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Netflix snags Warner Bros content as Scandi roll out continues
Netflix has launched in Denmark today and will roll out in Norway and Finland later…
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Argonon eyes digital acquisitions, looking to staff up
International producer and distributor Argonon is eyeing the acquisition of digital businesses and is looking…
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Parks and Rec star Adam Scott launches TV production company
Parks and Recreation star Adam Scott has launched a TV and film production company and…
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Viasat Nature acquires Power’s The Cheetah Diaries
Pan regional broadcaster Viasat has picked up wildlife series The Cheetah Diaries across Scandinavia and…
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Bravo orders more Seacrest-produced Shahs of Sunset
US cable network Bravo has renewed Ryan Seacrest’s controversial reality series Shahs of Sunset for…
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MTV ups Latin head of acquisitions
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted Marisol Amaya to senior director of programming acquisitions. Amaya…
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Granada Media Australia hires David Galloway as fact ent boss
Granada Media Australia, the production company owned by British commercial broadcaster ITV, has hired former…
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BabyFirst hires Prospect Park’s Paul Frank to move into primetime
Childrens broadcaster BabyFirst is to launch original primetime programming for adults and has poached Prospect…
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Management changes for TF1
French commercial broadcaster TF1’s CEO Nonce Paolini has made a series of management changes. Jean-Pierre…
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Netflix launches in Sweden
Netflix’s Scandinavian roll out has commenced with its streaming service launching in Sweden today. Consumers…
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Discovery orders adventure series with Deadly 60’s Steve Backshall
Discovery Western Europe has ordered a four-part adventure series fronted by Steve Backshall, Swimming with…
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Executive shuffle at Modern Times Group: three leave, new Nordic boss
Modern Times Group has made several hires and promotions as other executives leave the company…
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Exclusive: Ryan Seacrest to produce hip hop gameshow
Ryan Seacrest is to produce a new hip hop gameshow – Rhyme, Rap or Reason…
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TV4 launches multiscreen streaming of all channels, premium Play option
Swedish broadcaster TV4 has relaunched its TV4 Play online TV service with the addition of…
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Hulu shareholder Providence sells US$200m stake
Private equity firm Providence has reportedly sold its 10% stake in US catch-up TV service…
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NBC cancels Dane Cook’s Next Caller before it airs
US network NBC has cancelled Dane Cook-fronted comedy Next Caller before the series has even…
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Austria’s ORF sells crime and Universum docs at MIPCOM
ORF Enterprise, the commercial subsidiary of Austrian public broadcaster ORF, has inked a raft of…
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Mediavision launching Natpe Budapest rival in Croatia
Eastern European channel distributor Mediavision is to launch a television market in CEE to rival…
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Simon Cowell takes The Lead to ITV
British commercial broadcaster ITV is developing Take The Lead, a canine themed variety, from Simon…
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Lifetime launches ten original TV movies for Christmas
US cable network Lifetime is to launch fifty films including ten original television movies as…
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Prime inks deals for Hollywood shows at MIPCOM
Prime Entertainment Group has concluded a raft of its Hollywood centric programming in the wake…
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Court rejects Canal+ case against competition watchdog
France’s constitutional court has rejected Canal+’s claims that the country’s competition regulator acted unconstitutionally when…
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BBC Worldwide sells 200 hours to LifeStyle Network
BBC Worldwide has sold a package of 200+ hours of lifestyle programming into Australia. Foxtel-backed…
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Konami’s 4K Media sells Yu-Gi-Oh! to France, Italy
Video game company Konami’s TV distribution and brand management unit 4KMedia has sold the latest…
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MTG launches Viaplay download service
International broadcast group Modern Times Group has added a download function to its Viaplay OTT…
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MIPCOM organisers say 2012 market one of the biggest ever
The organisers of MIPCOM say that 12,900 people attended this year’s market in Cannes. Of…
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FIC cooks up The Taste deal with Red Arrow
Nigella Lawson-fronted food format The Taste is headed to India after Fox International Channels struck…
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Cash In The Attic to be remade in Denmark
Cash In The Attic is set to be remade in Denmark after producer Argonon International…
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Patty Geneste replacing Ute Biernat as head of Frapa
Ute Biernat, CEO of Grundy Light Entertainment, is stepping down as chair of FRAPA. Patty…
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Endemol taking Dear Neighbours, Help Our Daughter Find Love rights
Endemol has optioned Israeli format Dear Neighbours, Help Our Daughter Find Love from Keshet International. The…