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NewsNBC renews Premier League deal
US network NBC has scored the rights to air Premier League football in the US for the next six years.
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NewsE4 acquires TV reboot of Rush Hour
E4 has acquired the TV reboot of buddy cop drama Rush Hour and Containment, the US remake of Belgian plague thriller Cordon.
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NewsBetty launches US arm
The Undateables producer Betty has launched a US production arm headed up by Discovery exec Jon Sechrist as it attempts to crack America.
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NewsPolish film festival opens TV strand
Camerimage, the world’s biggest festival dedicated to cinematography, is to launch a TV strand for pilots and first episodes.
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NewsITVS ties with Weinstein Company for USSR drama
ITV Studios and The Weinstein Company have boarded Archery Pictures’ big-budget drama set in the USSR.
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NewsHBO and Showtime eye global OTT launches
US broadcasters HBO and Showtime are to begin rolling out OTT services internationally.
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NewsUS networks reveal plans at Critics tour
The Television Critics Association (TCA) summer tour being held this week in Los Angeles is the US equivalent of the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsDiscovery hit by net income fall
Discovery Communications struggled with a foreign currency crunch, a content write-off and costs relating to its recent acquisition of Eurosport as net income dropped 25% in the last quarter.
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NewsTurner poaches MTV exec
Turner has poached MTV exec Vanessa Brookman to oversee content across its general entertainment and kids channels in the UK.
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NewsAMC acquires ITV Studios' Rectify
ITV Studios-distributed drama Rectify has joined the launch line-up of AMC in the UK.
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NewsUndercover Boss exec sets up indie with All3
Chris Carlson, executive producer of the US version of Undercover Boss, has launched an indie in partnership with All3Media America.
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NewsBBCW strikes first VoD deal in India
Luther and Citizen Khan are to launch in India after BBC Worldwide struck its first video-on-demand deal in the country.
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NewsItaly opens up to UK formats
Bigger commissioning appetites among Italian pay-TV broadcasters, including Sky and Discovery, are offering an increased opportunity for UK formats in the country, particularly shiny-floor shows and factual entertainment formats.
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NewsSky eyes Euro expansion for Now TV
Sky is preparing to roll-out Now TV across Europe, aggressively taking on Netflix in the online video space.
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NewsZodiak & Banijay: who owns what
The merger between Banijay Group and Zodiak Media will bring together over 45 international production businesses. Click to see who owns what and where.
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NewsSky Italia orders Top Gear remake
BBC Worldwide has struck its first international format deal for Top Gear since the fracas surrounding Jeremy Clarkson – signing an agreement with Italian pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia.
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NewsITV renews The Americans for Encore
ITV has picked up series three and four of The Americans for Encore seven months after it decided against renewing the show for its main channel.
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NewsKidscreen 2016 opens for business
Registrations have opened for the Kidscreen Summit 2016, which will return to Miami with a four day programme.
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NewsWorldwide pledges to return £1bn to BBC
BBC Worldwide plans to return around £1bn to the corporation cumulatively over the next five years, despite a dip in profits following the sale of 49.9% of the business to AMC Networks.
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NewsITV US president steps down
ITV Studios America president Orly Adelson has stepped down, prompting a restructure at the US business.