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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…

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News brief: Syfy Kids block spreads to Asia

Syfy Kids, the programming block from international children’s channel KidsCo and pay channel Syfy, will…

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Middle Eastern ‘Netflix’ preps summer launch

A new Middle East-based on demand service has scored deals with Hollywood studios, Arabic content…

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Nickelodeon’s Cohn exits

Nickelodeon’s long-serving Marjorie Cohn is exiting the kids’ cable channel after 26 years. The latest…

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Jason Kilar joins DreamWorks board

Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar is to join the board of Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation….

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SVT opens back catalogue to public

Swedish public broadcaster SVT has launched an open archive initiative to make its back catalogue…

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Universal Channel checks in to Bates Motel

Universal Channel in the UK has acquired Bates Motel from sister Comcast company NBCUniversal International…

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Kabillion meets its Maker

US children’s VOD platform Kabillion has teamed with YouTube network Maker Studios. Yesterday, Kabillion content…

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Tree Fu Tom springs up at Sprout

US children’s cable channel Sprout has bought FremantleMedia Kids and CBeebies coproduction Tree Fu Tom….

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Comedy Central orders HBO Digital series for TV

Comedy Central has ordered a full season run for Brody Stevens: Enjoy it!, a HBO…

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Channel 5 to broadcast student ‘sext’ doc series

The UK’s Channel 5 claims to be the first major broadcaster to air a student…

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Europe approves Liberty-Virgin Media buyout

The European Commission has green-lit Liberty Global’s planned buyout of Virgin Media, claiming the deal…

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News brief: Rosie returns to Rai

Italian public broadcaster Rai has committed to the second season of V&S Entertainment’s much-traveled preschool…

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Thatcher doc gains traction

A documentary chronicling the controversial political career of the late former British prime minister Margaret…

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ITV Studios goes into Warp drive

ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a multi-year, first look scripted deal with Warp Films,…

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M6 scores new Fox output deal

French broadcaster M6 Group has secured a multi-year programming agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television…

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CBS’s Moonves banks $62m

Leslie Moonves, the CEO of CBS Corp, banked an eye-watering US$62 million last year. The…

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Armoza hatches Gran Plan in Europe

European broadcasters have ordered local versions of Armoza Formats’ comedy entertainment primetime series The Gran…

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New exec team to share C4’s COO duties

UK terrestrial Channel 4 has decided to spread the duties of outgoing COO Anne Bulford…

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Europe approves Liberty-Virgin Media buyout

The European Commission has green-lit Liberty Global’s planned buyout of Virgin Media, claiming the deal…

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Poland’s TVP launches entertainment network

Polish broadcaster TVP today launches a new entertainment channel called TVP Rozrywka. The channel will…

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Viewers not engaged with second screen apps

Viewers are not commonly using apps designed to enhance second-screen engagement with TV, like Viggle…

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Tim Kring eyeing international scripted formats

Heroes creator Tim Kring has told TBI he has plans to bring an international scripted…

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Comedy Central orders another Adam Devine series

Workaholics star Adam Devine will front a new Comedy Central series spotlighting his favourite stand…

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Syfy unveils Jamie Foxx horror at Upfront

NBCUniversal-owned cable channel Syfy has ordered a Jamie Foxx-directed horror anthology series, a new Fox…

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New Rai net goes global

The international arm of Italian state broadcaster Rai is in due to launch its new…

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UK on-demand TV hits ‘saturation point’

The UK market for on-demand TV is reaching saturation point, with only a limited potential…

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Netflix secures more Hasbro shows

Netflix has scored a deal to bring a pair of new shows from toyco Hasbro’s…

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ABC Family, WWE Studios offer Christmas Bounty

US cable channel ABC Family and WWE Studios have begun work on a Christmas comedy…

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Kids VOD service Kymba goes live

A new VOD service for children, called Kymba, has launched in partnership with German broadcaster…