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X Factor US, American Idol weigh on FremantleMedia results
FremantleMedia has blamed the cancellation of X Factor US and lower revenue from American…
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FremantleMedia exec moves to MCN StyleHaul
FremantleMedia veteran Olivier Delfosse has been named COO of StyleHaul, Fremantle’s multichannel network sister firm…
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News brief: RTL CBS launch new channel feed
The RTL CBS Entertainment joint venture has launched a dedicated channel feed in the Philippines….
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SundanceTV gets first German drama
SundanceTV claims it will be the first US network to broadcast a German-language drama after…
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Euro nets awaken Shopping Monsters
RTL in Croatia and Albania’s Tring TV have ordered local versions of Turkish daily makeover…
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Euro channels add I’m a Celebrity
Denmark and Romania are the latest territories getting a local version of ITV Studios format…
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FremantleMedia takes German Cold War drama
FremantleMedia International has taken global distribution rights to Deutschland 83, a major new German drama…
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RTL moves Hungary licenses to Luxembourg
RTL Group confirmed that it will operate its cable channels in Hungary under a Luxembourg…
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Lower Idol revenue, digital hit FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia has seen a sharp decrease in profits, with parent group RTL blaming lower revenue…
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Russian, Dutch channels take Prime content
Stream Television in Russia and four Dutch broadcasters have acquired content from Paris-based Prime Entertainment…
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RTL cuts Rising Star run
Germany’s RTL has moved to shorten its local run of Israeli talent format Rising Star…
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RTL hit by €88m impairment
RTL Group has posted a €88 million (US$116.8 million) impairment in its first-half results as…
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RTL reveals Love is Calling
German broadcaster RTL will launch a live dating format from Turkey on August 25. Love…
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Enex poaches Sky exec to replace Tewes
Global news exchange Enex has named Sky News’ international head of development Adrian Wells as…
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Warner sells first Eyeworks format post-takeover
Warner Bros. has made its first deals for Eyeworks-developed formats following its takeover of the…
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News brief: Pablo Escobar moves to the Netherlands
RTL has acquired Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord for its RTL Crime channel in the…
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RTL says Hungary ad tax will hit profits
RTL said this morning that a new tax on advertising in Hungary will severely impact…
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DRG sells current affairs docs for Hardcash
International distributor DRG has completed sales for a number of factual and current affairs programmes…
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Dutch broadcasters take on Netflix with SVOD service
A new Dutch subscription video-on-demand service, NLziet, has launched, with a range of programmes from…
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RTL finds Züll replacement in Croatia
RTL Hrvatska in Croatia has appointed the managing director of cooperative news provider Enex, Henning…
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News brief: ProSieben cuts Timber Kings deal
German channel ProSieben has acquired Paperny Entertainment-produced unscripted series Timber Kings from Passion Distribution. The…
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CBS, RTL get Extreme in Asia
The RTL and CBS joint venture channels business has launched its second thematic channel in…
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Broadcasters prebuy ABC’s Black Box
Broadcasters in Europe and Israel have acquired ABC’s upcoming medical procedural The Black Box. RTL…
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RTL yearly earnings hit record high
RTL has reported “significant” profit growth in 2013 with EBITA reaching a record full-year high,…
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Germany’s Wham Bam Scam set for US remake
German scripted reality format Wham Bam Scam has been acquired for a remake in the…
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Fox prepares for Utopia
Big Brother creator John de Mol’s hot new reality format Utopia has been bought by…
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Magine completes German clean sweep with ProSieben channels
The ProSiebenSat.1 bouquet of channels will be added to the Magine service in Germany after…
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German Disney Channel claims best ever free TV launch
Disney Channel’s debut on German free TV has produced strong results for the Mouse House….
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News brief: Java’s Mobile Revolution will be televised
France’s Java Films has presold a documentary about the mobile phone’s impact on history to…
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CBS RTL joint venture signs Esguerra
RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, the joint venture between the Europe-based RTL Group and CBS…