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Sky Atlantic reads up on Showtime’s Penny Dreadful
UK satellite channel Sky Atlantic will coproduce the upcoming Sam Mendes-produced Showtime thriller drama Penny…
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Discovery cited as the biggest TV channel in Europe
The Discovery Channel is the network with the widest distribution in Europe, according to new…
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Bellon sells American Ninja Warrior, introduces Super Boyz
US-based Bellon Entertainment has licensed NBC entertainment series American Ninja Warrior series to European and…
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BSkyB completes Ultra HD test
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has conducted a test broadcast in Ultra HD at its…
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Crime & Investigation inspecting Romania launch
Crime & Investigation Network is launching in Romania. The crime channel is operated by A+E…
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Australia’s Surveillance sells to BSkyB, Mediaset
Australian factual entertainment and CCTV series Surveillance has found its way to BSkyB in the…
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Sky lines up Martin Freeman drama, Kumars reprise
BSkyB has commissioned a one-off autobiographical special from The Hobbit star Martin Freeman, as the…
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Analyst: Studios could dismantle UK pay TV movie market with OTT
Hollywood studios could benefit from going over-the-top direct to consumers in the UK, cutting out…
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Dawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Ex-Channel 5, ITV and RTL executive Dawn Airey has joined internet firm Yahoo! as senior,…
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Liberty Global launches Horizon TV in Ireland
Liberty Global has launched its next generation Horizon TV set-top service in Ireland, enabled by…
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Turner UK launching time-shifted TCM
Turner Broadcasting System is today launching a time-shifted version of pay channel TCM in the…
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News brief: Nutopia hires Love’s head of development
Jane Root’s prodco Nutopia has hired Simon McKeown from The Great British Bake Off producer…
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BBC, Sky back new Ultra HD body
Representatives from BSkyB and the BBC will co-chair a new industry group, designed to help…
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Sky told to end PSB retransmission fees
The UK government plans to end controversial retransmission fees that British public broadcasters pay to…
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3D takes a hit as Foxtel closes dedicated channel
A “worldwide lack” of content is behind the closure of Australian pay TV platform Foxtel’s…
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Roku adds Channel 5, Toon Googles
Streaming set-top box firm Roku has added UK broadcaster Channel Five’s Demand 5 catch-up service and…
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Sky programming costs hit £2.5bn
BSkyB’s yearly programming costs have hit £2.5 billion (US$3.9 billion), as the UK satcaster’s British…
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Sky Italia to launch Crime & Investigation channel
Sky Italia is launching a raft of new channels, including A+E Networks-owned Crime & Investigation….
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Sky Living subscribes to Blacklist
UK pay TV channel Sky Living HD has secured rights to air NBC’s upcoming drama…
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Sky Italia first to air Titanic in 3D
Sky Italia will be the first platform globally to air the new 3D version of…
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News brief: Strike Back returns for Cinemax, Sky
Pay TV drama series Strike Back is returning for a third season on HBO-owned Cinemax…
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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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A+E UK names ex-North One boss as programming chief
A+E Networks UK has named Heather Jones as VP of programming. Jones, who will take…
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Lifetime confirms UK launch, expected to replace Bio
US cable network Lifetime has confirmed it will launch in the UK this autumn. The…
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Virgin Media’s digital entertainment head steps down
Virgin Media’s executive director of digital entertainment, Cindy Rose, is stepping down from the company…
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Murphy goes one step beyond
The new general manager of Australia-based Beyond Television tells TBI about changing international perceptions of…
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Kurland out as Sky restructures factual team
UK satcaster BSkyB is saying goodbye to head of factual entertainment commissioning Michele Kurland as…
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Sky Vision sells 100 hours into CEE
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has sealed a raft of sales with broadcasters across Europe as…
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Ofcom backs BSkyB in BT ads row
UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that BSkyB has not breached its broadcast code in refusing…
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News Corp. reorganises Sky Italia along BSkyB, Sky Deutschland lines
News Corp.-owned Sky Italia has reorganised all of its programming activities into a single unit,…