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News brief: Discovery launching reality show from Duck Dynasty creators
Discovery is set to launch Porter Ridge, a reality series from Duck Dynasty producer Gurney…
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Osborne upped as 9 Story closes CCI Kids catalogue deal
Natalie Osborne is to be the new managing director of 9 Story Enterprises, which has…
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Corus shuffles executive pack at Nelvana
Canadian media firm Corus has reorganised its kids division with new distribution and licensing bosses…
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Time Warner Cable exits Hulu talks
The owners of US video-on-demand site Hulu have reportedly called off deal negotiations with Time…
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Sky Italia to launch Crime & Investigation channel
Sky Italia is launching a raft of new channels, including A+E Networks-owned Crime & Investigation….
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Advertisers stick with TV as web spend grows
Television remains the dominant medium for advertising investment, but web spend is growing at a…
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News brief: Cyber Group takes Zou to PBS Kids Sprout
French producer and distributor Cyber Group Studios has sold its preschool series Zou to the…
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AMC/Sundance poaches Discovery exec ahead of Latin America launch
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has hired Gustavo Lopez as its VP, global distribution for Latin America,…
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Blinkbox offers free eps of US series in try-before-you-buy push
UK streaming service Blinkbox will offer consumers free episodes of US TV series in a…
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Turkish drama 1001 Nights sells in CEE
A pair of broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe and one in Iran has acquired…
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IFC sticks with ‘perfect representation’ Maron
US cable channel IFC has renewed its dark comedy Maron for an expanded 13-episode series…
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WE tv crosses Divide into scripted
AMC Networks’ female-skewed channel WE tv has become the latest to move into scripted programming…
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Orange to invest extra €30m into Dailymotion
Orange’s CEO has confirmed the company will invest a further €30 million (US$39.7 million) in…
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Five times more TV activity on Facebook than Twitter
The amount of TV-related social activity on Facebook is roughly times as much as all…
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Screen Australia appoints former Universal, C4 exec as CEO
TV funding body Screen Australia has appointed a former Universal Studios and Channel 4 executive…
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Discovery takes rights to package of third-party docs
Discovery’s programme sales arm has inked a deal with New World Distribution and will sell…
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News brief: Broadcasters prep royal baby programming
International broadcasters have lined up a raft of programming focused on the British royal baby….
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Imira adds Spanish toons to slate
Barcelona’s Imira Entertainment has acquired international distribution rights to several Spanish-produced animated feature films and…
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Digital drives eOne results
Entertainment One has reported strong quarterly results with group revenues up 40% year-on-year. The TV…
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BBC Earth launching on ProSieben’s Maxx
ProSiebenSat.1’s upcoming male-skewing digital channel Maxx has inked a programming deal with BBC Worldwide for…
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News brief: BBC Worldwide buys factual package for China
BBC Worldwide has acquired a package of factual content from UK-based distributor Twofour Rights. The…
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News brief: Nat Geo tells Italy to Eat Here
National Geographic Channel in Italy has acquired food travel series You Gotta Eat Here. The…
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Global DTT homes to double in five years
Digital-terrestrial households worldwide will double between now and 2018, driven principally by growth in emerging…
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ProSiebenSat.1 deal paves way for €3.4bn private equity exit
The private equity firms that control European broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, KKR and Permira, will be free…
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Susan Elkington leaves Chellomedia
Susan Elkington has left Chellomedia after more than a decade at the company, TBI can…
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Netflix to move into original feature docs, stand-up
US streaming service Netflix will broaden its original content strategy by moving into one-off feature…
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BBC Worldwide renews original Science Club series
BBC Worldwide has given a second series order to Dara O Brian’s Science Club, which…
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ABC Family discards Bunheads
Disney/ABC Television Group has cancelled ABC Family ballet drama Bunheads. The first season of the…
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BBC America explores Atlantis
BBC America has come onboard a 13-part BBC fantasy drama from execs behind UK scripted…
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Cartoon Network builds Lego partnership
Cartoon Network has partnered with the Denmark-based Lego Group to launch a multiplatform franchise titled…