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National Geographic
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Nat Geo orders string of drama & factual titles
National Geographic has announced a string of new titles across its channels including a Ridley…
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Sundance kicks off with deals for US cable networks
A host of factual deals have been announced during the Sundance Film Festival in 2018,…
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Nat Geo & Fox bring back Seth MacFarlane’s Cosmos
Fox and National Geographic have announced that they will bring back Emmy Award-winning series Cosmos,…
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Disney secures $66bn 21st Century Fox entertainment takeover
The Walt Disney Company has secured a US$66 billion deal that hands it most of…
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Viu orders BBC Worldwide India-produced adventure original
Viu, the Asian VOD service, is set to launch its first adventure reality show I…
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Iger could remain Disney CEO after Fox deal closes
Disney chief Bob Iger might not be done just yet. Reports claim Iger might re-up…
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Fox launches Nat Geo on-demand service in Europe & Africa
Fox Networks Europe & Africa is following up the launch of on-demand service Fox+ with…
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Blue Ant TV boss steps down in rejig
Blue Ant Media’s CEO of television and digital, Raja Khanna, is leaving the Canadian content…
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Nat Geo orders tech bubble drama hybrid
National Geographic is to examine the bursting of 1990s tech bubble in a six-part drama-documentary…
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Blue Ant builds out global division with hires
Canada-based international producer and distributor Blue Ant Media has appointed Aser Group’s Beatrice Lee (pictured)…
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David Lyle passes away aged 67
Former Fox, National Geographic and FremantleMedia chief David Lyle has passed away aged 67. The…
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A+E content chief joins Nat Geo
A+E Networks’ Christian Drobnyk has joined National Geographic Global Networks as executive VP of programming…
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Nat Geo hires Discovery hire for UK post
National Geographic’s UK base is adding Discovery Communications exec Bernadette McDaid to its ranks. McDaid…
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Nat Geo preps Leonardo DiCaprio drama
US cable channel National Geographic is adapting a best-selling Tom Wolfe novel with Leonardo DiCaprio’s…
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Gordon Ramsay to speak at MIPCOM 2017
Celebrity chef and TV host Gordon Ramsay and National Geographic’s global networks CEO Courteney Monroe…
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Nat Geo attempts marathon record with Nike
US factual channel National Geographic has partnered with footwear brand Nike on a documentary following…
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Nat Geo teams with Jay Z, ups scripted commitment
National Geographic is teaming up with rapper Jay Z and The Weinstein Company to make…
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Europe ushers through Fox’s Sky takeover
21st Century Fox’s takeover of pay TV giant Sky is one step closer after the…
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Fox names Europe, Africa channel distribution chief
Fox Networks Group has put Paolo Agostinelli in charge of channel distribution for Europe and…
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Propagate snags Colombian formats for the US
Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens indie Propagate will take Colombian shows into the US…
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Discovery, Sky both claim victory as dispute is resolved
Discovery Communications’ channels will remain on the Sky platform in the UK and Germany after…
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Prison sells
Prisons have long been a source of fascination for TV producers – as illustrated by…
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Nat Geo opens new doc umbrella
National Geographic has created an umbrella imprint that will house its feature documentary projects on…
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Nat Geo Wild partners with Mashable
US cable channel Nat Geo Wild is to coproduce and co-distribute two films with Mashable…
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Hulu CEO lifts lid on new live-streaming service
Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins has revealed fresh details about its forthcoming live streaming TV service,…
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Nat Geo’s Flood claims viewing record
National Geographic’s Leonardo DiCaprio eco doc Before the Flood was viewed by 30 million people…
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Propagate’s indie power play
Having been agents and then together at Reveille, Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens went…
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Nat Geo drops ‘Channel’ from net name
National Geographic is shortening the name of its flagship factual channel following a major rebranding…
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Nat Geo adds digital and marketing chiefs
The reorganisation of National Geographic is continuing with two new additions joining the TV and publishing…
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Nat Geo’s DiCaprio doc free on-demand and mobile
National Geographic will release Leonardo DiCaprio-produced eco-doc Before the Flood for free on numerous on-demand…