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NBCUniversal
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Weather Channel ‘weighs sales’
NBCUniversal-backed cable net Weather Channel may sell parts or all of its assets, according to…
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Spike goes for Gold
Viacom-owned Spike TV has created a senior VP, scripted original series post and named the…
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NBCU’s Carnival staffs up
Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films has hired two content execs as another leaves the NBCUniversal-owned…
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Telemundo launches block in Asia
US Hispanic network Telemundo is launching a two-hour block on the female-skewing cable net Diva…
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Chile to serve up Top Chef
Chilean public network TVN is getting its own version of NBCUniversal format Top Chef. The…
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NBCU ‘well set’ for post-mega-merger era
The CEO of Comcast Communications has said NBCUniversal’s current performance means the content business is…
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Studio Lambert nabs NBCU exec, promotes pair
Studio Lambert has promoted Tim Harcourt and Tania Alexander following the success of Channel 4’s…
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BBC, BBC America order epic period drama from Downton Producer
UK pubcaster the BBC and US cable net BBC America have commissioned The Last Kingdom,…
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The Royals – Lionsgate’s regal ambition
E! is best-known for its glossy entertainment programming and awards show coverage, but like many…
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Lionsgate poaches CBS, ITV Studios sales execs
Lionsgate International has bolstered its ranks by appointing a pair of new sales directors at…
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Leading UK digital channels’ content spend hits £2.6bn
A group of leading UK digital and pay TV channels spent a combined £2.6 billion…
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CNBC hires international digital chief
News network CNBC has recruited John Armah as head of digital for its international business….
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NBCUniversal strikes TV deal with Tom Hardy’s prodco
NBCUniversal has agreed a first-look deal with Hardy Son & Baker, the production company of…
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NBCU launches Esquire Network TV Everywhere app
NBCUniversal’s male-skewed US cable channel Esquire Network has launched a TV Everywhere app that allows…
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FremantleMedia to serve up new cooking format
FremantleMedia has taken international rights to Spanish-originated cooking format My Mom Cooks Better Than Yours….
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LA Screenings review: big name drama delivers on promise
Last week’s LA Screenings saw international buyers including BBC’s director of television Danny Cohen, TV2…
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Spartacus making basic cable debut on Syfy
Syfy has acquired all three seasons of swords-and-sandals series Spartacus and its launch on the…
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NBCU hands ex-Dish exec mun2 job
NBCUniversal’s Hispanic programming business has found a new president for its Spanish-language cable mun2 in…
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NBCUniversal to launch digital programme initiative
NBCUniversal is making a push into “original, digital-first” programming, which it plans to broadcast across…
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UKTV buys Gillian Anderson drama from Fox
UKTV has acquired Crisis, the new US drama series starring Gillian Andersen. The series, which…
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Crackle signs AVOD deal with NBCU
Sony Pictures Television’s on-demand service Crackle has signed a multi-year licensing deal with NBCUniversal Television…
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Dutch M&A firm hires Hegedus to launch UK office
A Dutch management consultancy credited as a key player in Warner Bros.’ 2010 acquisition of…
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Viewpoint, Gary Lico: Guess what? Everyone was right
Sorry for the old school rant here, but everything industry pundits said would happen a…
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Liz Hurley British Royal family show is E!’s first scripted original
US pop culture channel E! Entertainment has ordered an original drama starring Elizabeth Hurley as…
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NCIS: LA for Channel 5 as Desmond steps down
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired season one of CBS procedural NCIS: Los Angeles as…
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First original drama for NBCU cable channel
NBCUniversal’s female-skewed cable network Bravo has commissioned its first original drama. The greenlight of 13-part…
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Raw, Smackdown up for grabs as NBCU window closes
Sports entertainment media group WWE has effectively made flagship weekly shows Raw and Smackdown available…
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Multi-studio deal brings back Blinkbox programme trial
Blinkbox has signed deals with nine distributors as it brings back its ‘Try TV on…
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NBCU revenues up but Comcast ‘underweight’ internationally
NBCUniversal saw fourth quarter revenues rise 7.5% to reach US$6.5 billion but parent company Comcast…
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Originals and English reshape US Hispanic TV
TV channels chasing US Hispanic viewers are programming an ever increasing amount of original content…