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Sky 1
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Sky expands Irish comedy slate with stand-up order
UK-based pay TV operator Sky 1 has ordered a five-part stand-up comedy show from the…
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Sky buys CBS cop drama S.W.A.T.
UK satcaster Sky has acquired rights to Shemar Moore cop drama vehicle S.W.A.T., which launched…
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Sky bags Moomins reboot
UK satcaster Sky has boarded the upcoming reboot of Tove Jansson’s kids property Moomins. Sky…
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Sky channels to broadcast QPR’s Game 4 Grenfell
Sky in the UK will broadcast #Game4Grenfell, a charity football match Queens Park Rangers (QPR)…
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Sky 1 brings in three original shows
Sky 1 is set to bring in three new entertainment shows for Sky and Now…
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Sky brings Aussie drama to Germany
Sky Deutschland has acquired Australian primetime medical drama The Heart Guy. The Essential Media-produced series…
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The CW buys UK adventure drama from Sky Vision
American broadcaster The CW has acquired British adventure drama Hooten & the Lady from UK-based…
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Sky buys MacGyver reboot for the UK
Sky has acquired MacGyver and the reboot of the 1980s series will launch on the…
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Bennett to lead Sky UK and Ireland after rejig
Sky Atlantic director Zai Bennett will lead the wider Sky Entertainment business in the UK…
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Sky 1 launches in Germany
Sky has launched its flagship entertainment channel Sky 1 in Germany. The UK-based pay TV…
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Sky, Amazon team to form Roman Army drama
European satcaster Sky and Amazon Prime Video in the US are to coproduce a big-budget…
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MasterChef to front new German Sky 1
A local remake of MasterChef will run on a German version of UK general entertainment…
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Sky preps VR app and UHD in Europe
Sky has confirmed it will launch a virtual reality app this summer as part of…
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Discovery US hires ex-ITV exec O’Connell
Discovery Channel in the US has hired former ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell for a…
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BBCWW series for Brazilian SVOD service
Brazilian SVOD service Looke has scored a 200-hour programming deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial…
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Sky 1 to infiltrate Freemasons
A Sky 1 documentary series will reveal secrets of the guarded Freemasons organisation. Inside the…
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Dutch drama deal for The Five
Dutch public broadcaster NPO has acquired Harlan Coben-penned UK drama The Five. The ten-part drama…
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Elba, Ridley lead major Sky drama investment
Sky has commissioned six dramas that feature talent including Idris Elba, John Ridley, Julia Stiles,…
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Sky buys US drama Colony
Sky’s latest US drama acquisition is Colony, the futuristic drama from Lost co-creator Carlton Cuse….
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Ex-Sky, ITV exec launches UK indie
Former Sky 1 entertainment chief Duncan Gray has launched his own production company, Twenty Six…
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CBS’s Zoo opens around the world
James Patterson’s CBS drama Zoo has sold to international broadcasters around the world. Sky 1…
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Quick-turnaround Nepal doc for Sky 1, Nat Geo
The UK’s Sky 1 and National Geographical Channels International are getting a quick turnaround doc…
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NBCU inks Thorne duo development deal
NBCUniversal has signed a one-year first-look deal with UK writing duo Jim Keeble and Dudi…
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Discovery Life plots 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy
The upcoming Discovery Life Channel has acquired factual entertainment travel show 50 Ways to Kill…
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Sky 1 adds trio of 8pm formats
UK pay TV channel Sky 1 HD has commissioned a trio of factual and factual…
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Buyers Briefing digital season: Will Ennett, TalkTalk
Name: Will Ennett Title: Head of pay TV content, TalkTalk Former Blinkbox and Viasat buyer…
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Sky 1 tends to 8pm slot with garden series
UK satellite channel Sky 1 HD has given the greenlight to a competition reality series…
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Sun Set rises in Sky 1 primetime series
UK satcaster Sky 1 HD has commissioned The Sun Set (WT) as its first fixed-rig…
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Sky 1 deal shows Intelligence
UK satellite channel Sky 1 has acquired CBS cyber crime drama Intelligence. The show, which…
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Roughcut cuts Sky channels development deal
UK indie producer Roughcut TV has agreed a programming deal with Sky whereby it will…
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