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MTV poaches BBC Worldwide exec Hakami
MTV has recruited Elli Hakami as executive VP of current series and programming. She joins…
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Seymour Hoffman’s Showtime series in doubt after death
The Showtime series actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was working on before his death yesterday looks…
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Gaumont restructures animation division
French animation studio Gaumont has restructured following the departure of its production boss. Pierre Quenet…
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Young and Atlan take control and rebrand Moonscoop US
Moonscoop LLC has been rebranded Splash Entertainment. The US kids producer and distributor and VOD…
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News brief: NHK completes 8K test
As broadcasters and programme makers increasingly move to the 4K medium, Japanese public broadcaster NHK…
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Nat Geo buys pair of Passion’s magic shows
The US National Geographic Channel has acquired two magic series from UK-based distributor Passion. Nat…
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Multi-studio deal brings back Blinkbox programme trial
Blinkbox has signed deals with nine distributors as it brings back its ‘Try TV on…
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ProSieben channel buys anime series Tenkai Nights
German broadcaster ProSieben has acquired anime series Tenkai Nights. The animated show will go out…
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Ukraine’s 1+1 launches Turkish cooking format
Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster 1+1 has acquired the Turkish cooking format Rivals in Law and will…
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BBC3 piloting disability gameshow from Roughcut
Youth-skewed UK channel BBC3 is piloting a new gameshow in which celebrities have their senses…
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NRK goes back in time with reality format
Norwegian pubcaster NRK has commissioned a series in which contestants will experience city life as…
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Hulu buys Pokémon shows
Hulu has acquired a raft of Pokémon content. The US streaming service has acquired the…
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BT Sport channels pass 2.5 million subs
The customer base for BT’s sports channels passed 2.5 million by the end of the…
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First international broadcast deal for Stan Lee’s Mighty 7
ABC in Australia has become the first international buyer of comic book-inspired toon movie trilogy…
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France’s Superprod collars Space Dog game for TV
French kids production house Superprod has partnered with a local social games producer to bring…
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Sky, HBO target coproduction as content deal renews
The UK’s BSkyB and pay TV counterpart HBO are to up their partnership by co-developing…
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MTG on-demand services bag Viacom shows
Viacom International Media Networks will supply Modern Times Group with programming for the latter’s numerous…
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Gail Berman exits BermanBraun
Gail Berman is departing LA-based multiplatform producer BermanBraun, the company she co-founded with Lloyd Braun…
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Sky reports ‘explosive’ connected TV growth
UK satellite TV operator Sky reported “explosive growth” in its connected TV subscriber base, adding…
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Yahoo! closes second-screen biz as Viggle buys Dijit
Yahoo! is closing down its second-screen TV app business IntoNow less than three years after…
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Report: Tinopolis closes in on Magical Elves
UK-based Tinopolis Group is moving close to a deal thought to be worth more than…
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News brief: Fox International buys Electus package
Fox International Channels has acquired a package of programming from IAC-backed producer and distributor Electus…
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Spanish sci-fi is BBC Worldwide’s debut Euro copro
BBC Worldwide is working on an English-language science fiction drama with Atresmedia, marking the first…
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News brief: Discovery takes Shine’s package
Discovery Latin America has acquired a 290-hour package of new and returning programming from UK-based…
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Sky Vision grabs Reelz-bound Asylum series
Sky Vision, the international distribution arm of BSkyB, has picked up international distribution rights to…
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NATPE pledges no more summit clashes, claims success
The organisers of the NATPE programming market in Miami have pledged to avoid the kind…
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NBCU takes full ownership of Matchbox
NBCUniversal International Television Production has taken full ownership of Australian producer Matchbox Pictures. NBCUITP acquired…
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51 Minds co-founder exits as Endemol prodco reshuffles
Christian Sarabia has been promoted to president of Endemol’s 51 Minds as the US reality…
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ITV to launch pay channel on Sky
UK commercial broadcaster ITV is to launch a pay TV channel on the BSkyB platform…
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NBCU revenues up but Comcast ‘underweight’ internationally
NBCUniversal saw fourth quarter revenues rise 7.5% to reach US$6.5 billion but parent company Comcast…