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NewsSony's Crackle renews Seinfeld web comedy
International video service Crackle has renewed Jerry Seinfeld’s web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee for a second season.
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NewsITV2 picks up Dallas-style reality hit
ITV2 has picked up Big Rich Texas – the US reality hit about a group of wealthy Dallas socialites.
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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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NewsRagdoll hires commercial boss following restructure
Ragdoll Worldwide, the joint venture between Teletubbies producer Ragdoll Productions and BBC Worldwide, has hired former RDF exec Stephen Gould as commercial director.
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NewsUS X Factor helps Syco profits soar
The launch of the US X Factor helped Simco, the TV production arm of Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, more than double its pre-tax profits to nearly £33m.
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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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NewsAntiques Roadshow gets playalong game; Disney reorders Doc McStuffins
The BBC has launched its first playalong mobile game; plus click through for a news round-up.
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NewsAl Jazeera acquires Current TV
International news operator Al Jazeera has acquired Al Gore’s Current TV - but cable network Time Warner will not carry the new channel planned for launch.
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NewsITV buys US indie Gurney; Christmas news round-up
ITV has spent almost £25m to take a controlling stake in US fact ent indie Gurney Productions, plus click through for a round-up of the news from the Christmas period.
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NewsUS cable net Ovation buys Brit imports
US cable network Ovation has launched a new slate of programming that includes an ITV drama and a BBC arts documentary.
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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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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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NewsWatch scores spooky NBCU shows
UKTV-owned network Watch has acquired a package of spooky reality series from NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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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.
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NewsSony hires Disney's Lubensky for channel push
Sony Pictures Television has hired former Disney exec Nathalie Lubensky to head up marketing across its portfolio of international channels including Sony Entertainment Television in the UK.
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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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NewsJonathan Ross heading to the US
The Jonathan Ross Show is heading to the United States and will air on film channel Cinémoi.
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NewsNick Rigg exits Leopard Films USA
Leopard Films USA president Nick Rigg has left the company after eight years.
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NewsSteve Macallister exits BBCW in management rejig
BBC Worldwide has made a number of changes to its management structure that will see its international distribution boss Steve Macallister leave the company.
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NewsTOWIE helps relaunch SBS channel
Danish broadcaster SBS is launching a new youth skewing channel and has acquired The Only Way Is Essex from All3Media International as its centrepiece.