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Jeff Shell takes new role in top level NBCU shake-up
NBCUniversal’s international boss Jeff Shell has been given a new role, becoming chairman of the…
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News brief: Discovery preps German launch for TLC
Discovery is preparing to roll out its female-skewing TLC channel in Germany. The service is…
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Mid East VOD platform launches in North America, UK
The online platform dubbed the Middle East and North Africa’s answer to Netflix, icflix, has…
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Twofour Arabia staffs up with trio of hires
Twofour Arabia has bolstered its ranks with three new staff joining the Abu Dhabi-based division…
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Power launching new look and New Worlds miniseries
UK-based producer and distributor Power will launch new scripted series New Worlds internationally at MIPCOM….
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Bellon sells American Ninja Warrior, introduces Super Boyz
US-based Bellon Entertainment has licensed NBC entertainment series American Ninja Warrior series to European and…
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French broadcasters buy Pac-Man
Allen Bohbot’s 41 Entertainment has sealed free and pay TV deals for its Pac-Man and…
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Yahoo launches new video app
Yahoo has launched a new mobile video app called YahooScreen and has signed a deal…
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News brief: Netflix, Amazon drive Cinedigm revenue growth
LA-based content aggregator Cinedigm has seen revenue from its television programming library grow more than…
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HBO Nordic pre-buys Gomorrah TV remake
HBO Nordic has pre-bought Gomorrah, a new Italian mafia drama based on the much acclaimed…
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Amazon’s Lovefilm buys Copper for the UK
Lovefilm has acquired Copper, the BBC America period drama series. The show is produced by…
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Gaumont poaches FremantleMedia exec, renews CEO deal
Gaumont International Television has hired Sam Semon from FremantleMedia North America and renewed the contract…
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Outline scores Hat Trick distribution deal
The programme sales arm of UK-based producer Hat Trick has inked a deal with Outline…
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Facebook targets broadcasters with new TV tools
Facebook is taking aim at the TV industry with two new tools that will allow…
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Zodiak cuts drama deal with former TF1 drama boss
The French division of Zodiak Media has inked a production and development deal with Karine…
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Chris Lilley character returns in ABC, HBO, BBC comedy
Comic Chris Lilley has scored a new series for his schoolgirl bully character Ja’mie King…
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UKTV’s Watch moves into original drama with Red Planet series
UKTV-owned pay channel Watch is getting its first original scripted drama, with scriptwriter Tony Jordan’s…
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NBC, ITV follow Prince Harry’s South Pole challenge
The UK’s ITV has commissioned a 2x60mins series in which Prince Harry and wounded servicemen…
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Easel TV VOD service in the picture for All3Media
All3Media is set to get its own version of multi-screen software specialist Easel TV’s over-the-top…
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Hindle restructures FremantleMedia’s digital operation
FremantleMedia has restructured its digital operations, putting several of its execs in senior positions. The…
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Initial MD promotion sparks reshuffle at Endemol UK
The managing director of Initial has been promoted to commercial director of the Big Brother…
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Netflix should go beyond 50 million subs mark, say analysts
Netflix’s potential US market could extend well beyond the 40 or 50 million households that…
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NBCU hires international scripted boss
NBCUniversal International Television Production has hired JoAnn Alfano as executive VP, scripted programming. Alfano will…
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RTL and Deutsche Telekom settle channels dispute
RTL Group and Deutsche Telekom have settled a dispute over conditions for carriage of the…
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Scripps veteran to replace retiring Lansing
Scripps Networks Interactive’s operating division president John Lansing is retiring after nine years in the…
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Russia reaches The End with Turkish scripted deal
St. Petersburg-based Russian World Studios has signed a deal to bring Turkish drama format The…
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Samsung and beActive launch connected TV app
Portugal-based digital content company beActive has launched a TV app that allows consumers to access…
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Global Agency gets verdict from Israel’s Street Jury
Turkish distributor Global Agency has picked up rights to Israeli “street reality” format Street Jury,…
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Numb3rs set for CBS Action
US procedural drama Numb3rs has been acquired by a CBS-branded pay TV channel for its…
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Japanese scripted hit gets Korean remake
I’m Mita, Your Housekeeper, one of Japan’s largest rating scripted series of past years, is…