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Discovery
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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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Magine accelerates expansion plans with $19m injection
Magine has secured $19 million in extra funding from Swedish and international investors and said…
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Haslingden tunes up a new super indie
Until September last year, David Haslingden was Fox’s top channels executive, running its US and…
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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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Zodiak picks up and sells 10 Stone Testicles
Zodiak Media has taken international rights to one-off documentary The Man with the 10-Stone…
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Oprah doubles up on Tyler Perry series order
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has doubled the series order for Tyler Perry drama The Haves…
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FremantleMedia bags pre-NATPE deals
FremantleMedia International has sold shows in genres ranging from Jamie Oliver titles to scripted dramas…
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News brief: Lat Am nets bags Peace Point series
Discovery and Chello in Latin America have acquired food and wedding-themed factual series from Canadian…
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News brief: Discovery Kids buys kids doc series
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific has acquired documentary adventure series Bushwhacked from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation…
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Oprah Winfrey launching in Australia
Oprah Winfrey’s cable channel will get a branded block in Australia, starting later this year….
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FremantleMedia inks ProSieben, RTL and raft of German deals
FremantleMedia International has announced a slew of sales to German broadcasters. The distributor has inked…
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Management shake-up at Eurosport
Eurosport’s new CEO has restructured the broadcaster’s management, giving several existing executives new titles and…
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Discovery launches online video network
Discovery Communications and Revision3, the online video business that Discovery bought last year, have launched…
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Comedy Central gets Wood from Discovery
Viacom’s Comedy Central UK channel has recruited Brad Wood as its new head of acquisitions….
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Discovery buying another Scandi channel
SBS Discovery Media had inked a deal for Swedish channel TV11 from the TV4 Group….
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Factual sales for Tricon
Canada’s Tricon Films & Television has sold more than 100 hours of factual and documentary…
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Discovery revenues up, will take Netflix option
Discovery has reported healthy revenue and profit increases across its international channels. First quarter revenues…
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Power inks multi-regional wildlife deal with Animal Planet
Power has shopped a pair of its wildlife documentaries to Discovery. The UK-based producer and…
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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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Nielsen launches online TV ratings pilot
US-based ratings agency Nielsen has launched a pilot programme that will measure audiences for TV content…
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Discovery’s Tom Keaveny gets global role, Caleb Weinstein exiting
Discovery Communications’ Asian boss Tom Keaveny is relocating to London to become president of international…
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Discovery buys Disney dramas for TLC UK
Discovery has bought several US scripted series for the soon-to-launch UK version of TLC. It…
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MTV3 prepares Hell’s Kitchen
Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV3 has commissioned ITV Studios Nordic to produce a local remake of…
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Discovery taps into October Films’ Dark Desires
Discovery has ordered stalker series Obsession: Dark Desires. The ten-part drama doc series will be…
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Discovery diversifying beyond factual to become ‘broader media company’
Discovery Communications will become a broader based media company, moving beyond the factual content on…
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BBC sells Bake Off to Discovery in Italy
The show tests the skills of amateur chefs in various challenges to find the country’s…
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MIPTV News: Crime pays for Cineflix Rights
UK-based distributor Cineflix Rights has sold titles from its crime programming catalogue to international broadcasters….
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MIPTV News: Discovery secures Bear Grylls survival series in Betty deal
Discovery Enterprises International has secured distribution rights to UK prodco Betty’s programming slate and will…
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Fox makes first ever European commissions
Fox UK has ordered a pair of original series for the first time. Fox UK,…
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Discovery ups Wagner
Discovery Enterprises International has promoted Elliott Wagner to oversee its international programme sales across North…