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Boomerang
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Boomerang lands in South Korea
Turner Broadcasting System’s Boomerang channel launches in South Korea this weekend. The channel is already…
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Turner aligns US programming ops with int’l
Turner Broadcasting System plans to align its US kids content and general entertainment operations with…
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Turner names EMEA finance chief
Turner Broadcasting System EMEA has named Jamie Friend as its new chief financial officer, TBI…
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Lagardère Studios plots expansion
A subsidiary of Lagardère Studios since last May, Spanish prodco Boomerang TV (Grupo BTV) is…
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Boomerang poaches Outline’s Baldwin
Wales-based producer Boomerang has hired Outline Productions executive Shona Baldwin as director of development. Reporting…
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News brief: Boomerang boards Dinosaur Train
The Latin American feed of Turner Broadcasting kids channel Boomerang has acquired Dinosaur Train from…
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New brief: New Asian Boomerang launch
Turner Broadcasting System’s animation network Boomerang has launched in Malaysia on HyppTV with a two-month…
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TVPlayer to launch UK subs offering
UK over-the-top television platform TVPlayer will launch a subscription service this summer offering live streams of…
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Turner plays to Monster’s Jungle Beat
Turner Broadcasting System has acquired Monster Entertainment-sold non-verbal kids toon Jungle Beat for its Boomerang…
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Turner poaches AMC’s Tzimas for CEE
Turner Broadcasting System has named Dominik Tzimas as distribution director, central and eastern Europe and Russia,…
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Boomerang refresh continues with Asia move
Turner Broadcasting System’s refresh of the Boomerang brand into an all-animation family channel is continuing…
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Channel 4 creates deputy doc chief role
Channel 4 in the UK has upped Amy Flanagan to deputy head of documentaries. Flanagan…
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Boomerang ties up Jungle Bunch
Turner Broadcasting System’s newly-refocused Boomerang family channel has acquired pay TV rights in Europe and…
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Dish dumps Turner channels in carriage dispute
US pay TV operator Dish has shelved a swathe of Turner Broadcasting channels in a…
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Miller fills Snyder’s role as Cartoon Network president
Christina Miller has been named president and general manager of Turner Broadcasting System-owned channels Cartoon…
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Turner moves Asia Pac exec to Cartoon Network US
Turner Broadcasting System has named one of its Asia Pacific kids programming bosses as VP,…
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Shine appoints Iberia acquisitions boss
Shine Iberia has recruited Ruth Martínez as its new head of acquisitions. Martínez will be…
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Cloud OTT service Magine launches in Germany
Magine, the cloud-based over-the-top TV service, has launched in Germany. It has been in beta…
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UK streaming service brings MTV, History to Freeview
A new subscription streaming service is bringing channels such as Comedy Central, MTV and History…
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Spain’s drama producers look to go global
Spain’s crisis has forced TV producers to seek international business. Local fiction continues to dominate…
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Major channels sign up to Freeview streaming service
A new UK pay-TV streaming service for Freeview viewers, VuTV, has signed deals A+E Networks,…
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Channel 4 shines spotlight on recession busters
The UK’s Channel 4 has commissioned a trio of programmes that spotlight companies going against…
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Turner says global restructure won’t impact Lat-Am
The wholesale management changes and job losses seen at Turner’s operations in the EMEA and…
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Turner ups Levy to president, TBS
David Levy has been upped to president, Turner Broadcasting System. In his new role, Levy…
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Turner focuses on Asian partnerships following cuts
Turner has inked a new carriage deal for its kids channel Boomerang, taking it into…
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Heggessey’s Boom hires UKTV’s Tess Cuming
Fledgling indie production group Boomerang has recruited Tess Cuming as its first head of factual…