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Style showcases development slate
US cable channel Style has unveiled a nine-strong development slate, including series from Endemol-owned 51…
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Voddler goes global with file-sharing revamp
Scandinavian VOD site Voddler is going global with a revamped service and new focus on…
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Digiturk launches Turkish 4K channel
Turkish pay TV provider Digiturk has launched a 4K demonstration channel in partnership with satellite…
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BBC America inks Twitter deal
BBC America has signed a deal with Twitter to offer branded videos on the site,…
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First Hand scores doc, factual sales
Switzerland-based First Hand Films has scored deals for its documentary and factual content with broadcasters…
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MSN ‘looking to revive Heroes for Xbox’
MSN could be planning to make a new season of NBC’s superhero drama Heroes for…
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Argonon makes Transparent acquisition
UK-based production group Argonon has bought indie factual prodco Transparent Television – its first acquisition…
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Cineflix, Tony Wood launch Buccaneer Media
Cineflix Studios has hooked up with former Lime Pictures creative Tony Wood to create a…
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Disney Channel to launch in Germany
The Walt Disney Company will launch Disney Channel on German free-TV next year, a move…
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Warner: UK tax credit won’t affect US drama
The UK president of Warner Bros. has claimed the Hollywood studio will not relocate US…
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DirecTV taps LaBute for second original series
US pay TV provider DirecTV has followed up its maiden original series Rogue by commissioning…
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Kabel Deutschland shares spike on Liberty rumour
Shares in Kabel Deutschland rose sharply yesterday on reports that Liberty Global may be preparing…
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Sweden finds Absolutely’s Family
A Swedish broadcaster has acquired the Australian version of Find My Family, the much-travelled factual…
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TV drives global ad spending
Advertisers turned to TV and away from newspapers and magazines last year, according to a…
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BBC3 opens Hotel of Mum and Dad
Youth-skewed UK digital channel BBC3 has commissioned a new factual entertainment series studying economically-stricken young…
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BBC1 investigates threatened wildlife
UK pubcaster BBC1 has commissioned a wildlife series in which experts will lead a a…
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AMC/Sundance gets new Asia Pac programming head
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has appointed a new head of programming and scheduling as one of…
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Celestial Tiger ups chief exec
Asian pay TV operator Celestial Tiger Entertainment has promoted its president and COO to CEO….
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News brief: Abadas finds Thai home
UK-based distributor Hoho Entertainment has sold preschool series Abadas to a Thai broadcaster. The 52x11mins…
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News brief: Marathon Media gets new creative kids’ chief
France’s Marathon Media has appointed former Klasky Csupo executive Eryk Casemiro to be its chief…
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Screentime targets digital growth
Banijay-owned producer Screentime has launched a new digital division that will aim to develop apps…
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News Corp ents biz named 21st Century Fox
The entertainment and media arm of News Corp will be called 21st Century Fox. The…
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MTV3 prepares Hell’s Kitchen
Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV3 has commissioned ITV Studios Nordic to produce a local remake of…
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Foxtel-BBC channel deal ‘disappoints ABC’
Australian pay TV provider Foxtel is to launch a premium BBC content channel on its…
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RTL predicts earnings boost as listing looms
European broadcaster RTL Group has said its first quarter EBITA for the year is expected…
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TW Cable launches live mobile TV for Apple devices
US cable operator Time Warner Cable is adding live programming and video-on-demand outside the home…
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UNI appoints new UK MD
Universal Networks International has appointed a former Disney and Turner executive as to become its…
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Quickflix to offer HBO series soon after US broadcast
Australian on demand platform Quickflix has scored a significant agreement with HBO that will allow…
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ABC buys BBCWW, DHX kids’ content
Australian public broadcaster ABC has acquired more than 50 hours of children’s programming from BBC…
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A+E names UK digital director
A+E Networks UK has appointed its first director of digital to bring its content to…