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Dancing and X Factor exec lands Fox job
Former BBC Worldwide and Syco programming exec Rob Wade is the new head of alternative…
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Foxtel exec fills vacant unscripted role at ABC
A senior Foxtel executive has taken over non-scripted production at the ABC in Australia. Josie…
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Another top ABC Oz exec resigns
The top-level exits continue at Australian pubcaster the ABC, with its chief operating officer, David…
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ABC television chief exits
Richard Finlayson has resigned from his post as director of television at Australian public broadcaster…
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Corus Kids chief to run Sprout in US
Deidre Brennan is leaving Canada’s Corus Entertainment after less than a year to become general…
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Netflix ‘more indispensable’ than US networks
Netflix is the TV brand that US viewers would be most reluctant to give up,…
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Hulu signs Black-ish streaming deal with Disney
US streaming service Hulu has secured a deal with the Disney-ABC Television Group to exclusively…
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Hulu CEO lifts lid on new live-streaming service
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has revealed fresh details about its forthcoming live streaming TV service,…
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TLC taps former ABC exec
US cable channel TLC has hired former ABC development executive Jason Sarlanis. He will work…
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New ABC Marvel drama to launch on IMAX
US broadcast network ABC has commissioned Marvel Television to produce a live-action comic-inspired drama that…
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Viacom channels yanked from Sony streaming net
Viacom’s cable nets are being pulled from Sony’s US cloud TV service, PlayStation Vue. The…
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NBC remaking Sharon Horgan BBC comedy
US network NBC is developing a US version of cult BBC Three comedy Pulling. Original…
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Endemol Shine’s NL Film gets Oscars nod
NL Film, the Endemol Shine-owned prodco behind TV drama Penoza, has had its latest feature…
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Viewpoint: The anthology strikes back
Dan Whitehead, head of drama and digital at UK consultancy K7 Media, on how anthology…
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Banijay lands ABC order for Gervais gameshow
ABC has ordered Five to Survive, a new gameshow created by Ricky Gervais and being…
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BBC Four plants Roots with A+E
UK pubcaster the BBC is among the latest to buy A+E Networks’ reworking of the…
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ABC names new comedy chief
US broadcast network has upped Jamila Hunter to replace Samie Falvey as its comedy chief….
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E4 acquires US comedy Black-ish
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has acquired ABC comedy Black-ish, and will premiere it on its…
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ABC Oz hires indie execs for commissioning roles
ABC TV has recruited Julie Hanna and Stephen Oliver as commissioners in its factual department….
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Nine programming chief exits
Andrew Backwell has resigned from his programming and production role at Australian commercial broadcaster Nine…
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Disney ‘prepares Twitter bid’
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly eyeing a deal to buy social media platform Twitter….
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Netflix elects Designated Survivor
Netflix has acquired international rights to new season ABC political drama Designated Survivor. The deal…
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ABC launches ABC MEe channel and app
Australian pubcaster the ABC will launch its new kids TV and digital service, ABC Me,…
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Moran takes president role at ABC Studios
Patrick Moran’s rise at ABC Studios has culminated in an official promotion to president of…
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ABC Commercial bags full Wiggles rights
The commercial arm of Australian pubcaster the ABC has taken full catalogue rights to programming,…
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Lifetime lays off Devious Maids
US network Lifetime has cancelled female-skewed comedy-drama Devious Maids after four seasons. The A+E Network-owned…
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ABC to adapt Caitlin Moran comedy
US network ABC is reportedly planning for a remake of Caitlin Moran’s recently-cancelled British comedy…
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Dick Clark hires ABC veteran for production
US-based Dick Clark Productions has hired veteran ABC producer Tim Bock. The exec, who has…
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ABC retools ABC3 under new guise
Australian pubcaster the ABC has renamed its kids-focused network ABC3 to create “a complete digital…
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ABC to spend Ten Days in the Valley with Sedgwick
US broadcaster ABC has gone straight-to-series with a ten-part drama from Skydance Television, which will…