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Nigel Pickard joining David Frank’s new content company
Nigel Pickard is set to join Dial Square Eighty Six, the new content company founded…
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Sony closes CSC deal, ups Kate Marsh
Sony Pictures Television has closed its deal for the CSC channels group and handed Kate…
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Will Arnett launching prodco, snags CBS deal
Will Arnett is launching his own production company and has struck a first-look deal with…
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Sky preps superfan show based on Thai format
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is set to air The Fanatic, a new entertainment show…
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Pluto.tv launches on Amazon Fire TV
Online video content aggregator Pluto.tv has launched its first native streaming TV box app on…
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YouTube updates TV app
YouTube is updating its app for TV, with Microsoft’s Xbox One game console receiving the…
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House of Cards writer making doc special for Nat Geo
Beau Willimon, the writer of Netflix’s House of Cards, is making a one-off doc for…
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Madden named as Reilly replacement at Fox
Fox Television Studios president David Madden has been handed the top entertainment role at the…
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Scandi nets pre-buy ITVS-sold Swedish drama
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold upcoming Swedish mystery thriller Jordskott – the Tales of…
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Netflix unveils slate of stand-up comedy originals
Netflix will show original comedy specials from Bill Cosby, Jim Jeffries, Chelsea Peretti and Bill…
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Yesterday looks back to CNN’s Sixties
UKTV has acquired The Sixties, the documentary series looking at the events of the landmark…
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ITV Studios gets Possessed by new UK indie
ITV Studios and UK producer Glenn Hugill are setting up a new UK indie, Possessed…
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Nick opens Cupcakery
Nickelodeon has commissioned an animated short called Cupcakery of Doom after taking more than 100…
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BBC and Starz join for adaptation of The Kills
UK public broadcaster the BBC and US premium cable net Starz are teaming to adapt…
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Rescue Me creator tees up Titans for WGN America
WGN America’s rebirth as a home for high-end drama projects continues with the straight-to-series commission…
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HBO returns for Leftovers ahead of UK trip
US premium cabler HBO has commissioned a second season of paranormal drama The Leftovers ahead…
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Channel 5 delves into Secret Italy, Underground Britain
Channel 5 has ordered a raft of new factual programming, including a new series about…
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Pact embarks on Russia mission amid tension, ad ban fears
UK producers association Pact will go ahead with a three-day trip to Russia amid political…
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Germany’s Constantin posts 15% revenue boost
Germany’s Constantin Medien, which operates the SPORT1 free TV channel, has boosted its second quarter…
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Raycom exec exits to focus on indie prodco
Mary Carole McDonnell is leaving US station group Raycom to focus on her own indie…
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Wombles owner rejects £10m offer
Wombles rights owner Mike Batt has turned down a £10 million (US$16 million) offer for the…
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WDR poaches ProSiebenSat.1 exec
German regional pubcaster WDR has poached kids TV specialist Stefanie Fischer from ProSiebenSat.1 as part…
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B’casters clear schedules for Robin Williams shows
International broadcasters have reorganised their schedules to make room for Robin Williams tributes and re-runs…
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OSN bulks up OTT with new channels
Middle East pay TV provider OSN has added three new linear channels to its OTT…
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Fox Channels gets The Taste
Fox International Channels has acquired cooking competition series The Taste across a swathe of Latin…
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ITV orders prom doc from Grant Mansfield prodco
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned Prom Crazy: Frocks and Ferraris, a one-hour doc about…
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WWE Network gets global OTT launch
Over-the-top wrestling channel WWE Network has launched outside the US for the first time. The…
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Discovery finds Nomad Chef, new Baker Brothers
Discovery Networks International has commissioned a pair of food-themed series, one featuring roving chef Jock…
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Ryan Seacrest secures two-year CBS deal
Popular US presenter Ryan Seacrest has secured a two-year overall with CBS Television Studios for…
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Spanish net calls in Warner’s Cowboy Builders
Spain’s Atresmedia has commissioned its own version of Warner Bros. International Television Production format Cowboy…