Disney’s dominance of the global L&M business is undeniable but faces challenges from both online and long-established brands, writes Kevin Downey.

BBC Worldwide has reshuffled its sales team in South Asia following a group-wide restructure and the appointment of a former Disney Media Distribution sales exec.

Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired a number of shows from FremantleMedia International for its Maxdome VoD service and female-skewing network Sixx.

Kanal 5 in Sweden has picked up Devious Maids, Marc Cherry’s follow-up to Desperate Housewives, and will air the series just a few days after its US premiere later this month.

A show generating buzz for N23 on France’s social networks is FremantleMedia’s X Factor USA, which the channel airs in its Friday primetime entertainment strand with a voiceover. “These talent shows fit our editorial strategy because they reflect the diversity in society,” says head of acquisitions and scheduling Carine Brulé. “For the same reason, we [...]

Although most of the channel’s schedule is built on acquisitions, it has made a point of investing in a few emblematic original productions of its own from the start. “Our flagship programme is the Sunday evening talkshow Hondelatte Dimanche, produced by 17 Juin. About 80% of the debate on the show has been about diversity [...]

One of N23′s main content areas is acquired drama series, which represents a large chunk of the channel’s evening line-up, featuring three weekly primetime strands plus two late-evening ones. An entire evening is devoted to French crime dramas. Like all French channels, N23 is subject to French broadcasting quotas, and Wednesday evenings from 20.45 currently [...]

Although most of the channel’s schedule is built on acquisitions, it has made a point of investing in a few emblematic original productions of its own from the start. “Our flagship programme is the Sunday evening talkshow Hondelatte Dimanche, produced by 17 Juin. About 80% of the debate on the show has been about diversity [...]

Head of acquisitions and scheduling Carine Brulé says she’s “looking for all kinds of shows to open minds to the world and to other lifestyles.” Acquisitions make up most of N23′s schedule, spanning series, movies, fact ent and reality, but the channel’s independent status means it cannot tap into an existing programming rights library. As [...]

Current schedule N23′s primetime schedule includes three series strands, two for movies, one for original productions and one for entertainment. Original production Although most of the channel’s schedule is built on acquisitions, it has made a point of investing in a few emblematic original productions of its own from the start. “Our flagship programme is [...]