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ABC’s Falvey to run Awesomeness mobile VOD net
Youth-focused content firm AwesomenessTV has poached the head of comedy at US broadcaster ABC to…
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Fox ties down Fresh Off the Boat creator
Fresh Off the Boat creator and showrunner Nahnatchka Khan has scored a pod deal at…
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ABC Oz hires funding and partnerships exec
The ABC has hired Josh Faulks as head of partnerships and policy. The Australian pubcaster…
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Spike, Channel 5 win ‘bidding war’ for BattleBots
Viacom networks Spike UK and Channel 5 will broadcast the ABC mech combat format BattleBots…
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All ABC Oz nets now streaming
Australian pubcaster the ABC is now offering viewers access to all of its channels via…
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Ex-Discovery content chief finds Electric role
Former Discovery Networks International content chief Phil Craig has joined Australian producer Electric Pictures as…
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Netflix consumes Toast in 200-hour ABC deal
British comedy Toast of London has debuted in Australia and New Zealand on SVOD service…
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Ex-Warner Bros exec joins ABC cable net
Former Warner Bros. Television comedy exec Jana Steele Helman has joined US cable channel Freeform…
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CMT and Hulu save Nashville
CMT has stepped in to rescue cancelled US series Nashville, teaming with Hulu to order…
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UKTV buys Fox crime procedural
British multichannel operator UKTV has acquired Fox drama Rosewood for its crime network Alibi. The…
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Cleverman exec nabs ABC scripted post
Australian pubcaster the ABC has appointed its head of indigenous to the new post of…
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LA Screenings 2016: Star profile
The US broadcast networks are going big this year, with popular actors, producers and franchises…
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Supergirl flies to CW as Agent Carter crashes
The US networks are well underway in building their next generation of scripted shows, with…
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Iger: no plans to extend Disney CEO tenure
The future leadership of The Walt Disney Company remains in flux after current CEO and…
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David Attenborough series goes global
David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef has landed in 180 territories following natural history broadcaster Attenborough’s…
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Aussie pubcasters get budget boost
Australian public broadcasters the ABC and SBS have avoided further budget cuts. The organisations feared…
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USA originals chief to exit, scores UCP deal
USA Networks executive VP, original programming Jackie de Crinis is stepping down to take an…
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Roots planted in 50 territories
The remake of epic miniseries Roots has sold into 50 territories. Distributor A+E Networks has…
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Nets clear schedules to honour Prince
ABC, BET and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network are among the US networks planning to honour…
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ABC sells out of Univision channel JV
US broadcaster ABC has ended its participation in joint venture channel Fusion, which it operated…
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Giggle and Hoot spin-off for ABC Kids
The ABC in Australia is soon to debut an animated series spun out of its…
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Ex-ITV exec exits SBS in restructure
Former ITV director of factual and daytime Alison Sharman is returning to the UK after…
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BattleBots to challenge Robot Wars in Cannes
A five-foot humanoid combat robot named ‘The Obwalden Overlord’ will touch down in Cannes next…
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Turkish drama The End remade for Dutch PSB
Dutch pubcaster KRO-NCRV is remaking Turkish psychological drama The End, with filming on adaptation beginning…
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ABC Oz talent surfing into MIP
ABC Commercial, the distribution arm of Australian pubcaster the ABC, is bringing Dan Churchill and…
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Former ABC kids chief resurfaces at Corus
Deidre Brennan has resurfaced at Corus Entertainment, and will be vice president of kids content…
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ABC in ‘unprecedented’ rights deal with Warner
US broadcaster ABC has signed what it describes as an “unprecedented” programme rights agreement with…
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ABC nabs Essential’s O’Neill for factual post
Australia’s ABC Television has hired an LA-based Essential Media & Entertainment executive to become its…
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Fox’s Cotton picked as Heyday US chief
Nancy Cotton is leaving Fox 21 Television Studios to become US president of new NBCUniversal…
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ABC creates Quantico VR experience
US broadcast network ABC has launched its first scripted VR experience. This tied in with…