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Jesse Whittock
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FremantleMedia names HIT exec as new kids boss
FremantleMedia has named Mattel and HIT Entertainment exec Rick Glankler has the new head of…
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Vivendi pays $1.4bn for Lagardère’s Canal+ stake
French media company Lagardère Group has sold its 20% stake in Canal+ to Vivendi for…
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Escape Artist emerges at Scandi channels
New David Tennant-starring BBC drama The Escape Artist has sold into Scandinavia, with a pair…
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Brazilian Bachelor gets a date
Brazilian channel Rede TV! has ordered an eleven-part version of Warner Bros. International Television Production…
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Zodiak Rights taps BBC Worldwide for ‘heavy hitting’ hire
Zodiak Rights has poached a BBC Worldwide exec described as a “heavy hitter” to become…
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BBC Worldwide, FremantleMedia Oz form content partnership
BBC Worldwide and FremantleMedia Australia have come together to create a partnership to produce BBC…
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News brief: More Atlantis, Peaky Blinders for BBC
BBC dramas Atlantis and Peaky Blinders have been given second seasons. Fantasy series Atlantis delivered…
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Halloween treat as Netflix buys Dexter
Netflix has acquired all eight seasons of the recently ended Showtime serial killer drama Dexter…
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Zodiak’s Yellow Bird, Chernin adapting thriller novel for TV
Yellow Bird Entertainment, the Swedish drama firm behind The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and…
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Oz nets bag RTÉ lifestyle, factual series
Australia’s leading pay operator Foxtel and pubcasters ABC and SBS are among others of factual,…
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News brief: Asian nets buy Moonscoop shows
Malaysian channel Astro Ceria and Indonesia’s Spacetoon have acquired programming from kids TV firm Moonscoop….
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Reality round the clock
NBC’s large scale live event gameshow Million Second Quiz has ended after nearly 12 days…
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AMC Networks buys Chellomedia for $1bn
AMC Networks has reached an agreement to buy Liberty Global-owned channel operator Chellomedia for €750…
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ProSiebenSat.1 remakes Danish wedding format
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has secured remake rights to Danish wedding reality format Married at First…
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Neil Court exits Factory Transmedia board role
Former Decode boss Neil Court has left his non-executive chairman role at UK animation studio…
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Eccho Rights opens base in Turkey
Eccho Rights has been a vocal proponent of the Turkish drama genre and is now…
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Lagardère in ‘ongoing’ talks with Vivendi over Canal+
French media company Lagardère has said that it is in “ongoing discussions with Vivendi” to…
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Cloudbabies emerge in Germany
Boutique children’s TV distributor Hoho Rights has sold its Cloudbabies preschool series to a leading…
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HBO on basic cable for first time
HBO is being offered as part of a basic tier channel package in the US…
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New drama hub for UK’s Manchester as tax breaks kick in
The UK city of Manchester is continuing its push into media production by opening a…
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Starz promotes pair as production push beckons
Starz has promoted Melissa Harper and Richter Hartig to senior VP at the premium cable…
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Mandela doc resonantes with presales
A doc celebrating the life and achievements of former South African president Nelson Mandela has…
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News brief: NBC resurrects Murder, She Wrote
US broadcaster NBC is bringing back classic crime drama Murder, She Wrote. The original show…
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Keshet Canada makes Marathon debut deal
Keshet Canada has unveiled its first deal, which will see it bring Israeli format Marathon…
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ABC goes straight-to-series with Secrets & Lies remake
An upcoming Australian crime drama is being remade for US broadcast net ABC, which has…
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Ronnie Screwvala exiting Disney India
The Walt Disney Company India is saying goodbye to its managing director Ronnie Screwvala. Siddharth…
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The CW catches a wave with CSI’s Carol Mendelsohn
US broadcast network The CW has ordered a one-hour surfing-themed period drama from former CSI…
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De Agostini buys 60 hours from Zodiak Kids
Zodiak Media’s Italian parent company, De Agostini, has acquired a 60 hour-plus programming package from…
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TV3 learns How to Be
Swedish channel TV3 has commissioned an eight-part remake of How to Be, an Israeli celebrity…
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Eyeworks to produce Banijay’s Opposite Worlds for Syfy
Eyeworks USA has been drafted in to produce the upcoming US cable remake of Banijay…