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Fox buys Paramount of LAPTV channels business
Fox has bought fellow studio Paramount out of the LAPTV channels business. LAPTV operates premium…
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Commissioner Gordon drama headed to Fox
US broadcaster Fox has sent a drama based on Batman character Commissioner James Gordon straight…
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Ben Affleck making crime drama pilot for Fox
Ben Affleck is making a pilot for US broadcast network Fox. Hollywood actor and director…
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FXX debuts September 2 in 72 million homes
Fox’s new entertainment cable network FXX will launch on September 2 and has secured carriage…
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Sundance Channel acquires shows for Latin launch
AMC Networks’ Sundance Channel has picked up new drama and factual titles for its soon-to-launch…
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Mediaset, Nine check in to Ramsay’s Hotel Hell
Spain’s Mediaset and Australia’s Nine Network are among new buyers of Gordon Ramsay’s latest series…
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FIC to launch crime channel in SA
Fox International Channels has launched its Fox Crime channel on South African pay TV platform…
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VH1 tunes up LeAnn Rimes series, hires FishBowl exec
Viacom-owned cable channel VH1 has commissioned a six-part reality series following country music star LeAnn…
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Iger says investment in Hulu a boon for content owners
Bob Iger has said Hulu has real strategic and financial value for the company and…
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Gaumont hires three for TV division
Gaumont has hired a trio of executives for its international TV division. Carol Trussel has…
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Vice Media appoints Nutopia’s Franses, preps UK online channels
Vice, the publishing-to-TV media company, has hired Laura Franses to run its UK operation. Franses…
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Fox launching in the Netherlands
Fox International Channels has revealed details of the upcoming launch of its Fox service in…
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Mike Darnell lands top Warner Bros. unscripted role
Former Fox reality guru Mike Darnell has joined Warner Bros. in a wide-ranging role that…
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Electus scores Columbian first-look deal
Multimedia entertainment studio Electus has signed a one-year first-look deal with Columbia’s Caracol Television. The…
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Simpsons, Family Guy to meet for first time
Characters from animated series The Simpsons and Family Guy are to unite on Fox for…
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Shine America poaches legal boss from NBCU
Shine America’s expansion has continued with the hire of Jeffrey Schneider who has taken the…
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Fox orders Endemol USA pilot
US broadcast network Fox has ordered another programme from Endemol USA – this time a…
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Malone says cable companies should unite for Hulu bid
US MSOs should join forces to make a bid for Hulu, according to Liberty Media…
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Eisner: Hulu buyer will lose next-day rights
Former Disney chairman Michael Eisner has predicted the victor in the battle to buy US…
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CBS series dominate European drama imports
CBS supplied the top three most-valuable drama imports to European broadcasters last year, with procedural…
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Former News Corp digital boss joins Maker Studios investor
Jon Miller, News Corp’s former chief digital officer, has resurfaced as a partner at Advancit…
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FIC powers up with S.H.I.E.L.D. deal
Fox International Channels has acquired Disney-distributed US scripted series including the much-hyped superhero series Marvel’s…
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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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Fox rebrands Dutch channel, preps Fox Sports launch
Fox has continued the rebranding of its channels and roll out of Fox Sports service…
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Crime being replaced by Fox channel in Norway
Fox International Channels is replacing its Fox Crime channel with the core Fox service in…
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Amazon’s Lovefilm inks deal for The Walking Dead
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has inked a deal with Fox International Channels for mega-hit zombie…
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FIC launching Fox Sports Channel in Italy
Fox International Channels has secured a slew of rights for a new Fox Sports channel…
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Qatar Holding latest to be linked to Hulu
Middle Eastern fund Qatar Holding is the latest organisation to be linked to a move…
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S.H.I.E.L.D., Hostages set for Canuck net
ABC’s superhero drama Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., CBS thriller Hostages and Fox comedy Surviving Jack…
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Oz’s Network Ten picks up Reign and raft of LA Screenings shows
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Network Ten has told TBI the shows it has selected from this…