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News brief: Job cuts loom at Australia’s Ten
The anticipated cancellation of breakfast show Wake Up and changes to its news output will…
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Cartoon Network doubles Gumball order
The continuing ratings success of animated kids series The Amazing World of Gumball has prompted…
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FremantleMedia sparks a Tiny Riot with new digital studio
The US division of FremantleMedia has created a new digital studio, Tiny Riot! FremantleMedia North…
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Raft of hires and promotions at US Hispanic net Nuvo
Bill Hilary has been upped to president of SíTV Media amid a raft of changes…
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Debmar Mercury cuts development, syndication deal with Gannett
Lionsgate’s Debmar Mercury has inked a deal with Gannet Broadcasting and the pair will develop…
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News brief: Euro broadcaster ask Java to Show Me Rio
Five European broadcasters have acquired Show Me Rio, a Portuguese-produced documentary about the Brazilian city…
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Trio of Scandi format deals for ITV Studios
The Nordic division of ITV Studios has sealed three format deals with broadcasters in the…
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Nat Geo orders tribe survival series
National Geographic has ordered Survive the Tribe, a six part series for its US and…
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Warner Bros. completes Eyeworks deal
Warner Bros. has completed its multimillion dollar takeover of Netherlands-based production group Eyeworks. The US…
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Fox poaches TV marketing boss from Warner Bros.
Fox has recruited Greg Drebin to head up its marketing of its TV distribution division….
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Erik Huggers exiting Verizon
Erik Huggers, the former chief of Intel’s OTT TV initiative, is to leave Verizon five…
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Zodiak’s Lagewaard exits for Strix
Strix Holland has hired Tatiana Lagewaard as creative director. She joins production company Strix from…
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Seven picks up Battle Creek
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Seven has picked up buzzy upcoming US drama series Battle Creek…
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Discovery completes US$1.2 billion Eurosport takeover
Discovery has completed its deal to acquire a majority stake in international sport broadcaster Eurosport…
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eOne acquires distributor Phase 4
Canada-based Entertainment One has acquired North American distribution company Phase 4 Films. The deal, for…
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NBCU hires Lat Am veteran for GM role
NBCUniversal’s global channels unit has hired Klaudia Bermudez to become its senior VP and general…
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Endemol to launch Mars mission
Endemol-owned Darlow Smithson Productions has partnered with an international space programme, which is attempting to…
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NBCU launches Esquire Network TV Everywhere app
NBCUniversal’s male-skewed US cable channel Esquire Network has launched a TV Everywhere app that allows…
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All3Media posts profit ahead of takeover
All3Media Holdings, the parent company that houses All3Media and its production companies, posted turnover of…
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Kevin Reilly to exit Fox
Kevin Reilly is to leave his role as Fox Broadcasting’s entertainment chairman. Fox has been…
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Ardaban pair in Zodiak partnership, Gamson upped
A pair of top creative executives from Shine America-owned producer Ardaban are setting up shop…
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Netflix steals Dragons from Cartoon Network
Streaming service Netflix is to become the exclusive home to animated kids series Dreamworks Dragons…
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Dave wins Storage Hunters UK auction
British entertainment channel Dave has commissioned a local version of truTV high-octane auction format Storage…
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TV gains hand Lionsgate $2.6bn revenues
Record results for Lionsgate Entertainment’s television production and international businesses helped the US studio to…
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Turner Laing leaving Sky after 11 years
UK satcaster BSkyB’s managing director of content, Sophie Turner Laing, is to step down from…
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CBC buys Honourable Woman, Aussie dramas
Canadian pubcaster CBC has acquired a trio of international dramas for its new season. Among…
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Reliance to buy Network18 for $680m
Indian corporate giant Reliance Industries is to acquire a majority stake in major local broadcaster…
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Vimeo moves into original programming
Streaming platform Vimeo is funding original content for the first time. It will finance six…
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Canada’s Marblemedia fills new roles
Canadian indie producer Marblemedia has created two programming new roles. It has brought on Roberto…
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Channel 4, PBS order Sex in the Wild
The UK’s Channel 4 and US pubcaster PBS have jointly ordered a four-part wildlife series…