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Wananchi Group-owned pay TV business Zuku will broadcast its channels outside of East Africa for…

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UK distributor TVF International has sold Canadian doc Ice, Sweat and Tears to NHK in…

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Kids series Peg & Cat is heading to four new broadcasters. The show, which comes…

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Germany satellite TV provider Sky Deutschland has acquired first run pay TV and SVOD rights…

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New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ has acquired period drama Breathless, as it renews its first look…

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British chat show host Jonathan Ross has joined Microsoft Studios as an executive producer. Microsoft…

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FremantleMedia has named Mattel and HIT Entertainment exec Rick Glankler has the new head of…

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French media company Lagardère Group has sold its 20% stake in Canal+ to Vivendi for…

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UK satellite TV provider BSkyB has bolstered its pay-monthly OTT service NOW TV by adding…

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New David Tennant-starring BBC drama The Escape Artist has sold into Scandinavia, with a pair…

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Brazilian channel Rede TV! has ordered an eleven-part version of Warner Bros. International Television Production…

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Zodiak Rights has poached a BBC Worldwide exec described as a “heavy hitter” to become…

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BBC Worldwide and FremantleMedia Australia have come together to create a partnership to produce BBC…

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BBC dramas Atlantis and Peaky Blinders have been given second seasons. Fantasy series Atlantis delivered…

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Netflix has acquired all eight seasons of the recently ended Showtime serial killer drama Dexter…

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Yellow Bird Entertainment, the Swedish drama firm behind The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and…

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Australia’s leading pay operator Foxtel and pubcasters ABC and SBS are among others of factual,…

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Malaysian channel Astro Ceria and Indonesia’s Spacetoon have acquired programming from kids TV firm Moonscoop….

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Action drama Strike Back has been commissioned for a fifth and final season on UK…

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Dutch channel RTL4 has acquired a local version of Keshet International-distributed docu-comedy format Dear Neighbours,…

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AMC Networks has reached an agreement to buy Liberty Global-owned channel operator Chellomedia for €750…

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German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has secured remake rights to Danish wedding reality format Married at First…

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Former Decode boss Neil Court has left his non-executive chairman role at UK animation studio…

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Eccho Rights has been a vocal proponent of the Turkish drama genre and is now…

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French media company Lagardère has said that it is in “ongoing discussions with Vivendi” to…

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Base79, the UK-based network for video creators, content owners and brands, reached 92 million unique…

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Boutique children’s TV distributor Hoho Rights has sold its Cloudbabies preschool series to a leading…

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HBO is being offered as part of a basic tier channel package in the US…

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The Disney Channel has launched on Turkish VOD platform NetD. The deal will allow NetD…

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The UK city of Manchester is continuing its push into media production by opening a…