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NewsDavid Attenborough’s Galapagos heads to Europe
Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough is to travel across Europe following its debut on Sky 1 and Sky 3D on New Year’s Day.
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NewsO'Sullivan leaves Deutsche Telekom
Former BSkyB exec Gerry O’Sullivan is leaving Deutsche Telekom after less than two years and will be followed out of the company by chief executive Rene Obermann.
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NewsFormer Fox exec Ronan Hand to join ITV Studios GE
Former Fox International Channels acquisition exec Ronan Hand is joining ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsDiscovery strikes deal for SBS Nordic
Discovery Communications is to buy pan-Scandinavia broadcaster SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat1 Group for £1.07bn (€1.325 bn).
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NewsAll3Media launches multi-indie production hub
All3Media has tasked Stephen Lambert and Eli Holzman with running an American production hub designed to help all its companies grow in the US.
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NewsSky swoops for JJ Abrams Revolution
Sky1 has acquired JJ Abrams post-apocalyptic series Revolution from Warner Bros International in a three series deal.
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NewsRiver Cottage heads down under
River Cottage is heading down under after Keo Films struck a deal with broadcaster Foxtel.
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NewsJeff Zucker lands top job at CNN
Former NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Zucker has been named as president of global news giant CNN Worldwide.
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NewsVicars, boffins and scousers share jokes for BBC4
Vicars are to tell dirty jokes for BBC4 in a British spin-off of cult hit Old Jews Telling Jokes for a planned ‘year of comedy’ on the channel.
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NewsRed Arrow Entertainment posts €1.4m loss
Red Arrow Entertainment made a loss of €1.4m (£1.11m) in the third quarter of 2012 on the back of its acquisitions spree - but its turnover more than doubled.
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NewsBBCW comedy boss exits
BBC Worldwide head of comedy Stuart Snaith has resigned from the company after 23 years.
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PBS to keep Sky channel slot - for now
PBS America has mothballed plans to move from Sky’s Entertainment section of the EPG to its Documentary section.
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NewsDarlow Smithson lands Discovery superstorm doc
Darlow Smithson Productions is making a Superstorm Sandy fast turnaround doc that will air on Discovery Channel US and then around the world.
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NewsPaul Abbott eyes US remake of Clocking Off
Paul Abbott is in talks to adapt his hit BBC1 blue-collar drama Clocking Off for premium US cable TV service Showtime.
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NewsTwofour Rights and GroupM in distribution deal
Twofour Rights has partnered with GroupM in a joint distribution deal that will see the companies offering their slate of co-productions to the international market.
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NewsLifetime eyes 2013 UK debut
AETN is preparing to launch Lifetime in the UK and is expected to spark a 2013 battle for female viewers with Sky Living and Discovery’s TLC.
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NewsBBCW's Brown joins Shine International
BBC Worldwide’s Georgia Brown will join Shine International as director of acquisitions in September, as the distributor expands its team.
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NewsSky acquires Parthenon Media
Sky has acquired Parthenon Media Group to distribute the international rights to its original commissions.
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NewsDownton indie to produce Dracula drama for Sky and NBC
Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films is to produce a new version of classic vampire story Dracula for Sky Living and US network NBC.
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NewsBBC1 orders Richard Curtis drama
Richard Curtis has penned a single drama for BBC1 about two women brought together after losing their sons to malaria.