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Al Jazeera poaches ABC exec for top US role
Al Jazeera America, the Qatar-owned news broadcaster’s forthcoming US channel, has hired former ABC News…
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PBS orders new Mr. Selfridge range
US public broadcaster PBS has come onboard a second season of its period drama Mr….
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Bunim/Murray making Def Leppard doc series
US producer Bunim/Murray is making Living With Def Leppard, a documentary series following the rock…
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Nickelodeon sells toons to China
Viacom International Media Networks has sold several Nickelodeon animated series to broadcasters in China. The…
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Dave launches catch-up on YouView
UKTV-owned entertainment channel Dave has launched a seven-day catch-up TV service on the YouView platform….
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News brief: Mountain Monsters return to Destination America
Discovery cable channel Destination America has commissioned a second season of the high rating Mountain…
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Fox sets international dates for The Walking Dead 4
Fox International Channels has set the launch dates for the fourth season of megahit zombie…
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Endemol cuts Russian Hot in Cleveland format deal
Endemol has inked a deal for a Russian version of its hit comedy series Hot…
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Arte buys Alex Gibney’s Catholic Church exposé
Arte has acquired Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, the Alex Gibney…
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Sean O’Kelly leaves Stealth Media
Sean O’Kelly the cofounder of TV and film distributor Stealth Media Group has left the…
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Beyond picks up Canadian Stranger
Beyond Distribution has picked up international rights to another title from Canadian producer CMJ, A…
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CW plots Supernatural spin-off
US broadcast network The CW is reportedly working on a spin-off to its scripted series…
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Nat Geo preps reboot of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos
National Geographic Channels International will launch a modernised version of iconic space series Cosmos across…
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Disney XD renews Ultimate Spider-Man
US kids cable channel Disney XD has renewed its animated superhero series Ultimate Spider-Man for…
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NBCU developing sci-fi comic for TV with Walking Dead firm
NBCUniversal production wing Universal Television is working with writer David Schulner to develop a TV…
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TalkTalk appoints former MTG exec
UK operator TalkTalk has appointed former Modern Times Group executive Henrik Karlberg to the newly…
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News brief: Belgian dating app deal for Red Arrow
SBS Belgium-owned broadcaster VIJF has acquired a Facebook-based dating application from Red Arrow International. The…
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Rai Yoyo seasons schedule with more Peppa
Italian public children’s channel Rai Yoyo has acquired seasons five and six of Entertainment One-sold…
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New German channel says Yep! to kids block
A new ProSiebenSat.1 male-skewing channel that’s launching this year has secured a long-term children’s content…
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Sky Living subscribes to Blacklist
UK pay TV channel Sky Living HD has secured rights to air NBC’s upcoming drama…
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Endemol scripted boss Naomi Joseph leaves company
Naomi Joseph has left her role as executive director of international scripted programming at Endemol,…
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Mike Darnell lands top Warner Bros. unscripted role
Former Fox reality guru Mike Darnell has joined Warner Bros. in a wide-ranging role that…
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All3Media cuts first format deal for MTV’s Money From Strangers
Turkish broadcaster Star is taking All3Media-distributed Money From Strangers. It will transmit a local primetime…
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MTG has further plans to build content business post DRG deal
Modern Times Group says it plans to build its content and distribution business having already…
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Disney’s kids novella launching in the UK
Disney is launching its kids telenovela Violetta on Disney Channel in the UK. The show…
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European Court clarifies rules on Italian TV ad rates
In an case originally brought by Sky Italia, the European Court of Justice has said…
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DRG sells comic science factual series back to NRK
MTG Studios-owned UK distributor DRG has sold the Canadian remake of an NRK comic science-themed…
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Electus scores Columbian first-look deal
Multimedia entertainment studio Electus has signed a one-year first-look deal with Columbia’s Caracol Television. The…
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News brief: TV Land’s relationship with Exes extends
US cable channel TV Land has extended its original sitcom The Exes by another 10…
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Simpsons, Family Guy to meet for first time
Characters from animated series The Simpsons and Family Guy are to unite on Fox for…