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HBO Europe buys North Korea doc
HBO Europe has acquired a documentary about North Korean refugees hiding in China, one of…
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News brief: GloboSat sold on Red Arrow’s Taste
Brazilian cable broadcaster GloboSat has acquired format rights to food competition show The Taste. The…
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Hoho cheered by taste of Laughing Gravy
Karl Woolley’s indie prodco Laughing Gravy Media has signed a five-year strategic deal with the…
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DRG launches dedicated formats division
UK-based distributor DRG is launching a dedicated formats business that will tap into the resources…
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Discovery founder John Hendricks retiring
Pay TV pioneer John Hendricks is to retire from Discovery Communications almost three decades years…
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Netflix boss says open internet needs to be strengthened
Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings has called for net neutrality to be “defended and…
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Mockridge says Virgin Media’s priority is broadband not TV
Virgin Media’s CEO Tom Mockridge said yesterday that the cable company’s emphasis is on providing…
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AMC reshuffles Chello Latin America post-deal
AMC Networks has placed Eduardo Zulueta (above left) in charge of Chello Latin America, with…
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Discovery signs China deal with WASU
Discovery Communications has signed a content partnership deal with WASU Digital TV Media Group for…
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Egyptian prodco draws up Exit plan
Egyptian producer Film Maker has acquired Japanese format Exit and is lining up a local…
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ITV buys into Cirkus SVOD service
ITV has acquired a stake in Cirkus, the ‘best of British’ subscription VOD service operator….
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New UK kids channel for Freeview
UK free-to-air platform Freeview has added a new children’s channel to its line-up for the…
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Khanna launching new distributor at MIPTV
Raja Khanna’s Blue Ant Media is launching a new distribution arm at MIPTV next month….
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Marvista poaches for development VP
US-based Marvista Entertainment has appointed a Martin Chase Productions exec to become its VP, development…
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Noreen Halpern’s Halfire hires Hope
Halfire Entertainment, the prodco set up by Entertainment One’s former drama boss Noreen Halpern, has…
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Arrow making aeroplane recycling special for C4
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered Kevin and the Mechanibals (WT), a one-off special in…
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News brief: Sky’s Pick bags Henson’s Farscape
BSkyB-owned channel Pick TV has acquired cult sci-fi series Farscape from The Jim Henson Company….
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SVT lines up political thriller
Swedish pubcaster SVT is lining up a political thriller from Strix Drama. Ögon Blå is…
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Sony commissions first Playstation original drama
Sony’s Playstation Network has moved into original drama with an adaptation of comic book Powers….
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News brief: RTVE order TCB’s Mega Food
Spanish pubcaster RTVE is among buyers of factual content from UK-based indie distributor TCB Rights….
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Sony launches Northern Ireland prodco
Sony Pictures Television is launching a production outfit in Northern Ireland. Stellify Media is a…
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CBeebies original production quota cut by 10%
UK communications regulator Ofcom has agreed to a reduction in the original programming requirements at…
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De Mol’s Talpa launches branded prodcos in Europe
John De Mol’s Talpa Media is launching branded production bases in the UK, Italy and…
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Zig Zag ups Graff as Monks goes it alone
Zig Zag Productions has upped Matt Graff to VP, commercial and current production to replace…
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Roughcut cuts Sky channels development deal
UK indie producer Roughcut TV has agreed a programming deal with Sky whereby it will…
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UK, France SVOD platforms buy Corus kids shows
Dailymotion and Canalplay Infinity in France and Hopster in the UK have acquired 345 hours…
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HBO On Demand launches on Indian pay TV
Tata Sky subscribers with access to HBO premium channels in India can now access catch-up…
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Nine to Five pair reunite for Netflix comedy
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are to star in Grace and Frankie, Netflix’s first originally-conceived…
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CBS, RTL get Extreme in Asia
The RTL and CBS joint venture channels business has launched its second thematic channel in…
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Keshet hires former DCD exec as COO
The UK division of Keshet has recruited Sammy Nourmand as its chief operating officer. Nourmand,…