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DHX preps more YouTube channels after trio of launches
Canada-based kids producer and distributor DHX has launched three paid-for YouTube channels in association with…
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Universal Channel UK buys NBCU-distributed procedural Motive
Universal Channel has picked up UK rights to US crime drama Motive. The detective series,…
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BBC orders Don’t Get Done… spin off
UK public broadcaster the BBC will launch a spin off of its long running consumer…
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Ovation picks up Jon Hamm/Daniel Radcliffe drama
US arts and culture channel Ovation has picked up A Young Doctor’s Notebook, the UK…
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LoveFilm gets Vikings series ahead of TV
Amazon’s on-demand service LoveFilm has bought Vikings in a deal that means the hit drama…
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Fox mulls 24 return but loses Touch
Kiefer Sutherland-starring action thriller series 24 could be returning to US network Fox, though Sutherland’s…
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Endemol sells Happily Divorced to German Turner channel
Turner’s female-skewed German channel Glitz has acquired comedy series Happily Divorced. It has picked up…
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Shine hires ITVSGE sales rep to bolster EMEA team
Shine International has added an ITV Studios Global Entertainment sales executive to its EMEA team….
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Netflix secures exclusive US subs rights to Disney shows
Netflix and Disney/ABC Television Group have entered into a new multi-year licensing deal that gives…
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BBC’s Cohen bows out with drama commissions
Danny Cohen’s final drama commissions as the controller of UK terrestrial channel BBC One include…
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Military Channel to reveal hidden CIA history
Discovery Communications’ US cable channel Military Channel has ordered a 10-part series that will delve…
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News brief: MTV renews Remedy deal
UK pay TV channel MTV has renewed its deal with Argonon-owned Remedy Productions to produce…
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Piers Morgan, Virgin, Lionsgate making Fleet Street drama for Starz
TV presenter and journalist Piers Morgan is executive producing a drama about 1970s Fleet Street…
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Gavin & Stacey US remake among Fox pick-ups
The Sony Pictures Television-produced remake of BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey is among five comedies…
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Sky Italia weighs on News Corp.’s pay TV numbers
News Corp. reported profit and revenue increases in its most recent quarter, but a loss…
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Former DHX exec to launch Peacock Alley sales venture
Former DHX Media sales manager Craig McGillivray has resurfaced at Canadian prodco Peacock Alley, where…
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Sweden’s TV4, Amy Poehler hook up for comedy
Swedish network TV4 has hooked up with Parks and Recreation star Amy Poehler to produce…
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NBC ends Deception, passes on new Hatfields pilot
US broadcast network NBC has cancelled its mystery drama Deception and, according to industry reports,…
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VOD and second screen use becoming widespread in the UK
A majority of viewers use second screen devices while watching TV, while about three UK…
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News brief: Fox names Europe and Africa COO
Fox International Channels (FIC) has promoted Diego Londoño to chief operating officer for its European…
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Bachelor looks for love with Oz commission
Network Ten has commissioned an Australian version of The Bachelor after licensing the format from…
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FremantleMedia hires Swedish boss
FremantleMedia has recruited Magnus Karlsson-Lamm as the managing director of its Swedish division. He will…
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Almost Naked Animals find new owner
Disney XD is the latest buyer of Almost Naked Animals, the animated children’s comedy from…
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Factual sales for Tricon
Canada’s Tricon Films & Television has sold more than 100 hours of factual and documentary…
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Sparks gets Russian member
Studio 2V has joined Sparks Networks’ Fiction Network. The 15-year-old Russian indie producer made the…
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News brief: Rive Gauche cuts pre-screenings Lat-Am deals
US producer and distributor Rive Gauche Television has sold 200 hours of programming into Latin…
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Discovery revenues up, will take Netflix option
Discovery has reported healthy revenue and profit increases across its international channels. First quarter revenues…
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Ynon Kreiz to head leading YouTube network
Former Endemol chief exec and chairman Ynon Kreiz has been named as YouTube channel network…
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Virgin Media hires ex-News Corp boss Tom Mockridge
Former News International CEO Tom Mockridge is set to take the CEO role at Virgin…
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Small World poaches Banijay exec for formats push
Los Angeles-based formats company Small World IFT has recruited Luci Burnley to boost its international…