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Netflix cuts AT&T deal
Netflix has agreed an interconnection deal with AT&T designed to reduce buffering problems for its…
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Telemundo launches block in Asia
US Hispanic network Telemundo is launching a two-hour block on the female-skewing cable net Diva…
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CSA says channels must stay on pay-DTT
French media regulator the CSA has rejected moves to take TF1-owned news channel LCI, M6-owned…
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Endemol’s 51 Minds making kids reality for The Hub
US kids cable network The Hub has ordered Parents Just Don’t Understand, a new reality…
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Wuaki: browser streaming will die out
Movie and TV streaming service Wuaki.tv has predicted the death of browser-based streaming in the…
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News brief: GRB snags train and drinking show Chug
GRB Entertainment has taken international rights to Chug, the upcoming National Geographic Channel travel series….
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Former BBCWW formats boss resurfaces at Passion
Passion Distribution has hired Elin Thomas as global head of sales. Thomas was in charge…
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Disney creates Asia president in regional rejig
Disney has appointed Paul Candland as its first president for the Asia region. Candland is…
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DreamWorks appoints Zoradi amid management shake-up
DreamWorks Animation has recruited former Disney executive Mark Zoradi as COO, sparking several senior management…
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Sweden first to run with FremantleMedia’s athletics format
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has ordered a local version of FremantleMedia format Master Athletes. The…
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Netflix tipped to take Seinfeld
Netflix is in talks to acquire classic comedy series Seinfeld, according to its creator and…
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Lord Coe won’t run in BBC Trust race
Former athlete, Conservative politician and London Olympics chief Sebastian Coe has taken himself out of…
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Film firm IM Global taps former Syfy boss for TV
US film financier IM Global is launching a TV division and has recruited Mark Stern,…
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Talpa cuts international deals for The Voice
John de Mol’s Talpa has inked a raft of new deals for its singing format…
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20th Century Fox locks Sons of Anarchy writer into deal
20th Century Fox Television has agreed a new three-year deal with Sons of Anarchy scribe…
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Cinemax lands Walking Dead creator Kirkman drama
US premium cable net Cinemax has put a pilot for Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s…
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Charlie Brooker launches indie with Endemol
Writer, satirist and broadcaster Charlie Brooker has launched a new indie with production giant Endemol….
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Cartoon Network comedies renewed
Cartoon Network announced the renewal of five comedies at the San Diego Comic-Con International event…
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Aussie FTA nets exceed local content quotas
Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters exceeded their local content quotas in 2013, a government media authority…
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Worldwide poaches Australia legal boss from Nine
BBC Worldwide has hired a new legal chief for its Australia and New Zealand operation….
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Netflix acquires feature doc Virunga
Netflix has taken exclusive rights to feature-doc Virunga. The film follows park rangers in the titular…
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Red Arrow recruits scripted buyer
Red Arrow International has recruited Amelie von Kienlin as VP, scripted acquisitions. Kienlin will oversee…
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News brief: Disney XD orders more Avengers and Hulk
Disney’s boy-skewed cable net Disney XD has ordered news seasons of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and…
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Tom Freston to exec AMC Afghan drama pilot
US cable net AMC has ordered a pilot for White City, a drama series about…
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Channel 5 u-turn over Walking Dead
The UK’s Channel 5 has performed a u-turn on its decision to drop its carriage…
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Amazon’s Q3 original video spend to hit $100m
Amazon is planning “significant growth” in its original content spend, increasing its investment in Prime…
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Sky reports best customer growth in three years
BSkyB reported its highest customer growth in three years, with TV expansion alone double that…
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Cake MBO cuts ties with Zinkia
The management of UK-based kids company Cake Entertainment has bought back the 51% stake that…
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Discovery claims best international quarter
Pay TV giant Discovery Communication’s international division has claimed the second quarter of this year…
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Geldof prodco secures funding, welcomes ITN’s Wood
Ten Alps, the British production group singer Bob Geldof co-founded, has raised £300,000 (US$510,000) from…