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Analysts expect 21st Century Fox acquisitions
Financial analysts are tipping 21st Century Fox to use its strong financial position to make…
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Tricon builds digital division with new hire
Canada-headquartered Tricon Films & Television has hired former Entertainment One executive Karthiga Ratnasabapathy as its…
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FIC to launch crime channel in SA
Fox International Channels has launched its Fox Crime channel on South African pay TV platform…
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Warren Buffet kids series sells globally
France’s PGS Entertainment has sold Secret KidVenture Club (fka Secret Millionaires Club), an animated series…
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UKTV buys Weather that Changed the World
UK digital channel operator UKTV has acquired Weather that Changed the World for its factual…
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Liberty Global launches Horizon TV in Ireland
Liberty Global has launched its next generation Horizon TV set-top service in Ireland, enabled by…
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Romania prepares to Catch the Answer
PrimaTV in Romania is among the new buyers of Global Agency’s studio quiz show Catch…
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Turner UK launching time-shifted TCM
Turner Broadcasting System is today launching a time-shifted version of pay channel TCM in the…
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NBCU’s Telemundo channel launches in Africa
The international Telemundo channel has launched in Africa. The pay TV network is distributed by…
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Channel 5 begins Living on the Edge
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has commissioned a doc series from maverick filmmaker Chris Terrill that…
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News brief: Nutopia hires Love’s head of development
Jane Root’s prodco Nutopia has hired Simon McKeown from The Great British Bake Off producer…
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ITV returns to Long Lost Family
UK commercial channel ITV has commissioned a fourth season of Long Lost Family, its version…
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Dish Network reaches retrans agreement
US cable platform Dish Network has restored channels from American satellite broadcaster Raycom Media after…
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CBeebies’ Mister Maker gets companion app
Mister Maker, the CBeebies preschool TV series, has got its own companion app. Mister Maker:…
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Anything Goes in Europe, Brazil
French comedy entertainment format Anything Goes has landed commissions in four new territories. Spain’s Antena…
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Scripps targets int’l growth as revenue jumps
Channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive is targeting more international growth following new launches in Europe,…
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Wombles set for TV return, co-creator says
The co-creator of 1970s UK kids series The Wombles is planning to relaunch the property…
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Studio Lambert finds US president
All3Media-backed Studio Lambert USA has hired Greg Goldman as its new president. Renegade 83 executive…
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Come Dine With Me creator to leave ITVS
The creator of the much-traveled UK factual entertainment format Come Dine With Me, Nell Butler,…
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Broadband TV users ‘more likely to cut the cord’
Adult broadband users with a smart TV are twice as likely as those with non-connected…
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‘Mid East Netflix’ bags Black Sails, White Queen
Dubai-based VOD platform icflix has scored a major deal with Starz for titles including the…
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Russian channel to adapt NZ Cult drama
State broadcaster Rossiya 1 has commissioned a Russian version of Kiwi mystery drama The Cult….
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Dutch TV Lab returns, goes online first
Dutch incubator initiative TV Lab has returned with a new design that sees each new…
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Ofcom report: UK programming spend in decline
Total spend on programming across the five main UK public service broadcast channels, as well…
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Dish settlement hands AMC Networks $133m
AMC Networks’ second quarter financials have been boosted by a US$132.9 million sum gained from…
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Channel 4 shines spotlight on recession busters
The UK’s Channel 4 has commissioned a trio of programmes that spotlight companies going against…
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News brief: Luner lands new FremantleMedia role
FremantleMedia North America has promoted its executive VP of digital and licensing to a new…
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Virgin Media scores DHX on-demand deal
UK cable provider Virgin Media has tapped Canada’s DHX Media for a range of children’s…
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Disney launching Coppertop short form comedy
Disney Channel is today launching a short form comedy series, The Coppertop Flop Show, on…
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QVC launches two new channels
Shopping network QVC is launching two new channels in the UK – QVC Style and…