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Channel 5 says Sky/Discovery deal not done
Channel 5 is playing down a UK report claiming an agreement has been reached for…
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US pay TV numbers tipped to recover
The US pay TV market is set to return to growth in 2014 with subscriber…
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Host in a Box shipped to Spain
Spanish broadcaster Cuatro has commissioned the second overseas version of Endemol’s German factual entertainment format…
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UKTV adds ex-BBC comedy commissioner
UK broadcaster UKTV has hired former BBC comedy commissioner Simon Lupton to become its commissioning…
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O’Donoghue leaving ITV Studios UK
Denise O’Donoghue is leaving her role as managing director of ITV Studios UK. The former…
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David Lyle exits Nat Geo, new CEO installed
National Geographic Channels is replacing CEO David Lyle with its domestic networks’ chief marketing officer…
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Sky Atlantic poaches BBC Three’s Zai Bennett
BBC Three controller Zai Bennett is leaving the UK pubcaster to become director of Sky…
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Russian sales first, CEE deals, for BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has cut its first deal with Amedia, the fledgling Russian broadcaster dubbed ‘the…
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Howard Owens leaving Nat Geo
National Geographic Channels president Howard Owens is leaving the factual channel in June. The Nat…
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ITV Studios cuts deal with talent agency
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has agreed a development and distribution deal with management business Company…
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Digital pay TV tipped to boom in Eastern Europe
Digital pay TV services are set to boom in Eastern Europe, according to a new…
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ITV orders Celebrity Squares reboot
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered a revamped version of Celebrity Squares. The gameshow reboot…
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CNN commissions Jesus doc series
Turner’s news and current affairs network CNN has ordered Jesus Code, a six-part series connecting…
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Lionsgate launches RocketJump pact
US studio Lionsgate has formed a multiyear content partnership with digital video producer RocketJump Studios….
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Separatists ‘demand Ukrainian channels go dark’
Leading Ukrainian cable operator Volia has reported pro-Russian separatists entered its premises and demanded that…
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Maker rejects Relativity’s $1bn approach
Maker Studios has turned down Relativity Media’s US$1 billion-plus approach in favour of its existing…
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Dragonfly MD Dickson to exit
Simon Dickson is stepping down from his role as managing director of Shine Group-owned unscripted…
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Discovery replaces Science Channel’s Myers
Discovery Communications has upped veteran programmer Rita Mullin to replace Debbie Adler Myers at US…
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Turner overhaul continues with Koonin exit
Changes at the top of Turner Broadcasting System continue apace with Turner Entertainment Networks president…
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Turkey’s Light attracts ProSieben
German broadcaster ProSieben has ordered its own version of Turkish singing format Keep Your Light…
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TV4 poaches E4, More4 channel manager
Swedish pay and free TV broadcaster TV4 has named Channel 4 executive Karolina Stallwood as…
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Web ad revenues surpass TV
Internet advertising in the US has exceeded TV advertising revenues for the first time. Internet…
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Al-Jazeera muscles in on French Champions League rights
Al Jazeera-owned BeIN Sports and pay TV operator Canal+ are to share French rights to…
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News brief: France’s ZED lands sales/acquisitions manager
French documentary producer and distributor ZED has hired a new sales and acquisitions manager for…
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Relativity bid threatens Disney’s Maker takeover
LA film firm Relativity Media is looking to hijack The Walt Disney Company’s takeover of…
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BBC Four breaks Australia’s The Code
UK digital channel BBC Four has acquired Australian drama The Code. BBC Four claims the…
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First original Polish drama for AXN
Sony Pictures Television channel AXN Central Europe is getting its first local production for the…
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Syfy orders scripted space opera
US cable net Syfy has ordered The Expanse, a straight to series ‘space opera’. The…
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Amazon and BBC Worldwide cut content deal
Amazon has struck a programming deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK…
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BBC announces BBC Two/BBC Four controller
UK public broadcaster the BBC has appointed Kim Shillinglaw controller of its BBC Two and…