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ITV cuts deal with Storage Wars’ Killion
The US-based content division of UK commercial broadcaster ITV has inked an overall and first-look…
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Endemol places bet on ‘social casino’ firm Plumbee
Production and distribution group Endemol has invested in Plumbee, the gaming technology firm that runs…
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A+E appoints Fox exec EMEA sales boss
A+E Networks has appointed 20th Century Fox’s European VP of TV sales, Denis Cantin, as…
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ABC Australia rejigs management, ditches controller roles
Australian public broadcaster the ABC has reorganised its senior management structure and is dispensing with…
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BBC Trust appoints former Lloyds CEO
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has appointed Nicholas Prettejohn, the former CEO of…
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MediaCorp goes digital
Singaporean broadcaster MediaCorp is launching its free-to-air channels in digital and some of that boutique…
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Breakthrough launches Less Than Kind on iTunes
Breakthrough Entertainment has launched Canadian comedy drama series Less Than Kind on the iTunes store…
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UKTV commissions doc series on comedy classic Porridge
UKTV has commissioned a three-part doc about classic British comedy series Porridge. Porridge: The Inside…
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Cartoonito digs into Doozers
Turner’s Asian division has acquired Doozers for its preschool channel Cartoonito. The animated series is…
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Tuvalu Media management buys out Sony, co-founder exits
The management of Tuvalu has bought out Sony Pictures Television and taken control of the…
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Entertainment One seeking trio of senior EMEA hires
Canada-based producer-distributor Entertainment One will significantly bolster its Europe-based international division with a trio of…
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MSNBC orders bank robbery doc series
US current affairs and factual channel MSNBC has ordered Heist, a three-part doc series about…
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Globosat buys eight-film Java package
Brazilian satnet has acquired an eight-title package with Paris-based documentary distributor Java Films. The deal…
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Sky Deutschland launches OTT service
Sky Deutschland has launched a new TV and movie OTT offering, called Snap, which is…
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Sky to fully fund Fortitude series after Starz drops out
UK pay TV operator BSkyB will foot the full bill for upcoming drama series Fortitude…
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ITV buys Class of ’92 football film
ITV has picked up football feature doc Class of ’92, TBI understands. The UK commercial…
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New Canadian foodie channel rolls out
Gusto, a new lifestyle cable channel has launched in Canada. The specialty channel has rolled…
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MTG in $834m refinancing agreement
European media giant Modern Times Group has refinanced its debt arrangement by agreeing to a…
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Killer Karaoke in tune with Indian channel
Zodiak Media format Killer Karaoke is being produced for a Tamil-language channel in India. Zodiak-owned…
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UK broadcaster ‘sniffing Japanese gameshow’
UK indie Zig Zag Productions has acquired local rights to a Japanese gameshow and is…
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Hulu acquires four Smokebomb digital dramas
US streaming service Hulu has acquired four shortform series produced by Canadian digital prodco Smokebomb…
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News brief: Asian nets take DHX package
Singapore’s MediaCorp has bought a 114-hour kids programming package from Canadian content firm DHX Media….
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News brief: US Survivor reaches 30
CBS has commissioned two more seasons of evergreen competition reality series Survivor, taking it into…
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Netflix orders Michael Eisner adult toon comedy
Netflix has commissioned former Disney boss Michael Eisner’s prodco to create an adult-themed animated series…
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A+E’s Bio to rebrand as FYI
Jana Bennett is to preside over a rebranded Bio channel, which will switch to more…
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Landmark Lovefilm, BBC deal could save Ripper Street
The BBC has confirmed it is looking to revive recently axed period drama Ripper Street…
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NBCU launches UK-based unscripted unit
NBCUniversal International Television is launching an unscripted development division. Senior VP of factual and entertainment,…
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News brief: MTV has Ex on the Beach
UK digital channel MTV has commissioned a reality series in which singletons are surprised by…
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Sundance Channel, eOne develop Israeli scripted show
Sundance Channel and Entertainment One are co-developing an Israeli scripted format that explores what happens…
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ABC Family unveils Nick veteran as president
US cable channel ABC has unveiled former Viacom executive Tom Ascheim as its new president,…