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Sky and Disney launch pay TV channel
UK pay TV platform BSkyB and Hollywood Studio Disney are launching a pay TV channel…
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Embarrassing sales for Zodiak
Zodiak Rights has sold fact-ent series Embarrassing Bodies to a raft of broadcasters. Broadcasters including…
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Sky inks sports news channel deal with Viasat
UK pay TV platform BSkyB has inked a deal with its Scandinavian counterpart Viasat for…
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Cord cutting won’t hit pay TV for five years
Cord-cutting will have a minimum impact on pay TV for the next five years at…
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iPlayer content boss leaves for Livity
Derren Lawford is leaving his position as head of programming and scheduling for Global BBC…
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BBC Worldwide orders original series for international channels
BBC Worldwide has ordered Million Dollar Intern, an original fact-ent series for its international channels….
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Entertainment One making Michelle Williams reality series
Entertainment One is making My Sister’s Keeper, a reality series based on the life of…
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Sesame Street apps launch on Kindle
Sesame Workshop has launched Sesame Street apps for the Kindle Fire device. Three Sesame Street…
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Oprah net takes on Tyler Perry sitcom
Oprah Winfrey’s cable network has ordered a new season For Better or Worse, the Tyler…
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BBC launches Android sport app
UK broadcaster the BBC has launched a version of its sport app for Android devices….
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Shock decline in pay TV numbers in Western Europe
The total number of pay TV subscribers in Western Europe has fallen for the first…
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David Haslingden buys NHNZ and starts building factual super indie
David Haslingden, the former boss of Fox’s Networks division, has bought Kiwi natural history producer…
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Fox inks digital deal with YouTube channel WIGS
US broadcaster Fox has inked a deal with YouTube drama channel WIGS. The pair will…
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AMC taking Walking Dead to YouTube with Nerdist
AMC is teaming up with multiplatform producer and channel operator Nerdist Industries and will release…
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Turner reorganises CNN International’s commercial division
Turner has rejigged the commercial and ad-sales operation at news operation CNN International. Amid wide-ranging…
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One bidder in exclusive talks for La7
Telecom Italia has said it is in exclusive negotiations with Italian media firm Cairo Communications…
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News brief: Arte launches content on Dailymotion
French cultural channel Arte is to take its first step into subscription VOD with a…
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News brief: Sony buys BBC comedy for Hindi net
Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) in the UK has acquired BBC comedy Goodness Gracious Me. The…
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Fiona Crago out and Michael Murphy in at Beyond
Fiona Crago has resigned as boss of Beyond Distribution and will be replaced by Michael Murphy….
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UK viewers watch four hours of TV a day
New data reveals that viewers in the UK watched an average of four hours, one…
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Ridley Scott Vatican drama shapes up
US cable network Showtime has added cast members to its upcoming drama series The Vatican….
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BBC orders War and Peace adaptation
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a new adaptation of Tolstoy classic War and…
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KDG’s Tele Columbus deal blocked by authorities
The acquisition of Tele Columbus by Germany’s leading cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has been…
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TF1 looks at extending Nonce Paolini’s tenure
French broadcaster TF1’s administrative council is today expected to propose changing the company’s statutes to…
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Discovery’s David Zaslav to give MIPTV keynote
Discovery Communications’ president and CEO David Zaslav will give a keynote address at MIPTV in…
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Sky Italia launches F1 channel
Italian pay TV operator Sky has launched a dedicated Formula 1 channel, Sky Sport F1…
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Banijay strikes new deal for My Parents are Gonna Love You
Banijay International has shopped its My Parents are Gonna Love You format to TV Markiza….
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Sweden’s TV4 reports strong results
Swedish free-to-air commercial and pay TVbroadcaster TV4 Group benefited from a buoyant domestic advertising market…
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Yesterday buys special forces series
UK digital channel Yesterday has bought Black Ops, a 6x50mins series about special forces. The…
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Canal+ buys monster series
French premium channel operator Canal+ has acquired animated kids series I’m a Dinosaur. The series…