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Discovery launching mystery and suspense channel
Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) is set to launch…
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Rights.tv buys content finance firm, hires UKTV exec
UK-based production consultancy Rights.tv has acquired independent financing company Anian and hired a UKTV business…
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News brief: Purple Ronnie owner launching YouTube channel
Purple Ronnie and Bagpuss rights owner Coolabi has partnered with online content specialist Little Dot…
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RTL CBS hires programming, sales chiefs
RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network has hired programming and sales bosses, including one from Asian…
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International deals for That Awkward Moment comedy format
German broadcaster WDR, part of pubcaster ARD, and SBS in the Netherlands have picked up…
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Global TV revenues top US$250 billion
TV revenue growth across the world’s major countries outperformed other communications industries last year, and…
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FX greenlights Homeland producers’ drama
US cable channel FX has given a series order to a Middle East-set drama from…
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Sony’s Crackle launches on Apple TV
Sony’s online network Crackle has launched on Apple’s Apple TV service. Apple TV users can…
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Chinese net to adapt Turkish Light
China’s Zhejiang TV has commissioned a local version of Global Agency talent format Keep Your…
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TVFI awards Zodiak, PGS and France Télévisions
French TV exporters group TVFI has bestowed its annual awards for most successful TV export…
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Pair of Brazilian deals for Keshet
Brazilian pay TV operator Globosat has picked up two shows from Keshet International. It has…
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BBC buys foreign language shows, says it is ‘home of international drama’
The original Israeli drama behind CBS series Hostages is one of a batch of foreign…
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FremantleMedia names Brazil, Mexico chiefs in restructure
FremantleMedia has named new CEOs for its operations in Brazil and Mexico as part of…
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German deal for Netflix’s House of Cards
Sky Deutschland has secured the German rights to the second season of Netflix’s original drama…
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BBC restructures, appoints Howard Stringer to board
The BBC has appointed former Sony chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer to its executive…
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BBC Children’s takes one-off Rosie Special
UK public broadcaster the BBC has picked up a special feature length version of popular…
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A+E poaches Fox boss to run Italian channels biz
A senior Fox International Channels Italy boss will run A+E Networks’s new Italian networks business….
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Conrad stepping back at Shine prodco Princess
Princess Productions CEO Henrietta Conrad is stepping back into a chairman role 17 years after…
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News brief: eOne sets up biblical series King David
Entertainment One and Atmosphere Entertainment are developing King David, a one-hour series being pitched as…
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Fruit Ninja app gets TV treatment
The Fruit Ninja app is being adapted into a kids TV series. The app’s developer…
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Southern Star rebranded Endemol Australia
Endemol-owned Southern Star Entertainment is being renamed Endemol Australia. Endemol created a joint venture with…
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NATPE Miami announces raft of speakers
Numerous speakers have been announced for the NATPE Miami market, which takes place in late…
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News brief: Seven renews ITV Studios output deal
Australia’s Seven Network has renewed its output agreement with UK-based ITV Studios Global Entertainment. The…
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News brief: Banijay launches Italian producer
Banijay Group has launched an Italian production company with local producer Filipo Cipriano. Banijay will…
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News brief: Global b’casters dip in for Tiny Square Critters
Broadcasters in Europe, Asia and Latin America have bought a Danish-produced children’s series from Irish…
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News brief: JCC buys German toon
Middle Eastern broadcaster JCC has acquired German toon The Moffels for its kids network Barael…
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Bonnie & Clyde simulcast hits big as b’caster slams cable
The simulcast of cable miniseries Bonnie & Clyde scored nearly 10 million viewers across three…
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CBS confirms Mark Burnett miniseries Dovekeepers
US broadcast network CBS has commissioned a four-part miniseries set in first-century Israel from The…
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DCD sells Aussie dramas to Sky, C5 and Hulu
UK-based distributor DCD Rights agreed US and UK deals for two of its Australian dramas….
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Euro pubcasters slam ‘excessive’ cuts
Europe’s public broadcasting body has issued a statement slamming funding cuts across the continent as…