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US Cable Upfronts 2011: Spike TV
Spike TV has launched its latest slate of original series including series produced by Ben…
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Lionsgate eyes Euro copro partners, La Plante signs on for Villains
Lionsgate is looking for European coproduction partners for its one-hour pirate drama Villains Of All…
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Chris Grant to leave Shine International
Chris Grant is to leave Shine International after the Lis Murdoch-owned company announced that it…
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US Cable Upfronts 2011: WEtv
WEtv, the Rainbow Media-owned US cable network, is to launch three original series and has…
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LA Screenings 2011: Fox picks up drama and comedy series
Fox has become the first US broadcast network to pick up new pilots as it…
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Discovery inks programme sales deal with Hasbro
Discovery Communications has inked a one-year deal with toy manufacturer Hasbro and will distribute its…
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Bio commissions Palin reality series
AETN-owned US cable network Bio has commissioned a reality series starring Bristol Palin, the daughter…
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Mensah makes dramatic BSkyB move
BSkyB has poached BBC executive Anne Mensah who will become the UK pay TV platform’s…
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MTV launches Blink with Endemol
MTV is launching a new channel called Blink. The female-skewed channel will be run in…
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Mark Lawrence joins Endemol to run channels business
Endemol has hired former NBC Universal acquisitions executive Mark Lawrence. He will run the production…
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CBS in talks with Netflix over Lat Am, Canada deals
CBS is in talks with online video service and DVD firm Netflix to strike a…
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US Cable Upfronts 2011: Lifetime
Lifetime has tripled the number of reality series that it airs and has doubled its…
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US Cable Upfronts 2011: History
History, the male skewing US cable network, is launching a raft of original factual entertainment…
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Sony’s AXN to launch eOne’s The Firm globally
Sony Pictures Television is to launch a remake of the John Grisham novel The Firm…
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Lifetime strikes development deal with Demi Moore
US cable network Lifetime has struck a development deal with Hollywood actress Demi Moore that…
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US Cable Upfronts 2011: TV Guide Network
TV Guide Network, the US cable channel operated by Lionsgate, is ramping up its slate…
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Blue Planet’s Alastair Fothergill talks to TBI
Alastair Fothergill is the highest-profile producer of factual programmes in the world. The exec producer…
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Netflix eyes more original content
Online video service Netflix is looking to launch more original content following its deal to…
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Showtime picks up The Borgias for second season, sells globally
US cable network Showtime has picked up Jeremy Irons-fronted period drama The Borgias for a…
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AETN closes post-MIP TV deals
AETN International, the global sales arm of the US cable network, has sold a raft…
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The Killing up for BAFTA audience award
The British Academy of Film and Television (BAFTA) has announced the shortlist for the YouTube…
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Zed closes MIP TV factual deals
Argentinean public broadcaster Canal Encuentro has acquired a 10 hour package of programming from factual…
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TLC to produce US version of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
Cable network TLC is to produce a US version of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings after…
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Chello launches new kids channel
Chello Central Europe is launching a new kids channel in Hungary. The Liberty Global-owned channel…
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Scripps launches close to 50 series
Scripps Network Interactive is launching close to 50 new shows across its bouquet of channels…
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Laguna Beach-producer Go Go Luckey eyes int’l push
Go Go Luckey, the US production company behind Laguna Beach, is looking to launch internationally…
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Don Browne to leave Telemundo
Don Browne, president of NBC Universal-owned Telemundo, is leaving the US Spanish language broadcaster in…
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Pretty Hurts
The show: Pretty Hurts The producer: Go Go Luckey EntertainmentThe distributor: Passion DistributionConcept: 10x30mins reality…
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Danny Fenton, CEO, Zig Zag Productions
A modern TV conundrum: get hitched or enjoy the single life? After 10 years of…
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Entertainment One acquires Oz distributor
Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired Australian film and TV distributor Hopscotch. The international producer and…