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News brief: Crash & Bernstein returns to Disney XD
Disney XD has ordered a second season of live-action ‘bro-mance’ comedy Crash & Bernstein. The…
News brief: Syfy Kids block spreads to Asia
Syfy Kids, the programming block from international children’s channel KidsCo and pay channel Syfy, will…
Middle Eastern ‘Netflix’ preps summer launch
A new Middle East-based on demand service has scored deals with Hollywood studios, Arabic content…
Nickelodeon’s Cohn exits
Nickelodeon’s long-serving Marjorie Cohn is exiting the kids’ cable channel after 26 years. The latest…
Jason Kilar joins DreamWorks board
Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is to join the board of Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation….
SVT opens back catalogue to public
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has launched an open archive initiative to make its back catalogue…
Universal Channel checks in to Bates Motel
Universal Channel in the UK has acquired Bates Motel from sister Comcast company NBCUniversal International…
Kabillion meets its Maker
US children’s VOD platform Kabillion has teamed with YouTube network Maker Studios. Yesterday, Kabillion content…
Tree Fu Tom springs up at Sprout
US children’s cable channel Sprout has bought FremantleMedia Kids and CBeebies coproduction Tree Fu Tom….
Comedy Central orders HBO Digital series for TV
Comedy Central has ordered a full season run for Brody Stevens: Enjoy it!, a HBO…
Channel 5 to broadcast student ‘sext’ doc series
The UK’s Channel 5 claims to be the first major broadcaster to air a student…
Europe approves Liberty-Virgin Media buyout
The European Commission has green-lit Liberty Global’s planned buyout of Virgin Media, claiming the deal…
News brief: Rosie returns to Rai
Italian public broadcaster Rai has committed to the second season of V&S Entertainment’s much-traveled preschool…
Thatcher doc gains traction
A documentary chronicling the controversial political career of the late former British prime minister Margaret…
ITV Studios goes into Warp drive
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a multi-year, first look scripted deal with Warp Films,…
M6 scores new Fox output deal
French broadcaster M6 Group has secured a multi-year programming agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television…
CBS’s Moonves banks $62m
Leslie Moonves, the CEO of CBS Corp, banked an eye-watering US$62 million last year. The…
Armoza hatches Gran Plan in Europe
European broadcasters have ordered local versions of Armoza Formats’ comedy entertainment primetime series The Gran…
New exec team to share C4’s COO duties
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has decided to spread the duties of outgoing COO Anne Bulford…
Europe approves Liberty-Virgin Media buyout
The European Commission has green-lit Liberty Global’s planned buyout of Virgin Media, claiming the deal…
Poland’s TVP launches entertainment network
Polish broadcaster TVP today launches a new entertainment channel called TVP Rozrywka. The channel will…
Viewers not engaged with second screen apps
Viewers are not commonly using apps designed to enhance second-screen engagement with TV, like Viggle…
Tim Kring eyeing international scripted formats
Heroes creator Tim Kring has told TBI he has plans to bring an international scripted…
Comedy Central orders another Adam Devine series
Workaholics star Adam Devine will front a new Comedy Central series spotlighting his favourite stand…
Syfy unveils Jamie Foxx horror at Upfront
NBCUniversal-owned cable channel Syfy has ordered a Jamie Foxx-directed horror anthology series, a new Fox…
New Rai net goes global
The international arm of Italian state broadcaster Rai is in due to launch its new…
UK on-demand TV hits ‘saturation point’
The UK market for on-demand TV is reaching saturation point, with only a limited potential…
Netflix secures more Hasbro shows
Netflix has scored a deal to bring a pair of new shows from toyco Hasbro’s…
ABC Family, WWE Studios offer Christmas Bounty
US cable channel ABC Family and WWE Studios have begun work on a Christmas comedy…
Kids VOD service Kymba goes live
A new VOD service for children, called Kymba, has launched in partnership with German broadcaster…