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CTC Media
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Kids round-up: Gaumont hires for animation & family; ‘Kid-E-Cats’ set for Spain; Cosmos-Maya animates Bollywood hit; and more
Gaumont makes family team leadership hires French studio Gaumont is bolstering its commitment to its…
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Kids round-up: Disney+ Hotstar’s Cosmos-Maya commission; Tencent takes ‘Chickpea’; TeamTO staff changes; and more
Disney+ Hotstar orders 200+ eps from Cosmos-Maya Indian streaming service Disney+ Hotstar has commissioned an…
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Russian nets form pact for Hollywood deals
A trio of Russian broadcasters have allied to group-buy content from the Hollywood studios, according…
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MTG turns in solid results as studio grows
Nordic and international pay and free TV outfit Modern Times Group turned in a solid…
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SVT drama chief joins Pinewood TV
Swedish pubcaster SVT’s drama chief is joining the fledgling London-based outfit Pinewood Television to oversee…
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CTC merger reorg moves forward following sale
CTC Media has received a licence from the US Treasury Department authorising it to proceed…
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CTC takes female-skewed net abroad
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has launched an international version of its female-focused thematic channel Domashny…
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Pinewood in drama JV with CTC founder
British studio Pinewood Group has moved into high-end drama creation and financing through a new…
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Russian gov’t approves CTC Media sale
The Russian government has given the green light to CTC Media’s planned sale to UTH…
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Russia’s CTC builds channel for ‘real men’
Russia’s CTC Media is due to launch its new Che Channel on November 12, replacing…
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CTC seeks credit rating exemption
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has asked Standard & Poor’s to withdraw its credit rating service…
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MTG ups content execs
The Modern Times Group has promoted two of its senior programming execs. Vanda Rapti (left)…
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UTH Russia makes $200m CTC Media bid
Russian broadcast group UTH Russia has made a formal offer to buy 75% of CTC…
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MTG chiefs quit CTC Media board
Modern Times Group’s CEO Jørgen Madsen Lindemann and CFO Mathias Hermansson have left the board…
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CTC Media buys majority stake in CarambaTV
Russia’s CTC Media has paid RUB148 million (US$2.4 million) for a 51% controlling stake in…
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CTC names channel boss as Murugov steps aside
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Elmira Makhmutova as the new head of the CTC…
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CTC Media boosted by Russian digital delay
The full launch delay of Russia’s second digital TV multiplex from 2015 to 2019 will…
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CTC Media appoints new CEO as Podolsky exits
Boris Podolsky, the CEO of Russian broadcaster CTC Media is exiting the company, with the…
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CTC talks up channels despite audience dips
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has seen its operating income fall 8% year-on-year as ratings at…
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CTC Media, Ren TV launch Russian Hulu
Russian broadcasters CTC, Ren TV and Channel 5 have teamed up to launch an online…