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Disney Channel
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Disney Channel launches on German free TV
Germany’s latest competitor in the children’s free-to-air channels market has arrived. Disney Channel launched on…
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Disney Channels visit Camp Lakebottom
Disney Channel in Taiwan and Hong Kong has acquired 9 Story Entertainment’s animated toons series…
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News brief: Asian nets take DHX package
Singapore’s MediaCorp has bought a 114-hour kids programming package from Canadian content firm DHX Media….
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News brief: Disney Asia buys WWI pigeons toon
Disney has acquired animated feature Cher Ami for several of its channels in Asia. Disney…
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Three – still the magic number?
With an array of new distribution platforms emerging and new children’s channels growing audience shares…
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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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Disney Channel joins Turkish VOD service
The Disney Channel has launched on Turkish VOD platform NetD. The deal will allow NetD…
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New German channel says Yep! to kids block
A new ProSiebenSat.1 male-skewing channel that’s launching this year has secured a long-term children’s content…
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Disney’s kids novella launching in the UK
Disney is launching its kids telenovela Violetta on Disney Channel in the UK. The show…
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Germany’s kids’ channels competition heats up
German children’s TV is set for its biggest shake-up in years, with the Disney Channel…
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Super RTL cuts staff ahead of Disney Channel launch
German family channel Super RTL is slashing its workforce by 15% – up to 20…
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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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Disney makes trip to Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood
Disney Channel in Russia and the Latin American and Southeast Asian feeds of stable mate…
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Shine America staffs up, poaches Saban, NBCU execs
Shine’s Shine America division has hired new marketing and research bosses. Rob Hughes has joined…
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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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Super RTL offsets Disney loss with DreamWorks deal
German family channel Super RTL has secured a major long term output deal with DreamWorks…
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Disney Channel launch prompts ESPN switch at Super RTL
Disney has replaced its representatives on German family network Super RTL’s board with the managing…
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Disney Channel to launch in Germany
The Walt Disney Company will launch Disney Channel on German free-TV next year, a move…
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Nickelodeon’s Cohn exits
Nickelodeon’s long-serving Marjorie Cohn is exiting the kids’ cable channel after 26 years. The latest…
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News brief: Disney channels visit Camp Lakebottom
Disney XD in the US and Disney Channels across the globe have bought 9 Story…
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Mickey Mouse set for small screen comeback
Disney Channel is bringing back iconic toon star Mickey Mouse in a series of short-form…
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Exclusive: Al Jazeera Children’s Channel inks huge programming deal with Disney
Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) has inked a programming deal with Disney for TV series…
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Star comes out for Disney Channel
US kids’ net Disney Channel has gone in-house for animated comedy adventure series about a…
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Nick buys Korean short-form comedy
Nickelodeon’s channels in Portugal, Spain and South Africa have tapped distributor Imira Entertainment for a…
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LoveFilm inks streaming deal with NBC Universal for TV shows
LoveFilm has sealed a UK programming deal with NBC Universal that gives the Amazon-owned streaming…
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ITV buys more Almost Naked Animals
CiTV in the UK has ordered another season of animated series Almost Naked Animals. The…
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Sky Deutschland launches budget package
German cable operator Sky Deutschland is launching a new budget package of channels. ‘Sky Starter’…
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MTV named the biggest TV channel in Europe
Viacom’s MTV is the most widely distributed channel in Europe, according to new research. The…
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Millimages sells Mouk to Canada
Millimages has sold its preschool series Mouk to English and French-speaking broadcasters in Canada. English-language…