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NewsHigh Point starts shopping Kees Abrahams project
British distributor High Point Media is to start shopping App, the first project to come out of former 2waytraffic boss Kees Abrahams’ nascent production company, to international broadcasters.
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NewsNews Corp eyes Sky takeover
News Corp is to mount another takeover bid for full ownership of Sky, but president and chief operating officer Chase Carey refused to put a timescale to the purchase.
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NewsRize USA recalls Memory Games for Discovery
DCD Media’s Rize USA has teamed up with Man vs Food producer Sharp Entertainment to provide coverage of The Memory Championships for Discovery’s Science Channel.
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NewsParamount moves back into TV with Beverly Hills Cop remake
Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures is moving back into television for the first time in eight years with plans to co-produce a Beverly Hills Cop remake.
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NewsFox renews The Following and The Mindy Project
US broadcast network Fox has renewed a raft of freshman series including The Following and The Mindy Project.
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NewsSky 1 scuppers Sinbad
Sky 1 has cancelled Impossible Pictures’ big-budget drama Sinbad after a single series.
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NewsOutline wins global BBCW order
Outline Productions has won its most important international commission to date with a 10 x 48-minute series for BBC Worldwide that will play across the globe.
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NewsCBS Drama brings back Knots Landing
CBS Drama is to repeat Knots Landing in its entirity, two decades after the LA-based soap opera ended.
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NewsNetflix’s next content steps
Netflix has ordered a dark drugs drama based on the life of Colombian narco-terrorist Pablo Escobar as it looks to continue its pipeline of original content following the debut of its first original series, House Of Cards.
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NewsThe CW renews Arrow, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
US network The CW has renewed a raft of dramas including Sky 1’s Arrow and ITV2’s The Vampire Diaries.
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NewsFremantleMedia restructures int'l business
FremantleMedia is restructuring its business by dropping the FremantleMedia Enterprises brand and housing its digital and ancillary businesses more regionally.
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NewsCNN moves back into sports programming
International news broadcaster CNN is moving back into sports programming and hired former ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols to host a new weekend sports block.
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NewsOlivier Gers leaving Endemol
Endemol’s licensing and merchandising chief Olivier Gers is leaving the company.
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NewsUK firms flock to US markets
Hundreds of British broadcasters, producers and distributors are heading to the US next week.
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NewsBBC Worldwide's Matt Paice departs
BBC Worldwide’s international production boss Matt Paice is the latest senior executive to depart as part of its management restructure.
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NewsSky Vision hires Wise, closes int'l sales
Sky Vision, the nascent distribution arm of the pay TV broadcaster, has hired former Target Entertainment head of sales Karen Wise.
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NewsTurner to cut 30% of European staff
Turner International is expected to cut 30% of its workforce across Europe, the Middle East and Africa as part of a major restructuring process.
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NewsTime Warner threatens to axe Lifetime, E!
Time Warner Cable, one of the largest pay TV platforms in the United States, is threatening to axe a number of major channels including Lifetime, E! and Starz.
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NewsUS network Showtime orders Ridley Scott drama
US cable network Showtime has ordered a political drama about the Catholic Church from Sir Ridley Scott.
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NewsMercury Media sells Mormon film to BBC3
BBC3 will air a re-cut version of Duck Beach to Eternity after it picked up the single film from Mercury Media.