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Lady Gaga to duet with Kermit the Frog on ABC, Channel 5

A 90-minute Thanksgiving special for US broadcaster ABC feature singer Lady Gaga dueting with Kermit…

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CBS Studios Intn’l in ‘unprecedented’ Russian deal

CBS Studios International has acquired distribution and format rights to Russian comedy Kuknya (The Kitchen)…

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Jason Thorp exiting Fox

Jason Thorp is leaving Fox International Channels a decade after launching the FX network in…

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Netflix plays Short Game with original doc

Streaming service Netflix has ordered another original documentary, a golf-themed feature about protégé children. The…

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VIMN scores Asian broadcasting deals

Broadcasters across Asian have bought animated Nickelodeon programming from Viacom International Media Networks. TianJin Shi…

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Zee plans Europe launch for Veria Living

Indian media giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the owner of Zee TV, is planning to launch…

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Globosat buys Daniel Craig BBC miniseries

Brazil’s Globosat has acquired more than 50 hours of programming from UK indie distributor Power,…

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Nine new schedule includes Danish wedding format

Australia’s Nine Network has unveiled its programming line-up for next year, including a remake of…

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Mario Lopez secures NUVOtv development deal

US Hispanic English-language network NUVOtv has secured an overall production deal with actor-presenter Mario Lopez,…

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Chinese net plans to Crack Them Up

Chinese broadcaster Jiangxi has ordered a local version of Ukrainian ‘reverse’ comedy panel format Crack…

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Paranomal series to debut on upcoming Syfy Oz

New paranormal series Haunting: Australia will be among the programmes broadcasting on the soon-to-launch Australian…

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EBU: Portugal pubcaster underfunded despite deal

The European Broadcasting Union has voiced concerns Portugal’s public broadcaster remains “underfunded” despite a new…

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Japan’s WOWOW in crowdsourced copro with PBS

Japanese pay TV platform WOWOW has continued its push into international coproduction with a crowdsourced…

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News brief: Channel 4 orders Reef factual pair

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a pair of factual titles from indie Reef Television….

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Food Network orders first EMEA Chopped remake

Food Network has commissioned a version of its culinary competition format Chopped in South Africa…

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Netflix ‘gears up for Australian launch’

Netflix may be planning an Australian launch next year, according to various local news reports….

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Keshet Canada’s Mark Rubinstein lands skiing role

Mark Rubinstein, the industry veteran who heads up the Keshet Canada joint venture, has been…

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Doctor Who simulcast breaks broadcast records

The fiftieth anniversary episode of Doctor Who has entered the Guinness Book of World Records…

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Adam Sher exiting Ryan Seacrest Productions

Ryan Seacrest Productions’ CEO Adam Sher is leaving the US production company. According to US…

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Channel 4 enters The Dog Show

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered a 15-episode competition series in which dogs and their…

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Show of the week: The UK Gold

Concern over wealth disparity and corporate greed is growing across the world, and especially in…

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CBBC unveils new in-house dramas, comedy

UK children’s channel CBBC has commissioned a trio of in-house scripted series. Hetty Feather is…

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DHX makes UK hires following Ragdoll deal

Canadian content firm DHX Media has hired a UK brand director following its £17.4 million…

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News brief: Gogglebox opens in Ukraine

Ukrainian national broadcaster ICTV has acquired a local version of Studio Lambert format Gogglebox. ICTV’s…

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Endemol’s Blinders in Chinese VOD drama deal

China’s dominant VOD platform Youku Tudou has acquired rights to Endemol-sold dramas including BBC Two…

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Ex-ITVS formats boss joins BBC Worldwide

Former ITV Studios and Fox Look sales executive Jennifer Harrington has joined BBC Worldwide’s factual…

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Endemol prodco poaches BBC factual pair

Endemol-owned doc specialist Tigress Productions has hired a pair of BBC factual execs as it…

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A+E makes History in Russia

A+E-owned channel History is launching in Russia today. History and its HD sister channel have…

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Oz firm to coproduce Chinese doc

Australian production company Bearcage will coproduce a two-part documentary series with China’s Beijing Television. The…

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News brief: Ex-Scripps Intn’l chief Moyer launches firm

Greg Moyer, the former president of Scripps Networks International, has launched his own company, a…