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The Style Network preps date with Virgin Media
Fashion and entertainment channel The Style Network has secured carriage on Virgin Media in the…
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Sundance Channel takes international Rectify rights
The international version of the Sundance Channel has picked up US rights to Rectify, the…
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News brief: FremantleMedia sells Neighbours into Denmark
Danish public broadcaster DR has inked a long-running deal for Australian daily soap series Neighbours….
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News Corp. selling US$700m Sky NZ stake
News Corp. is selling its 44% stake in Sky New Zealand. Its share in the…
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Poirot star heads to MIPTV
ITV Studios Global Entertainment is bringing David Suchet, the star of long-running crime drama Poirot,…
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Nordic World ties up Scandi trio
Scandi sales alliance Nordic World has scored exclusive distribution deals with a trio of local…
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Lord Sugar steps down from YouView
IT magnate and The Apprentice star Lord Sugar has stepped down from his role as…
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North One sells Australian prodco
All3Media-owned North One Television has offloaded its Australian production subsidiary in a management buy-out. North…
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WWE unveils plans for pay network TV
The WWE has provided details of its planned WWE Network, which it says could lead…
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Merger savings narrow Youku Tudou losses
Chinese online video site Youku Tudou narrowed its consolidated fourth quarter net losses by 43%…
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Sky inks £180m deal for Telefonica’s UK broadband business
BSkyB has agreed to buy Telefonica UK’s broadband business, in a deal that will establish…
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The CW calls time on 90210
The CW has cancelled 90210, the reboot of the youth-skewing 1990s series. The show has…
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A+E ups Dirk Hoogstra
A+E Networks has promoted Dirk Hoogstra to executive VP, development and programming, for its History…
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UK, Canada reveal Dinopaws footprints
A trio of UK, Canadian and international broadcasters has commissioned a new transatlantic preschool cartoon about…
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BBC Knowledge scores Slovenia slot
BBC Worldwide Channels has secured a distribution deal with Telekom Slovenia that will see BBC…
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Starz plans originals boost
US cable network Starz is committed to boosting its original output following its split from…
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Canal+ is launching Disney Movies on Demand channel
Canal+ is launching a Disney Movies on Demand channel as part of its CanalPlay Infinity…
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Rakuten’s Wuaki.TV plans to launch across Europe
Wuaki.TV, dubbed the ‘Spanish Netflix’, plans to launch across all major European territories, according to…
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Endemol extends Indian Big Brother brand
Big Brother is getting a pair of new regional language versions in India, where the…
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Channel 5 calls on Trauma Doctors
UK commercial net Channel 5 has ordered a new observational documentary series set in a…
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Discovery buys mafia series
Discovery’s US network The Military Channel in the US has picked up crime series The…
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Sky orders UK version of My Kitchen Rules
Sky Living has commissioned a local version of Australian cooking format My Kitchen Rules. British…
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Discovery and NBC making Oscar Pistorius exposé
Discovery and NBC’s Peacock Productions are making Beauty & the Blade Runner, a one-off doc…
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FX orders more Archer
FX has ordered a new season of animated secret agent comedy Archer. The US cablenet…
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Peace Point finds development chief
Canadian producer Peace Point Entertainment has hired an original factual programmer from Shaw Media Channels…
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Pioneer making fast turnaround meteor strike doc
UK producer Pioneer is making a one-off doc about the meteor that landed in Russia…
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Broadcasters pick up Jon Hamm, Daniel Radcliffe Bulgakov drama
Several international broadcasters have acquired A Young Doctor’s Notebook, the new drama series about the…
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BBC Worldwide launching new version of Dancing with the Stars in India
BBC Worldwide is launching a second version of its Dancing with the Stars (aka Strictly…
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ITV Studios earnings hit £100 million for first time
ITV Studios’ earnings topped £100 million (US$152 million) for the first time in its history…
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Endemol bringing Hollywood talent to MIPTV
Hollywood actors Mark Strong and Lennie James will be at MIPTV to promote Low Winter…