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A&E Network eyes competition series
US cable broadcaster A&E Network is eyeing the launch of series with competition and elimination…
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BBC Worldwide notches another billion pound year as profits rocket
BBC Worldwide has reported record revenues and profit in its latest annual results. The commercial…
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Oprah net and TLC buys Undercover Boss
Oprah Winfrey’s cable network and TLC have jointly bought the cable TV rights to the…
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FremantleMedia appoints Ian Hogg as Asia boss
FremantleMedia has appointed its Australian boss Ian Hogg to run its entire Asian operation following…
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Gruen Transfer spin-off commissioned
The company behind hit Australian political satire The Gruen Transfer is launching a spin-off. Zapruder’s…
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DSI launches first slate, eyes 250 hours
DSI, the international distribution company that was recently launched by Inverleigh Media Holdings, has announced…
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Moving North will change the face of BBC’s kids programming, boss says
UK public broadcaster the BBC moving its children’s TV output out of London will impact…
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Falling Skies lands on Sony nets as TNT orders season two
Sony has acquired the rights to Steven Spielberg produced sci-fi drama Falling Skies for its…
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Turner hires MySpace boss to run UK
Turner has recruited Anthony Lukom, former managing director of MySpace UK, as general manager of…
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FremantleMedia hires kids exec Berman
FremantleMedia Enterprises has hired Andrew Berman to run international distribution for its nascent kids business….
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Netflix launches across Lat Am; eyes Spain and UK
US online video service Netflix is launching in 43 countries across Latin America and the…
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Shine poaches Matt Campbell from SBS
Shine Australia has poached SBS programming boss Matt Campbell and he will become its new…
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Turkey’s Global Agency sells Perfect Bride format to China
Chinese broadcaster Hunan is to produce a local version of Turkish reality series Perfect Bride…
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BBC, Canal+, Nick, Turner back UK Cartoon Forum projects
The major broadcasters behind the raft of UK originated cartoons at this year’s Cartoon Forum…
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Turkey’s ATV to launch You Deserve It
Turkish broadcaster ATV is launching a local version of Dick de Rijk’s gameshow You Deserve…
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All3Media closes Fake or Fortune deals
All3Media has closed a number of international sales for its BBC factual entertainment series Fake…
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Metronome CEO out as Shine restructures Nordic division
Par Sundberg will leave his position as CEO of Metronome after Shine inaugurated a management…
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Analysts bullish as AMC Networks launches
Financial analysts are broadly positive on the prospects for AMC Networks, the new cable channels…
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US Cable Upfronts 2011: Food Network greenlights more Eat Street
US cable network The Food Network has commissioned a second season of street food series…
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Sky 1 acquires Fox’s Terra Nova
UK pay broadcaster Sky has acquired Fox’s big budget dinosaur drama Terra Nova. The deal…
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Cartoon Network and MDA looking for local toons
Cartoon Network has teamed with the Media Development Agency (MDA) to launch Snaptoons, an initiative…
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UK indie Tinopolis buys US indie A. Smith & Co
UK indie Tinopolis has bought its LA-based counterpart A. Smith & Co, the producer of…
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MTV buys new animated series from The Simpsons exec producer
MTV has taken international rights to Crash Canyon, the upcoming animated series from The Simpsons…
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Gary Marenzi leaves MGM
Gary Marenzi, president, worldwide television at MGM has left the Hollywood studio. This follows the…
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Epix orders Monty Python 3D feature
US cable network Epix has commissioned a 3D television movie based on the life of…
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Shine selling 9/11 doc Rebirth internationally
Shine International has picked up the international distribution rights to Rebirth, the upcoming 9/11 feature-doc…
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BBC Worldwide inks raft of Discop deals
BBC Worldwide sold a raft of programmes to broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe at…
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Bill Roedy, former chairman and chief executive, MTV Networks International
What Makes Business Rock On my first day in our small office on Mandela Street…
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Syfy expands online web programming
US cable network Syfy is continuing to expand its move into original online content with…
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US Cable Upfronts 2011: Speed orders ITV-produced car series
US cable network Speed has ordered 13-part motoring series My Ride Rules after striking a…