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Almost 60 years after the Americans and Russians battled for supremacy of the stars, two…
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Fox prepares for Utopia
Big Brother creator John de Mol’s hot new reality format Utopia has been bought by…
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Wallander III sells worldwide
The third season of Wallander has sold to various territories worldwide including the UK, Australia,…
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The Writers’ Room sells in 114 territories
The first season of Sundance Channel’s The Writers’ Room has been sold into over 114…
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Argonon gets Blacklisted
Independent global producer Argonon today unveiled a new joint venture drama prodco, Blacklisted Films. Founded…
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Nelvana inks deals with Cartoon Network Latin America
Cartoon Network Latin America has bought 78 half-hours of programming from Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Enterprises….
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AMC/Sundance Channel buys festival fare
AMC/Sundance Channel Global has made a raft of independent film acquisitions from the 2014 Sundance…
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Discovery Channel gets 3.4 million for Klondike
The Discovery Channel’s first scripted miniseries, Klondike, has delivered solid debut ratings of 3.4 million…
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BBC Worldwide launch kids SVOD service in South Korea
BBC Worldwide has inked a deal with South Korean KT Corporation to launch a CBeebies…
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Latin American broadcasters acquire Rive Gauche programming
Turner Latin America has acquired new seasons of Operation Repo and Happily Never After from…
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Fast Forward sales for ORF
Vietnam’s Viettel Group has purchased Austrian crime series Fast Forward from ORF-Enterprise. The series follows…
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Nordic World strikes UK formats deal
Distributor Nordic World has entered into a first-look partnership with recently-formed UK format creation outfit…
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Cisneros Media relaunches distribution outfit
Cisneros Media, owner of Venezuelan broadcaster Venevision and US Spanish-language Venevision Productions, has rebranded its…
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SBS and Foxtel make new acquisitions
SBS in Norway and Foxtel in Australia have acquired My Dream Derelict Home from DCD…
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Impossible Pictures enlists publisher
Impossible Pictures Factual and Osprey Publishing have announced plans for a collaboration, based on the…
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ABC1 drops children’s programming
Australian broadcaster ABC1 will move children’s programming to dedicated digital channels as the country completes…
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NBC and Facebook in Olympic push
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, and Facebook Inc. will collaborate to…
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Bravo Media greenlights Top Chef Extreme
Bravo Media has greenlit Top Chef Extreme (WT), a new head-to-head spin-off which will pit…
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CBS RTL joint venture signs Esguerra
RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, the joint venture between the Europe-based RTL Group and CBS…
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Starz appoints head of acquisitions
Starz has promoted Kevin Kasha to head of acquisitions at Starz, a newly-created position. Kasha…
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Netflix sets sail with Marco Polo original series
Netflix has ordered a new original series, based on the adventures of Marco Polo, to…
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RAI and SBS Discovery make non-scripted programme acquisitions
Italian broadcaster RAI has bought Hurricane Hunters and Prehistoric Assassins from GRB Entertainment amid a…
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FX orders Galifianakis pilot, launches FXNOW app
FX has ordered a new comedy series pilot from Zach Galifianakis. The Hangover star will…
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Commission starts TV rights probe
Formal antitrust proceedings to examine programming agreements between US studios and European pay TV broadcasters…
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WGN America orders Ten Commandments original series
US cable channel WGN America has ordered 10-part scripted drama Ten Commandments from the Weinstein…