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NewsLA Screenings 2016: the buyers guide
Broadcast has compiled a network-by-network guide to the US dramas and comedies which have been commissioned ahead of the LA Screenings.
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NewsBBC3 buys first online-only drama
BBC3 has made its first international acquisition since it became an online-only channel – swooping for apocalyptic Australian drama Cleverman.
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NewsDisney plans closer collaboration at ABC
Disney chief executive Bob Iger has urged his ABC network and production division to work more closely together as the Hollywood studios’ drive for vertical integration gathers pace.
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NewsNetflix to boost in-house production arm
Netflix is to expand its in-house production division to compete with the likes of Amazon and HBO.
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NewsSky and Sony strike European movie deal
Sky has struck a European movie deal with Sony Pictures Television – its first pan-regional agreement since the creation of Sky Europe.
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NewsAlison Sharman to return to the UK
Former ITV exec Alison Sharman is returning to the UK after three years at Australian public broadcaster SBS.
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NewsDiscovery’s Dee Forbes to lead RTÉ
Discovery’s European boss Dee Forbes has been appointed as director general of Irish public broadcaster RTÉ.
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NewsNetflix picks up ITV’s Marcella
Netflix has acquired the global rights to ITV crime drama Marcella.
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NewsUKTV and PBS team for treasure series
UKTV and US public broadcaster PBS have teamed up with Carl Hall’s indie Warehouse 51 to dig for treasure.
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NewsVice expands across Eastern Europe
Vice is expanding across Eastern Europe with the launch of country-specific online services and production hubs in seven territories.
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NewsWall to Wall, Icon and Blast! score Nat Geo series
Wall to Wall, Icon Films and Blast! Films are among the British indies to have scored major commissions with US network Nat Geo.
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NewsDiscovery hit by currency fluctuations
Discovery Communications’ international business was hit by foreign currency fluctuations over the last twelve months.
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NewsNBC launches reality VoD service
NBC Universal is to launch a subscription VoD service dedicated to reality TV, offering access to over 3,000 episodes of shows including Keeping Up With the Kardashians and The Real Housewives.
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NewsUK shows on rise in Latin America
Latin American broadcasters have become increasingly Anglophile in their outlook in recent years, with growing demand for UK formats in weekday slots.
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NewsThe global trends for 2016
Broadcast international editor Peter White makes his predictions for the year ahead
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NewsNat Geo to run rule over UK hub
National Geographic could scale back its London-based commissioning hub after a major corporate restructure.
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NewsDiscovery opts not to replace Phil Craig
Phil Craig will not be replaced as the chief creative officer of Discovery Networks International (DNI), as new boss Marjorie Kaplan bids to build relationships with the UK indie sector.
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NewsCreativity debate rages at RTS
Transatlantic relations were a hot topic at the RTS Cambridge Convention as some of the industry’s power players debated the complicated relationship between consolidation and creativity.
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NewsBBC to take on Netflix in the US
Tony Hall has branded BBC Worldwide indivisible from the corporation as he announced plans for a US rival to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon.
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NewsBBCW buys into Red Planet's factual arm
BBC Worldwide has acquired a minority stake in Red Planet Pictures’ fledgling factual division.