovery across Western Europe after being…