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News brief: Bravo greenlights Million Dollar Listing spin off
US cable channel Bravo Media has commissioned a new fact ent original, Million Dollar Listing…
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TV5 Monde takes Seattle festival films on-demand
The US version of international Francophile channel TV5 Monde has teamed with the French Cinema…
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Carl Icahn sells Netflix shares for bumper $819m
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sold more than half of his shares in streaming site…
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Simon Andreae lands Darnell’s Fox role, Sony project in doubt
Fox Broadcasting has handed Simon Andreae the coveted role at the top of its alternative…
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HBO promotes pair post-Naegle departure
Premium cable channel HBO has promoted a pair of executives to heightened programming roles following…
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MTG says quarterly earnings put it back on track
Modern Times Group has reported increased in quarterly and nine month and said the growth…
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Amazon gets Vikings as part of new MGM deal
Amazon has expanded its content deal with MGM and will take US streaming rights to…
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Endor working up a trio of Neil Gaiman projects
UK production company Endor is working on a handful of projects with cult author Neil…
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Report: Viacom to remain top European channel operator
Revenues for Europe’s top pay TV channels are expected to grow by 31% to US$5.52…
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PGS takes rights to Playmobil series Super Four
PGS Entertainment has picked up rights to Playmobil-inspired series Super Four. The France-based distributor will…
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Telemundo launches TV Everywhere app
US Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo has launched a new TV Everywhere service Telemundo Now. The free…
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WOWOW, TBS coproduce noir drama
Japanese free TV broadcaster TBS and leading premium pay TV platform WOWOW are coproducing a…
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News brief: ITV axes Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
UK broadcaster ITV is ending its long-running format Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, 15…
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News brief: Foxtel hires former Seven West COO for senior role
Australia’s Foxtel has hired former Seven West Media COO Rohan Lund to take on the…
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Sander Schwartz plots new indie
Just days after leaving FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment, LA-based producer Sander Schwartz is plotting…
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Still ‘early days’ for Lovefilm content strategy
Amazon-owned VOD service Lovefilm is looking to up its exclusive content and original show commissions,…
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Netflix doubling spend on originals, on track for 10 million intn’l subs
Netflix says it will top the ten million international subscriber mark this year and has…
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Turkey’s D-Smart snags Sony output deal
Turkish pay TV platform D-Smart has agreed a multiyear content deal with Sony Pictures Television….
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BBC One goes to the gym, Your Home
BBC One has commissioned a pair of entertainment formats, one that tasks celebrities to become…
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Bear Grylls in Channel 4 ‘Lord of the Flies’ series
Adventurer Bear Grylls will front a new factual entertainment series billed as “Lord of the…
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Terry Thullier lands France 2 job, new top team for France 4
France Télévisions group news chief Terry Thullier will replace Philippe Vilamitjana at France 2, while…
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ABC fuels up for Flying Miners
ABC in Australia has commissioned a three-hour factual series from Banijay-owned Screentime. The Flying Miners…
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Seven, Beyond partner for LA venture
Australia’s Seven Network and Beyond International have launched a new production and marketing company in…
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News brief: Producers get executive Windfall
UK indie Windfall Films has handed executive producer roles to a pair of factual execs….
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Getty to handle BBC Motion Gallery footage sales
BBC Worldwide, the global arm of the UK public broadcaster, has inked a deal with…
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News brief: Harry Sloan’s Global Eagle makes $36m in-flight deal
Global Eagle Entertainment has acquired another in-flight entertainment business, buying IFE Services for US$36 million….
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Esquire Network staffs up
NBC Universal-owned US cable channel Esquire Network has made a trio of hires, all from…
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Cartoon Network Asia launches second screen app
Turner’s Cartoon Network has launched an app for kids in Asia. The mobile second screen…
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FIC Asia cuts major programming deal with Disney
Fox International Channels has acquired a package of new Disney-distributed TV series for its channels…
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Chello CE channels move into drama with FremantleMedia deal
Channel operator Chello Central Europe has acquired a 270-hour package of programming from FremantleMedia International….