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Distributor Jetpack lifts off
A new kids distribution company headed up by former Disney UK programming boss Dominic Gardiner…
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Discovery takes dip with Bahama Blue
Discovery Networks International has pre-bought six-part aquatic wildlife series Bahama Blue. The deal with distributor…
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Splash Media co-founder launches creative prodco
Claire Nicholls, who co-founded UK indie Splash Media, launching a new UK production venture with…
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Starz launches Power on Amazon and iTunes in the UK
Starz has launched its drama series Power on various electronic sell through platforms in the…
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Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One creates Canadian cookery show
Jamie Oliver’s production company Fresh One Productions will coproduce a Canadian cooking competition show for…
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Game of Thrones crowned HBO’s most popular show ever
Game of Thrones has become the most-watched show ever on US premium cable net HBO….
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BBC and ITV win two World Cups
UK broadcasters the BBC and ITV have secured rights the 2018 and 2022 football World…
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The CW sets up new kids block
The CW will launch One Magnificent Morning, a new kids block, this autumn. The new…
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CNBC hires international digital chief
News network CNBC has recruited John Armah as head of digital for its international business….
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Half of US homes have connected TV
Some 49% of US households now have at least one TV set connected to the…
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WOWOW, Canal+ in tune with Foo Fighters doc
Pay TV operators in Japan and Spain have pre-bought an eight-part documentary about rock group…
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Nippon launches digital arm to create Hulu shows
Japanese commercial broadcaster Nippon TV is launching a digital division that will create programming for…
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MTG writes down Ukraine pay service
European broadcaster Modern Times Group has decided to write down the value of its Ukrainian…
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North, Wills upped, Hornsey out in UKTV restructure
Multichannel operator UKTV has restructured its top-level team in a move that sees the departures…
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Broadcasters buy into Beckham’s jungle trip
BBC Worldwide has sold its upcoming one-off doc David Beckham into the Unknown to a…
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ITV Studios’ EVP to lead Zodiak Kids
Jean Philippe Randisi has been named as Zodiak Kids’ first CEO. He joins from ITV…
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15% of US broadband users will soon ‘cut the cord’
Some 15% of US broadband users that subscribe to a legacy cable, satellite or telco…
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Netflix and Verizon embroiled in network row
Verizon Communications has issued a cease and desist notice to Netflix demanding it stop publicly…
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Wallace & Gromit set for TalkTalk’s YouView
UK telco TalkTalk has secured a deal with Bristol-based Aardman Animations for shows from the…
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Buyers descend on Scandinavian Screenings
More than 80 international buyers have this week travelled to Denmark to check out the…
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Nat Geo orders Hasselhoff vs. the Berlin Wall
The international division of National Geographic Channels has commissioned Hasselhoff vs. the Berlin Wall, a…
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Euro broadcasters make Chipmunk move
Germany’s Super RTL and Spain’s Atresmedia have both acquired two seasons of upcoming animated series…
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Seven, Ten legal spat rumbles on
Australia’s Network Ten has vowed it would not be “bullied” by Network Seven after a…
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CME appoints permanent CFO
CEE-focussed broadcast group CME has confirmed David Sturgeon as its permanent CFO. Sturgeon has been…
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BBC Worldwide appoints financial boss
BBC Worldwide has confirmed Andrew Bott as its new chief financial officer. Bott has been…
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Toon execs work towards a European Women in Animation group
Corinne Kouper, head of development and executive producer at TeamTO is working with Lenora Hume,…
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Ex-FremantleMedia Kids sales exec lands at Genius
Former FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment distribution VP Andrew Berman has found a new role…
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Fox staffs up for Swedish launch
Fox International Channels is launching its flagship Fox channel in Sweden and is staffing up…
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ITV Studios teams with Adelstein for straight-to-series push
The US division of ITV Studios has teamed with Marty Adelstein (pictured) to launch Tomorrow…
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Hong Kong broadband exec urges local Netflix launch
The chief financial officer and co-owner of internet service provider Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN)…