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British Royals doc sells around the world
Six part doc series The Royals has been picked up by a host of international…
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Discovery cited as the biggest TV channel in Europe
The Discovery Channel is the network with the widest distribution in Europe, according to new…
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All3Media America launches German prodco in LA
The latest step in All3Media’s push into the US has seen it hire TwoFour America…
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Major channels sign up to Freeview streaming service
A new UK pay-TV streaming service for Freeview viewers, VuTV, has signed deals A+E Networks,…
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Sony ‘signs Viacom deal for online service’
Sony has reportedly signed a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry the latter’s channels on…
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MTV goes pay in Brazil after VIMN dissolves free TV licence
Youth-skewed network MTV is moving from free to pay TV in Brazil after parent Viacom…
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All3Media cuts first format deal for MTV’s Money From Strangers
Turkish broadcaster Star is taking All3Media-distributed Money From Strangers. It will transmit a local primetime…
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Future of Spanish Jersey Shore questioned
The Spanish version of Jersey Shore has been cancelled, according to local reports. The local…
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Caleb Weinstein resurfaces at Amazon
Having left Discovery this summer, Caleb Weinstein has taken a role at Amazon in the…
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BT plans TV rebrand, entertainment push
BT is planning to slowly rebrand its TV service from BT Vision to BT TV,…
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Russian net scores exclusive MTV content deal
Female-skewed Russian net U Channel has scored an exclusive deal with Viacom International Media Networks…
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ABC Oz catches MTV’s Catfish
Australian public broadcaster ABC has bought MTV reality series Catfish. The show, based on the…
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News brief: MTV renews Girl Code
Youth-skewed US net MTV has commissioned a second season of comedy show Girl Code. The…
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Saban Brands appoints ex-Viggle CEO as COO
Power Rangers owner Saban Brands has appointed Janet Scardino to the role of COO. Scardino,…
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Viacom cuts post-Netflix deal with Amazon
Amazon has signed a multi-year video licensing deal with Viacom, giving Amazon Prime Instant and…
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MTV orders more international Plain Jane
MTV International has ordered another season of the international version of reality series Plain Jane….
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MTV to relaunch in Russia as Profmedia exits
Viacom International Media Networks today takes full control of MTV Russia for the first time…
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Turner raids MTV for head of programming
Turner Broadcasting System has poached Chris Linn from MTV. Linn will be president and head…
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LA Screenings 2013: CBS Studios cuts two European volume deals
As the LA Screenings come to a close, CBS Studios International has inked two volume…
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Audio Network hires Johnson from Warners
Music rights business Audio Network has hired Ali Johnson as its new global head of…
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Viacom reveals audience’s social media habits
Viacom has unveiled the results of a study into how viewers of its channels use…
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News brief: MTV renews Remedy deal
UK pay TV channel MTV has renewed its deal with Argonon-owned Remedy Productions to produce…
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FremantleMedia hires Swedish boss
FremantleMedia has recruited Magnus Karlsson-Lamm as the managing director of its Swedish division. He will…
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Viacom plans TV production push as revenues fall
MTV and Nickelodeon owner Viacom has seen revenues fall 6% year-on-year in its second quarter…
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MTV adapting Scream for TV
MTV is developing a one-hour pilot based on the horror film franchise Scream, with the…
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TW Cable launches live mobile TV for Apple devices
US cable operator Time Warner Cable is adding live programming and video-on-demand outside the home…
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MIPTV News: Todd Lituchy’s New Media Vision aims to go Fame High
New Media Vision, the consultancy and distribution business run by former Disney and Viasat executive…
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CSA launches reality TV consultation after Koh-Lanta deaths
French media regulator the CSA has initiated a joint consultation with the country’s channels on…
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MIPTV News: Crime pays for Cineflix Rights
UK-based distributor Cineflix Rights has sold titles from its crime programming catalogue to international broadcasters….
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MTV and Strix ink Scandi fomat deal
Strix has optioned MTV’s reality competition format The Challenge: Battle of the Exes. The Scandi…