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Turner Broadcasting
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DHX hires Turner vet for programming post
DHX Television has hired Turner veteran Gary Finnegan as vice president of programming strategy. Finnegan,…
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Viacom makes 100-country direct-to-consumer BET
Viacom is launching BET as a direct-to-consumer streaming service in 100 countries. BET Play is…
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Turner, Canal Digital ink channels, on-demand deal
Nordic pay TV platform Canal Digital has agreed a new carriage deal for Turner’s channels….
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Turner poaches UKTV exec for commercial role
Turner Broadcasting has hired Dan Fahy as senior director, commercial development, for its operations in…
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Turner, Warner Bros. ink Boomerang deal
Turner Broadcasting and Warner Bros. are working together to produce hundreds of hours of original…
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Turner’s Boing channel springs into Africa
Turner Broadcasting is launching its Boing kids channel in Africa. The new English-language service will…
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News brief: French Turner channel gets Ace
Boing, one of Turner Broadcasting’s French kids channels, has acquired 9 Story Media Group toon…
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News brief: Turner’s Toonami launches in India
Turner Broadcasting has launched its kids channel Toonami in India. The action-adventure toon channel has…
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Buyers Briefing: Steve Schiffman, Justice Network
Name: Steve Schiffman Role: CEO Former National Geographic Channel chief Steve Schiffman leads the latest…
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SBS Discovery strikes volume deal with truTV
SBS Discovery Norway has struck a two-year volume deal for content from the truTV cable…
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Boomerang buys Inspector Gadget reboot
Several international channels including Boomerang have acquired the new version of classic animated series Inspector…
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Viacom poaches Turner comedy exec
Viacom International Media Networks has appointed Turner Broadcasting executive Jemma Yates as VP, content, Comedy…
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Turner nabs SBS Discovery exec for Nordics
Turner has recruited Karin Lindström as programme director of its entertainment channels in the Nordic…
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Conan O’Brien making UK debut with TruTV
Turner’s soon-to-launch UK entertainment channel TruTV has acquired Conan, marking the first time the Conan…
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Flamman exits in Turner restructure
Pete Flamman (pictured) has left Turner Broadcasting amid the latest round of restructuring. Flamman was…
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Turner poaches distribution director from Disney
Turner Broadcasting has named Humphrey Black as its new vice-president, media distribution, EMEA. Black was…
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Canuck animation delegation seeks UK copro opportunities
A delegation of Canadian animators and broadcasters is in the UK this week seeking to…
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NCIS: LA for Channel 5 as Desmond steps down
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired season one of CBS procedural NCIS: Los Angeles as…
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Kids TV seriously
Today’s kids have an endless array of entertainment choices. From Disney, Nickelodeon and Turner Broadcasting…
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Three – still the magic number?
With an array of new distribution platforms emerging and new children’s channels growing audience shares…
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News brief: LazyTown leaves CBeebies for Channel 5
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has snatched the rebooted version of LazyTown from its former home…
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HBO entertainment president stepping down
Sue Naegle is stepping down from her role as HBO’s president of entertainment and reportedly…
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Electus promotes Farrokh, sells 150 hours
Ben Silverman’s studio Electus has promoted international sales executive Cyrus Farrokh to VP, distribution, and…
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Former Turner MEA boss joins ShortsTV channel
Alan Musa has joined Liberty Global-backed short-form movie service ShortsTV. Musa will be president of…
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Major channels sign up to Freeview streaming service
A new UK pay-TV streaming service for Freeview viewers, VuTV, has signed deals A+E Networks,…
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‘Mid East Netflix’ bags Black Sails, White Queen
Dubai-based VOD platform icflix has scored a major deal with Starz for titles including the…
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Cartoon Network builds Lego partnership
Cartoon Network has partnered with the Denmark-based Lego Group to launch a multiplatform franchise titled…
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Kent to step down as Turner CEO, Martin takes role
Phil Kent will end his 12-year tenure as CEO of Turner Broadcasting in January when…
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Echo Bridge to distribute Turner crime titles
Distributor Echo Bridge Entertainment has inked a deal with Turner Broadcasting System and will sell…
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Turner preps more LazyTown
Turner Broadcasting has greenlit a fourth series live-action kids show LazyTown. Turner acquired the owner…
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