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Israeli’s Viva acquires Telemundo’s Maid in Manhattan
Israeli broadcaster Viva Channel has acquired Maid in Manhattan, the Telemundo-produce novela based on the…
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Nancy Dubuc to run all A+E Networks channels, programming
A+E Networks has promoted Nancy Dubuc to president of entertainment and media in a move…
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Tom Hanks comes on board Nat Geo’s Killing Lincoln
Tom Hanks has come on board National Geographic Channel’s Scott Free Production series Killing Lincoln….
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Spotify eyes HBO Nordic deal
Online music service Spotify could be about to create a new video entertainment unit with…
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Lagardère rebrands Europe Images
French conglomerate Lagardère has rebranded its international distribution arm Europe Images to Lagardère Entertainment Rights…
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Channel 4 to develop historical drama White Gold
British broadcaster Channel 4 is to develop Giles Milton’s epic historical drama White Gold after…
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Lifetime orders reality series My Life is a Lifetime Movie
US cable network Lifetime has commissioned a reality series My Life is a Lifetime Movie,…
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Viasat strikes multiple studio deals
Scandinavian broadcaster Viasat has struck a number of output and volume deals with Hollywood studios…
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Fox TV Studios strikes development deal with Rec creator
Fox Television Studios, the cable production arm of the News Corp backed studio, has struck…
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The CW developing horror drama with Bret Easton Ellis
US network The CW is developing a teen horror series with Gossip Girl producer Fake…
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Nice Group rebrands reality production arm
Nordic production conglomerate Nice Group has rebranded its reality studio Limelight Film & TV as…
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Shaftesbury launching animated series Mighty Mighty Monsters
Canadian producer and distributor Shaftesbury has teamed with Vancouver-based animation studio Bron Animation to launch…
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Sonar developing Shannara TV series
Sonar Entertainment, the company formerly known as RHI, has optioned Terry Brooks fantasy book series…
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Scorpion TV closes raft of titles ahead of MIPCOM
International distributor Scorpion TV has closed a raft of programming deals ahead of MIPCOM. The…
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AOL launches Vuguru’s Greetings From Home
Online video service AOL has commissioned Michael Eisner’s digital production studio Vuguru to produce family…
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Cartoon Network to launch two new animated series
US kids broadcaster Cartoon Network has ordered two new animated series from its own development…
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A&E developing Michael Bay supernatural cop drama
US cable network A&E is developing a supernatural cop drama from Transformers director Michael Bay…
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The Piano’s Jane Campion heading to MIPCOM
The Piano director Jane Campion is heading to MIPCOM and will be talking to TBI…
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Seven to finally air controversial gang drama Killing Time
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Seven Network is to launch controversial crime drama Killing Time, almost two…
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Nat Geo Wild launches Jack Osbourne’s Alpha Dogs
US cable network Nat Geo Wild has commissioned 16-part series Alpha Dogs exec produced by…
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Travel Channel feeds its unscripted beast
US cable network Travel Channel has commissioned three new unscripted series including series from indie…
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Beyond strikes Greenstone deal
International distributor Beyond Distribution has struck a deal with New Zealand producer Greenstone to represent…
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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires crime drama Jo
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has picked up European cop drama Jo and a global pay TV…
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ZDFE picks up Nat Geo’s Rocket City Rednecks
International distributor ZDF Enterprises has taken global sales rights to Nat Geo factual series Rocket…
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Breakthrough strikes raft of pre-MIPCOM deals
African broadcaster StarTimes has closed a volume deal with Canadian distributor Breakthrough Entertainment for a…
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SBS renews controversial comedy series Housos
Australian public broadcaster SBS has renewed controversial comedy series Housos for a second season. The…
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Nickelodeon launches local series in Malaysia
International kids channel Nickelodeon is to launch Akis, its first local production in Malaysia. The…
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Japanese broadcasters team up for formats blitz
A raft of Japanese broadcasters have teamed up with the hope of boosting the country’s…
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Code Lyoko Evolution
The show: Code Lyoko Evolution The producers: Moonscoop, Canal J, France Télévisions The distributor: Moonscoop…
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RelativityREAL developing Act of Valor TV series
RelativityREAL, the television division of Ryan Kavanaugh’s Hollywood studio, is developing a TV remake of…