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Downton prodco, Stan Lee making Sky drama
UK pay TV operator Sky has commissioned Lucky Man, a ten-part supernatural cop drama from…
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Sky buys US prodco Jupiter
UK satellite broadcaster Sky has acquired a majority stake in US-based producer Jupiter Entertainment. The…
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Brian Sullivan exiting Sky Deutschland
Brian Sullivan will step down as CEO of Sky’s German arm on June 24 to return…
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TMG, Sky have Sensitive Skin
Sky has picked up Kim Catrall comedy drama series Sensitive Skin for its UK pay…
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Bake Off rises in BBC-Keshet deal
Israeli free-to-air broadcaster Keshet has acquired British cooking competition format The Great Bake Off. The…
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Netflix content spend outstrips BBC, HBO, Discovery
Netflix now outspends the BBC, HBO and Discovery on content, according to new research. Only…
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Walking Dead spin-off set for Brazil
The newly-commissioned Walking Dead companion series will air in Brazil after AMC Networks secured carriage…
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Fox gives David Smyth intn’l copro role
Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has promoted David Smyth to senior VP, sales and development,…
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Sky ‘squeezes out’ remaining Deutschland shares
Sky has confirmed it is to acquire the remaining 4% of the shares in Sky…
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Sky, Canal+ pick through Debris with Tunnel 2
European pay TV players Sky and Canal+ are joining forces to make another series of…
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Sky follows Danger Dogs
Sky in the UK is among buyers of Danger Dogs, a series from Australia’s Flame…
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Sky moots German 4K service
Sky could launch a 4K TV service in Germany at the end of this year…
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Premier League auction hits record £5.1bn
Sky has retained the bulk of live Premier League football for upcoming seasons, but upped…
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Sky takes UK and German rights to Italy’s 1992
Sky has acquired 1992, the upcoming political drama produced for Sky Italia, for its UK…
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Combined Sky reports bumper customer growth
Sky reported strong customer growth in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria in its first…
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Sky ‘plans 4K set-top’
UK service provider Sky is reportedly planning to launch a next-generation set-top box in the…
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Broadcasters take Depeche Mode on tour
A raft of broadcasters have acquired a Depeche Mode live concert film. Depeche Mode: Live…
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Discovery to bid for Premier League rights
Discovery Communications will join the auction for lucrative English Premier League rights in the UK,…
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Sky CEO Darroch to deliver MIPTV keynote
Sky’s group chief executive Jeremy Darroch is due to deliver a ‘Media Mastermind Keynote’ at…
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Ex-Dragonfly boss resurfaces at ITV Studios prodco
The former managing director of Dragonfly Film & TV, Simon Dickson, has joined an ITV…
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Sky launching drama series across Europe
Sky is launching its original drama Fortitude across its European footprint simultaneously. The series will…
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Sky appoints content boss
Sky has appointed Sky Deutschland executive Gary Davey its UK content boss, filling the role…
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Virgin Media adds two Sky HD channels
UK cable operator Virgin Media has added Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HQ…
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Regulator to assess Sky Sports wholesale mandate
Ofcom has launched a consultation to look at whether regulation that requires Sky to offer…
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Sony’s Pop picks up Funnymals
Sony’s recently-acquired UK digital channel Pop TV and the African feed of Comedy Central has…
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Darroch replaces Murdoch on Sky Deutschland board
Sky Deutschland has appointed Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch as the new chairman of its supervisory…
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Sky Deutschland launches Star Wars channel
Sky Deutschland, the German arm of UK-Italian-German pay TV operator Sky, has launched a dedicated…
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BSkyB rebrands as Euro merger completes
BSkyB has completed the takeovers of its European pay TV cousins, and subsequently rebranded its…
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Murdoch talks Shine/Endemol, Sky Europe in Cannes
James Murdoch spoke publicly about the Shine/Endemol merger yesterday at MIPCOM. Referring to the deal, which…
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Sky Deutschland says it will add 450,000 subs
Pay TV operator Sky Deutschland expects to gain between 400,000 and 450,000 subscribers and full-year…