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4K TV take-up set for growth, new research shows
The proportion of North American households with a 4K TV set will pass 10% by…
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News brief: Starz ups Penney
US cable operator Starz has upped John Penney to chief strategy officer. Penney has been…
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Hong Kong’s PCCW launches $38m production fund
Hong Kong-based telco PCCW has created a production fund worth HK$300 million (US$38 million) as…
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ITV sinks into Hot Tub Britain
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a 1x60mins documentary that looks into the world of British…
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News brief: Nickelodeon UK picks up Mia and me
UK kids channel Nickelodeon has acquired animated series Mia and me. The Rainbow-prodcued and distributed…
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Beyond cooks up Weird Restaurants deal
Beyond Distribution has racked up a raft of sales of fact-ent series World’s Weirdest Restaurants….
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BBC Trust slams Worldwide over Lonely Planet deal
The BBC Trust, the group that oversees UK public broadcaster the BBC, has issued a…
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Netflix seals ‘unprecedented’ Marvel deal
Netflix has ordered an “unprecedented” slate of original live-action Marvel series from The Walt Disney…
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Wentworth getting German remake
German broadcaster RTL has ordered a local-language remake of Australian women’s prison drama Wentworth. The…
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Endemol poaches BBC commissioner
Producer and distributor Endemol has hired Mirella Breda to head up creative operations at its…
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CBS eyes international programme sales of $1.25bn
CBS will generate revenues of over US$1.25 billion from content sales in international markets this…
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Management rejig at Sweden’s TV4
Swedish broadcaster TV4 has reorganised its management team as part of its drive to refocus…
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New European launch for Food Network
Scripps Networks International has launched Food Network in Croatia and widened Travel Channel distribution in…
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Antena blackmail trial gets underway
The trial of Sorin Alexandrescu (left), CEO of Romanian free-to-air broadcaster Antena Group, has started…
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News brief: Africa’s M-Net cuts Sony Pictures deal
Sub-Saharan African pay TV platform M-net has agreed a programming deal with Sony Pictures Television….
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Time Warner eyes ‘long-term opportunity’ at besieged CME
The CEO of Time Warner has confirmed he may hand the embattled broadcaster Central European…
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HBO orders Nesbo novel adaptation
HBO is developing an hour-long drama based on Norwegian novelist Jo Nesbø’s crime story and…
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Miramax grabs sales rights to From Dusk Till Dawn adaptation
US studio Miramax has acquired international sales rights to the serialised TV remake of director…
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New kids SVOD app secures eOne content
A new kids-focused on-demand app is launching in the UK later this month and has…
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Sony’s AXN Black acquires lifestyle series
Sony Pictures Television’s pay TV channel AXN Black has picked up a package of lifestyle…
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Channel 4 orders more Drugs
The UK’s Channel 4 has commissioned a second season of its controversial factual show Drugs…
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FremantleMedia takes stake in Danish drama firm
Global producer-distributor FremantleMedia has acquired 51% of Danish drama producer Miso Film. The deal, for…
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Korea, China spins web around Off The Fence content
Korean broadcasters have acquired a total of 85 hours of programming from Anglo-Dutch distributor Off…
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21st Century Fox: Hulu can compete with Netflix
US on-demand service Hulu can be a viable alternative to OTT market leader Netflix, the…
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History to update iconic ABC slavery mini Roots
US cable channel History is to remake the iconic ABC American slavery miniseries Roots. The…
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Formats boss leaves Sony Pictures Television
Ed Louwerse has left Sony Pictures Television, TBI has learned. Louwerse, who left SPT last…
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Screentime poaches ABC ents boss, promotes Steel
Banijay-owned Australian producer Screentime has poached ABC Television’s head of entertainment to become its new…
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Fox Intn’l hires sales chief
Fox International Channel’s hiring spree has continued with Simon Thomas joining the global channel operator….
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Ireland’s UTV seals ITV deal, plans new channel
Northern Irish commercial broadcaster UTV has agreed a programming deal with its UK counterpart ITV…
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YouView the largest catch-up provider in the UK, report
UK connected TV platform, YouView, is now the largest catch-up TV provider in the UK,…