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DirecTV reportedly among US$1bn-plus bidders for Hulu
US pay TV provider DirecTV is one of three bidders offering upwards of US$1 billion…
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News Brief: Alcuni sells Pet Pals and Leonardo into Poland
Italian producer and distributor Gruppo Alcuni has inked a programming deal with Poland’s TV Puls….
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Russia Today first news net to hit a billion on YouTube
News network Russia Today (RT) has passed one billion video views on YouTube, marking the…
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Komixx and Gotham team for Monster Republic
Kids and family content company Kommix has created a joint venture with Gotham Group, the…
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TLC Asia buys ABC Oz’s winemaker series
ABC Commercial, the sales arm of the Australian public broadcaster, has shopped its lifestyle series…
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Settman out in MTG management shake-up
Free and pay TV group MTG has implemented several senior changes management changes that include…
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Disney cuts deal with Seven for Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. and other new series
Seven Network has picked up several of the new drama series launched by Disney Media…
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DCD cuts losses post Timeweave takeover
UK producer-distributor DCD Media has significantly cut its losses following a surprise takeover last year,…
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FremantleMedia hiring Cegielski, building US drama team
FremantleMedia is hiring Craig Cegielski as executive VP, scripted programming and development and building a…
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CBS buys Lionsgate out of TVGuide.com
CBS Corporation has bought the remaining 50% of TV Guide Digital that it didn’t already…
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Ex-Lionsgate exec takes roles at Tandem, StudioCanal
Former Lionsgate exec Tim Stuart has landed a new role as director of TV and…
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Red Arrow in multi-year deal with Israeli digital firm
Red Arrow International has scored a long-term cooperation agreement with Israel-based cross screen company Screenz….
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Mastiff acquires Eccho’s Exit
Zodiak-owned Mastiff has picked up Eccho Rights entertainment format Exit, as one of several deals…
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Matt Hatter producer Platinum Films hires managing director
Platinum Films, the kids producer and distributor, has recruited Carl England as its managing director….
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Channel 5 boards train ob doc
The UK’s Channel 5 has commissioned an ob doc that will follow the working lives…
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A+E taps Disney for Asian sales rep
A+E Networks has poached a sales exec from parent company Disney to become its senior…
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Sky boosts drama commissioning team
BSkyB has added a senior commissioning editor for drama, in the shape of a former…
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Cinema deal means Sky Atlantic misses out on Behind the Candelabra
HBO has secured a UK theatrical distributor for its upcoming Liberace movie Behind the Candelabra,…
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BBC Worldwide expands new sales team with in-house hire
The commercial arm of UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed a new director of global…
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Amedia preps programming, distribution deals as HBO and OTT launch
Russia’s largest producer Amedia has launched a premium channel and an OTT service today and…
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Hulu international chief ‘departs ahead of sale’
Hulu’s senior VP of international, Johannes Larcher, has reportedly stepped down from the firm ahead…
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Sony’s AXN lands Power’s Air Force One
UK-based distributor Power has sold its action show Air Force One is Down to AXN….
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Discovery’s Revision3 buys YouTube channel operator
Discovery-owned online video operator Revision3 has acquired a DeFranco Creative, which operates aportfolio of online…
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Tracy Morgan set for FX pilot
30 Rock star Tracy Morgan will star in a new FX Networks half-hour comedy pilot….
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MTV to relaunch in Russia as Profmedia exits
Viacom International Media Networks today takes full control of MTV Russia for the first time…
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News brief: EBU selects new TV committee chair
The European Broadcasting Union has named Jean Philip de Tender as chairman of the EBU…
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FremantleMedia launching ‘first-of-its-kind’ kids app in the US
FremantleMedia is launching a first-of-its-kind iPad app in the US for the Wizards vs Aliens…
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UK connected TV service YouView nears 400k
UK connected TV service YouView is now in almost 400,000 homes. YouView did not break…
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Zee gets Connected with Armoza
Indian free-to-air broadcaster Zee has ordered a local version of reality series Connected from Israel-based…
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NBC renews Hannibal
US broadcaster NBC has greenlit a second season of its Hannibal Lecter television series. The…