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Liberty Global has increased its stake in Belgian cable operator Telenet to over 58% after…

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FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is making an English-language version of French zombie series Les Revenants (They…

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ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) wants to establish a regional production hubs that can be…

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News Corp. will take a majority stake in Sky Deutschland for the first time following…

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France-based entertainment conglomerate Vivendi has launched an over-the-top service in Germany called Watchever. The subscription…

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Switzerland’s UPC Cablecom today becomes the second Liberty Global-owned cable operator to launch the next-generation…

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A US federal appeals court has ruled that Netflix has been getting preferential treatment for…

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John Malone’s Liberty Media and US cable network Starz have completed their planned split.  …

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Scripps Food Network Network has acquired the second instalment of Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong, the…

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Australian free-to-air network Seven has acquired a feature-length instalment of animated property The Woodlies. Seven…

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Discovery will simulcast Oprah Winfrey’s upcoming interview with Lance Armstrong on its networks around the…

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The CFO of Talpa, the producer behind The Voice, is leaving the John de Mol-owned…

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Orange Cinéma Series (OCS) has renewed a key content deal with US premium programme provider…

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US lawmakers have amended privacy laws, clearing the way for video services such as Netflix…

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US producer and distributor Sierra/Engine Television has picked up rights to hit Korean drama Cruel…

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US cable network Lifetime has promoted one its key programming executives, Kimberly Chessler and hired…

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French commercial broadcaster TF1’s chief executive Nonce Paolini is interested in launching a subscription video-on-demand…

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UK businessman and Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones is making business makeover show for US…

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Canadian distributor  Peace Point has inked a deal with PE Media, the Latin America-focused distributor…

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BBC controller of drama Ben Stephenson and Tim Hincks, president of global entertainment producer Endemol,…

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French president François Hollande has named Olivier Schramek as the new president of media regulator…

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Ofcom has awarded local digital-terrestrial TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. The licences…

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Banijay and Eyeworks have both sealed new deals for their respective diving formats Stars in…

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UK-based distributor Sky Vision has poached former BBC Worldwide commercial manager Angela Neillis and she…

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French media regulator the CSA has said that ‘scripted reality’ shows can in principle be…

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Modern Times Group will launch Prima Zoom, its fourth free-to-air channel in the Czech Republic,…

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Canadian producer and distributor Muse has hired Ann Harbron to run its fledgling factual division….

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CTV has acquired The Taste, the cooking competition format fronted by Nigella Lawson and Anthony…

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Fox International Channels has hired Christian Brent as its European strategy boss. Brent joins from…

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Canadian distributor Peace Point has take international rights to The DNA of GSP, a feature…