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Jesse Whittock
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News brief: Nick UK makes Digby fly
Nickelodeon UK is getting a new animated series from Blue-Zoo Animation titled Digby Dragon. Set…
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51 Minds, Original bosses to replace Goldberg at Endemol
The CEOs of 51 Minds and Original Media, Cris Abrego and Charlie Corwin, will head up…
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FremantleMedia closes Youku deal as CEO outlines vision
FremantleMedia has signed a multi-year content output deal with Youku Tudou, the online video site dubbed…
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ABC Studios options RAI’s Imperfect Mom
ABC Studios in the US has optioned remake rights to Italian cross platform series An Imperfect…
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News brief: DRG to sell Sex Box
MTG-owned distributor DRG has acquired sales rights to a new Channel 4 show in which…
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Blacklist breaks records, gets full season
Buzzy US drama The Blacklist has been picked up for a full season on NBC…
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ITV makes Selfridge sales as Breathless buyers await
ITV Studios has completed a raft of sales for its period drama series Mr. Selfridge….
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Zig Zag performs magic with YouTube
UK indie Zig Zag Productions is getting into the YouTube premium channels business with the…
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News brief: Disney boards Earth to Luna! flight
Disney in Latin America has acquired Gemini 8, a 52x11mins series from Brazil’s TV PinGuim,…
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CCTV buys Franklin and Friends
Chinese children’s net CCTV Kids Channel has acquired Frankling and Friends from Ciwen Media Group….
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News brief: Stilton smells right to ARD
German broadcaster ARD has acquired Atlantyca Entertainment-sold toon Geronimo Stilton. ARD will run the show…
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News brief: I Can Do That sells to Endemol, Banijay, Shine
Israeli-Chinese format I Can Do That has sold into Europe as MIPCOM kicks off today….
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France Televisions releases latest kids apps
The distribution arm of pubcaster France Televisions has launched a pair of new apps to…
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Threat of MIPCOM strike over
Cannes-bound MIPCOM delegates can rest easy after the proposed air traffic controllers strike threatening to…
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Angry Doctor gets the SVT International treatment
The new look SVT International is heading to MIPCOM with five new formats, including a…
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New Italian distrib launches Roberto Benigni Rai show
A new Italian sales house is to launch Tutto Dante, a event programme based on…
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Raydar searches for My Bleeping Life partners
Former Target boss Alison Rayson and ex-Nickelodeon UK chief Debbie McDonald will be at MIPJunior…
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New Flemish Primitives locates The Cleverest Town
Sue Green’s distribution company The New Flemish Primitives is hitting the Croisette with new entertainment…
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Klondike star Cornish take trip to Cannes
Abbie Cornish, who stars in Discovery’s first scripted series Klondike, will be in Cannes to…
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Formats focus: Zodiak Rights
Zodiak Rights’ two big format launches for MIPCOM stretch from the wacky Japanese-originated end of…
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Burnett, Branson go to space with NBC
NBC is continuing to bet big on primetime with the commission of a competition reality…
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Smithsonian, Earth Touch get wild with one-offs, series
US cable net Smithsonian Channel is to coproduce three one-off wildlife specials and a 3x50mins…
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Viasat reveals Incredible Mr. Goodwin
Modern Times Group-owned Viasat Broadcasting has acquired pay TV rights for BBC Worldwide’s escapology series…
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New French prodco joins Sparks Network
French producer Coyote has become the newest member of global indies alliance Sparks Networks. France’s…
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Disney Junior gets first Original Movie
Work has begun on Disney Junior’s first Original Movie, a music-themed animated telefilm about a…
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Jelly Jamm makes charge in China
Chinese distributor Ciwen Media Group has acquired local rights to animated series Jelly Jamm and…
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Channel 5 gets Played, returns to Wentworth
UK terrestrial Channel 5 has acquired Canadian cop drama Played from producer-distributor Muse Distribution International….
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DR, ITV hook up for 100th Midsomer
Danish pubcaster DR and actors that appeared in The Killing and Borgen are attached to…
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Comedy Central creates Almost Impossible Gameshow
Endemol-owned Initial is creating a pilot for a wacky gameshow for Viacom’s UK pay TV…
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Telefe, Armoza hope to do buyers a Favour
Argentinian broadcaster Telefe has partnered with Israel’s Armoza Formats to coproduce a comic game show,…