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First Latin America launches for Sundance channel
Sundance Channel has inked a deal with DirecTV Latin America, giving it carriage across seven…
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Sierra/Engine selling brainy new ABC drama The Black Box
Distributor Sierra/Engine will sell The Black Box, the straight-to-series midseason drama just ordered by ABC,…
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Intel ‘offering premium, but yet to secure content for TV service’
Intel is reportedly offering a premium of up to 75% over standard cable rates to…
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Qatar Holding latest to be linked to Hulu
Middle Eastern fund Qatar Holding is the latest organisation to be linked to a move…
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Mark Burnett project launches new digital venture
Smokebomb Entertainment founders Daniel Dales and Jarrett Sherman have launched a new digital venture and…
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French doc firm scores VOD distribution deal
France-based doc distributor Java Films has hooked up with North American video-on-demand aggregator Syndicato. The…
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News brief: More Money Moron for Canadian net
Canada’s Shaw Media has ordered a second season of reckless spender series Money Moron. Shaw-owned…
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Comedy toon Chozen for first FXX original, FX execs upped
New basic cable channel FXX has commissioned its first original series, an adult-themed animated comedy,…
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Jamie Oliver, 50 Cent attached to Sundance series
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and rapper 50 Cent are joining forces for an education-themed reality…
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Antena slams CEO blackmail charges
Romanian free-to-air broadcaster Antena has said the arrest of its CEO violated several of his…
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@radical making Nina Simone feature doc
FremantleMedia-backed US producer @radical.media is making a documentary about legendary soul singer Nina Simone. The…
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Sharman relocates to SBS
Australian multicultural broadcaster SBS has appointed former ITV director of daytime Alison Sharman to the…
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Connected TV moves into the mainstream
The audience for connected TVs is shitfing, according to a new study by digital TV…
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Globo notches sales of Dinosaurs & Robots
Brazilian media giant Globo has shopped its Dinosaurs & Robots telenovela to a raft of…
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News brief: TNT ups unscripted exec
Turner-owned US cable channel TNT has upped Rachel Brill to VP, unscripted programming for TNT…
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FremantleMedia confirms Cegielski, Berk appointments
FremantleMedia North America has confirmed the hire of former GK-tv and Lionsgate drama exec Craig…
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Under the Dome breaks out with 200 int’l deals
Under the Dome, the CBS miniseries based on the Stephen King novel of the same…
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Endemol India producing SET drama with Bollywood star
Sony Entertainment Television and Endemol India are working on a major new drama series starring…
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S.H.I.E.L.D., Hostages set for Canuck net
ABC’s superhero drama Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., CBS thriller Hostages and Fox comedy Surviving Jack…
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Magine expands with German launch
Cloud-based TV operator Magine has launched in beta in Germany, its first European expansion since…
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Time Warner set for China ents push
US media conglom Time Warner has scored a major strategic partnership with a leading Chinese…
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Discovery Networks names Keaveny replacement
Discovery Networks International has named Eurosport exec Arjan Hoekstra as its new Asia-Pacific chief as…
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Shaw Media unveils Screenings deals, lifestyle net
Canandian broadcaster Shaw Media has acquired new US scripted series including The Blacklist, Ironside and…
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BBC confirms Puppet Game Show
UK pubcaster The BBC has confirmed a commission for a long rumoured Saturday primetime puppet…
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AT&T is ‘latest Hulu suitor’
US telco AT&T is reportedly in discussions about making a joint bid for Hulu, marking…
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Bannister resurfaces, prepping Shanghai Media toon slate
Former PGS Entertainment acquisitions exec Justine Bannister is working with China’s Shanghai Media Group on…
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Showtime epic The Borgias meets its demise
US premium cable channel Showtime is bringing down the curtain on its epic period drama…
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News brief: Discovery promotes Destination America exec
Discovery Communications has handed a promotion to thematic channel Destination America’s senior VP, content strategy….
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Sky Deutschland mulls German OTT service
Sky Deutschland is mulling the possibility of replicating the Sky Now OTT offering provided by…
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Channel 4, Smithsonian prepare for Terror in the Skies
UK terrestrial Channel 4 and US net Smithsonian Channel have ordered local indie Arrow Media…