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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…
CBS Studios Intn’l in ‘unprecedented’ Russian deal
CBS Studios International has acquired distribution and format rights to Russian comedy Kuknya (The Kitchen)…
Jason Thorp exiting Fox
Jason Thorp is leaving Fox International Channels a decade after launching the FX network in…
Netflix plays Short Game with original doc
Streaming service Netflix has ordered another original documentary, a golf-themed feature about protégé children. The…
VIMN scores Asian broadcasting deals
Broadcasters across Asian have bought animated Nickelodeon programming from Viacom International Media Networks. TianJin Shi…
Zee plans Europe launch for Veria Living
Indian media giant Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the owner of Zee TV, is planning to launch…
Globosat buys Daniel Craig BBC miniseries
Brazil’s Globosat has acquired more than 50 hours of programming from UK indie distributor Power,…
Nine new schedule includes Danish wedding format
Australia’s Nine Network has unveiled its programming line-up for next year, including a remake of…
Mario Lopez secures NUVOtv development deal
US Hispanic English-language network NUVOtv has secured an overall production deal with actor-presenter Mario Lopez,…
Chinese net plans to Crack Them Up
Chinese broadcaster Jiangxi has ordered a local version of Ukrainian ‘reverse’ comedy panel format Crack…
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…
EBU: Portugal pubcaster underfunded despite deal
The European Broadcasting Union has voiced concerns Portugal’s public broadcaster remains “underfunded” despite a new…
Japan’s WOWOW in crowdsourced copro with PBS
Japanese pay TV platform WOWOW has continued its push into international coproduction with a crowdsourced…
News brief: Channel 4 orders Reef factual pair
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a pair of factual titles from indie Reef Television….
Food Network orders first EMEA Chopped remake
Food Network has commissioned a version of its culinary competition format Chopped in South Africa…
Netflix ‘gears up for Australian launch’
Netflix may be planning an Australian launch next year, according to various local news reports….
Keshet Canada’s Mark Rubinstein lands skiing role
Mark Rubinstein, the industry veteran who heads up the Keshet Canada joint venture, has been…
Doctor Who simulcast breaks broadcast records
The fiftieth anniversary episode of Doctor Who has entered the Guinness Book of World Records…
Adam Sher exiting Ryan Seacrest Productions
Ryan Seacrest Productions’ CEO Adam Sher is leaving the US production company. According to US…
Channel 4 enters The Dog Show
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered a 15-episode competition series in which dogs and their…
Show of the week: The UK Gold
Concern over wealth disparity and corporate greed is growing across the world, and especially in…
CBBC unveils new in-house dramas, comedy
UK children’s channel CBBC has commissioned a trio of in-house scripted series. Hetty Feather is…
DHX makes UK hires following Ragdoll deal
Canadian content firm DHX Media has hired a UK brand director following its £17.4 million…
News brief: Gogglebox opens in Ukraine
Ukrainian national broadcaster ICTV has acquired a local version of Studio Lambert format Gogglebox. ICTV’s…
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…
Ex-ITVS formats boss joins BBC Worldwide
Former ITV Studios and Fox Look sales executive Jennifer Harrington has joined BBC Worldwide’s factual…
Endemol prodco poaches BBC factual pair
Endemol-owned doc specialist Tigress Productions has hired a pair of BBC factual execs as it…
A+E makes History in Russia
A+E-owned channel History is launching in Russia today. History and its HD sister channel have…
Oz firm to coproduce Chinese doc
Australian production company Bearcage will coproduce a two-part documentary series with China’s Beijing Television. The…
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…