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NewsSci-Fi acquires US fantasy drama
Sci-Fi channel has snapped up the UK, pay-TV rights to ABC Studio’s Legend of the Seeker, a fantasy drama series executive produced by Spider-Man director Sam Raimi.
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NewsAirey: content providers "staring into abyss"
Dawn Airey has warned that if British broadcasters fail to build mutually beneficial partnerships “the creators and providers of UK content are not so much looking at a perfect storm as staring into the abyss.”
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Web unlikely to offset TV ad losses
Revenue from US broadcasters’ web strategies will still be failing to offset the decline in traditional TV advertising by 2013, a report has warned.
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NewsNBC plans to ditch Hallmark UK brand
NBC Universal is working on plans to replace Hallmark Channel in the UK with Universal Channel as part of a shake-up of its portfolio.
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NewsEndemol pitches Seinfeld marriage format for UK
Endemol will pitch Jerry Seinfeld devised show The Marriage Ref to UK broadcasters after picking up the global rights to the new format.
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The Broadcast InterviewNick Southgate, Shed Media
The Shed Media boss talks to Robert Shepherd about ‘flying’ on both sides of the Atlantic, working with a US television legend and whether a management buyout is still on the cards.
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NewsReally picks up Momma’s Boys dating series
UKTV lifestyle channel Really has acquired the multichannel rights to a US reality series from Ryan Seacrest Productions.
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NewsNBC swaps around channels on EPG
NBC Universal Global Networks is to move around some of its digital channels on Sky’s EPG, moving Hallmark next to Sci Fi.
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FeaturesMark Lawrence, NBC Universal
Director of global programme acquisitions, NBC Universal Global Networks
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NewsBSkyB bids for Virgin Media
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB is understood to have made a bid for a package of seven digital television channels owned by Virgin Media, apparently offering around 60% more than other interested bidders.
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NewsShed lands Seinfeld for landmark commission
Shed Media has landed the contract for its US arm to produce an NBC Universal show devised and executive produced by comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld.
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NewsLA feels the pinch as US buyers play it safe
Frantic bidding wars for the latest US hits look unlikely after UK buyers said this week’s LA screenings were noticeably quieter than recent years.
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Don’t let the market decide
Control of on-demand is too important to give up to a US aggregator
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FeaturesLA Screenings: Hot picks
As long-running US heavyweight ER rolls its last credit, John Hazelton rounds up 10 of the hottest new properties set to be making waves on both sides of the Atlantic this year.
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NewsNBC sets out major overhaul of UK channels
NBC Universal is planning a major UK shake-up that could see most of the channels it acquired from Sparrowhawk Media disappear.
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Multimedia briefs 8 May 2009
Multimedia news in briefs from Broadcast magazine dated 8 May 2009 featuring Setanta, Discovery, BBC HD and Hulu.
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Oprah's McCanns interview to air in UK
Oprah Winfrey's interview with the parents of missing child Madeleine McCann is to be screened in the UK just a day after airing in the US.
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UKTV eyes reality TV as it readies Really
UKTV is looking to acquire ‘voyeuristic' ob-docs after picking up a US series for Really, the lifestyle channel that will replace UKTV Gardens next month.
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House to move to Sky 1
US medical drama House is to move from Five to Sky 1 after the satellite broadcaster secured the first run UK TV rights to series five.