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RCS & RDS denies Vodafone takeover rumours

Romanian cable operator RCS & RDS has vehemently denied a report posted by well-known local…

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Channel 4 moves commissioning focus from London

For the first time in its history, Channel 4 commissioned more programming from outside London…

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CNN recruits digital and sales specialist Wyatt

Turner’s cable news net CNN International has hired Owen Wyatt for a newly-created digital and…

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News brief: Broadcasters buy All3 gardening shows

All3Media has sold two of its gardening and lifestyle shows to a range of international…

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Discovery, Liberty secure All3Media takeover

Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have confirmed the £550 million (US$930 million) acquisition of the…

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Zodiak poaches All3Media digital boss

Zodiak Media’s sales division has poaches senior digital exec Gary Woolf from rival All3Media International….

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Maker will create Star Wars, Marvel shortform content

The Walt Disney Company is planning to allow multichannel network Maker Studios to create shortform…

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Discovery, Liberty set for $933m All3Media takeover

Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have reportedly paired up to acquire UK production powerhouse All3Media…

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Argonon, Amanda Groom create Bridge to Korean copros

Growing UK production powerhouse Argonon is backing a new coproduction company that focuses on bringing…

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News brief: Dutch Wentworth handed new sentence

SBS6’s Dutch remake of FremantleMedia Australia prison drama Wentworth has been handed a second season….

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Ad market upturn keeps RTL stable

Advertising growth in some markets helped RTL Group to offset a flat market in Germany…

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ProSiebenSat.1 buys into Talenthouse

ProSiebenSat.1 is expanding its digital capabilities by buying into LA-based online artist networking platform Talenthouse….

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D-Smart defends decision to drop SinemaTV channels

Turkish pay TV platform D-Smart has defended its decision to drop movie channels from distributor…

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Telefonica’s €725m Spanish pay TV takeover offer accepted

Spanish media group Prisa has accepted Telefónica’s €725 bid for its 56% stake in pay…

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Armoza sells Who’s Asking? to Europe, Turkey

Companies in Europe and Turkey have picked up Armoza Formats’ interactive studio gameshow Who’s Asking?….

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News brief: Football doc Mata Mata finds Euro homes

Red Arrow International-sold Brazilian football doc Mata Mata has gone to platforms in Belgium and…

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Taxidermy doc comes together on Channel 4

The UK’s Channel 4 has commissioned a special documentary on taxidermy – the craft of…

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Breakthrough acquires film firm Joker

Canadian film and television company Breakthrough Entertainment has acquired North American prodco Joker Films. Joker…

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Suits fits on Amazon

Amazon’s UK on-demand service Prime Instant Video has acquired a trio of scripted shows from…

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UK indies seek dialogue with new Channel 5 owner Viacom

Independent producers in the UK are seeking to meet with top executives from new Channel…

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Shine poaches Cisneros exec for Lat Am sales role

Shine Group’s international sales wing has taken on a Cisneros Media Distribution executive to fill…

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Czech, Thai channels prescribed Dr. Oz remakes

Sony Pictures Television’s health-themed magazine format The Dr. Oz Show is being remade in the…

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Discovery names Hearst exec as Fatafeat boss

Discovery Networks International has appointed Hearst Magazines director Amanda Turnbull as managing director of its…

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NBCU hands ex-Dish exec mun2 job

NBCUniversal’s Hispanic programming business has found a new president for its Spanish-language cable mun2 in…

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Ex-Teletoon chief to launch new Irish-Canadian studio

Alan Gregg, the former director of original content at Canadian kids channel Teletoon, is relocating…

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BBC Trust chairman Patten steps down due to health

The chairman of the BBC Trust, the governing body of UK pubcaster the BBC, has…

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IPTV subs set to overtake DTH in Western Europe

The number of paying IPTV subscribers in Western Europe will overtake pay satellite TV (pay…

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Football rights ‘critical’ to Sky, says bank

The next round of auctions for rights to English Premier League football will be critical…

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TV3, RDF are Sitting on a Fortune

Ireland’s TV3 is coproducing its latest gameshow, Sitting on a Fortune, with Zodiak Media-owned UK…

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FIC hires business affairs industry vet

Fox International Channels has hired Stuart Tenzer as senior VP, business and legal affairs. The…