Publication: Television Business International

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

UK Competition Commission reverses position on Sky Movies

The UK Competition Commission has changed its position on Sky Movies. It now says the channel's movie agreements do not provide the Sky pay TV platform with a material advantage over its rivals in the pay TV retail market. The Commission, which is investigating ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: LOVEFiLM International Ltd, United Kingdom, Netflix Inc

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

20th Century Fox

Fox confirms new season schedule - 15/05/12

Fox has ordered three new comedies and two new dramas for its 2012-2013 season. The US broadcast network officially unveiled its new schedule yesterday.andnbsp;The new comedies are The Mindy Project, Ben and Kate and midseason offering The Goodwin Ga ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: 20th Century Fox, Beau Bridges, Kevin Williamson, Sony Pictures Television Inc, Mindy Kaling

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Walt Disney Company

ABC orders six new drama series and four comedies - 16/05/12

US network ABC has unveiled its 2012-2013 programming line-up and has ordered ten new scripted series including a US version of Mistresses, the UK series that aired on the BBC.andnbsp;"We are using the success we achieved last season as a strong foundation ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: Walt Disney Company, Gabriella Pierce, Paul Lee, Malibu (United States)

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

DirecTV Group Inc

DirecTV moves into original programming - 10/05/12

US pay TV platform DirecTV has commissioned Rogue, its first original dramaandnbsp; series, after striking a deal with Entertainment One (eOne). The company, which has close to 20 million subscribers in the US, will launch the suspense drama next year ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: DirecTV Group Inc, Thandie Newton, Corus Entertainment Inc, Entertainment One Ltd

First Reported May 04 2012 - Updated May 04 2012 - 1 Documents

Shine hires new boss for Clash of the Choirs producer

Shine has hired a new boss for its restructured format producer Friday TV.Friday is one of the companies in the Metronome group, which Shine bought for SEK719 million (US$88 million) in April, 2009 and Shine has appointed Per Blankens its new managing ... [ Published May 04 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: Anna Rydin, Mattias Olsson (musician), Boden

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Sundance Channel

Sundance Rising

AMC Networks has a new international boss and is ramping up roll out plans for the Sundance Channel. TBI took a trip to the Sundance Festival where we asked Bruce Tuchman about his plans.At the start of every year the upmarket ski resort of Park City, ... [ Published May 01 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: Sundance Channel, Focus Sat, AMC Networks Inc, Liberty Global Inc, Park City (Utah, United States)

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Woody Harrelson

HBO renews Girls, Veep, picks up Woody Harrelson cop drama - 01/05/12

US cable network HBO has renewed freshman comedies Girls and Veep.andnbsp;It has also picked up a detective drama starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. The Time Warner-owned broadcaster has ordered True Detective straight-to-series from Anonymous ... [ Published May 01 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: Woody Harrelson, Home Box Office Inc, Nic Pizzolatto, Armando Iannucci, Paul Green

First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Cable network E! moves into scripted programming - 30/04/12

NBC Universal-backed cable channel E! Entertainment has unveiled its first slate of scripted programming, which includes a Kevin Spacey series and a modern day takes on The Wizard of Oz.andnbsp;The channel, which is now run by Bonnie Hammer, built its ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: Kevin Spacey, Bonnie Hammer, Anne Boleyn, John Wells, Hollywood

First Reported Apr 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

What's cooking at AMC? - 20/04/12

US cable network AMC came out of nowhere a few years ago to become one of the hottest homes for original drama. The basic cable broadcaster has had buzzy titles including Mad Men and Breaking Bad as well as genuine ratings smashes like zombie drama The ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: Charlie Collier, George Washington, Benjamin Tallmadge, Culper Ring

First Reported Apr 24 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Sundance launches new channels, acquires series

The international Sundance channel has inked new carriage deals for its services in Asia and programming agreements for its Asian and European offerings.Sundance has picked up UK drama series The Hour. The newsroom and espionage drama, which is set London ... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: IPTV, Sundance Channel, Miramax Films Corp, Endemol NV

First Reported Apr 16 2012 - Updated Apr 16 2012 - 1 Documents

MTV closes MIP deals - 16/04/12

Viacom International Media Networks, the global division of US cable network MTV, has closed a raft of programme sales for series including Supah Ninjas and Flash Prank following MIPTV.The company's international distribution arm has sold Nickelodeon's ... [ Published Apr 16 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: Eric Garcia, Viacom Inc, Grupo Televisa SAB, United Kingdom, Honduras

First Reported Apr 16 2012 - Updated Apr 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity eyes scripted TV push - 16/04/12

Relativity Media, the Hollywood studio founded by Ryan Kavanaugh, is looking to move into scripted television following the success of its unscripted business. Tom Forman, chief executive officer of RelativityREAL, the studio's reality division, told ... [ Published Apr 16 2012 by Television Business International ]

Entities: Tom Forman, Relativity, Ryan Kavanaugh, Wilmer Valderrama, Relativity Media LLC

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...The Commission noted that Netflix and LoveFilm have also concluded deals with a smaller range of studios for content in the same window. "The [Commission] has found that, as rival services increase the number of their subscribers, the barriers to them acquiring further"

UK Competition Commission reverses position on Sky Movies [Television Business International - May 23 2012]

"We are using the success we achieved last season as a strong foundation to launch some more great shows this time around," said ABC boss Paul Lee. "Last year was about stability and ambition, this year is about growth and continuing momentum, with strong programming that will stake ABC's claim on more nights as the home of quality entertainment."

ABC orders six new drama series and four comedies - 16/05/12 [Television Business International - May 16 2012]

"Per is one of Sweden's best programme creators and has enormous experience of developing, as well as producing, new TV programmes. He has extensive experience as a creative leader, is a highly regarded individual in the group and as such is made for this roll." says Anna Rydin, Head of Metronome's Swedish unscripted TV-productions

Shine hires new boss for Clash of the Choirs producer [Television Business International - May 04 2012]