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Sony collaborates with Netflix on 4K
Sony is optimising its 2014 line of 4K Ultra HD TVs to support 4K streaming…
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ABC Family orders Tori Spelling, Ashley Tisdale comedies
Disney-owned cable channel ABC Family has greenlit two comedies – one executive produced by High…
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Channel 4 to commission more from outside England
The proportion of programming Channel 4 commissions from outside England is likely to increase from…
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iPlayer notches 11 million requests in best day ever
New Year’s Day was the best day ever for the iPlayer with the 11 million…
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Italian broadcaster buys Armoza celeb format
Italy’s RAI has acquired a local version of celebrity-themed entertainment show I Can Do That!…
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DreamWorks Animation joins tablet market
US-based DreamWorks Animation is to launch a tablet that will offer in-house content and programming…
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Lovefilm snags more Vikings
Amazon’s UK streaming service Lovefilm has bought rights to season two of drama series Vikings….
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Roku launching first TV sets
Over-the-top set-top-box maker Roku has partnered with TCL and Hisense to launch the first TV…
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News brief: BBC One prays for Monks pilot
UK broadcaster BBC One is piloting a studio comedy based on a group of monks….
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21st Century Fox sells Star China TV stake
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has sold its entire 47% stake in Star China TV…
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Israel’s Yes readies pay-OTT service
Israeli satellite TV operator Yes has partnered with pay-OTT platform provider Tvinci to launch a…
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DLT Entertainment cuts Robyn Nash reality deal
Indie producer DLT Entertainment has agreed a development deal with reality TV producer Robyn Nash….
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Netflix adds House of Cards commentary ahead of season two
Netflix has added scene-by-scene director’s commentary to House of Cards, weeks ahead of the launch…
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News brief: CBeebies opening CBeebies Land at Alton Towers
BBC preschool brand CBeebies will open a themed section within UK theme park Alton Towers….
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Discovery extends Zaslav contract
Discovery Communications has extended the contract of president and CEO David Zaslav to the end…
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Endemol buys into Israeli broadcaster Reshet
Endemol has acquired a 33% stake in Reshet. The investment is part of a wider deal…
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Family plunge Duck Dynasty future into doubt
The cast of A&E’s Duck Dynasty have cast the future of the hit US cable…
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Animal Planet joins Nile walk doc
US cable channel Animal Planet has come onboard a Channel 4 special following trekker Levison…
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BBC’s The Office set for Czech remake
Czech public broadcaster CT has ordered a local version of British comedy format The Office….
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Man on Wire’s Chinn opens Lightbox with cousin
Documentary producer Simon Chinn has hooked up with his cousin to create a multiplatform production…
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BBC One picks up Watch’s Dynamo series
UK broadcaster BBC One has taken the unusual step of acquiring a premium pay TV…
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Fox Intn’l rolling out second screen app
Fox International Channels is launching its companion and second screen app across Europe and Africa….
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News brief: Ukraine’s 1+1 preps new female-skewing channel
Ukrainian free-to-air broadcaster 1+1 is preparing to launch a new female-skewed entertainment channel. The new…
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Japan’s NHK appoints new president
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has named Katsuto Momii its new president. He will join the…
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News brief: OSN orders Arabic Betty and Raymonds
Sony Pictures Television has secured an order for its local version of Betty La Fea…
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RAI, ORF capture Gestapo’s Most Wanted
Pubcasters in Italy and Austria have acquired Gestapo’s Most Wanted, a docu-drama biopic of the…
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Richter to lead FremantleMedia International
Red Arrow International’s managing director Jens Richter will take on the global distribution business of…
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Freeland grabs top BBC in-house production role
The BBC’s controller of comedy production Mark Freeland has been promoted to a new role…
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Lionsgate developing Twitter creation drama
Lionsgate Television is adapting a non-fiction book on the birth of social messaging service Twitter…
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Pair of appointments at Talpa
Shashi Baboeram Panday and Barry Masclee have been appointed CFO and chief corporate officer respectively…