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News brief: KiKA buys Cat Xmas special
German children’s channel KiKA has acquired a cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About…
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Vivendi teams with EchoStar for Brazilian pay TV plan
Vivendi’s Brazilian telecom subsidiary GVT has formed a partnership with EchoStar Technologies to create a…
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News brief: Teletoon buys trio of Halloween toons
Canadian kids and youth net Teletoon has picked up three animated specials that it will…
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Hotel Inspector visits global broadcasters
Broadcasters in Europe, Australia and Asia have acquired The Hotel Inspector, the factual entertainment series…
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Company Pictures’ Flint starts own drama indie
Helen Flint has left Company Pictures and started up her own drama production business, TBI…
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DCD issues revenue warning but targets new growth
DCD Media has posted a revenue warning this morning after the cancellation of key US…
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Your Face gets more familiar with CEE
New format deals for celebrity singing format Your Face Sounds Familiar is among a batch…
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Shine America hands Neal new unscripted post
Reality TV producer Adam Neal has taken the role of VP, unscripted development at Shine…
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Euro recovery drives positive ad revenue forecast
Europe’s economic recovery is spurring a global uptick in advertising revenues according to new research….
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Zimmermann exits Jo producer Atlantique
Klaus Zimmermann is leaving France’s Atlantique Productions, the firm behind the well-travelled dramas Jo and…
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Sky adds 12 channels to catch-up service
UK satellite TV provider BSkyB is due to add 12 more channels to its catch…
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DISCOP Istanbul launches hotel offer
Programming and acquisitions executives are being offered a three-night complementary hotel package at March 2014’s…
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NBCU’s Zalaznick exits after 12 years
NBCUniversal’s executive VP Lauren Zalaznick is leaving the company after 12 years. Zalaznick, who has…
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ITV Studios buying spree to continue, US drama push planned
Kevin Lygo has told TBI that ITV Studio’s aggressive indie buying spree will continue and…
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Nordic Discovery exec jumps ship to Nat Geo
Fox International Channels has hired Christian Mörner as commercial director of its Swedish business. The…
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Autentic opens new sales office
Autentic has opened a new sales office and said it plans to ramp up investment…
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Oprah Winfrey net licenses The Butler from Weinstein Company
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has netted rights to The Butler, the Hollywood movie that stars…
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KiKA licenses second Spike telemovie
German children’s channel KiKA has licensed Christmas telemovie Spike 2 on the back of ratings…
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Wuaki races into UK, more countries to follow
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakutin’s over-the-top subscription video-on-demand service Wuaki.tv has launched in the UK following…
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BBC’s Storyville to launch on iPlayer ahead of TV
The latest programmes from UK net BBC Four’s flagship documentary series Storyville will launch on…
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Former E! president Berger resurfaces at ABC
ABC has recruited Lisa Berger as its executive VP, alternative series, specials and late night….
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Eurosport nets Women’s Champions League
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has taken rights to key games in the Women’s Champions League…
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Jobs Without Frontiers heads to US, Oz
Beyond Productions has scored a deal with distributor Eccho Rights to take factual entertainment format…
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Nickelodeon greenlights raft of new content
Nickelodeon has ordered two new full-length animation series and greenlit four pilots. In the US,…
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Broadcasters get treatment from Indian Doctor
BBC One drama The Indian Doctor has sold to four major broadcasters, including a multi-territory…
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PBS to air Egypt football doc
PBS is to broadcast American Pharaoh, a one-hour doc that goes behind the scenes of…
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News brief: HBO renews Boardwalk
Premium cable channel HBO has given its acclaimed period crime drama Boardwalk Empire a fifth…
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Netflix cuts cable deal with Com Hem
Swedish cable operator Com Hem will offer Netflix as part of its TiVo offering when…
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CBBC hands Argonon first kids drama commission
CBBC has lined up a new major children’s drama series, which has writer Emma Reeves…
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NATPE moving to Prague
NATPE’s European TV market is relocating from Budapest to Prague. The event will be rebranded…