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Nine Network
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Airport, Brothel sell for Hat Trick
Hat Trick International heads into MIPTV on the back of sales of new factual pair…
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Nine’s SVOD service nears 100,000 subs
Australian SVOD service Stan is on course to sign up 100,000 members just a month…
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Foxtel, Seven, ABC feel factual Passion
Major Australian television groups have acquired content from Passion Distribution. Pay TV operator Foxtel has…
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Stan nabs Amazon series, launches ahead of Netflix
Stan has become the latest subscription video-on-demand service to roll out in Australia, beating streaming…
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HBO, Showtime deals for Presto as Stan taps ABC
Australian on-demand services Presto and Stan have both scored new programming deals. The deals come…
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Leckie resigns from Seven board
Australian TV programming veteran David Leckie has resigned from Seven West Media, the parent of…
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Channel 5 bags sought-after Batman spin-off Gotham
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has won the heated battle to acquire Gotham, Warner Bros.’s Batman…
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Nine’s digital chief CEO exits
Nine Network’s digital business Mi9 has appointed a managing director after the departure of its…
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Aussie FTA nets exceed local content quotas
Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters exceeded their local content quotas in 2013, a government media authority…
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Worldwide poaches Australia legal boss from Nine
BBC Worldwide has hired a new legal chief for its Australia and New Zealand operation….
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ABC poaches Nine development chief
Australian public broadcaster ABC has poached commercial rival Nine Network’s director of development and digital….
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Asia’s WarnerTV swoops for Gotham
Buzzy Batman origin story drama Gotham will be “fast-tracked” into Asia after pay channel WarnerTV…
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Aussie TV heavyweights in Sydney fist-fight drama
The CEO of Australian commercial channel Nine and media mogul James Packer have been caught…
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IPO values Nine parent at $1.7bn
Australian broadcaster Nine Network’s parent will join the Australian Stock Exchange on Friday, with its…
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Nine new schedule includes Danish wedding format
Australia’s Nine Network has unveiled its programming line-up for next year, including a remake of…
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Former Ten boss Mott to run new Nine net
Australia’s Nine Network has hired the former programming chief David Mott of Ten Network to…
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Nine orders kids version of The Voice
Nine Network has ordered a kids version of talent show The Voice. The Australian free-to-air…
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Mediaset, Nine check in to Ramsay’s Hotel Hell
Spain’s Mediaset and Australia’s Nine Network are among new buyers of Gordon Ramsay’s latest series…
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Nine preps Underbelly spin-off
Australia’s Network Nine is working on Fat Tony and Co, a spin-off of its crime…
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News brief: Channel 4 gets Taste for Nigella cooking series
The UK’s Channel 4 has secured broadcast rights to Nigella Lawson-fronted US cooking competition series…
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Nine Network boss steps down
The managing director of Australia’s Nine Network is stepping down. Jeffrey Browne is exiting the…
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ABC appoints new comedy chief
Australian public broadcaster ABC has appointed the co-creator and executive producer of controversial sitcom At…
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BBC sells Bake Off to Discovery in Italy
The show tests the skills of amateur chefs in various challenges to find the country’s…
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Zodiak reels in Minnow for first-look
Zodiak Rights has inked a first-look deal with UK indie producer Minnow Films. The distributor…
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Embarrassing sales for Zodiak
Zodiak Rights has sold fact-ent series Embarrassing Bodies to a raft of broadcasters. Broadcasters including…
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CTV buys ABC version of The Taste
CTV has acquired The Taste, the cooking competition format fronted by Nigella Lawson and Anthony…
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Foxtel strikes Australian Top Gear deal
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel is to launch the new season of British motoring series…