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Brazil’s Globo to produce Dutch format
Brazilian broadcaster Globo is producing a local version of emotional airport format Hello Goodbye after…
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AETN sells package of series at MIP TV
AETN International has sold a raft of programming to free-to-air broadcasters at MIP TV. The…
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MIP TV numbers remain flat
The number of attendees at MIP TV was exactly the same as last year, according…
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Silverman’s Electus acquires rights to Israeli series Blue Natali
Ben Silverman’s Electus has acquired international rights to hit Israel drama Blue Natali (בלו נטלי)…
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Channel 5 brings back Big Brother
British commercial broadcaster Channel 5 has confirmed that it is bringing back reality format Big…
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Power back with new programming slate following administration
International television movie and miniseries producer Power has launched its first programming slate since reemerging…
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MIP TV Deal Roundup
ProSiebenSat.1 (Germany) acquires Talpa Media’s talent format The Voice. Nordic broadcaster TNT7 acquires package of…
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Schwarzenegger launches The Governator at MIP TV
Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived in Cannes to launch animated series The Governator in association with A…
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Sat.1 picks up De Rijk’s You Deserve It
Dick de Rijk’s gameshow You Deserve It has found a home in Germany and has been…
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Zodiak to make Australian and German moves
Zodiak Media Group plans to add German and Australian production outposts to the existing group…
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Peter Cowley, CEO, Spirit Digital Media
How television can learn from The Geeks The annual South by South West (SXSW) Festival…
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NBC picks up German format
NBC is to make a US version of SevenOne International’s format Benidorm Bastards starring Golden…
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Dunsford leaves JimJam
Wayne Dunsford has left international preschool broadcaster JimJam. Dunsford, who was general manager of the…
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MTVNI closes formats deals
MTV Networks International has inked a number of key format deals across Europe and Asia….
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Content’s Thorne goes global
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired British detective drama Thorne after striking deals with…
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Disney launches Singapore office
Disney Media Distribution, the international sales arm of the Hollywood studio, has established a sales…
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ABC sells Wikileaks around the world
ABC Commercial, the international sales arm of the Australian public broadcaster, has sold its Wikileaks:…
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Star to launch Indian version of Fox Look’s Beauty and the Geek
Star (India) is launching a Hindi-language version of Fox Look format Beauty and The Geek…
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Warner Bros picks up Dutch format
Warner Bros International Television Production has struck a deal with Dutch producer BlazHoffski to distribute…
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Fellowes’ Titantic drama greenlit, sold internationally
Julian Fellowes’ four-part drama Titanic, which is a British, Hungarian and Canadian coproduction that has…
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Netflix moves into original content with Fincher’s House of Cards
US and Canadian online video service Netflix has acquired David Fincher’s political drama House of…
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Blue Bloods
The show: Blue BloodsThe producers: Panda Productions, Paw in Your Face Productions, CBS StudiosThe distributor:…
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AETN shakes up programming execs
AETN has promoted three of its key programming executives across its A&E, History and Bio…
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Spike orders new reality series
US cable network Spike TV is launching two new reality series including a car format…
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Turner gives Gumball second season order
Turner has ordered a second season of The Amazing World of Gumball, the first series…
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RTL to launch bouquet of channels in India
Pan European broadcaster RTL Group is to launch a bouquet of channels in India after…
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3Net commissions 3D science doc
3Net, the 3D joint venture set up by Discovery Communications, Sony and IMAX, has commissioned…
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Warner Bros brings Joy to London
Warner Bros International TV Production has hired Numis investment banker Adam Joy as vice president,…
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RTL eyes more int’l acquisitions, denies FremantleMedia sale
International producer and distributor FremantleMedia will continue to acquire small and mid-sized production companies as…
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Pete Smith out as NBCU readies international restructure
NBC Universal International will undergo a restructure over the next few months following the departure…