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BBC global news audience reaches 265 million
The BBC’s global audience for its international news services now stands at 265 million people…
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BBC Worldwide opens Lat Am base in Miami
BBC Worldwide has officially opened its regional Latin America headquarters in Coral Gables, Miami. Fred…
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Super RTL takes German rights to Kate & Mim-Mim
German family channel Super RTL has acquired local broadcast, licensing and home entertainment rights to…
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AMC/Sundance buys Python reunion live show, Rectify
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has acquired the upcoming Monty Python reunion show, and exclusive rights to…
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Al Jazeera kids channel visits Mysterious Cities
Al Jazeera’s children’s channel Jeem and Israeli net Zoom have acquired the second season of…
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Showtime recruits Bad Robot’s Roadies
US cable channel Showtime has ordered a comedy pilot about music roadies from J.J. Abrams’…
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Warner Bros. takes control, rebrands Shed
Warner Bros. has taken full control of UK production giant Shed Media, and is rebranding…
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Leading UK digital channels’ content spend hits £2.6bn
A group of leading UK digital and pay TV channels spent a combined £2.6 billion…
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FremantleMedia eyes French drama push
FremantleMedia is looking at ramping up its scripted business in France, as the company’s push…
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Tricon picks up content from Canadian producer Fusion TV
Canada-based producer and distributor Tricon Films & Television has acquired Fusion TV’s catalogue of unscripted…
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Entertainment One hires reality exec, cuts first-look deals
Entertainment One has recruited David Shaye (left) as VP of development, US alternative programming, and…
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First intn’l deal for French game show Quizz or Buzz
A Turkish broadcaster is the first international network to commission French-created quiz series Quizz or…
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Sun Set rises in Sky 1 primetime series
UK satcaster Sky 1 HD has commissioned The Sun Set (WT) as its first fixed-rig…
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Voddler launches ‘Bollyvod’ streaming service
Swedish streaming firm Voddler has started rolling out a new global video-on-demand service for Bollywood…
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Amazon UK snags Mad Men and Lionsgate TV content
Amazon has struck a programming deal with Lionsgate UK for a range of content including…
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Top European MCN enters US market
Europe’s largest multi-channel operator, Zoomin.TV, has launched its production and distribution business in the US….
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Telefónica moves for Mediaset’s Canal+ stake
Telefónica has offered €295 million (US$400 million) to acquire Mediaset’s 22% stake in Spanish pay…
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ITV Studios locks in CEE format deals
ITV Studios has struck several format deals in the Central and Eastern Europe region, including…
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Nick greenlights more Turtles
Nickelodeon has ordered a fourth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The new twenty-episode season…
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Power exec producer signs Starz deal
David Knoller, who is executive producer on Starz’s urban drama Power, has signed a two-year…
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Chinese firms invest in Relativity Media
China’s Jiangsu Broadcasting Corp is taking an equity stake in Relativity Media as part of…
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Fox scores Condé Naste first-look scripted deal
Twentieth Century Fox Television has scored a first-look deal for scripted projects from the entertainment…
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DreamWorks launches YouTube channel
Hollywood and family content studio DreamWorks has launched DreamWorksTV, a new YouTube channel programmed with…
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BBC Decimates daytime with quiz from Tipping Point creator
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered Decimate, a new daytime quiz series, TBI has…
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Youku Tudou unveils major original series push
Chinese on-demand service Youku Tudou is to launch more than 20 original series, including dramas,…
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SPI launching channels on Ukrainian satellite service
European channel distributor SPI International is to launch a number of its thematic pay TV…
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BBC Worldwide starts web cam study to gauge viewer responses
BBC Worldwide’s Insights team is partnering with digital media startup CrowdEmotion to gauge how viewers…
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Ex-MTG boss resurfaces at C More
TV4 Group-owned Swedish pay TV channel provider C More has named former Modern Times Group…
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Iconic kids series Danger Mouse gets rebooted
Iconic animated series Danger Mouse is the latest kids show to be resurrected. UK public…
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The Powerpuff Girls make a comeback
Cartoon Network is bring back one of its biggest animated franchises, The Powerpuff Girls. The…