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Ben Sherwood to replace Anne Sweeney at Disney/ABC
Ben Sherwood has been named as Anne Sweeney’s replacement as boss of Disney/ABC Television Group….
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ABC readies Bachelor spin-off, hires alt VP
ABC in the US is working up Bachelor in Paradise, a spin-off to the long-running…
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News brief: GloboSat sold on Red Arrow’s Taste
Brazilian cable broadcaster GloboSat has acquired format rights to food competition show The Taste. The…
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Sony launches Northern Ireland prodco
Sony Pictures Television is launching a production outfit in Northern Ireland. Stellify Media is a…
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Broadcasters prebuy ABC’s Black Box
Broadcasters in Europe and Israel have acquired ABC’s upcoming medical procedural The Black Box. RTL…
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Disney/ABC chief Sweeney to exit post
Disney/ABC Television Group president and Disney Media Networks co-chair Anne Sweeney is to leave the…
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News brief: Former ABC boss joins Genius board
Former ABC Broadcast Group president Tony Thomopoulos as joined the board of Andy Heyward’s kids…
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Oscar ceremony slays The Walking Dead in the ratings
US network ABC’s coverage of the Academy Awards convincingly knocked zombie series The Walking Dead…
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Disney, Dish settle legal issues with ‘evolutionary’ deal
The Walt Disney Company and US satcaster Dish Network have ended their long-running legal dispute…
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News brief: Discovery, ABC get Officially Amazing
Discovery Networks Asia and ABC in Australia have acquired season two of children’s series Officially…
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Disney launches UK production office
The Walt Disney Company has launched a UK production base to tap into the drama…
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Warner Bros’ Shed poaches BBCWW Top Gear exec
The US division of Warner Bros.-owned producer Shed has recruited John Hesling as its senior…
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News brief: ABC calls on Sexters
The ABC in Australia has acquired Sexters, a documentary investigating the rise in sexually charged…
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First international broadcast deal for Stan Lee’s Mighty 7
ABC in Australia has become the first international buyer of comic book-inspired toon movie trilogy…
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Oz net joins Time Scanners team
Australia’s ABC has become the first prebuyer of upcoming history and science series Time Scanners….
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The Writers’ Room sells in 114 territories
The first season of Sundance Channel’s The Writers’ Room has been sold into over 114…
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News brief: ABC goes for seventh Wipeout
US broadcaster ABC has commissioned a seventh season of Endemol obstacle course format Wipeout. The…
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Reilly: Fox will bypass pilot season
US network Fox has declared itself out of the pilots game. Appearing at the net’s…
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ABC devalues Assets but Cold War entices BBC America
US broadcaster ABC has pulled its period drama The Assets amid poor ratings, while cable…
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Funding round scores broadcaster threat Aereo $34m
Over-the-air US retransmission service Aereo has secured US$34 million in its latest funding round to…
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Analysis: OTT to the rescue…
…or how streaming services are saving TV series and allowing others to get made. Pay…
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ABC Australia rejigs management, ditches controller roles
Australian public broadcaster the ABC has reorganised its senior management structure and is dispensing with…
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Foxtel takes First place
Foxtel’s director of programmes Brian Walsh tells Jesse Whittock about the Australian pay TV leader’s…
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BBC Worldwide, ITV Studios snag high end Oz dramas
BBC Worldwide and ITV Studios Global Entertainment are among distributors that have snapped up new…
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ABC Commercial appoints sales chief
The commercial arm of Australian public broadcaster the ABC has appointed Sharon Ramsay-Luck head of…
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BBC Three, ABC board next Chris Lilley Heights spin-off
The Australian and UK pubcasters are to broadcast the latest spin-off from Chris Lilley’s mockumentary…
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Lady Gaga to duet with Kermit the Frog on ABC, Channel 5
A 90-minute Thanksgiving special for US broadcaster ABC feature singer Lady Gaga dueting with Kermit…
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Channel 4 among ABC David Blaine show buyers
The UK’s Channel 4 was one of seven buyers of David Blaine: Real or Magic…
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US deal for Rising Star
ABC has ordered a ten-episode US version of Rising Star, the next-generation singing format distributed…
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BBC Worldwide poaches ABC exec
BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand has tapped Australian pubcaster the ABC to find a…