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All3Media sells Essex to Israel as ITV commits to new series

All3Media International has shopped its ‘prompted reality’ series The Only Way is Essex to Yes…

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KidsCo moves into original programming with Sinbad

NBCU, Corus and Cookie Jar-backed kids network KidsCo is making its first foray into original…

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People to Meet: Piv Bernth, DR

Piv Bernth is senior producer at DR Fiktion, the drama arm of the Danish Broadcasting…

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Introducing theTBIblog.com

TBI is blogging MIPCOM   Introducing theTBIblog.com. As well as running updates covering all of…

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People To Meet: Bob DeBitetto, president, A&E, Bio

Bob DeBitetto is president and general manager, A&E Network and Bio Channel. Gene Simmons, the…

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People to Meet: Joe Patrick, Miramax

Joe Patrick is head of worldwide sales at Miramax. He is heading up the distribution…

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NBC to remake Danish political drama

US network NBC is to remake Borgen, a Danish political drama from the producers of…

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Moshi Monsters hires Schultz to drive TV moves

Moshi Monsters owner Mind Candy has hired former Kabillion and Moonscoop executive Brad Schultz to…

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Barry Diller, IAC

Barry Diller is one of the world’s most influential and experienced media moguls. The chairman…

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Fox orders Tim Kring’s Touch

US network Fox has ordered 13 episodes of Tim Kring’s Kiefer Sutherland-fronted drama Touch. The…

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FIC launches sports division

Fox International Channels has launched a sports division and has hired Peter Hutton to run…

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Lifetime cancels Roseanne’s Nuts

US cable network Lifetime has cancelled reality series Roseanne’s Nuts after only one season. The…

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Contract wrangle holds up appointment of Ian Jones at S4C

Ian Jones has reportedly been chosen as the new chief executive of Welsh-language broadcaster S4C,…

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DRG shops factual titles worldwide

International distributor DRG has sold a number of its new factual entertainment titles to a…

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Coolabi to be sold

Bagpuss owner Coolabi is to be taken over by private equity investor North Promotions in…

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OWN orders Zodiak variety format

OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered a six part variety show from Zodiak USA…

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Netflix slashes subs forecasts by one million

Shares in streaming and rental service Netflix tumbled yesterday as the US-listed company slashed its…

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History launches US version of Hairy Bikers

US cable network History is to produce a local version of Hairy Bikers after striking…

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Fox eyes launch of a Simpsons channel

Fox is considering the launch of a standalone channel or digital platform for its long…

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Gaumont launches US production arm

French production company Gaumont is launching an international production and distribution division based in the…

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Exclusive: Sony’s AXN acquires Disney’s Missing

Sony-owned broadcaster AXN has picked up Disney’s action thriller Missing in a number of major…

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ABC orders de Rijk gameshow

US network ABC has picked up Dick de Rijk’s gameshow You Deserve It. The US…

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NHK orders French gameshow

Japanese public broadcaster NHK has ordered a local version of long running French gameshow Tout…

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Turner acquires Lazytown owner

Turner Broadcasting System Europe has acquired LazyTown owner Latibaer in a deal worth over US$20…

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Sony’s AXN acquires Kiefer Sutherland drama The Confession

Sony Pictures Television has acquired Kiefer Sutherland action drama The Confession to air across its…

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The CW acquires French Gaga doc

The CW has acquired Can’t Stop Media’s documentary Gaga by Gaultier, marking the first time…

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Entertainment One make senior hires

Entertainment One, the international producer and distributor, has hired two key executives as it looks…

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Fox’s Reilly to speak at MIPCOM

Fox boss Kevin Reilly is to give a keynote presentation at MIPCOM in October. Reilly,…

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Abrams teams with RTL, Telefonica to launch company

Lost creator JJ Abrams has teamed with RTL Group, Telefonica and Hasbro to launch an…

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UKTV’s Really picks up US studio series

UK digital terrestrial channel Really has acquired 300 hours of content from Hollywood studios Warner…