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3net strikes 3D deal with Red Bull
3net, the US 3D broadcaster operated by Sony, Discovery and IMAX, will air a raft…
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Cuppa Coffee launching Dog the Bounty Hunter animated series
Cuppa Coffee is making a Dog the Bounty Hunter animated series. The Canadian animation studio…
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Nordic broadcasters launch massacre documentary
Nordic World, the programme sales group that represents the region’s most influential broadcasters, is launching…
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AXN Asia strikes Cash Cab format deal
Pan regional Asian pay TV broadcaster AXN is launching a local version of gameshow format…
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RHI poaches Tandem’s Schwab
US TV movies and mini-series producer and distributor RHI Entertainment has poached Tandem Communications sales…
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Power shops 100hrs to Venevision
TV movies and miniseries producer and distributor Power has sold a 100-hour package to Venevision….
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Downton Abbey’s Fellowes eyes indie and contemporary drama
Downtown Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is eying the launch of his own independent production company…
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Scripps acquires UKTV stake
US channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive has inked a deal to acquire Virgin Media’s 50%…
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Cash injection will allow Marvista to double output
Marvista has secured a significant investment that CEO Fernando Szew tells TBIvision will allow the…
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Danny Goldman tipped to join Miramax after departure from Power
Hollywood producer and distributor Miramax is expected to announce shortly that it has hired Danny…
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PBS launching in the UK
PBS, the US Public Broadcast Service, is launching a channel in the UK on November…
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News Corp hitting the acquisition trail after collapse of BSkyB deal
Having ditched its bid for the chunk of BSkyB it does not own, News Corp…
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Emma Tennant becomes new UKTV controller
UKTV has poached ITV executive Emma Tennant and she will become channel controlleat the British…
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Hulu to launch in Japan
Online video service Hulu is launching in Japan later this year, marking the company’s first…
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Disney eyes further acquisitions of character firms
Disney is eyeing further acquisitions of character companies following its purchase of Marvel Entertainment last…
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Mediaset and RAI in court over Endemol talent format
Pier Silvio Berlusconi has weighed into an ongoing battle over Endemol talent format Baila! Berlusconi,…
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UK broadcaster Channel 4 buys Charlie’s Angels
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired the new Charlie’s Angels series. The update of…
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Danny Goldman parts with Power
Danny Goldman has left Power only a few months after having joined as CEO from…
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Tinopolis acquires US producer Base
UK independent production company Tinopolis has continued its US expansion spree with the acquisition of…
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Fox eyes Glee spin-off
US network Fox is eyeing the launch of a spin-off of hit musical drama Glee….
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Starz, BBC Worldwide ink multi-year production deal
US cable network Starz has inked a deal with BBC Worldwide that will see the…
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ABC to cancel Desperate Housewives after season eight
US network ABC is to end female skewing comedy drama Desperate Housewives after its eighth…
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US cable net A+E looking to build on drama success
US cable network A+E is looking to expand its scripted programming push. This follows the…
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Netflix tipped for UK launch following Lionsgate deal
Netflix is being tipped to launch a UK service after inking a content deal with…
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International drives growth at Discovery
A solid performance from the international business at Discovery in the second quarter the year…
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Galer becomes president of FremantleMedia France
Monica Galer has been appointed president of FremantleMedia’s French operation. Galer becomes the first-ever president…
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BBC Worldwide cuts Prime deal for Torchwood: Miracle Day
BBC Worldwide has shopped its sci-fi drama series Torchwood: Miracle Day to free-to-air broadcaster Prime,…
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A+E’s Lifetime poaches Drobnyk from UKTV
A+E has hired Christian Drobnyk to oversee acquisitions and scheduling at its US cable network…
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ITV Studios wins rights to new season of hit drama Underbelly
ITV Studios has won the rights to distribute the upcoming fourth season of smash hit…
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Zuku looks to power up African content industry
Zuku is the entrant in African pay TV, taking on incumbent Multichoice with a service…