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Al Jazeera picks up kids package from Zodiak
Al Jazeera has acquired a package of programmes from Zodiak for its Arabic kids channels…
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Ex-Fox content chief named Endemol Brazil boss
Former Fox International Channels content director Marcello Leão Braga has been named general manager at…
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AMC to replace Xbox on Channel 4 drama Humans
US cable channel AMC is boarding Humans, the Xbox drama that Channel 4 will air…
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BBC Store not due this year, says BBCWW boss
BBC Worldwide CEO Tim Davie said that the corporation’s download-to-own BBC Store, which was approved…
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Jetpack powers up with Justin Time
Fledgling children’s TV vendor Jetpack Distribution has scored a deal to represent Canadian-produced cartoon Justin…
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Turner launches WarnerTV Encore catch-up service
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific has launched WarnerTV Encore, a catch-up TV service for now…
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Weather Channel ‘weighs sales’
NBCUniversal-backed cable net Weather Channel may sell parts or all of its assets, according to…
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Nice’s Gong merges with Strix as founder departs
Danish prodcos Gong and Strix have merged after Gong founder following CEO Joachim Majholm decision…
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Nat Geo hires international commissioner from Fox
National Geographic Channels International has recruited Mark Francis to commission original factual content for its…
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Sky Living buys Stalker from Warner Bros.
Sky Living has continued a busy round of commissions and acquisitions with the pick-up of…
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Merman, Kapital launch UK-focused JV
Sharon Horgan’s new production firm Merman Films has created a joint venture with US indie…
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Tricon taking INNvasion out to market
Tricon Films & Television is launching Dining INNvasion, a new food and décor series, internationally….
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‘Sky Europe’ formation closer after EU approval
The European Commission has approved BSkyB’s takeover of its 21st Century Fox pay TV cousins…
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Oz drama ANZAC Girls finds US VOD home
North American streaming service Acorn TV has acquired Australian war drama miniseries ANZAC Girls from…
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Discovery Fit & Health preps Ebola doc
US cable channel Discovery Fit & Health is partnering with ABC News to create a…
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Discovery Fit & Health preps Ebola doc
US cable channel Discovery Fit & Health is partnering with ABC News to create a…
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News brief: Israel’s BOOM! sell to Kazahkstan
Keshet International game show BOOM! has sold to Kazakhstani net Channel Seven. Arai Production will…
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Euro, Canuck nets Learn to Draw Minis
A pair of Canadian networks and three European channels have acquired an animated interstitial property…
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Foxtel launches premium entertainment arm
Australian pay provider Foxtel has appointed Graham Burrells to head a new premium entertainment division….
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Fortitude pre-buyers revealed
Canal+ in France and TV2 in Denmark are among the pre-buyers of big-budget Sky Atlantic…
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Viacom confirms ‘landmark’ Sony OTT deal
Entertainment giant Viacom has confirmed it is to provide 22 launch channels for Sony Corporation’s…
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Retransmission fees worth £1.5bn to ITV
Retransmission fees would add about £1.5 billion (US$2.4 billion) to the value of ITV, according…
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Cineflix execs launch new indie Curve Media
Camilla Lewis and Rob Carey (pictured), Cineflix’s former creative director and UK productions boss, have…
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Netflix buys raft of French content
Netflix has acquired a raft of content from French producers and distributors and ordered another…
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AOL orders James Franco comedy web series
Hollywood actor James Franco is making a ten-part comedy series for AOL as part of…
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London post house launches prodco with Chapman deal
A London post-production house is launching a television production division that will initially target the…
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Viacom closes Channel 5 acquisition
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has closed its £450 million (US$740 million) acquisition of UK…
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ITV makes Believe with digital prodco investment
UK broadcaster’s latest investment in the US is in digital producer Believe Entertainment Group. ITV…
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Pulling creator, Mountford launch Merman Films
Irish comedian and writer Sharon Horgan has launched a production company with producer Clelia Mountford….
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Televisa USA preps erotic Sleeping Beauty series
Televisa’s US division has acquired the rights to Anne Rice’s The Sleeping Beauty series of…