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RTL Croatia boss exiting for Studio Hamburg
Long-serving RTL executive and CEO of RTL Hrvatska (RTL Croatia) Johannes Züll is leaving to…
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Ketelaar, Pflueger joining Sat.1 in reshuffle
Ex-Blazhoffski CEO Taco Ketelaar and RTL Croatia programming chief Kaspar Pflueger are joining German channel…
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Red hot channels in Asia
Asian pay TV is growing at a fast clip with subscriber numbers on the rise…
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Bertelsmann digital exec steps down
Digital executive Thomas Hesse has stepped down from RTL parent Bertelsmann “to pursue new professional…
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Disney’s new German channel catches Dino Train
The new Disney free-to-air channel in Germany will have Henson’s animated series Dino Train when…
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ITV closes in on Rising Star
ITV is expected to land UK rights to Rising Star, marking another key international deal…
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Wentworth getting German remake
German broadcaster RTL has ordered a local-language remake of Australian women’s prison drama Wentworth. The…
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News brief: Dutch net pins down WWE Raw
RTL has acquired rights to the WWE’s main wrestling programme, WWE Raw, for one of…
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Keshet’s Rising Star sparkles in new territories
Keshet has inked deals for its super buzzy Rising Star format in Germany and the…
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The Blacklist beats Hostages in season launches
The first episode of buzzy US drama The Blacklist has performed well for NBC, winning…
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All eyes on P7S1 as opportunity knocks
The future of ProSiebenSat.1 Media is the subject of intense speculation following the latest structural…
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RTL confirms Russian sale
RTL Group has confirmed it has exercised a put option to sell its 7.5% stake…
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FremantleMedia hires M&A expert from NBCU
FremantleMedia is gearing up for international acquisition activity with the hire of an M&A specialist…
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Hindle restructures FremantleMedia’s digital operation
FremantleMedia has restructured its digital operations, putting several of its execs in senior positions. The…
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RTL plans Russia exit
European broadcast giant RTL Group is planning to exit the Russian market after reportedly failing…
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RTL Group strong despite ad slump and FremantleMedia profit up
RTL Group reported strong first half results, despite ad market decreases in all of its…
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German channels to remake Best House, Coach Trip
A pair of German channels has commissioned daytime formats from ITV Studios. Kabel Eins has…
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RTL strikes German OTT deal with Magine
RTL Deutschland has inked a deal with OTT service Magine. The exclusive agreement means RTL’s…
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Sky Living subscribes to Blacklist
UK pay TV channel Sky Living HD has secured rights to air NBC’s upcoming drama…
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Indian sellers look to edge out Turks in CEE
Indian family telenovelas are primed to replace the Turkish dramas as the in-vogue imported scripted…
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RTL Group invests US$36m in YouTube network BroadbandTV
RTL Group has partnered with multi-channel YouTube content network BroadbandTV, putting US$36 million into the…
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Formats to see in CEE
As NATPE Budapest gets underway, TBI speaks to the main players about selling formats into…
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Turner slashing Asia Pac workforce by 30%
Having radically restructured its EMEA business, Turner International is reorganising its Asia Pacific division along…
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FremantleMedia inks ProSieben, RTL and raft of German deals
FremantleMedia International has announced a slew of sales to German broadcasters. The distributor has inked…
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Storage Hoarders sells to Euro broadcasters
Twofour Rights, the sales arm of UK-based indie producer Twofour, has sold a raft of…
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Profit and revenues down at FremantleMedia
FremantleMedia has reported a year-on-year declines in revenue and profit. The producer and distributor blamed…
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Global Screen tees up US and Euro deals for Girl Boy gameshow
German distributor Global Screen has secured an order for more episodes of gender-based gameshow format…
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RTL predicts earnings boost as listing looms
European broadcaster RTL Group has said its first quarter EBITA for the year is expected…
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FremantleMedia says restructure positions it for digital growth
The recent restructure at FremantleMedia has positioned it to capitalise on digital opportunities and acquisitions…
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Dawn Airey to exit RTL
Former Channel 5 chief Dawn Airey is to exit European broadcast group RTL. Airey has…