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Electric Sky selling new royal baby doc
UK-based producer and distributor Electric Sky has picked up the international rights to William and…
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BBC tries on Pressure Pad
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a 25x45mins gameshow set in a “stunning high tech…
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Russian media firms join forces to fight illegal downloads
Russian film and TV companies are creating a new group that will fight online piracy….
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FIC Asia adds syndication chief
Fox International Channels Asia has appointed a head of affiliated partnerships and syndication to work…
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Microsoft closing its web TV service
Microsoft is set to close MSN TV – a subscription set-top service dating back to…
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DRG completes first post-takeover deal
UK-based DRG has acquired a pair of documentaries from Discovery Communications, marking the first deal…
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ABC Commercial launches kids pitching competition
ABC Commercial, the distribution arm of the Australian public broadcaster, is launching a new pitching…
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BBC buys Oz mystery drama
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired Australian crime drama The Doctor Blake Mysteries for its…
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CiTV, Nick UK look for new laffers
UK commercial children’s channels CiTV and Nickelodeon UK are both seeking to add new comedies…
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New Comedy Central, MTV and Nick Jr. launches in Malaysia
Viacom is launching its Comedy Central Asia, MTV Live and Nick Jr. channels on ABNxcess,…
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Moonscoop France goes into administration
The French arm of children’s producer-distributor Moonscoop has gone into administration – the second major…
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Magine launches Spanish OTT service
Cloud-based on-demand service Magine has launched in Spain, with Viacom, National Geographic Channel and Chello…
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SBS Oz poaches Ten exec for programming role
Australian multicultural pubcaster SBS has raided commercial terrestrial Network Ten for its network programme manager….
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Chairman exits as Bell-Astral names post-merger top team
Astral Media’s chairman will exit the firm following its merger with rival Bell, as part…
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Caleb Weinstein resurfaces at Amazon
Having left Discovery this summer, Caleb Weinstein has taken a role at Amazon in the…
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Viacom buys Telecom Italia out of MTV
Viacom International Media Networks has agreed to buy Telecom Italia’s 51% majority stake in MTV…
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Random House JV options TV rights to teen novel
Random House Children’s Screen Entertainment has optioned worldwide rights to teen author Beth Reekles debut…
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Virgin Media launches new-look games service
UK cable platform Virgin Media has launched a new games service that allows its subscribers…
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News brief: Alexandra Fraser quits Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick
Alexandra Fraser, the co-CEO of Maverick, is leaving the UK producer after almost two decades….
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News brief: Cineflix distributing new ITV Trauma series
UK indie October Films has landed a commission from ITV for a new ob-doc set…
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USA Network launches new NBCU TV Everywhere push
NBCUniversal has debuted a TV Everywhere service for USA Network – the first time it…
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Rastamouse studio Dinamo goes into administration
Dinamo Productions, the Wales-based kids’ TV firm that counts Rastamouse and Abadas among its credits,…
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Lifetime confirms UK launch, expected to replace Bio
US cable network Lifetime has confirmed it will launch in the UK this autumn. The…
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Magine accelerates expansion plans with $19m injection
Magine has secured $19 million in extra funding from Swedish and international investors and said…
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Spain’s Phileas options formats to FremantleMedia, Endemol
Spain’s Phileas Productions has inked deals with FremantleMedia and Endemol for its format Don’t say…
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Samsung acquires web TV firm Boxee
Samsung has acquired US and Israel-based web TV service Boxee in a deal rumoured to…
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New bidders emerge for Digiturk
Turk Telekom, Dogan Holding and Dogus Group have emerged as potential buyers for troubled pay…
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Beta Film’s Autentic plans mores Spark channel launches
Autentic has launched factual and entertainment channel Spark in South Africa. Autentic is the joint…
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BBC developing new iPlayer recommendation engine
The BBC is working to revamp its iPlayer recommendation engine to improve automated VOD programme…
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Zodiak inks big OTT kids content deal with MediaCorp
Zodiak Kids has completed a raft of sales of its shows across Asia including shopping…