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ITV
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Sky, ITV commit £1.55m to eSports net Ginx TV
Sky has invested £1.55 million (US$2.01 million) in eSports broadcaster Ginx TV, with UK broadcaster…
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ITV2 explores The Great Indoors with CBS
UK digital terrestrial channel ITV2 has acquired new season US sitcom The Great Indoors. The…
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Channel 4 snatches Bake Off from BBC
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has poached the UK’s highest rating show, The Great British Bake…
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RTL to Meet the Parents with ITVS Germany
ITV Studios Germany is producing a six-episode version of British format Meet the Parents for…
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UK terrestrials to simulcast nets on TVPlayer
The UK’s three commercial terrestrial channels have struck licensing deals with online TV service TVPlayer…
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Warner TV draws for Lethal Weapon
Asian entertainment network Warner TV has unveiled a new season line-up that includes the big…
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ITV Choice crowns Victoria as UK debut scores
An international ITV network has acquired new period drama Victoria after its debut episode became…
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ITV explains How to Catch a Killer
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a documentary series about the ‘Golden Hour’, the name police…
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ITV pulls out of eOne acquisition plan
UK broadcaster ITV has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Canadian producer-distributor Entertainment One. ITV had…
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ITV2 orders time-travel comedy
UK digital terrestrial channel ITV2 has ordered a 6x30mins comedy in which south London jazz…
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Ex-BBC, ITV factual chief joins Banijay prodco
Richard Klein has resurfaced at Banijay Group-owned unscripted producer IWC Media. The former BBC Four…
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Netflix boards BBC America drama
Streaming service Netflix has boarded BBC America comedy thriller series Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency….
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eOne takes full control of digital studio
Entertainment One has acquired the 50% of digital production studio Secret Location it didn’t already…
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eOne poaches Amazon Studios scripted exec
Entertainment One Television has bolstered its scripted ranks by drafting in Carolyn Newman from Amazon…
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ITV orders daytime quiz, Fearless drama
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a 20x60mins daytime quiz show from Endemol Shine Group prodco…
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KKR ‘to rival ITV in eOne chase’
Private equity giant KKR is reportedly lining up a bid for Entertainment One. This puts…
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eOne turns down £1bn ITV offer
Entertainment One has rejected UK broadcaster ITV’s £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) takeover bid. The offer…
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Netflix to coproduce ITV conspiracy thriller
Streaming service Netflix has joined ITV conspiracy thriller drama Paranoid as a coproducer and will…
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Dahill leaves ABC for KEO
The Australian arm of indie prodco KEO Films has hired Brendan Dahill as its new…
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eOne hires ITV Studios EMEA sales exec
Entertainment One Television has hired ITV Studios distribution veteran Toby Melling, TBI has learned. Melling…
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Acquisitions lift ITV Studios
ITV Studios’ revenue grew strongly in the first half of the year, buoyed by its…
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ITV, AwesomenessTV create UK pact
UK broadcaster ITV and kids-focused YouTube channel operator AwesomenessTV have entered into a two-year content…
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NBCU makes splash with ITV’s Loch Ness deals
NBCUniversal International Networks has bought upcoming ITV mystery drama Loch Ness for territories in Europe….
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ITVS sales arm names new MD
Ruth Clarke has been named managing director of ITV Studios Global Entertainment. She was previously…
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Leftfield pins down WWE star Cena
US producer Leftfield Entertainment has scored a development deal with WWE wrestling superstar John Cena….
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UK nets’ factual spend hits £522m, kids down
New Ofcom stats show UK public broadcasters spent more on factual programmes in 2015 than…
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ITV poaches C4, Twenty Twenty execs
UK broadcaster ITV has added a pair of factual executives to its ranks. Kate Teckman…
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Idris Elba prodco makes unscripted hire
Idris Elba’s UK indie, Green Door, has hired seasoned ITV and Leopard Films producer Miles…
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Discovery US hires ex-ITV exec O’Connell
Discovery Channel in the US has hired former ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell for a…
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ITV sets up Dating in the Dark
ITV has ordered a UK version of Dating in the Dark. The series, which was…