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US syndication deal for BBC cop show DCI Banks
BBC Worldwide has sold DCI Banks into US syndication with a deal that will see…
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Oprah’s Lance Armstrong interview to be streamed live globally
Oprah Winfrey’s interview with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong will be streamed live around the world….
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Exclusive: Davina McCall to host new Channel 4 gameshow from Sony
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a new gameshow from Sony, Five Minutes to…
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Discovery orders gangster show from British Nerd
Discovery has ordered a new show that delves into the world of gangs, from UK…
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Cake gets on board camp space comedy Space Stallions
Kids producer and distributor Cake has inked a development deal with GunHil and come on…
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Hulu unveils original series for 2013
US streaming and catch-up and service Hulu has unveiled three new original properties that it…
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US pay TV at a critical point as Netflix and OTT take hold
Traditional pay TV operators in the US are facing an unprecedented challenge and their growth…
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Comedy Central takes Facebook series to TV
Comedy Central in Italy will start showing web series Amici@Letto on its linear channel early…
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Peppa Pig app launches in the US
Entertainment One (eOne) has launched an app to accompany its hit preschool kids series Peppa…
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Hulu and City order Eva Longoria animated series
US digital service and Canadian broadcaster City have ordered Mother Up!, an animated series for…
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Miramax ups Beth Minehart and Joe Patrick
Independent US studio Miramax has promoted two of its executives, Beth Minehart and Joe Patrick….
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Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. adopt Dolby technology for UltraViolet
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment are to encode movies…
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iPlayer boss Daniel Danker joins BBC Studios board
Daniel Danker, general manager of programmes and on demand at the BBC’s Future Media division,…
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CableReady adds to sales team
US distributor has hired a new programme sales executive, David Brumel. He joins from Gravity…
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Crackle orders more eps of Seinfeld web series
Sony’s online channel Crackle has ordered 24 more episodes of web comedy series Comedians in…
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Syfy preps debut of MMORPG game and TV show crossover
Syfy will debut its online computer game and TV series crossover, Defiance, in mid-April. Syfy…
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Off the Fence to sell Fox lifestyle shows internationally
Off the Fence has inked a deal with Fox International Channels and will distribute over…
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US cable net orders new reality shows from Endemol, Eyeworks and A. Smith
NBC Universal-owned female-skewed US cable net Oxygen has ordered new series from Eyeworks, Endemol and…
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Sky Deutschland expands partnership with NBCUniversal
Sky Deutschland has extended its distribution partnership with NBC Universal in a deal that will…
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Digital TV forecast to boom in Africa
Digital TV households in Sub-Saharan Africa will quadruple in the period to 2018, according to…
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Eutelsat starts 4K demo channel
Satellite operator Eutelsat is launching a 4K TV demonstration channel. Eutelsat will begin transmitting in…
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Samsung unveils new Smart TVs, chooses Red Bee for discovery
Consumer electronics giant Samsung is using the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week…
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PBS orders Neanderthal doc from Arrow
US public broadcaster PBS has ordered a one-off doc Decoding Neanderthals from Arrow Media, the…
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Roku adds new content and device partners
US firm Roku, maker of highly popular streaming video devices of the same name, has…
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Netflix inks ’unprecedented’ Warner Bros. TV deal
Netflix has bagged rights to eight series distributed by Warner Bros. The deal between the…
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ProSieben stepping out with with Keshet’s Girlfri3nds
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired Girlfri3nds and will make local versions of the Israeli…
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Polaroid launches tablet for kids
Polaroid has launched a US$150 tablet aimed at kids at the Consumer Electronics Show in…
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BBC launches free sport app
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched a free sport app for iPhone and iPod…
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NBC orders Camp drama series from Australia’s Matchbox
NBC has given summer camp drama series Camp a straight-to-series order. The thirteen-part series will…
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BBC America buys ITV drama Broadchurch
US cable network BBC America has acquired Broadchurch, the upcoming British drama series starring David…