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Jesse Whittock
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DRG goes to Babylon with Danny Boyle
MTG Studios-owned distributor DRG has acquired international rights to upcoming UK police satire Babylon. The…
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Peru puts Stars in Danger
Peruvian channel America TV has commissioned a local version of Banijay International diving format Stars…
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Electus launches digital division with CollegeHumor
Ben Silverman’s prodco Electus has joined with an IAC stablemate, online comedy producer CollegeHumor Media,…
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Kanal D rises for While You Were Sleeping
Turkish net Kanal D has acquired a local version of Armoza Formats’ gameshow While You…
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News brief: Broadcasters buy Cloudbabies
Broadcasters in Europe, the Middle East and Korea have acquired preschool toon Cloudbabies from producer…
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E! Entertainment launching in Russia
Celebrity gossip and entertainment channel E! Entertainment Television is launching in Russia and the CIS…
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eOne bags El Rey scripted series deal
Entertainment One will represent scripted programming from US cable net El Rey on the international…
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Oldroyd upped in Nat Geo Channels International reshuffle
Jules Oldroyd (pictured) has been promoted to senior VP, programming strategy and development at National…
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Tinopolis goes into business with Lee’s Tollbooth
Wales-based super indie Tinopolis has partnered with The Simple Life showrunner Kevin Lee to launch…
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Sony sweeps in for Broome first-look deal
Sony Pictures Television has secured a first-look deal with The Biggest Loser creator Dave Broome…
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Ellipsanime buys Moonscoop assets for $820k
French animation house Ellipsanime has acquired the assets of rival Moonscoop, which was in administration,…
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Third global BBC Worldwide channel brand named BBC Brit
BBC Worldwide’s third thematic channel brand, a male-skewed factual entertainment network, will be known as…
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Show of the week: Tequila Sisters
Sure to be of major interest to Latino buyers at the Fontainebleau is Tequila Sisters,…
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Oz net joins Time Scanners team
Australia’s ABC has become the first prebuyer of upcoming history and science series Time Scanners….
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19-2 adds up for Content
Content Television has acquired international distribution rights to the English-language remake of French-Canadian drama 19-2….
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Liberty agrees $13.7bn Ziggo takeover
Liberty Global has agreed to buy Ziggo, in a deal that values the Dutch cable…
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News brief: ORF Universum launches industry-aimed site
The doc arm of ORF Enterprises, ORF Universum, is launching an industry-focused information website for…
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UK indie secures Australian format deal
Australian paycaster Foxtel has made commissioned a remake of a UK crime doc series, which…
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Colombian net, FIC prescribe ER remake
Colombia’s RCN has ordered a Spanish-language remake of NBC medical drama ER, which ran for…
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Sunset+Vine poaches Fox’s Bevan for Asian op
Sports media production company Sunset+Vine has poached Huw Bevan from Fox International Channels to head…
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ITV Studios ships 200 hours to Lat Am
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has closed out close to 200 hours of programming deals in…
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Zodiak Rights scores UK indie deals, renewals
Zodiak Rights has scored first-look development deals with a pair of UK indies and renewed…
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History launches in Ukraine, grows in Russia
A+E Networks-owned pay TV channel History has launched in the Ukraine on a DTH platform…
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Discovery, Noga register for Operation Ouch!
Discovery Kids in Asia and Israel’s Noga are among new buyers of CBBC’s BAFTA-winning children’s…
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MundoFox raids Katz for Saccone replacement
Hispanic US channel MundoFox has poached Ibra Morales from Katz Television Group to become its…
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Scripps taps Sony exec for Fine Living Italy launch
Scripps Networks International has hired an AXN senior programming manager to become channel director of…
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T Group promotes creative pair
US producer T Group Productions has promoted a pair of development executives. Rob Lobl has…
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Endemol’s Original hires new CEO
Endemol North America-owned reality prodco Original Media has appointed Chris Laikind to become its CEO….
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Ex-Rive Gauche boss to run Dick Clark Prods intn’l unit
Dick Clark Productions is launching an international wing, with former Rive Gauche Television president Mark…
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NATPE Hot Pick: Valdivia
Gerardo Mejía, the actor and singer of ‘Rico Suave’, is the writer and force behind…