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Syfy expands online web programming
US cable network Syfy is continuing to expand its move into original online content with…
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US Cable Upfronts 2011: Speed orders ITV-produced car series
US cable network Speed has ordered 13-part motoring series My Ride Rules after striking a…
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Discop News: Ukraine’s STB to remake Banijay’s Seasons of Life
Ukrainian broadcaster STB is to launch a local version of Banijay International’s docu-reality format Seasons…
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Endemol to coproduce, distribute Fuller’s ¡Q’Viva!
International formats giant Endemol has struck a deal with Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment to coproduce…
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ABC strikes Angry Boys deals
ABC Commercial, the sales arm of the Australian public broadcaster, has inked a number of…
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Steve Coogan’s Baby Cow hires Iannucci
UK indie producer Baby Cow Productions has hired The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci…
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People to Meet: Lisa Higginson
Shine International is heading to Discop looking to build on the success of formats including…
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Fellowes gets top NBCU Asia job following merger
Christine Fellowes has been named as managing director, Asia Pacific, Universal Networks International following the…
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Lionsgate eyes new Asia boss following Stuart departure
Lionsgate is looking for a new Asia Pacific sales boss following the departure of Tim…
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People To Meet: Marina Williams
CEO, CEE operations, Endemol Marina Williams is one of the best-known TV executives working in…
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Discop News: BBCWW strikes digital deals
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has inked a raft of…
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Bio targets Pippa Middleton documentary
British producer and distributor Target Entertainment is coproducing two documentaries about the Middleton sisters, one…
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Former Zodiak exec Matthieu Porte launches Can’t Stop Media with Gaga doc
Former Zodiak exec Matthieu Porte’s new company Can’t Stop Media has acquired the rights to…
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Discop News: HBO picks up Books Into Films
HBO Central Europe, the CEE arm of the US premium cable network, has acquired Breakthrough…
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Turner sells Spielberg’s Falling Skies around the world
Turner has sold its Steven Spielberg-produced alien series Falling Skies in more than 75 territories…
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MBC strikes output deal with Warner Bros
Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has struck a wide ranging output deal with Hollywood studio Warner…
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Two Broke Girls
The show: Two Broke GirlsThe producer: Warner Bros TelevisionThe distributor: Warner Bros International Television DistributionConcept:…
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FremantleMedia strikes Mark Burnett format deal
FremantleMedia is to produce local versions of Mark Burnett formats in Australia and New Zealand…
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IT Crowd heads to Russia
British comedy The IT Crowd will be remade in Russia, TBI understands, after distributor FremantleMedia…
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How To Be A Gentleman
The show: How To Be A GentlemanThe producer: CBS Productions, Media Rights CapitalThe distributor: CBS…
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ZDF makes a killing in Latin America
German distributor ZDF Enterprises has sold the original version of Scandinavian crime drama The Killing…
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Former Five boss Woolfe resurfaces
Former Five controller Richard Woolfe has resurfaced at UK post-production house and indie producer Prime…
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Good Christian Belles
The show: Good Christian Belles (G.C.B)The producer: ABC Studios, Darren Star Productions, Kapital Entertainment The…
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DCD launches new factual division
International producer and distributor DCD Media is launching a current affairs factual division to produce…
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Int’l buyers go shopping with Turkey’s Global
Turkish distributor Global Agency has sold format Shopping Monsters to a raft of international producers…
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HBO strikes movie deal with Twilight producer Summit
US cable network HBO has poached a pay TV deal with Twilight producer Summit Entertainment…
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Channel 4 renews Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
British broadcaster Channel 4 has renewed hit reality series Big Fat Gypsy Weddings for a…
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LA Screenings 2011: NBC announces slate
US network NBC has officially announced its new slate of programming for the 2011/12 season….
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LA Screenings 2011: CBS cancels shows
US network CBS has cancelled a raft of last year’s dramas and comedies. This comes…
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LA Screenings 2011: NBC picks up more dramas
US network NBC has picked up three new drama pilots – period drama The Playboy…