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UKTV records revenue and profit hike
UKTV has posted a double digit profit increase and an uptick in annual revenues. The…
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FremantleMedia hires M&A expert from NBCU
FremantleMedia is gearing up for international acquisition activity with the hire of an M&A specialist…
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Lovefilm snags exclusive Under the Dome rights
Lovefilm has inked a deal with CBS Studios International giving it exclusive UK streaming rights…
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PBS UK picks up raft of docs for Autumn schedule
The UK version of US public broadcasting service PBS has acquired a raft of docs…
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Electus promotes Farrokh, sells 150 hours
Ben Silverman’s studio Electus has promoted international sales executive Cyrus Farrokh to VP, distribution, and…
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Eurosport to launch in US on Discovery cable channel
Discovery Communications-owned network Eurosport is to launch in the US for the first time through…
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UK Comedy Central picks up new US series
The UK version of Comedy Central has inked a programming deal with CBS Studios International….
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Warner Bros. and Lindelof making The Leftovers for HBO
HBO has ordered original series The Leftovers from Warner Bros. Television. The series will be…
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DHX pays US$27.5m for Teletubbies owner Ragdoll Worldwide
Canada’s DHX Media has acquired Teletubbies and In the Night Garden owner Ragdoll Worldwide for…
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Conde leaves Univision for NBCU
Cesar Conde has resigned as president of the Networks division of US Hispanic broadcaster Univision…
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Nurture Rights and Natural History Museum cut Dino deal
Fledgling kids indie Nurture Rights has inked a deal with the UK’s Natural History Museum…
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Ben Affleck making crime drama pilot for Fox
Ben Affleck is making a pilot for US broadcast network Fox. Hollywood actor and director…
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Alfred Haber takes Golden Globes
Alfred Haber Distribution has once again taken international TV rights to coverage of the Golden…
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CEE format deals for Endemol
Endemol has sold its Next One and Unbeatable (pictured) formats into the CEE region for…
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Disney Channels hands Levine EMEA role
Disney is moving its VP and general manager, Disney XD Worldwide, David Levine from LA…
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CME appoints co-CEOs to replace Sarbu
Central European Media Enterprises has appointed a pair of co-CEOs to replace the departing Adrian…
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Sky Atlantic reads up on Showtime’s Penny Dreadful
UK satellite channel Sky Atlantic will coproduce the upcoming Sam Mendes-produced Showtime thriller drama Penny…
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Cartoon Network Lat Am, Canal+ buy shortform toon
Cartoon Network Latin America and French pay TV platform Canal+ have acquired Larva, a shortform…
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Warner Bros. snags Casual Vacancy rights as part of J.K. Rowling deal
Warner Bros.’ international TV unit will sell the upcoming TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s The…
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Studio Lambert UK format Gogglebox gets US remake
US network Bravo has commissioned a local version of the Studio Lambert’s British unscripted format…
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Orange and HBO launch new French channel
Orange in France is launching a new channel next month in partnership with HBO, called…
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Kabel Deutschland approves Vodafone takeover
Vodafone’s €7.7 billion (US$10.2 billion) takeover offer for Kabel Deutschland has been accepted by the…
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Russian deals for Red Bull Media House
Red Mull Media House has cut programming deals with two Russian partners. The producer and…
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Sony draws up Blacklist in 66 territories
Hotly-tipped Sony Pictures Television mystery thriller The Blacklist will debut in 66 territories and 11…
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Amazon re-ups Dome as global ratings boom
The Amazon Prime Instant Video platform has renewed the high rating CBS drama Under the…
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Lifetime orders personal shopper show from Weinstein, Endemol’s True
Lifetime has commissioned personal shopper reality series Million Dollar Shoppers. The US cable network ordered…
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TV2, 365 reveal It’s Love, Actually
Broadcasters in Denmark and Iceland have acquired straight-to-series format remakes of Sky Vision-distributed factual entertainment…
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BBC One celebrates Great British Year
The BBC’s Natural History Unit is producing a 4x60mins nature series about the changing seasons…
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News brief: Sanjay and Craig stay friends with Nick
Nickelodeon has ordered a second season of its animated comedy Sanjay and Craig. The new…
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9 Story snaps up rights to Brazilian toon Haunted Tales
Canada-based producer and distributor 9 Story Entertainment has picked up international rights to animated comedy…