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Nat Geo to review the ‘90s with Nutopia
National Geographic Channel is following up docu-miniseries The ‘80s: The Decade that Made Us with…
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Sundance Channel launches dedicated Polish feed
AMC/Sundance Channel Global, the international division of AMC Networks, is launching a dedicated Polish feed…
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Vodafone agrees €7.7bn Kabel Deutschland deal
Vodafone has agreed to buy German cable TV provider Kabel Deutschland in a €7.7 billion…
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CEE nets detect ITV Studios crime series
Broadcasters in Russia and Lithuania have secured major package deals totaling 164 hours of detective…
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FremantleMedia bags pre-NATPE deals
FremantleMedia International has sold shows in genres ranging from Jamie Oliver titles to scripted dramas…
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Disney makes trip to Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood
Disney Channel in Russia and the Latin American and Southeast Asian feeds of stable mate…
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News brief: Lat Am nets bags Peace Point series
Discovery and Chello in Latin America have acquired food and wedding-themed factual series from Canadian…
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Mid East VOD platform scores Turner, DHX deals
icflix, the new video-on-demand platform coming out of the Middle East, has secured major content…
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CableReady files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
US-based distributor CableReady has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a US court. The…
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Analysts positive on Netflix’s new ‘selective’ content strategy
Moody’s says Netflix is successfully managing the risk of increased programming costs with a more…
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All3Media agrees TOWIE Spain and raft of scripted reality deals
Spanish producer Mediapro has optioned All3Media’s The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE), paving the way…
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Keshet appoints new CEO of Screenz
Israeli broadcaster Keshet and digital content group The Box have appointed Yuval Nathan (pictured) CEO…
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Analysts lift ITV forecasts following Thinkfactory deal
Financial analysts have reacted positively to ITV’s acquisition of US producer Thinkfactory Media. The UK…
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CTH continues buying spree with Red Bull Media House deal
CTH, the recently launched Thai pay TV platform, has inked a programming deal with the…
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Ofcom backs BSkyB in BT ads row
UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that BSkyB has not breached its broadcast code in refusing…
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UKTV will premiere Dynamo series online before TV
UKTV will show the first episode of the latest Dynamo: Magician Impossible series online before…
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Machinima looking for funding to boost originals slate
Videogame-focused online video network Machinima is reportedly looking to raise a new round of funding…
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P. Diddy’s Revolt channel gets Time Warner carriage
Revolt, the upcoming channel fronted by hip hop star Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs, has secure…
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ERT crisis threatens to split Greek government
Greece’s governing coalition has been unable to agree on how to re-commence transmissions of shut-down…
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News brief: eOne ups Rubin
UK-listed film and TV distributor Entertainment One has promoted Jackie Rubin to VP, corporate communications….
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Turner slashing Asia Pac workforce by 30%
Having radically restructured its EMEA business, Turner International is reorganising its Asia Pacific division along…
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Amazon’s Lovefilm inks deal for The Walking Dead
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has inked a deal with Fox International Channels for mega-hit zombie…
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News Corp. reorganises Sky Italia along BSkyB, Sky Deutschland lines
News Corp.-owned Sky Italia has reorganised all of its programming activities into a single unit,…
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Shine America staffs up, poaches Saban, NBCU execs
Shine’s Shine America division has hired new marketing and research bosses. Rob Hughes has joined…
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HBO, ESPN and Sky launch on Apple TV
HBO, ESPN, Sky News and other content providers have launched on Apple’s TV service. The…
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News brief: Skype founder’s video service rolls out
Vdio, the video rental service for movies and TV shows from Skype co-founder Janus Friis,…
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EBU president condemns handling of ERT crisis
EBU president Jean-Paul Philippot has delivered his strongest condemnation to date of the Greek government’s…
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Sony making gameshow for France Télévisions
Sony Pictures Television Productions France and SPT-owned producer Starling are making a new gameshow for…
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Former Aardman and BBC execs set up content business
Aardman Animations’ former head of broadcast Miles Bullough and former BBC executive Jesse Cleverly have…
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News brief: Netflix orders more Hemlock Grove
Online video-on-demand subscription service Netflix has commissioned a second season of horror series Hemlock Grove,…