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News brief: Horrid Henry heads for Hulu
US on-demand service Hulu has acquired another season of Horrid Henry and another UK kids…
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TalkTalk adds Nicktoons to YouView line-up
UK operator TalkTalk has added children’s channel Nicktoons to its YouView pay TV service line-up….
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Warner Bros. completes Eyeworks deal, Oerlemans exits
Warner Bros. International Television Production has paid a reported €200 million (US$273.3 million) to acquire…
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A&E poaches VH1’s Tatro for key programming role
Duck Dynasty broadcaster A&E has poached Shelly Tatro from music net VH1 to become its…
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Hulu extends CBS pact
US streaming service Hulu has expanded its deal with broadcaster CBS and landed thousands of…
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Ex-ABC Kids boss lands at Studio 100
Former ABC Kids boss Tim Brooke-Hunt has joined Europe’s Studio 100 as a board advisor…
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Viacom hands Spain exec expanded Europe, Africa role
Viacom International Media Networks has named MTV Spain’s programming chief to become its VP, youth…
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New Walking Dead beats Olympics with massive numbers
The return of The Walking Dead delivered almost 16 million viewers for cable net AMC,…
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Fall in TV production impacts Lagardère’s numbers
A sharp drop in TV production pushed down revenues for Lagardère Active, French conglomerate Lagardère’s…
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Orange expands video-on-demand with studio deals
Orange France is expanding its video-on-demand service and launching a ‘buy to keep’ and download-to-own…
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Warner Bros’ Shed poaches BBCWW Top Gear exec
The US division of Warner Bros.-owned producer Shed has recruited John Hesling as its senior…
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Janice Hadlow out as BBC Two controller
Janice Hadlow has stepped down as controller of UK channels BBC Two and BBC Four….
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Endemol makes a play for online bingo
Endemol Netherlands and Dutch media group TMG Landelijke have formed a joint venture that will…
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News brief: StudioCanal, Tandem confirmed for MIPTV keynotes
StudioCanal boss Olivier Courson and Tandem founder Rola Bauer will give a joint keynote addresses…
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US X Factor axed as Cowell returns to UK show
US broadcast network Fox has cancelled The X Factor after three seasons and the format’s…
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NBCUniversal hires for factual development team
NBCUniversal International Television Production has finalised the shape of the factual development unit that former…
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Creator buys Koala Brothers rights
The creator of The Koala Brothers has formed a new company to buy the UK…
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News brief: Asian nets go through Looking Glass for factual
Several Asian broadcasters have acquired factual programming from Australia-based distributor Looking Glass International. Among the…
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News brief: Mid East net winds up for Tickety Toc
Dubai-based MBC3 has acquired preschool show Tickety Toc from distributor Zodiak Kids. The MBC Group…
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News brief: Orphan Black finds German home
BBC America drama Orphan Black has sold to German digital channel ZDFNeo. The net has…
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Viasat unveils Runway in My Closet with Armoza
European broadcaster Viasat has commissioned a competitive fashion reality format through a co-development venture with…
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Report: Vodafone tables €7bn ONO offer
Mobile telecom giant Vodafone has reportedly tabled a €6.9 billion (US$9.4 billion) bid for ONO….
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Fox Intn’l poaches Warner Bros veteran Robinson
The distribution arm of 21st Century Fox has recruited Matthew Robinson for a senior sales…
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Dutch broadcaster intent on Keeping the Netherlands alive
Dutch public broadcaster Ned 1 has ordered a local version of the Keeping The Nation…
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Turner nabs Discovery Asia CFO
Turner International Asia Pacific has recruited Shitiz Jain as senior VP, finance. He joins from…
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News brief: Discovery Asia picks up kids series The Fixies
The Asian feed of Discovery Kids has acquired animated series The Fixies. The pan-regional deal…
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Mediaset cries foul in tax fraud case
Italy’s Mediaset has said it is ‘shocked’ at the latest developments in the investigation into…
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Major international lift-off for Fox’s Cosmos
Fox plans to give a day-and-date launch to its upcoming factual series Cosmos: A Spacetime…
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BBCWW completes Miami sales team with TVF hire
Jessica Bennetts has left her role as head of sales for UK-based distributor TVF International…
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Amazon launches second wave of pilots
Amazon’s production arm Amazon Studios has debuted a host of new original programme pilots spanning…