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‘Netflix effect’ impacting distribution, research finds
The impact of Netflix simultaneously launching its US programming in all operating territories is impacting…
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FremantleMedia poaches Garcia to launch Spain office
X Factor producer FremantleMedia is launching an office in Spain and has poached Nathalie Garcia…
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Amazon rebrands Lovefilm in UK and Germany
Amazon is replicating its SVOD offering in the UK and Germany, rebranding Lovefilm to Prime…
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News brief: Turtles set for Japanese channel
Japan’s TXN Network has acquired Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Viacom International Media Networks. The…
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NCIS: LA for Channel 5 as Desmond steps down
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired season one of CBS procedural NCIS: Los Angeles as…
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News brief: Discovery, ABC get Officially Amazing
Discovery Networks Asia and ABC in Australia have acquired season two of children’s series Officially…
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TV4 to launch general channel, shut down TV4 Sports Extra
Sweden’s TV4 Group is to launch a new sports and lifestyle channel, TV12, at the…
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News brief: Newen acquires France 2 drama
Newen Distribution has acquired rights to Witnesses, a 6x52mins drama from France 2. Newen has…
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News brief: ‘First’ Turkish series to launch in Lat Am
Global Agency has sold Turkish drama 1001 Nights to Chile’s Mega TV. The distributor claims…
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China’s CCTV orders three Israeli formats
CCTV has licensed a trio of projects from Israeli formats house Armoza. Chinese state broadcaster…
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BBC’s Musketeers swashbuckles into new territories
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired BBC drama swashbuckler Musketeers. The show launched this…
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Fox channels does content deal with ‘Middle East Netflix’
Fox International Channels has agreed a deal with icflix, the OTT operator that has been…
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News brief: Genius concocts Thomas Edison toon
Andy Heyward’s Genius Brands International has begun production on science-themed adventure toon series Thomas Edison’s…
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FremantleMedia’s Cassidy leaves for TV tech firm
White label broadcast solutions provider Applicaster has appointed FremantleMedia UK Interactive’s managing director, Peter Cassidy,…
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Korean formats travel to Europe, Lat Am
Korean media company CJ E&M has sold a batch of formats, including quiz series Crazy…
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Content Media cuts deal with Halmi Jr. prodco
Content Media has struck a deal with Great Point Media and will sell the production…
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News brief: Sales are Cake Walk for Distribution 360
Canadian sales house Distribution360 has sold catalogue programming to broadcasters including Globosat, Foxtel and TVNZ….
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BBC names acting BBC Two, BBC Four controller
The BBC has named Adam Barker as acting controller, BBC Two and BBC Four. BBC…
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European Sky platforms in first coproduction
BSkyB-owned UK channel Sky 1, Germany’s Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia are collaborating to develop…
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First original drama for NBCU cable channel
NBCUniversal’s female-skewed cable network Bravo has commissioned its first original drama. The greenlight of 13-part…
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Nippon TV making Discop debut
The distribution arm of Japanese commercial broadcaster Nippon is attending Discop Istanbul for the first…
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Twitter flying in for MIPTV keynote
Twitter’s chief media scientist Deb Roy will give a keynote address at MIPTV in April….
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SVT enters The Tunnel
Swedish pubcaster SVT has acquired the Anglo-French remake of one of its own dramas, The…
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Raw, Smackdown up for grabs as NBCU window closes
Sports entertainment media group WWE has effectively made flagship weekly shows Raw and Smackdown available…
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Malone outlines share plan for Discovery’s Zaslav, Liberty’s Fries
Media mogul John Malone (right) has given right of first refusal to his holdings in…
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Korea to adapt Prisoners of War
South Korean drama producer Star J Entertainment has acquired local rights to Keshet International’s espionage…
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News brief: Zodiak recalls The Day They Dropped the Bomb
Zodiak Rights has acquired sales rights to Finestripe Productions’ upcoming doc The Day They Dropped…
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BBC Two, Smithsonian, Discovery board Jumbo
A trio of broadcasters from the UK, US and Canada have co-commissioned a documentary about…
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VH1 to bare all in Naked Dating
US cable channel VH1 has given the greenlight to Naked Dating (WT), a weekly dating…
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CBS working on third CSI spin-off
US broadcast channel CBS is prepping a third CSI spin-off, this time focusing on a…