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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…
BBC tries on Pressure Pad
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a 25x45mins gameshow set in a “stunning high tech…
Russian media firms join forces to fight illegal downloads
Russian film and TV companies are creating a new group that will fight online piracy….
FIC Asia adds syndication chief
Fox International Channels Asia has appointed a head of affiliated partnerships and syndication to work…
Microsoft closing its web TV service
Microsoft is set to close MSN TV – a subscription set-top service dating back to…
DRG completes first post-takeover deal
UK-based DRG has acquired a pair of documentaries from Discovery Communications, marking the first deal…
ABC Commercial launches kids pitching competition
ABC Commercial, the distribution arm of the Australian public broadcaster, is launching a new pitching…
BBC buys Oz mystery drama
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired Australian crime drama The Doctor Blake Mysteries for its…
CiTV, Nick UK look for new laffers
UK commercial children’s channels CiTV and Nickelodeon UK are both seeking to add new comedies…
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,…
Moonscoop France goes into administration
The French arm of children’s producer-distributor Moonscoop has gone into administration – the second major…
Magine launches Spanish OTT service
Cloud-based on-demand service Magine has launched in Spain, with Viacom, National Geographic Channel and Chello…
SBS Oz poaches Ten exec for programming role
Australian multicultural pubcaster SBS has raided commercial terrestrial Network Ten for its network programme manager….
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…
Caleb Weinstein resurfaces at Amazon
Having left Discovery this summer, Caleb Weinstein has taken a role at Amazon in the…
Viacom buys Telecom Italia out of MTV
Viacom International Media Networks has agreed to buy Telecom Italia’s 51% majority stake in MTV…
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…
Virgin Media launches new-look games service
UK cable platform Virgin Media has launched a new games service that allows its subscribers…
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….
News brief: Cineflix distributing new ITV Trauma series
UK indie October Films has landed a commission from ITV for a new ob-doc set…
USA Network launches new NBCU TV Everywhere push
NBCUniversal has debuted a TV Everywhere service for USA Network – the first time it…
Rastamouse studio Dinamo goes into administration
Dinamo Productions, the Wales-based kids’ TV firm that counts Rastamouse and Abadas among its credits,…
Lifetime confirms UK launch, expected to replace Bio
US cable network Lifetime has confirmed it will launch in the UK this autumn. The…
Magine accelerates expansion plans with $19m injection
Magine has secured $19 million in extra funding from Swedish and international investors and said…
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…
Samsung acquires web TV firm Boxee
Samsung has acquired US and Israel-based web TV service Boxee in a deal rumoured to…
New bidders emerge for Digiturk
Turk Telekom, Dogan Holding and Dogus Group have emerged as potential buyers for troubled pay…
Beta Film’s Autentic plans mores Spark channel launches
Autentic has launched factual and entertainment channel Spark in South Africa. Autentic is the joint…
BBC developing new iPlayer recommendation engine
The BBC is working to revamp its iPlayer recommendation engine to improve automated VOD programme…
Zodiak inks big OTT kids content deal with MediaCorp
Zodiak Kids has completed a raft of sales of its shows across Asia including shopping…