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BBC Worldwide
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Barnett recruits Rodrigue for BBC America post
Sarah Barnett has brought SundanceTV colleague Nena Rodrigue to US cable channel BBC America. Rodrigue…
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Sony poaches exec for Oz sales
Greg Sneddon is replacing Mark Young as Sony Pictures Television’s senior VP, distribution in Australia…
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BBC Worldwide in largest Taiwan deal
BBC Worldwide claims it has closed its largest-ever programming deal in Taiwan through an agreement…
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Stan nabs Amazon series, launches ahead of Netflix
Stan has become the latest subscription video-on-demand service to roll out in Australia, beating streaming…
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Brazilian net identifies Sherlock, Doctor Who
Brazilian channel TV Cultura has acquired a package of premium shows from the BBC’s commercial…
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BBC Worldwide strikes trio of Chile deals
BBC Worldwide has struck three deals with Chilean broadcasters and platforms for its content. The…
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PBS, BBC in ‘ambitious’ factual partnership
Pubcasters from both sides of the Atlantic Sea have com together to coproduce a slate…
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UK sport agency picks up Marathon rights
A new UK sports agency has signed a long-term broadcast rights deal for distribution of…
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Discovery founder preps factual SVOD service
Discovery Communications founder John Hendricks (pictured) has launched a subscription-on-demand service for factual programming named…
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SVT scores ‘biggest’ BBC package deal
SVT has closed what the Swedish pubcaster describes as its “biggest ever package deal” with…
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Netflix and BBC discuss US content deal
Some library shows from BBC Worldwide could leave Netflix with several titles up for renewal. US…
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Nordic launches for BBC Brit and Earth channels
BBC Worldwide is planning to launch its BBC Brit and BBC Earth channels in the…
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Simon Perry to run production at Swedish film fund
+++CORRECTION An earlier version of this story named former BBC America boss Perry Simon as…
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Macallister to replace Pedersen at All3 Int’l
Sales veteran Steve Macallister is taking on the CEO job at All3Media International. The former…
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Regal ambitions
Royalty is in vogue. Ahead of the launch of Lionsgate’s series The Royals, TBI speaks…
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Best of British SVOD service launches in Finland
Cirkus, the UK content SVOD service, has launched in Finland. The service has launched on…
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BBCWW, FremantleMedia team for food format
BBC Worldwide and FremantleMedia are joining forces to make Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook Melbourne, the…
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BBC mulls subs model for int’l Store
BBC Store, the forthcoming electronic sell-through service from BBC Worldwide, will likely be rolled out…
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New UK prodco poaches BBC development exec
Wendy Rattray’s fledgling UK-based prodco Hello Halo has poached Kathy Myers from the BBC. Myers…
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Music icons set for Canuck Netflix competitor
The upcoming Canadian SVOD service known as ‘Project Latte’ has acquired music themed programming including…
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Canada Netflix rival buys UK, US sci-fi
Project Latte, the upcoming Canadian OTT service from telco and broadcast group Bell, has bought…
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The public purse
Public broadcasters around the world are squeezed tighter than ever in today’s post global recession…
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On-demand Cirkus buys The Driver
Cirkus, the ‘best of British’ on demand service, has added UK drama series The Driver…
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Actor Morrissey launches prodco
The Walking Dead actor David Morrissey is launching is own TV and film production company,…
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BBCWW cuts first Tumble deals
Romania has become the first country to buy the Tumble gymnastics format. BBC Worldwide launched…
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Zodiak Rights poaches BBCWW drama chief
Zodiak Rights has hired BBC Worldwide’s head of drama Chris Stewart. He will take on…
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Netflix moves for another BBC/Sundance drama
Netflix has acquired upcoming BBC and Sundance drama series One Child, TBI has learned. The…
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French telco tracks down BBC’s Intruders
French telco operator OCS has acquired the BBC’s new mystery drama Intruders following MIPCOM. The…
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BBC Worldwide in NHK, ZDF copros
BBC Worldwide is to coproduce a natural history series with Japan’s NHK, and is creating…
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British programme exports hit £1.3bn
The total value of UK television exports was £1.28 billion (US$2.1 billion) in the 2013/14…