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Davie replaces Smith as BBC Worldwide chief
John Smith is to step down after eight years as CEO of BBC Worldwide, and…
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NBC cancels Animal Practice
NBC has cancelled workplace comedy Animal Practice, making it the third high profile network series…
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BBC America renews Copper
US cable network BBC America has renewed Copper for a second season. This comes ahead…
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Lifetime develops new Jennifer Love Hewitt series
US cable network Lifetime is developing a television series based on Jennifer Love Hewitt’s book…
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Cinemax launches Alan Ball-created drama series Banshee
HBO-owned cable network Cinemax is ramping up its scripted slate with Banshee, a new action…
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Disney buys German free-to-air channel Das Vierte
Disney plans to acquire German free-to-air channel Das Vierte. The deal, for an undisclosed sum,…
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Modern Times Group hit by increasing programming costs
Modern Times Group’s third quarter results disappointed investment analysts, with higher churn among premium pay…
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CBS would consider Sony Pictures acquisition: report
CBS would consider acquiring film and television studio Sony Pictures if the company was put…
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Broadcasters around the world team for documentary season on poverty
Seventy international broadcasters have joined forces and will screen a series of documentary films about…
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Canada’s Bell reacts furiously to CRTC blocking its Astral takeover
Canadian telco Bell has reacted angrily to media regulator the CRTC blocking its attempted C$3.4…
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Bake Off to rise in the US
Hit UK format The Great British Bake Off has been sold to CBS, which will…
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Canada’s W Network buys The Audience
Canadian specialty channel W Network has ordered a local version of Channel 4 format The…
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TNT orders Frank Darabont’s LA Noir to series
US cable network TNT has ordered Frank Darabont’s crime drama LA Noir to series, marking…
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Sky buys Sony’s submarine drama Last Resort
UK pay TV broadcaster BSkyB has acquired US submarine drama series Last Resort. The Sony…
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Pawn Stars producer Leftfield hires former Optomen exec Rob Hill
Pawn Stars producer Leftfield Pictures has hired former Pilgrim Studios and Optomen executive Rob Hill…
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US producer Believe launches music series on Twitter
US production company Believe Entertainment Group is launching a dance music show EpicEDM exclusively on…
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The CW picks up Vurugu’s digital series Prom Queen
US broadcast network The CW has acquired exclusive rights to the latest season of Vuguru’s…
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Celestial Tiger hires Fox exec
Lionsgate, Saban and Celestial joint venture Celestial Tiger has hired Magdalene Cheung from Fox International…
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Sony makes number of exec changes in Asia
Sony Pictures Television has made a number of changes in its senior executive team across…
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Australia’s Ten buys Zodiak Kids’ Tickety Toc
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has acquired free-to-air rights to Zodiak Kids series Tickety Toc….
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Electric Sky has a Night in With Robbie Williams
Distributor Electric Sky has picked up rights to feature documentary A Night In With Robbie…
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3net forms production and distribution division
3net, the joint venture 3D channel run by Discovery, Imax and Sony, is launching a…
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Lagardère eyes Italian market
French producer and distributor Lagardère Entertainment is to ramp up its activities in Italy after…
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Cableready acquires rights to Lincoln Center
International distributor Cableready has acquired international rights to arts series Live From Lincoln Center. The…
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M6 demands €100m compensation for loss of bonus channel
French commercial broadcaster M6 is planning to make a claim for €100 million from the…
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Todd Lituchy’s New Media Vision picks up preschool show
New Media Vision, the company run by former Disney and Viasat executive Todd Lituchy, has…
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Fox to adapt British comedy Gavin & Stacey
Fox is adapting British comedy series Gavin & Stacey, making it the latest British comedy…
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Fox renews Bob’s Burgers for fourth season
US network Fox has ordered a fourth season of animated series Bob’s Burgers. The broadcaster…
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Stephen Fry joins History’s Mankind The Story of All of Us
Stephen Fry has come on board History’s British documentary series Mankind The Story of All…
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The Walking Dead smashes cable records for third season launch
+++UPDATE+++UPDATE+++UPDATE+++UPDATE+++UPDATE+++UPDATE February 12, 2013:Ratings for new season break records Zombie apocalypse series The Walking Dead…