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BBC Worldwide
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Viki makes Spanish push, inks Netflix, Lat Am deals
Viki has launched a Spanish-language service and inked a telenovela deal with Netflix and Colombia’s…
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‘Russian HBO’ makes a major channels move
Russian producer Amedia has moved into the channels business in a big way, effectively launching…
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YouTube channel operator gets cash injection from CAA-backed bank
Base79, the UK-based digital company that operates a swathe of YouTube channels, has received a…
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BBCWW to commission more content, seeking longer runs
BBC Worldwide is looking to commission more of its own content and is seeking longer…
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Sundance, BBCWW join The Honourable Woman as Gyllenhall signs up
Sundance Channel in the US and BBC Worldwide have come on board upcoming drama The…
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BBC raises £170m funding for Worldwide
The BBC has raised a £170 million in a seven-year US bond deal – the…
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Formats to see in CEE
As NATPE Budapest gets underway, TBI speaks to the main players about selling formats into…
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BBC Entertainment to launch on new Romanian platform
BBC Entertainment is among three BBC Worldwide channels launching on a new Romanian DTH TV…
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Good Wife, Dexter set for Lovefilm launch
Amazon-owned on-demand platform Lovefilm has secured CBS Studios International-distributed scripted programming including The Good Wife,…
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ITV Studios taps BBC Worldwide for Americas sales boss
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has appointed BBC Worldwide’s Americas coproductions chief Greg Johnson to become…
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UKTV will premiere Dynamo series online before TV
UKTV will show the first episode of the latest Dynamo: Magician Impossible series online before…
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Cirkus seals Com Hem VOD deal
New subscription video-on-demand Cirkus has scored a major multi-year distribution deal with Swedish cable operator…
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ITV sells Mr Selfridge to BBC in Africa and NBC in Europe
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold drama series Mr Selfridge to new partners in Europe…
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Jana Bennett joins new look A+E
Former BBC Worldwide president of worldwide networks Jana Bennett has re-emerged at A+E Networks, where…
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BBC Worldwide expands new sales team with in-house hire
The commercial arm of UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed a new director of global…
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Beyonce concert to broadcast in 150 territories
A concert in aid of female empowerment starring singer Beyoncé Knowles will broadcast in 150…
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International Studios: Drama Studies
For a week in May the attention of the TV world is focused on Hollywood…
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BBC Worldwide commissions Really Cool Stuff
BBC Worldwide has ordered a fact-ent series for its international channels, Really Cool Stuff (WT)….
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PBS buys BBC dramas
PBS has acquired US rights to British dramas Last Tango in Halifax and Call the…
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Orphan Black finds UK home
BBC Three has acquired BBC America-coproduced drama Orphan Black and concurrently commissioned a workplace doc…
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Raft of broadcasters buy Gabriel Byrne drama Secret State
Numerous international broadcasters have acquired Secret State, the political drama that stars Gabriel Byrne and…
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Ovation picks up Jon Hamm/Daniel Radcliffe drama
US arts and culture channel Ovation has picked up A Young Doctor’s Notebook, the UK…
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BBC America orders more Orphan Black
Orphan Black will go to a second season after BBC America and Space ordered another…
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Shooting Starz
Starz has built a solid slate of original programmes in recent years with the Spartacus…
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Sky Living orders female-led sitcom
UK pay TV channel Sky Living HD has commissioned a female-led six-part comedy set in…
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News brief: Cake head of marketing leaves company
David Furness has left his position as head of marketing at Cake Entertainment. He has…
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BBC Worldwide channels under threat
BBC Worldwide’s linear channels portfolio is under scrutiny as new CEO Tim Davie looks to…
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Boulder Creek hires Matt Wills from PA
UK-based producer and distributor Boulder Creek International has hired Matt Wills as its commercial director….
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UKTV orders more of David Attenborough’s Curiosities
UKTV has commissioned a second, longer, run of natural history show David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities….
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Foxtel-BBC channel deal ‘disappoints ABC’
Australian pay TV provider Foxtel is to launch a premium BBC content channel on its…