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HBO Nordic Gains FME Titles

September 4, 2012

LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has supplied the newly launched HBO Nordic with a slew of titles, including the Lisa Kudrow comedy Web Therapy. The sale includes the Paul Abbott drama Hit and Miss. Also included are two factual titles from Morgan Spurlock, A Day in the Life and New Brittania. HBO …

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Ratings Alert: French Prime Time

September 4, 2012

PREMIUM: American movies ruled French prime-time ratings on Sunday, with Hollywood features taking the top spot at six of the leading channels and U.S. series ranking first at two others. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone drew the biggest audience Sunday with 4.684 million viewers on TF1 and a share …

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Sarah Wright Upped at Sky

September 4, 2012

LONDON: Sarah Wright, the controller of acquisitions for Sky Entertainment, has been elevated to controller of acquisitions for Sky, taking on Sky Movies under her remit. Wright is taking over for Simon Rexworthy, currently the controller of acquisitions for Sky Movies, who is transitioning to Sky’s strategy team. Additionally, Holly …

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Endemol France Builds Up Scripted Business

September 5, 2012

PARIS: Several changes have been made within Endemol France in an effort to bolster its scripted business. Jean-Benoît Gillig, a Gaumont executive, is joining the company along with his scripted production operation, Léonis. Under the Endemol Fiction division, Léonis will produce series for prime time and daytime along with working …

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Nadine Nohr Named Interim CEO of Shine International

September 6, 2012

LONDON: Camilla Hammer is exiting the role of CEO of Shine International, with Nadine Nohr stepping into the post on an interim basis. Hammer, who previously spent 12 years at Modern Times Group, became the CEO of Shine International in December 2011. She replaced Chris Grant, who left the company …

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UKTV Launching Trio of VOD Services

September 6, 2012

LONDON: UKTV is entering the VOD market with the launch of three branded on-demand players for the free-to-air channels Dave, Yesterday and Really. The bespoke VOD services will provide access to catch-up and archive programming that can be viewed via the networks’ branded channel websites. The service for Dave will feature programs …

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Cineflix’s Paul Heaney Launches Own Distribution Venture

September 6, 2012

LONDON: Paul Heaney, formerly the president and managing director of Cineflix Rights, has set up TCB Media Rights, a development and distribution outfit. The company will focus on bolstering traditional distribution activities by working closely with producers and broadcasters at the earliest stage. The company will work to facilitate the …

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H&C TV Continues International Rollout

September 6, 2012

LONDON: Furthering its European expansion, Horse & Country TV has scored additional carriage in the Netherlands, also making its first original programming commission for the Dutch service. Starting today H&C TV is available to Delta cable subscribers in the Netherlands. It joins the platform’s Pluspakket package. The channel commissioned its first …

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Liberty Global’s Horizon TV Launches in the Netherlands

September 7, 2012

ENGLEWOOD: The Horizon TV service from Liberty Global is now available on UPC Netherlands, with further rollouts planned for Switzerland, Germany and Ireland in the coming months. The service allows consumers to view and share content across the TV, computer, tablet and smartphone. Horizon TV changes these tablet, smartphone and laptop devices …

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Ratings Roundup: Western Europe Prime Time

September 7, 2012

PREMIUM: U.S. and European dramas and format-based titles were among the big winners in prime time in Western Europe’s major markets this week, reports World Screen’s special projects editor, Jay Stuart, in his analysis of nightly ratings information from France, Germany, Italy and Spain. France On Monday, M6 topped the …