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France’s M6 launching suite of online channels
French commercial broadcaster M6 Group will tomorrow launch four online TV channels on its 6play…
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BBC and partners to commit £100 million to YouView
YouView’s shareholders, including the BBC, are set to sign a new agreement to secure the…
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Boundless poaches Mentorn’s Wyatt for creative role
FremantleMedia UK-owned prodco Boundless has poached Hannah Wyatt from Mentorn Media. The role is a…
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News brief: Nick Jr. France sprinkles Peppa on schedule
Nick Jr. in France has acquired preschool toon Peppa Pig from distributor Entertainment One. This…
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News brief: UKTV prebuys Raiders of the Lost Art
UK digital channel operator UKTV has acquired upcoming art theft series Raiders of the Lost…
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BBC America goes Almost Royal with first comedy
BBC America has ordered a seven-part half-hour comedy from Burning Bright Productions – a move…
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CEO of UK telco BT’s TV service exiting
Marc Watson, the CEO of BT’s television business, is leaving the company. The telco said…
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News brief: CBBC buys Canadian Sidekick
CBBC has acquired Canadian animated series Sidekick. The UK kids broadcaster has bought two seasons…
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Mid East nets to perform Killer Karaoke
Broadcasters across the Middle East have ordered local versions of Zodiak Rights’ comic singing format…
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Disney buys Maker for initial $500m
The Walt Disney Company has made the largest investment a traditional media giant has yet…
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BBC makes ‘strongest commitment’ to arts
The director general of UK pubcaster the BBC has revealed the organisation’s “strongest commitment” to…
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Production ‘slowdown’ impacts DCD
UK indie DCD Media has said a “slowdown” in new production wil impact its full…
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US pay TV penetration forecast to fall
The number of North American pay TV subscribers will continue to rise between now and…
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BBC creates next generation Guerilla Group
The BBC is to create a new Birmingham-based digital innovation unit called the Guerrilla Group…
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Sony commits to international Crackle services
Sony Pictures Television has told TBI that none of its international Crackle streaming services will…
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Discovery launching ID Xtra channel in CEE and MEA
Discovery is launching ID Xtra in Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. The…
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Fox says Twitter can drive viewing and ad revenues
US broadcast network Fox has commissioned research that has found that Twitter is driving users…
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French sports rights row rumbles on
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has denied that Orange and Eurosport have joined Canal+ in…
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Layer Cake writer attached to Wilbur Smith TV series
JJ Connolly, the scribe behind Daniel Craig feature film Layer Cake, is penning a FremantleMedia…
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Edgar-Jones replaces Hunt at Sky Arts
Phil Edgar-Jones has replaced James Hunt at UK pay channel Sky Arts. Hunt left his…
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Ben Sherwood to replace Anne Sweeney at Disney/ABC
Ben Sherwood has been named as Anne Sweeney’s replacement as boss of Disney/ABC Television Group….
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Jesus Perezagua exiting Fox International Channels
Jesus Perezagua, Fox International Channels president, Europe and Africa, is leaving the company after a…
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Sony closing Crackle streaming service in the UK
Sony Pictures Television is closing its online channel Crackle in the UK at the end…
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Premium VOD platform AOL On launching in UK
US-based digital company AOL is launching its premium web vide platform AOL On Network in…
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Portfolio hires former Teletoon exec
Canadian producer and distributor Portfolio Entertainment has hired Trent Locke as chief operating officer. Locke…
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Report: Apple and Comcast in streaming talks
Apple is in talks with Comcast to enter into a deal to allow Apple to…
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Ciwen to sell Zodiak Kids fare in China
China’s Ciwen Media Group will represent more than 390 episodes from the Zodiak Kids catalogue…
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21st Century Fox to delist in Oz
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox is delisting shares from the Australia Stock Exchange after regulators…
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Uecker to exit ABC Children’s
Barbara Uecker is leaving Australian public broadcaster the ABC. Uecker, who is head of programming…
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ABC readies Bachelor spin-off, hires alt VP
ABC in the US is working up Bachelor in Paradise, a spin-off to the long-running…