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Programming and channel deals for Nickelodeon
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has struck a new distribution deal with pay TV operator…
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Cisneros names Blum at top of restructured media division
Venezuela’s Cisneros Group has promoted Jonathan Blum to president of Cisneros Media, a newly formed…
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New US cable net Pivot buys French comedy Bref
Lagardère Entertainment Rights has sold its French comedy series Bref to Pivot, the recently-launched US…
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Telefónica stakes international claim with new TV and film Studio
Spanish telco Telefónica has put all of its production units into a single Studios division…
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Shaftesbury promotes for sales VP
Canada’s Shaftesbury has promoted Ryan St. Peters to the role of VP, sales and business…
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Star Academy sets up in Egypt, returns to Lebanon
Endemol singing competition format Star Academy is to launch on an Egyptian pan-regional channel and…
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HBO entertainment president stepping down
Sue Naegle is stepping down from her role as HBO’s president of entertainment and reportedly…
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ITV Studios sells The Chase format
ITV Studios has shopped local versions of The Chase into Serbia and Croatia. In Serbia,…
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ABC Oz buys Mister Maker and Waybuloo
The ABC has acquired a 30-hour package of programming from Zodiak Kids. The Australian pubcaster…
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Former Ten boss Mott to run new Nine net
Australia’s Nine Network has hired the former programming chief David Mott of Ten Network to…
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News brief: Money Moron, Rednecks find new homes
Canadian producer-distributor Peacock Alley has sold lifestyle series Money Moron and petrol-head show High Tech…
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Zodiak Media announces David Frank replacement
Zodiak Media has hired Marc-Antoine d’Halluin as group CEO. He will replace David Frank, who…
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English-language broadcasters buy French drama The Returned
Broadcasters in Australia and Canada have acquired French-language drama series The Returned. The show is…
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Foxtel conjures up Presto online movie service
Australia’s Foxtel will launch an online subscription movie streaming service. Presto will be priced at…
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MTG buys Nice Entertainment Group for €84.4m
MTG Studios, the content arm of broadcast group MTG, has acquired Nice Entertainment for €84.4…
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Bravo searches for America’s Best Restaurant with Ramsay prodco
NBCUniversal-owned cable net Bravo has acquired America’s Best Restaurant, a new series from Gordon Ramsay’s…
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David Frank exiting Zodiak
Zodiak Media’s CEO David Frank (below) is exiting the company. Frank is understood to be…
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Vodafone’s Kabel Deutschland deal approved
Vodafone has secured European Commission approval for its takeover of Kabel Deutschland. The EC competition…
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New GD Entertainment Fund makes first investment
GD Entertainment Fund has made its first investment and will co-finance a slate of animated…
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News brief: Syfy orders monster pilot from Bryan Singer
Cable net Syfy has ordered a 90-minute pilot from X-Men director Bryan Singer. Creature at…
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TNT axes summer procedural despite ratings
US cable channel TNT has cancelled King & Maxwell, its new summer drama procedural, despite…
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Canal+ buys Yule Log, Mirette Investigates
French pay TV platform Canal+ has pre-bought an animated Christmas special and a French toon…
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Zodiak puts Yates at top of restructured LA arm
Production giant Zodiak Media Group has named Tony Yates as CEO of a restructured LA…
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European pay TV bosses attack OTT
OTT does not offer a realistic rational alternative to established pay TV offerings and is…
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KiKA buys Nordic live-action preschool drama
German children’s channel KiKA has acquired Waffle Heart, a live-action preschool drama sold by Nordic…
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Zodiak Active CEO departs, Drago promoted
Marco Ferrari is departing from Zodiak Media Group’s digital global arm Zodiak Active as part…
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TNT orders Steven Bochco cop series Murder in the First
TNT has ordered a cop drama from Steven Bochco (NYPD Blue), Murder in the First….
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Comedy from ‘The Fonz’ set for CBBC
UK children’s broadcaster CBBC has commissioned Hank Zipzer, a new live-action comedy inspired by a…
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Nielsen says almost 40% of US consumers use Netflix
US research and ratings firm Nielsen says that 38% of Americans now “use or subscribe…
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Telefe finds Your Face Familiar
Telefe has commissioned Endemol Argentina to create a local version of singing format Your Face…