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News brief: ProSieben cuts Timber Kings deal
German channel ProSieben has acquired Paperny Entertainment-produced unscripted series Timber Kings from Passion Distribution. The…
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ITV Studios buys Leftfield for $360m
ITV Studios has made its largest acquisition in the US unscripted market to date by…
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Former Endemol exec appointed Zodiak Media formats chief
Zodiak Media has recruited Grant Ross as executive VP, creative development and format acquisition. Ross…
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Canada’s CTV buys US Rising Star
Canadian free-to-air broadcaster CTV has bought the upcoming finished US version of Israeli talent show…
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Netflix starts streaming in 4K
Netflix says that it is now streaming in Ultra HD 4K quality over the web,…
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Spike orders Tutankhamen drama miniseries
US cable channel Spike TV has ordered a six-part scripted miniseries based on legendary Egyptian…
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Aussie TV heavyweights in Sydney fist-fight drama
The CEO of Australian commercial channel Nine and media mogul James Packer have been caught…
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Return for HBO’s Comeback, Netflix’s Orange
American premium cable channel HBO has ordered a new limited season run of 2005 sitcom…
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Fox swoops for Gotham
US broadcast network Fox has officially taken its buzzy Batman prequel project Gotham to series….
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Concern voiced over plans to dismantle Israeli pubcaster
The European Broadcasting Union has today expressed concern over plans to disband the Israeli Broadcasting…
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Sony and Televisa ink 800-hour copro pact
Sony Pictures Television and Televisa have agreed a copro deal that will see the pair…
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Discovery commissions Everest special
Discovery has ordered Bear Grylls: Man Vs Everest , a one-off special for its international…
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News brief: UK kids channel package from 9 Story
UK digital kids channel CSC has bought a package of programming from Canadian producer and…
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Sky Vision branches out in Iberia, Italy and Lat-Am
Sky Vision, the content sales arm of UK pay TV operator BSkyB, has brought on…
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Viacom says Channel 5 will boost international plans
Viacom boss Philippe Dauman told investors yesterday that the £450 million acquisition of Channel 5…
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Over half of US connected homes have Netflix
Roughly 50% to 60% of US households that use connected consumer electronics devices now subscribe…
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Aussie prodco hires Peep Show star Matt King
Matt King, one of the stars of British comedy series Peep Show, has been recruited…
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BBC Worldwide appoints branding boss
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has hired Sarah Holt as…
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Nerd Corps working on kids toon with Steven Hawking
Canadian producer Nerd Corps and Pure Grass Films are collaborating with physicist Stephen Hawking and…
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AT&T eyes US$40b DirecTV takeover: report
US telco AT&T has directly approached satellite pay TV firm DirecTV about a possible takeover,…
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Outgoing boss announces new BBC Three series
UK digital youth-skewed channel BBC Three has ordered three new formats. From the BBC’s own…
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ITV Studios US hires business affairs boss from CBS
The US division of ITV Studios has recruited Tom Lane as senior VP, business &…
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First Hand deals in Death – A Series About Life
Switzerland-based distributor First Hand Films has struck a raft of international deals for its factual…
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Hot in Cleveland hitting 100, gets renewed
US comedy series Hot in Cleveland has been renewed for a sixth season. The sitcom,…
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Viacom buys Channel 5 for £450 million
US media giant Viacom has bought UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 for £450 million (US$757…
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Time Warner in talks to distribute content outside of pay TV
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has confirmed the media giant is talking to Dish about…
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Greece’s Antenna poaches NBCUniversal channels MD
Greek broadcast group Antenna has appointed Tariq Syed as its managing director of thematic channels…
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Sky records surprise uptick in TV customers
UK pay TV operator BSkyB said that it added 74,000 new TV customers in the…
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Content Media cuts drama deal with Keo Films
Producer and distributor Content Media Corporation has agreed a first-look deal with KEO Films, as…
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New management outline vision for Vivendi
The sale of SFR will lead to the rebirth of Vivendi as “a new group”,…