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HBO alert for Broomfield’s Grim Sleeper
HBO Documentary Films has become the first international buyer of filmmaker Nick Broomfield’s new feature…
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Channel 4 to drop 4oD for new All 4 service
UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 is set to drop its 4oD on-demand service from next…
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Rising Star set for China
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has bought Keshet International’s quick-selling singing format Rising Star. CCTV has…
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Discovery inks programming pact with Gipsy Sisters EP
Discovery Studios, the in-house production arm of pay TV giant Discovery, has scored a deal…
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News brief: Blacklist, Voice go day-and-date on AXN
Asian general entertainment channel AXN is launching the latest seasons of US hits The Blacklist…
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Sky orders British-Asian unscripted reality show
Sky Living has ordered Desi Rascals (WT), a twelve-part structured reality show about British Asians…
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Turkish drama lands pilot at Fox
Fox’s plan to adapt Turkish drama The End (aka Son) for US screens lead to…
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NBC to remake Turkish drama
US broadcaster NBC has greenlit a pilot of a Turkish drama, Game of Silence. LA-based…
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News brief: Zodiak extends StoryVault deal
The sales arm of Zodiak Media has extended its first-look deal with London-based factual specialist…
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Netflix urged to create Canadian content
The Ontarian government has seemingly suggested over-the-top service providers should either produce local Canadian programming…
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TVFI preps digital IMDB-like platform
TVFI, the trade association for French distributors, is preparing the launch of a new digital…
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UK retrans debate widens as government eyes regulation cut
UK culture secretary Sajid Javid has pledged to take a “long hard look” at retransmission…
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Amazon Prime Instant Video launches on Android phones
Amazon has launched its Prime Instant Video OTT service on Android phones in the UK,…
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John McMahon reunited with Michael Grindon at Legendary Television
John McMahon has joined fledgling Legendary Television, a move that reunites the former Sony Pictures…
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Sky Living orders Timothy Spall poltergeist drama
BSkyB has ordered a new three-part poltergeist drama, TBI has learned, as the pay TV…
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Record level for French TV exports
The latest export stats for French TV programming shows sales to international markets were up…
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Discovery pre-buys Tsunami feature doc
Discovery Networks Western Europe has pre-bought feature documentary After the Wave, for a number of…
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PBS brings Robin Williams special to market
The sales arm of US public service channel PBS, is launching a Robin Williams commemorative…
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US kids VOD platform bags Nelvana hours
Bilingual children’s VOD service Oznoz has secured a deal for more than 400 half-hour episodes…
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Scripps creates new distribution division
Channel operator Scripps Networks International has created a new distribution division, which will make its…
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Zodiak France appoints first CCO
Zodiak France has continued its executive restructure with the hire of Edouard Duprey as its…
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Sweden’s TV4 appoints drama chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster TV4 Group has appointed Josefine Tengblad to the newly-created…
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French cabler counters Netflix with SérieFlix
French cable operator Numericable is to attempt to counter Netflix’s arrival in the country by…
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21st Century Fox president fails to shut door on BSkyB takeover
The president and chief operating officer of 21st Century Fox, Chase Carey, failed to rule…
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Grindon’s Legendary unit to distribute The Expanse
Upcoming US sci-fi series The Expanse will be the first to be distributed by Michael…
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BBC orders Attenborough Great Barrier Reef series
BBC One has ordered a three-part series about the Great Barrier Reef, fronted by veteran…
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Marc Graboff leaves Core as mega-merger moves closer
Marc Graboff, the former NBC programming boss, is leaving Core Media Group. His departure is…
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Half of the world will be watching OTT by 2020
Almost half of the world’s TV homes will be watching over the top TV services…
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Newen lines up prebuyers for preschool show
Studio Hamburg, Turner Latin America and NRK Norway have signed on as prebuyers of upcoming…
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News brief: Hulu buys Lola & Virginia
Hulu has acquired 52x12mins animated series Lola & Virginia from Spain-based producer and distributor Imira…