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Discovery’s Amy Introcaso-Davis departs as WBD cuts execs at US cablenets
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has made cuts to its cable division under Kathleen Finch, with…
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HGTV commissions ‘Barbie’-themed home renovation competition
HGTV has ordered a new competition series, Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge, based upon Mattel’s famous toy…
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Food Network president steps down, HGTV’s Jane Latman expands remit
Food Network president Courtney White is stepping down to launch a new prodco, with long-standing…
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Endeavor Content takes sales rights to Russian drama ‘Hope’ & ‘Cash In The Attic’ auction format
Endeavor Content has picked up distribution rights to Russian-language drama Hope and British auction format…
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Round-up: Apple lines Vince Vaughn up for ‘Bad Monkey’; HGTV returns to ‘Home Town’; C4 orders Bin Laden doc
Apple lines Vince Vaughn up for Bad Monkey Apple TV+ has made a series order…
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Discovery+ links with OWN on five-series unscripted order
Discovery has announced a new slate of unscripted original programming produced exclusively for the Discovery+…
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Discovery+ checks in to Trixie Mattel hotel renovation series
Discovery+ has commissioned Trixie Motel, a new unscripted hotel renovation show featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race…
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Round-up: ‘Sommerdahl Murders’ extended; HGTV explores ‘Cash In The Attic’; Rainmaker & Little Hat develop ‘Bone Season’
Sommerdahl Murders extended ZDF and NDF in Germany, along with Danish broadcaster TV2, are returning to…
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Digging into Discovery+’s first six months in the UK
The launch of Discovery+ six months ago provided an early indication of how the factual…
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HGTV to bring Instagram hit ‘Cheap Old Houses’ to TV
Discovery-owned US home improvement network HGTV has greenlit an eight-part series based on the Instagram…
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Show of the week: ‘Property Brothers: Forever Home’
Forever Home (40 x 60 minutes) is a new spin on twin brothers Drew and…
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Exclusive: Discovery “making changes” in commissioning post-UKTV split
Discovery Networks Europe is rejigging its commissioning team on the back of its UKTV channels…
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Latman named as president of HGTV
Jane Latman has been promoted to president of Discovery’s HGTV channel. Latman was most recently…
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Realscreen: NBC, Bravo and Facebook execs reveal pitching tips
The Realscreen Summit kicked off in its new home of New Orleans on Monday (28…
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Discovery elevates trio of lifestyle veterans
Discovery has promoted veteran lifestyle programmers Loren Ruch, Betsy Ayala and Lynn Sadofsky within its…
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition gets reboot at Discovery’s HGTV
Hit format Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is getting a reboot at Discovery’s HGTV, after near seven…
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Top US cable entertainment channel rankings unveiled
USA Network, home of The Sinner and Banijay’s forthcoming Temptation Island reboot, was the most…
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Discovery round-up: Courtney White takes the helm at Food Network, Discovery inks first AVOD deal
Discovery exec Courtney White (pictured) has been upped to president of Food Network, replacing Allison…
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Scripps veteran duo gain top spots at Discovery
Scripps execs Allison Page and Courtney White have landed top roles at Discovery’s lifestyles group,…
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Leading US nets join SVOD streamer
A+E Networks, Discovery, AMC Networks and Viacom are among the major US broadcast groups confirming…
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Discovery ‘still has bullets’ for deals post-Scripps
Discovery Communications is “not out of bullets” to use for company acquisitions despite its US$14.6…
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Scripps expands lifestyle unit as Nat Geo exec joins
Scripps Lifestyle Studios (SLS), the new digital division of Scripps Networks Interactive, is expanding efforts…
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Scripps expands HGTV to South Korea
Scripps Networks Interactive is further expanding its global home and lifestyle channel HGTV with a…
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HGTV set for European debut in Poland
Scripps Networks Interactive is due to roll out its home and garden-focused cable network, HGTV,…
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Scripps poaches A+E distribution exec
Scripps Networks Interactive has poached A+E Networks UK’s Kasia Jablonska to become VP, affiliate sales…
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Scripps gears up for European HGTV launches
Scripps has identified a “substantial opportunity” for HGTV in Europe, and said that the global…
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Scripps ups Asia boss to head int’l lifestyle
Derek Chang has been upped at Scripps Networks Interactive and will take the newly created…
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HGTV, DIY hire programming chiefs
Scripps Networks Internactive has added a pair of programming directors for its thematic HGTV and…
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Scripps opens digital lifestyle studio
Scripps Networks Interactive has created a digital production studio focusing on lifestyle content for multiple…
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Scripps confirms EMEA distribution hire
Scripps Networks International has confirmed the hire of Jo Lovell who joins its distribution team….
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