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NEW YORK: Rola Bauer, the CEO and partner of Tandem Productions, discusses the company's new arrangement with STUDIOCANAL, which she says gives Tandem the ability to develop and produce much faster than it could before.   Established in 1999, Munich-based …

NEW YORK: VICE will have a branded channel on HBO's upcoming stand-alone streaming service, as part of an expanded content deal between the two announced today. In what is being hailed as its "most expansive programming deal ever," HBO will …

NEW YORK: The digital editions of the World Screen Guide and the TV Formats Guide are now available. World Screen Guide View it here TV Formats Guide View it here Reading on the go? Download the Issuu app for iOS …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has sold several of its thrillers and disaster movies to broadcasters around the world. The action disaster film 10.0 Earthquake has been picked up by TF1 in France; Mediaset in Spain; LNK in Lithuania; Channel 5 …

SINGAPORE: The worldwide pay-TV market grew at a steady rate of 4 percent last year, reaching 923.5 million subscribers, according to ABI Research, though weak currency exchange rates resulted in a slower increase of revenue for the segment. Worldwide, the …

NEW YORK: Amanda Hill, previously the chief brands officer at BBC Worldwide, has been hired by A+E Networks to serve as chief creative officer for international. Hill will be reporting to Sean Cohan, the company's executive VP of international. In …

LONDON: Two new appointments have been made within Scripps Networks UK & EMEA, in an effort to continue to grow its international business. Ross Hair becomes senior VP of commercial for Scripps Networks UK & EMEA, responsible for distribution, brand …

LONDON: Jeremy Clarkson will not be returning to the BBC's Top Gear, Director-General Tony Hall said today. "It is not a decision I have taken lightly," Hall said. Clarkson has been axed following an altercation with a producer. The show …

NEW YORK: AMC Networks International has made a raft of acquisitions for first-run original series and miniseries, in a bid to fuel the growth across Sundance Channel Global's linear and authenticated VOD and TV Everywhere services. The programming includes the …

SINGAPORE: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has named June Yeoh as its new senior director of international program sales in Asia. As part of her tasks, Yeoh will supervise all the company’s brands in Asia, among them children’s network Nickelodeon …