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Inbetweeners prodco creates Sibling rivalry for BBC Three
The Zodiak Media-owned producer behind E4 comedy The Inbetweeners has been commissioned to create a…
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Viasat among Nick show buyers
European satcaster Viasat is among buyers of Nickelodeon programming from Viacom International Media Networks. Viasat…
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News brief: Showtime’s Californication dream over
US cable channel Showtime will end its comic drama Californication after its upcoming seventh season….
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Channel 5 snaps up Doghouse’s Dog doc
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has bought The Truth about Your Dog’s Food (fka What…
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Global ad spend growing, but TV will plateau
Global advertising revenues will enjoy their strongest growth in a decade between 2013 and 2016…
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New OTT service launches in Hungary
Telenor Hungary has launched a new OTT TV service, MyTV, offering live TV, catch-up TV…
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News brief: ITV Studios America ups Yusim
ITV Studios America has elevated Jane Yusim to VP of development. She joined ITVS in…
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Legendary buys US indie Asylum Entertainment
Legendary Entertainment has acquired Asylum Entertainment and the US producer will become part of the…
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Netflix launching Mitt Romney doc
As it continues to push into original factual programming, Netflix will release Mitt in late…
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Netflix, Hulu drive OTT device growth
More than 1.7 billion devices capable of streaming over-the-top (OTT) video from services like Netflix…
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Netflix cuts kids deal with Cartoon Network
Netflix has struck a deal to bring content from Turner Broadcast’s Cartoon Network and Cartoonito…
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Christina Wayne leaves Cineflix, sets up with Endemol
Christina Wayne has left producer and distributor Cineflix and agreed a production deal at the…
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A+E goes it alone with new European launch
A+E Networks has launched A+E Networks Italy, TBI has learned, marking the first time it…
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Endemol ‘buys into Israeli channel’
Big Brother creator Endemol has bought into Reshet, the Israeli company that jointly franchises local…
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Ketelaar, Pflueger joining Sat.1 in reshuffle
Ex-Blazhoffski CEO Taco Ketelaar and RTL Croatia programming chief Kaspar Pflueger are joining German channel…
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BBC launching five new HD channels this week
The BBC is to launch five new free-to-air HD channels tomorrow, adding high definition simulcasts…
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Legendary Television signs Ben Stiller prodco Red Hour
Legendary Pictures’ new television unit has followed the addition of ex-Warner Bros. chief Bruce Rosenblum…
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MTV and Sonar adapting Terry Brooks’ Shannara
MTV and Sonar Entertainment will develop a TV series based on Terry Brooks’ bestselling Shannara…
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Sky1, PBS chase Typhoon Haiyan answers
UK satellite channel Sky1 HD and US pubcaster PBS are to get a documentary charting…
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News brief: Teenage Fairytale Dropouts finds homes
Animated pre-teen series Teenage Fairytale Dropouts has sold to five channels around the world. Distributor…
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French sale for tattoo competition series
French digital terrestrial channel Numero 23 has picked up tattoo competition series Ink Master. The…
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Analysts trumpet intn’l Netflix expansion plans
Analysts have backed Netflix’s expansive international launch strategy and stated its recent original programming deal…
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BBC lines up Twenty Twelve successor
The UK’s BBC has commissioned W1A, a spiritual successor to its London Olympic Games satire…
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Sky Deutschland buys sports prodco
German pay TV operator Sky Deutschland is to acquire 100% ownership of production company Plaza…
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Off the Fence cuts Explora deal
Factual producer and distributor Off The Fence has inked a 50-hour programming deal with Radio…
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Nickelodeon launches kids maths app
Nickelodeon has launched Team Umizoomi: Math Racer, a new maths-based iOS app for preschoolers. Based…
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Viacom picks Nitz from Red Bull Media House
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Oliver Nitz to run its mobile branding division. Nitz…
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ORF seals German Screenings deals
ORF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the Austrian pubcaster, has announced a raft of documentary…
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Channel 5 tracks Jacko’s Last Hours, feels the love
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a series looking into the last hours of late…
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Discovery channels find Irish carriage
Irish pay TV operator UPC has added three more Discovery Networks-owned channels to its TV…