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Comedy Central hits 15 platforms in Asia
Viacom-owned channel Comedy Central is now on 15 platforms across Asia after launching on services…
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Banijay’s Opposite Worlds travels the globe
Banijay has sold its reality format Opposite Worlds into Turkey, Croatia and the Middle East…
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French net to crown Shopping Queens
French broadcaster M6 has commissioned a local version of Turkish daily makeover show. The channel…
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News brief: Rönsch taking over at Studio Hamburg Enterprises
Christian Rönsch has been appointed general manager of Studio Hamburg Enterprises. He will step in…
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Sky orders two 3D Attenborough docs
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has ordered a pair of 3D docs fronted by natural…
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Thatcher’s funeral scores big for iPlayer
Baroness Thatcher’s funeral was the second ever most-requested live TV broadcast on the BBC’s iPlayer…
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Discovery launches online video network
Discovery Communications and Revision3, the online video business that Discovery bought last year, have launched…
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LA Screenings 2013: CBS Studios cuts two European volume deals
As the LA Screenings come to a close, CBS Studios International has inked two volume…
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PGS sells Robin Hood to raft of b’casters
PGS Entertainment has shopped its new Robin Hood animated series to a raft of broadcasters….
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Kudos strikes deal with Broadchurch producer
Shine-backed drama producer Kudos has inked a first-look deal with Imaginary Friends, the UK production…
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EU Parliament backs calls to defend Euro TV from the US
The European Parliament has called for TV and film services to be left out of…
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Fox launches streaming in Turkey, preps other launches
Fox International Channels (FIC) has launched a new streaming service in Turkey in partnership with…
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Comedy Central gets Wood from Discovery
Viacom’s Comedy Central UK channel has recruited Brad Wood as its new head of acquisitions….
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Live streaming added to HBO GO in Poland
Polish pay TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat has added new functionality to the HBO GO service…
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Audio Network hires Johnson from Warners
Music rights business Audio Network has hired Ali Johnson as its new global head of…
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CBS Reality gets into Pawn
Channel operator Chello Zone has picked up nine seasons of Hardcore Pawn for its CBS…
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ProSieben buys Warner Bros. entertainment formats
ProSiebenSat.1 has picked up a pair of formats from Warner Bros. The German free-to-air broadcaster…
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Former C4, Harry Potter exec to lead BinWeevils intn’l charge
Former Channel 4 and Harry Potter exec Rod Henwood is to run BinWeevils, the kids…
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Electric Sky commercial director exits
Karen Young has left her position as commercial director of UK-based producer and distributor Electric…
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Cineflix Rights makes first drama move
Cineflix Rights is moving into drama and has made it first acquisition, upcoming Australian crime…
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UK indie Tern hires former Zodiak exec, preps US expansion
UK independent producer Tern TV has recruited Ed Crick as its new creative director. Crick…
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BBC on the attack in retrans battle with Sky
The BBC has raised the prospect of charging BSkyB to carry its channels as it…
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Comedy Central shows head Down Under
Several Australian free and pay TV broadcasters have picked up comedy series from the Comedy…
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Ex-FremantleMedia exec Renae Garcia resurfaces at Marblemedia
Canadian kids producer Marblemedia has hired Renae Garcia as its director of development and acquisitions…
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Hannibal Buress signs up to Comedy Central
US stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress has inked a wide-ranging development deal at Viacom-owned cable network…
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PBS tunes into Emeli Sandé
US free-to-air broadcaster PBS has acquired TV rights to singer/songwriter Emeli Sandé’s recent concert at…
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Spielberg making Halo series for Microsoft’s new Xbox One
Steven Spielberg will produce a new series based on the Halo games franchise for Xbox…
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HBO inks exclusive five-year Russian output deal
Russian producer and pay TV channel operator Amedia has inked an exclusive five-year output deal…
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New Astro-backed Asian media firm preps English-language shows
Malaysian pay TV and media company Astro is backing Ideate Media a new Kuala Lumpur-based…
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Wentworth locks down Oz’s best-ever pay TV ratings
The inaugural episode of Prisoner Cell Block H reboot Wentworth has become the most-watched show…