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Chris Curtis, Broadcast
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Tax breaks to bring Showtime’s Penny Dreadful to UK
25-Mar-2013
Showtime’s Penny Dreadful is set to be one of the first major US TV dramas that will be shot in the UK as a direct consequence of the imminent high-end drama tax breaks. -
Discovery strikes deal for SBS Nordic
14-Dec-2012
Discovery Communications is to buy pan-Scandinavia broadcaster SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat1 Group for £1.07bn (€1.325 bn). -
Sky seals NBCU movies and carriage deal
6-Nov-2012
Sky has struck a wide-ranging deal with NBC Universal giving it exclusive TV access to all the US giant’s movies and extending carriage of its UK channels on the pay platform. -
Entertainment One eyes acquisitions
13-Feb-2012
Peppa Pig distributor Entertainment One has pulled the plug on a potential sale and is instead focusing on acquisitions. -
Netflix strikes first UK content deal
6-Oct-2011
Netflix has signed one of its first UK content deals, buying the UK original of Being Human and the US remake.
