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Dutch, Slovakian broadcasters board Babes on the Bus
Broadcasters in the Netherlands and Slovakia are to remake Norwegian dating format Babes on the…
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ESPN promotes programming, digital execs
European sports broadcaster ESPN has promoted a number of programming and digital executives as part…
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Yellow Bird to produce Will Trent crime novels in the US
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo producer Yellow Bird has acquired the rights to Karin…
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Roll No. 21
Cartoon Network Asia has ordered new seasons and a movie of Indian animated series Roll…
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Hearst acquires Say Yes To The Dress producer NorthSouth
US media company Hearst Corporation has acquired a stake in Say Yes To The Dress…
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Tesco-owned Blinkbox ramps up kids programming
Tesco-owned digital platform Blinkbox is aggressively moving into the kids space with a raft of…
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Shine America strikes deal with Nigel Lythgoe
Shine America has struck a deal with American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe to produce…
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Nat Geo Channels International orders raft of factual series
National Geographic Channels International has ordered a raft of factual series, including a new series…
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Lifetime orders reality series Preacher’s Daughters
US cable network Lifetime has ordered Preacher’s Daughters, a new reality series following a group…
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MTG appoints Prima boss Marek Singer to run CEE
Pan-European broadcaster Modern Times Group has appointed Marek Singer as executive vice-president of the Group’s…
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Tinopolis continues aggressive M&A with Firecracker Films purchase
British TV production and distribution group Tinopolis is continuing its aggressive M&A strategy with its…
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Keshet expands into UK, US with exec hires
Keshet International is to expand in the UK and US and has made a number…
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Sweden’s TV3 greenlights Banijay’s Origins of Love
Swedish broadcaster TV3 is producing a local version of reality dating format Origins of Love…
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Fox orders Norwegian dating series
US network Fox has ordered a local version of Norwegian dating format Babes on a…
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ABC orders UFO series from Shaftesbury
US network ABC has ordered Weird Desk, a supernatural drama from Canadian producer Shaftesbury, straight-to-series….
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BBC Norway strikes ad deal with Fox International Channels
BBC Entertainment in Norway is to have advertising for the first time in the new…
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Antique’s Roadshow app finds over 1.5m users
More than 1.5 million unique users have played the BBC’s interactive Antiques Roadshow game since…
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New Zealand’s Prime acquires Red Arrow’s The Taste
New Zealand broadcaster Prime Television has acquired Nigella Lawson-fronted cooking format The Taste from Red…
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Netflix strikes first pay window deal with Disney
US online video service Netflix has struck a deal with Disney that will give it…
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US cable net Bravo moves into scripted with two pilots
US cable network Bravo is moving into the scripted business and has ordered two comedy…
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Mark Burnett hires ex-CBS exec Terry Wood to run unscripted
Mark Burnett’s One Three Media has hired former CBS executive Terry Wood to become president…
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Cineflix strikes Asian deals ahead of ATF
International distributor Cineflix Rights has closed a raft of programming deals ahead of Asia Television…
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Alibi renews Rizzoli & Isles with Warner Bros
UKTV-owned broadcaster Alibi has closed a deal with Warner Bros to acquire future seasons of…
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Asian networks to remake Electus’ Fashion Star
A number of broadcasters across Asia are to produce local versions of Electus International’s fashion…
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Leopard Films USA poaches Food Network’s Jordan Harman
Leopard Films USA, the Argonon-owned production company has poached Food Network executive Jordan Harman to…
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Asia TV Forum 2012
The Asia Television Forum in Singapore is fast becoming the most important event in the…
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Sally Miles to run enlarged Passion following Tinopolis deal
Passion Distribution boss Sally Miles has told TBI that she will run an enlarged distribution…
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Nickelodeon acquires BAFTA winner Lost and Found
Nickelodeon has acquired the television rights to animated feature film Lost and Found in the…
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Fox Int’l Channels moves into sports with EMM approval
Fox International Channels has had its acquisition of Dutch sports firm EMM approved by local…
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Former European TV chief Mockridge to leave News Corp
Former Sky Italia and News Corp European television chief executive Tom Mockridge has resigned as…