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Jesse Whittock
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Great Fire to spread with ITV Studios
ITV Studios Global Entertainment is to sell a big budget miniseries from the UK’s Ecosse…
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News brief: Scorpion TV releases Infiltrators at MIPCOM
Boutique UK sales house Scorpion TV is launching a 52-minute film about the daily travels…
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French Banijay prodco adds Endemol France reality chief
Banijay Group’s H2O Productions has hired Endemol France formats veteran Philippe Stoltz as managing director….
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Nat Geo replacing Adventure with culture-themed net
National Geographic Channels International is replacing its pay TV channel Adventure with one themed around…
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BBCWW execs exit for Zodiak, Ryan Seacrest Prods.
Zodiak Media’s sales unit has poached Elliott Chalkley from BBC Worldwide to become its VP,…
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DCD sales offset production dips as revenue stays flat
UK indie DCD Media has reported flat revenue of £7.4 million (US$12.1 million) for the…
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ITV2 to Release the Hounds
UK channel ITV2 has commissioned a new horror gameshow from Sony Pictures Television’s joint venture…
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Rihanna’s Style series makes switch to Bravo
Rihanna-fronted competition reality show Styled to Rock has found carriage on NBCUniversal-owned Bravo after its…
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A&E puts Returned remake into development
US cable channel A&E has put a US version of French drama The Returned (Les…
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ABC orders Cannes-bound Bryan Singer drama
US broadcaster ABC has given a straight-to-series order to The Black Box, an upcoming drama…
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Eccho Rights asks Who’s Got the Money?
Stockholm-based distributor Eccho Rights has acquired gameshow Who’s Got the Money?, and will launch it…
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Kiwi drug drama Harry paves way for Desert Road
New Zealand drama indie Desert Road is moving into in-house international distribution for the first…
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RTÉ cooks up pre-market sales
Ireland’s RTÉ Television Programme Sales as closed package deals for cooking shows with broadcasters in…
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Essential fills MIP slate with Bubble Bath Bay
Rake coproducer Essential Media and Entertainment is sending four children’s series to MIPJunior next month,…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: She’s With Me
Use the phrase ‘new Israeli scripted drama’ and you’ll certainly grab attention in Cannes, and…
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MIPJunior: Super Wings!
The international nature of the kids TV business is encapsulated in a new show for…
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Latin focus: Telemundo Internacional
Telenovela Labour of Love, a Cinderella-style story, New Orleans-set revenge drama Broken Angel (pictured) and My Dear Handyman,…
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Hotel Inspector visits global broadcasters
Broadcasters in Europe, Australia and Asia have acquired The Hotel Inspector, the factual entertainment series…
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DCD issues revenue warning but targets new growth
DCD Media has posted a revenue warning this morning after the cancellation of key US…
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Your Face gets more familiar with CEE
New format deals for celebrity singing format Your Face Sounds Familiar is among a batch…
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Shine America hands Neal new unscripted post
Reality TV producer Adam Neal has taken the role of VP, unscripted development at Shine…
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Revealed: Top European drama imports
Income for free-to-air channels in Europe is under pressure. Despite this, the European market for imported…
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Sky adds 12 channels to catch-up service
UK satellite TV provider BSkyB is due to add 12 more channels to its catch…
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DISCOP Istanbul launches hotel offer
Programming and acquisitions executives are being offered a three-night complementary hotel package at March 2014’s…
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NBCU’s Zalaznick exits after 12 years
NBCUniversal’s executive VP Lauren Zalaznick is leaving the company after 12 years. Zalaznick, who has…
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Global Agency in pre-market restructure as Sime exits
Andrew Sime has resigned from Turkish sales house Global Agency, with the company’s head of…
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Euro-made boys action toon set for MIPCOM
DeAKids and Planeta Junior are among partners presenting the first episode of Egyxos, a new…
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That Puppet Game Show makes play at MIPCOM
BBC Worldwide will launch its Saturday night primetime series That Puppet Game Show in Cannes,…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: The Tunnel
Shine International will hope three is the magic number as it takes this new incarnation…
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Latin focus: Televisa Internacional
Five new TV entertainment formats, upcoming Mexican telenovela Por Siempre mi Amor and the market premiere of…