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Michael Grade identifies Stars of the Musical Theatre
UK channel BBC Four has commissioned Glasgow-based Finestripe Productions to create Michael Grade’s Stars of…
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Rightster launches IPO and staffs up
Online video distribution specialist Rightster has raised £20.4 million (US$32.5 million) after floating on the…
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Canal+ launching raft of YouTube channels
French premium channel operator Canal+ is launching several new channels on YouTube based on its…
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RTL touts digital growth and YouTube success
RTL Group said that its strong and rapidly growing digital presence has now established it…
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BBC appoints strategy chief
UK public broadcaster the BBC has appointed Gautam Rangarajan director of strategy. Having been a…
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Starz overhauls Encore channels
US cable channel operator Starz has overhauled and repositioned its suite of Encore channels. The…
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UK factual prodco Nerd TV opens LA office, staffs up
UK independent producer Nerd TV is opening an LA production office having recently won several…
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African firms to combat content crisis
African distributor Côte Ouest is working to restore more than 3,000 audiovisual programmes as it…
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HBO, Discovery, SBS deals for eOne dramas
Indie studio Entertainment One has sold a batch of scripted series including Discovery drama Klondike…
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Global deals for Cineflix’s JFK doc
The Day Kennedy Died, a doc from Finestripe Productions, has sold to more than 20…
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News brief: Warner Bros. renews Irish indie formats deal
Warner Bros. International Television Production has renewed its distribution agreement with Ireland’s Vision Independent Productions,…
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News brief: Zuku poaches Turner exec
African triple-play pay TV operator Zuku has poached a Turner Broadcasting System exec to become…
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Cinemax buys horror series from The Walking Dead’s Kirkman
US cable channel Cinemax has acquired Outcast, the new series from The Walking Dead creator…
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BBC claims its international reach boosts UK trade figures
The BBC has today published a report that claims its international reach provides a direct…
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CNN hires intn’l sales boss
Turner-owned news channel operator CNN has hired Greg Beitchman as its new international content sales…
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Netflix and YouTube account for half of US internet traffic
Netflix and YouTube now account for more than 50% of downstream traffic on fixed networks…
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Ex-Electric Sky exec launches new distributor
Former Electric Sky commercial director Karen Young has struck out on her own and launched…
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Cars and comedy dominate YouTube ratings
German motoring channel Motorvision (pictured) is the most-watched original YouTube channel in the EU. It…
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Alfred Haber taking Elton John around the world
Alfred Haber Television has taken international rights to BRITs Icon: Elton John, a 90-minute gala…
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ITV orders more Downton
ITV has ordered a fifth season of hit period drama Downton Abbey. The UK broadcaster…
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Spanish producers slam RTVV closure
Spanish TV producers have said the closure of regional broadcaster Radio Televisión Valenciana is one…
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A+E, ZDFE renew content pact
A+E Networks and Germany’s ZDF Enterprises have renewed an eight year-old acquisition and distribution pact….
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BT takes UK Champions League rights from Sky, ITV
UK telco and pay TV provider BT has secured exclusive live TV rights to all…
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Microsoft announces Xbox One launch partners
Microsoft has announced the “first wave” of launch partners for its new Xbox One games…
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Fox orders new toon series from Family Guy team
US broadcast network Fox has ordered Bordertown, a new animated series from Family Guy’s Seth…
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Pete Smith leaving Cineflix
Cineflix Media’s studios boss Pete Smith is exiting the company in the latest round of…
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Turner makes Asian exec moves
Turner International Asia Pacific has made made two senior appointments to its regional team. Nadia…
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Disney boss: Netflix ‘great fit’ for new Marvel shows
Disney’s chairman and CEO Bob Iger has said placing five Marvel Universe shows exclusively with…
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Twofour making slate of Arabic language shows
UK producer and distributor Twofour has secured an order for eight new series from Abu…
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Lifestyle channels boost Scripps’ results
Channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive reported strong third quarter results, which chairman, president and CEO…