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Amazon adds cable-style comedy to third pilot season
Amazon Studios has unveiled another show for its third pilot cycle – a “strikingly honest…
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UKTV presses Play with first digital-only service
UK multichannel operator UKTV is launching its first direct-to-consumer digital service this summer. UKTV Play…
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Russia sets out House Rules
Russian free-to-air broadcaster Ren TV has commissioned a local version of Red Arrow International’s Australian…
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CEE nets bag Sky Vision series
Broadcasters from central and eastern Europe have acquired 45 hours of programming from UK-based distributor…
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Nat Geo Channel takes off with Turkish airline doc
National Geographic Channel Turkey has partnered with Turkish Airlines to create a fly-on-the-wall doc series….
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Breaking Bad spin-off Saul gets pre-debut renewal
The upcoming Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul has been renewed before the first season…
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French remake for The Weakest Link
Classic BBC quiz show The Weakest Link is being remade for French DTT channel D8….
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German MCN’s new LA talent channel
German YouTube channels operator Studio71 has launched The Mansion, an online network themed around LA…
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Netflix teams with Chelsea Handler for first talk show
Netflix is getting into the talk show business by signing a pact with Chelsea Handler….
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BBC boss: UK drama matches US fare
The director of television at UK pubcaster the BBC has claimed the notion that US…
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Lionsgate promotes Hughes to VOD sales chief
Stateside studio Lionsgate has promoted Thomas Hughes to executive VP, worldwide digital distribution. In the…
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Canal+ adds new YouTube comedy channels
French pay TV provider Canal+ has added two new comedy channels to its YouTube multi-channel…
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Update: Lifetime says Aaliyah film will proceed
Lifetime has told TBI that its Aaliyah: Princess of R&B TV movie will go ahead…
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Half of UK kids think digital content should be free
Some 49% of children aged eight to 15 years old agree or strongly agree that…
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ITV buys Playmobil kids series
ITV has acquired Super 4, the kids animated series based upon the Playmobil toy brand….
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Australia’s Ten slumps on rising costs, gloomy profit forecast
Australian Ten Network’s share price fell almost 10% as the free-to-air broadcaster said annual revenues…
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Nat Geo commissions specials out of London hub
National Geographic Channels International has greenlit ‘90s Greatest, 9/11 Rescue Cops and Rosetta: Comet Landing,…
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Dick Clark VP takes on Keshet JV role
Dick Clark Productions’ VP, programming and development, Assaf Blecher, is to oversee the US producer’s…
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Cartoon Forum submissions up 50%
Project submissions for the European coproduction event Cartoon Forum have risen 50% on last year’s…
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Discovery’s Betty gets BBC Animal Movers commission
Discovery-owned UK prodco Betty has won a commission from the BBC for The Animal Movers….
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ITV bringing back Name That Tune
The UK’s largest commercial broadcaster ITV is piloting a new version of Name That Tune,…
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BBC Worldwide promotes Forsyth, Reynolds
The commercial arm of the UK’s BBC has promoted senior factual executives Tracy Forsyth and…
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Sony reaffirms plans to keep entertainment
Sony has reiterated its previously stated plans to keep its entertainment business as part of…
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Netflix ‘planning French original series’
Netflix will commission an exclusive drama series in France next year following the launch of…
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Miramax hires TV VP
US producer and distributor Miramax has hired Daniel Pipski as VP of its TV division….
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Peace Point, Fighting Spirit cut UFC doc distribution deal
Peace Point Rights and Fighting Spirit have agreed a distribution partnership that will see the…
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Netflix growth prompts online viewing boom
The growth of streaming service Netflix has lead to a “three-fold” increase in online long-form…
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Hulu buys Latino cowboy reality series
US streaming service Hulu has picked up Los Cowboys, a reality series about a group…
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Passion cuts pre-NATPE CEE deals
Passion Distribution has struck a number of deals with broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe…
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Family of Aaliyah may seek to block Lifetime biopic
The family of Aaliyah have expressed concern about Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, the planned Lifetime…