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Nets buy Bejuba!’s Buzz Bumble
A trio of broadcasters have acquired Bejuba! Entertainment-sold animated comedy Buzz Bumble. In the UK…
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House of Cards 3 launching in Asia same day as US
The latest season of Netflix original series House of Cards will launch on the RTL…
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Andreae out at Fox, Electus’ Henson in
Simon Andreae’s spell at the top of US broadcast network Fox’s reality arm is over,…
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Ex-FremantleMedia exec Tegelaar joins Sony
Jason Tegelaar, formerly of FremantleMedia-owned prodco Blue Circle, has joined Sony Pictures Television in the…
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Marco Polo to return on Netflix
Netflix’s big-budget action adventure series Marco Polo has been handed a second run less than…
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Sony names Munnich replacement for UK
Sony Pictures Television has appointed a replacement for Kylie Munnich, who recently joined Sky Vision…
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Regal ambitions
Royalty is in vogue. Ahead of the launch of Lionsgate’s series The Royals, TBI speaks…
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Legendary hires another studio exec for sales
Legendary Television has added another former studio exec, this time to run Lat-Am distribution. Carlos…
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Channel 4 welcomes ABC’s Goldbergs
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has bought The Goldbergs, which is one of the rare successful…
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Sony kids channel hits Freeview
Sony Pictures Television-owned UK preschool net Tiny Pop is launching on the territory’s Freeview platform….
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K-content: head on
The first South Korean content wave broke the country’s shows into China, Japan and across…
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AMC to pilot Preacher with Seth Rogen
Walking Dead network AMC has commissioned a pilot based on the popular comic book franchise…
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Nets accept Sony’s Marry Me proposals
Broadcasters such as MTG, RTE and OSN have bought American romantic comedy series Marry Me…
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Sony acquires Code prodco Playmaker
Sony Pictures Television has acquired Australian drama producer Playmaker Media, which is behind series including…
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Sony’s Huaso cuts remaking NBC comedy for China
Sony Pictures Television-backed Chinese prodco Huaso Film has struck a deal with its counterpart Croton…
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Canada Netflix rival buys UK, US sci-fi
Project Latte, the upcoming Canadian OTT service from telco and broadcast group Bell, has bought…
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AMC preps roll out of Breaking Bad spin-off Saul
AMC will launch the first episodes of the much-anticipated Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul…
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Sky Vision poaches Sony’s Munnich
The international distribution arm of UK satcaster Sky has poached Sony Pictures Television’s senior VP…
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CTC names channel boss as Murugov steps aside
Russian broadcaster CTC Media has named Elmira Makhmutova as the new head of the CTC…
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Sony targets $11bn sales by 2018
Sony Corp. plans to use its growing television business to spearhead a revival in its…
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Netflix retains all rights to The Crown
Netflix will retain all rights to upcoming UK drama project The Crown. This moves the…
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Netflix confirms British Crown original
Netflix has confirmed the widely-expected announcement of its first UK original, British royal family drama…
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Daisy Goodwin exits Silver River
Daisy Goodwin is leaving Silver River Productions, the Sony Pictures Television-owned UK prodco she founded…
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Sony buys into Dori Media’s channels
Sony Pictures Television is bolstering its channels line-up with a deal for 50% of several…
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New German deal for Dragons Den
German channel Vox has ordered a second season of the local version of Dragon’s Den,…
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Sony launches Sports Jeopardy!
Sony Pictures Television is launching a sports-themed spin-off of classic gameshow Jeopardy! in Cannes. Sony…
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Dutch Fox orders Hounds, MTG builds production hub
The Fox channel in the Netherlands has ordered a Release the Hounds special, which will…
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Euro broadcaters buy Outlander
A raft of international broadcasters including HBO Netherlands and Viasat have acquired US drama series…
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Talpa recruits Kebbi for Middle East launch
John de Mol’s Talpa has launched a Middle East production unit, which will be run…
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Dr. Oz prescribes first Farsi deal for Sony
Sony Pictures Television has licensed 344 episodes of US talk show the Dr. Oz Show…