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Studio Lambert nabs NBCU exec, promotes pair
Studio Lambert has promoted Tim Harcourt and Tania Alexander following the success of Channel 4’s…
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El Rey buys Miami Vice
Robert Rodriguez-helmed cable channel El Rey Network has acquired rights to the Miami Vice TV…
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French minister calls for local reaction to Netflix
French economy minister Arnaud Montebourg has called on the country’s audiovisual and digital industries to…
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Scripps Networks appoints digital boss
Scripps Networks Interactive has upped former NBC Universal exec and existing staffer Sameer Deen to…
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Verizon slams Netflix in ‘throttling’ row latest
Verizon has fired another salvo in its ongoing buffering row with Netflix. The communications company…
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Netherlands introducing online ratings system
A new rating system is being introduced in the Netherlands to measure viewing of TV…
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Indies welcome BBC quota move
The industry group representing UK indie producers has welcomed the BBC’s move to scrap programming…
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truTV mixes ITV Studios bar format into slate
US cable channel truTV has ordered a competition format from ITV Studios in which bar…
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Tricon shops library to Google Play
Canada’s Tricon Films & Television has signed a worldwide deal placing all of its scripted…
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Zodiak Nederland lands Eyeworks development chief
Zodiak Nederland has hired former Eyeworks Nederland producer Jan Hendrik Smeenge has head of development….
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UKTV takes The Strain with vampire deal
UKTV has acquired upcoming vampire drama The Strain from Fox. The thirteen-part original series based…
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BBC quotas to be scrapped after TV mega-mergers
The BBC will scrap the mechanism by which it divides up in-house and independent production…
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Netflix bags Patterson’s Zoo
Novelist James Patterson’s first network TV series, Zoo, has been sold to Netflix, while another…
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Ukraine’s 1+1 calls on channels to bypass Russian content
Alexander Tkachenko, the general director of Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster 1+1, has called for TV stations…
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Rising Star gets first int’l recommission
Keshet International’s Rising Star has landed its first international season recommission. Brazil’s Rede Globo has…
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Discovery names Animal Planet boss
Discovery has upped Rick Holzman general manager of its Animal Planet channel. Holzman is being…
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BBC, BBC America order epic period drama from Downton Producer
UK pubcaster the BBC and US cable net BBC America have commissioned The Last Kingdom,…
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Roku dominating Apple in US streaming market
Roku has widened its gap over rival Apple TV in the US market and accounted…
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Lifetime orders Clan of the Cave Bear pilot
US cable net Lifetime has ordered a The Clan of the Cave Bear pilot. The…
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CBC ascends to Syfy drama series
Canadian pubcaster CBC has acquired Ascension, US network Syfy’s upcoming futuristic drama. The Canandian pubcaster…
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Sloan and Sagansky’s Global Eagle replaces CEO
Global Eagle Entertainment, the in-flight entertainment firm founded by Hollywood veterans Harry Sloan and Jeff…
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News brief: Nat Geo Asia chronicles The Journey to North Korea
The National Geographic Channel in South Korea has acquired The Journey to North Korea, a…
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Conan O’Brien making UK debut with TruTV
Turner’s soon-to-launch UK entertainment channel TruTV has acquired Conan, marking the first time the Conan…
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Development chief Juergens exiting ABC Family
Kate Juergens, who is credited with leading ABC Family’s programming expansion of recent years, is…
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BBC Drama restructures with Harwood successors
UK pubcaster the BBC has created three England-based head of drama roles, as part of…
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AMC rebrands Chellomedia
AMC is rebranding Chellomedia to AMC Networks International, after completing its buyout of the global…
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Orange to pre-empt Netflix with Orangecast launch
Orange is preparing to take on the imminent threat of Netflix’s arrival in France by…
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Doc vendor Silverkite appoints Canuck, German sales reps
New UK-based doc distributor Silverkite Media has appointed a Canadian sales chief and handed responsibility…
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Job losses expected at Eyeworks International Distribution
The futures of around 20 staff at Eyeworks International Distribution (EID) are unclear following Warner…
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Discovery rebrands net, gives Life to new channel
Discovery is rebranding its US channel Discovery Fit & Health to Discovery Life Channel (DLC)….