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Jesse Whittock
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Rainbow buys Canadian studio
Italy-based animation firm Rainbow has acquired Canada’s Studio Bardel for an undisclosed amount. Bardel works…
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SundanceTV boards Irish drama
SundanceTV has become a coproduction partner on buzzy Irish drama Rebellion, TBI has learned. Rebellion…
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MIPCOM going ahead despite flooding
MIPCOM organiser Reed MIDEM has confirmed the event will open on time tomorrow morning, after…
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BBC Worldwide/All3 Germany prodco rejigs for MIP
Tower Productions, the BBC Worldwide and All3Media Germany production label, is restructuring ahead of MIPCOM,…
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Sonar explores Full House with telemovie slate
Sonar Entertainment has acquired nine two-hour telemovies from US cable channels for international distribution, including…
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Amazon extends CBS summer series pact
Amazon Prime Instant Video has taken exclusive US streaming rights to broadcast network CBS’s next…
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Netflix adds older-kid originals
Streaming service Netflix has commissioned seven series for older-skewed series, taking its overall children’s TV…
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Friends star Schwimmer returns to Channel 4
David Schwimmer (above, far right) is to star in a new Channel 4 comedy from…
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Irish Screentime exits Banijay fold
Banijay Group’s Screentime ShinAwiL has been sold back to the Irish prodco’s management. CEO Larry…
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CBS tracks down UK format Hunted
US broadcast network CBS has commissioned an American version of UK-created format Hunted from distributor…
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MTV poaches Discovery exec as Friedman exits
US cable channel MTV has a new president following the exit of previous incumbent Stephen…
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Disney Junior buys first Chinese toon
Pay TV channel Disney Junior has acquired P. King Duckling, a US-Chinese coproduction from UYoung…
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US net buys ITV’s Beowulf
US cable channel Esquire Network has acquired ITV reimagining of the Beowulf story. Beowulf: Return…
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Alessandri named French toon body chair
Watch Next Media founder Philippe Alessandri has been named chairman of the French Animation Producers’…
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Pioneer, PAAN to release 4K Mutants in Cannes
The Mutants Who Made Us, a two-part 4K science documentary for Korean broadcaster KBS, will…
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Unscripted pops for Banijay pre-market
Banijay International will debut original programming from US fan-focused cable channel Pop at MIPCOM following…
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SVT debuts oldest blogger, transsexual priest
Swedish pubcaster SVT is bringing programmes about the world’s oldest blogger and a transsexual priest…
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eOne pays £140m for Peppa Pig creator
Entertainment One has acquired Peppa Pig creator Astley Baker Davies for £140 million (US$212.1 million)….
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Endemol Shine’s Wolter rises in Europe
Endemol Shine Germany CEO Marcus Wolter has been elevated to chairman of the Endemol Shine…
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Comcast debuts YouTube rival Watchable
US media giant Comcast has launched its ‘YouTube killer’, Watchable, a streaming site that debuts…
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Netflix buys Rob Schneider comedy
Streaming service Netflix has acquired comedian Rob Schneider’s self-funded scripted series. The deal with distributor…
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Sony nabs Fox exec to build int’l production
Sony Pictures Entertainment has a new senior VP, international television production after the hire of…
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Chef in town for Warner Bros. cooking format
Canadian chef and host Ricardo Larrivée (pictured) will be in Cannes to promote a new…
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FremantleMedia debuts Swedish crime, new Nigella
FremantleMedia International will debut Swedish drama Modus, the TV adaptation of John Lanchester novel Capital…
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Media I.M. closes 100 hours of deals
London-based kids TV distributor Media I.M. has closed 100 hours of programming deals before MIPCOM….
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Fear the Walking Dead web series confirmed
The web series planned to tie in with AMC zombie drama Fear the Walking Dead…
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A&E prepares for Enfield Haunting
Basic cable channel A&E has acquired US rights to strong-rating Sky Living paranormal drama The…
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A&E prepares for Enfield Haunting
Basic cable channel A&E has acquired US rights to strong-rating Sky Living paranormal drama The…
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Epix adds Tappan as scripted efforts expand
US premium cable channel Epix has appointed former Landscape Entertainment (Raven Rock) executive Ben Tappan…
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Sonar’s Stein joins Gaumont as CEO exits
It has emerged Gene Stein exited Sonar Entertainment last week to join rival LA studio…