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Fox orders Tim Kring’s Touch
US network Fox has ordered 13 episodes of Tim Kring’s Kiefer Sutherland-fronted drama Touch. The…
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FIC launches sports division
Fox International Channels has launched a sports division and has hired Peter Hutton to run…
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Lifetime cancels Roseanne’s Nuts
US cable network Lifetime has cancelled reality series Roseanne’s Nuts after only one season. The…
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Contract wrangle holds up appointment of Ian Jones at S4C
Ian Jones has reportedly been chosen as the new chief executive of Welsh-language broadcaster S4C,…
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Fox-backed Nat Geo Channels takes over Nat Geo programme sales
Fox-backed National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has acquired the National Geographic Society-owned programme sales unit,…
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MTG hires Patrick Svensk
Modern Times Group has hired Patrick Svensk, the former Zodiak executive who left that company…
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FremantleMedia appoints Paul OâHanlon Asia MD
FremantleMedia has appointed Paul O’Hanlon managing director of its Asian business. Reporting to Asia-Pac CEO…
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Canal Plus fined €30 million for TPS merger
The French competition regulator has fined French pay TV operator Canal+ €30 million for failing…
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DRG shops factual titles worldwide
International distributor DRG has sold a number of its new factual entertainment titles to a…
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Coolabi to be sold
Bagpuss owner Coolabi is to be taken over by private equity investor North Promotions in…
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Endemol inks deal with SMG to enter China
Formats production and distribution giant Endemol has cut a deal with the Shanghai Media Group…
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Netflix splitting DVD and streaming services with Qwikster launch
Netflix is separating its rental and streaming services and will soon offer rentals under a…
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OWN orders Zodiak variety format
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered a six part variety show from Zodiak USA…
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Netflix slashes subs forecasts by one million
Shares in streaming and rental service Netflix tumbled yesterday as the US-listed company slashed its…
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History launches US version of Hairy Bikers
US cable network History is to produce a local version of Hairy Bikers after striking…
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Fox eyes launch of a Simpsons channel
Fox is considering the launch of a standalone channel or digital platform for its long…
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Discovery and Unidad Editorial launching free-to-air net in Spain
Discovery and Unidad Editorial (UE) will launch a new free-to-air network in Spain next January….
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Electus will hit acquisition trail following Grant’s appointment
Chris Grant has been appointed CEO of IAC-backed media firm Electus. Grant, who’s exit as…
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TLC orders embarrassing bodies format
TLC International has commissioned My Naked Secret, following individuals with embarrassing body secrets and from…
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Fox Channels preps simultaneous launch for American Horror Story
Fox International Channels (FIC) has picked up American Horror Story and will roll it out…
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BBC Worldwide launching nine formats at MIPCOM
BBC Worldwide is rolling out nine new formats at MIPCOM including scripted offering Misfits. The…
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Gaumont launches US production arm
French production company Gaumont is launching an international production and distribution division based in the…
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Exclusive: Sony’s AXN acquires Disney’s Missing
Sony-owned broadcaster AXN has picked up Disney’s action thriller Missing in a number of major…
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ABC orders de Rijk gameshow
US network ABC has picked up Dick de Rijk’s gameshow You Deserve It. The US…
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NHK orders French gameshow
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has ordered a local version of long running French gameshow Tout…
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Turner acquires Lazytown owner
Turner Broadcasting System Europe has acquired LazyTown owner Latibaer in a deal worth over US$20…
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Sony’s AXN acquires Kiefer Sutherland drama The Confession
Sony Pictures Television has acquired Kiefer Sutherland action drama The Confession to air across its…
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The CW acquires French Gaga doc
The CW has acquired Can’t Stop Media’s documentary Gaga by Gaultier, marking the first time…
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Entertainment One make senior hires
Entertainment One, the international producer and distributor, has hired two key executives as it looks…
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Fox’s Reilly to speak at MIPCOM
Fox boss Kevin Reilly is to give a keynote presentation at MIPCOM in October. Reilly,…