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Latin Media Leaders: Televisa USA
BEST SCRIPTED FORMAT TERMINALES, TELEVISA USA Terminales is the most talked about scripted format…
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Endemol management shake-up continues with Paraskakis appointment
Endemol has announced another senior management change, appointing Fotini Paraskakis managing director of its Asian…
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Matthew Baxter resurfaces at Liverpool TV
Former MGM channels exec Matthew Baxter has been hired to run Liverpool Football Club’s TV…
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Disney deal for Lovefilm
Subscription DVD and video-on-demand service Lovefilm has struck a content deal with Disney for the…
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BSkyB launches advanced TV Everywhere service
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has launched a new service to supplement its Sky Go…
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Theresa Wise named RTS chief
The Royal Television Society has appointed ex-Disney exec Theresa Wise as its new chief executive….
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Rights.tv hires Jane Hyndman
Content rights specialists Rights.tv has hired Jane Hyndman. The former etv and Europe Movieco Partners…
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New US privacy law will allow Netflix to link accounts with Facebook
US lawmakers have amended privacy laws, clearing the way for video services such as Netflix…
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Disney buys Henson’s Pajanimals
Disney has picked up animated series Pajanimals across a raft of territories. The 52x11mins series…
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Girls want toons!
Commissioners want more girl-skewed animation and say there is not enough coming their way. Producers…
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Netflix and Warner Bros. ink UK TV deal
Netflix has secured a raft of TV series from Warner Bros. after inking a multiyear…
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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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DQE sells toons to ABC
Indian producer and distributor DQ Entertainment (DQE) has sold a pair of animated series to…
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Shine names Katrina Neylon as Ruth Clarke’s replacement
The distribution arm of Shine has promoted Katrina Neylon to senior VP, head of EMEA,…
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Hollywood Studio formats
Plans are underway to make some of the most iconic US shows ever for local…
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Todd Lituchy’s New Media Vision picks up preschool show
New Media Vision, the company run by former Disney and Viasat executive Todd Lituchy, has…
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Netflix snags Warner Bros content as Scandi roll out continues
Netflix has launched in Denmark today and will roll out in Norway and Finland later…
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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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Fox Turkey preps local version of Disney’s Private Practice
Fox’s free-to-air channel in Turkey is about to launch a local version of Disney’s hit…
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Warner Bros. TV hires China boss and relocates HQ to Beijing
Warner Bros.’ TV division has recruited Beibei Fan as vice president of distribution, for China….
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UK multichannel operators programming spend hits £2.2 billion
The main providers of commercial digital channels in the UK spent a cumulative £2.2 billion…
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UK multichannel programming spend rockets to £623 million
Commercial multichannel broadcasters spent £623 million on content last year, a 31% year-on-year increase. A…
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Warner Bros. ups Jay Levine
Warner Bros. Television Group has upped Jay Levine to senior VP, business and strategic planning….