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Zodiak closes raft of volume deals in Canada
International distributor Zodiak Rights has closed a number of volume programming deals across Canada. The…
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Former Nat Geo exec Michelle Waldron launches new firm
Former Nat Geo exec Michelle Waldron has resurfaced with a new consultancy focusing on content….
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The Voice producer Talpa launches Chinese JV
The Voice producer Talpa Media has struck a joint venture deal in China with Puji…
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Shine execs setup indie following end of Merlin
Shine TV execs Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy are leaving the Lis Murdoch-owned producer to…
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CBS Action acquires serial killer drama Dexter
Serial killer drama Dexter is heading back to the UK after CBS Chello Zone UK…
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Sundance launches in Turkey, Poland
Sundance Channel is expanding its European distribution after parent company AMC/Sundance Channel Global signed a…
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ITV strikes SVOD deal across Nordic region
Inspector Morse and Agatha Christie’s Poirot are set to launch across the Nordic region after…
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Imira acquires international rights to Koki
Spanish producer and distributor Imira Entertainment has acquired international rights to classic kids series Koki….
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Norway’s TV2 acquires Red Arrow’s Jo
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has acquired Jean Reno-fronted police drama Jo after striking a deal…
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Discovery dumps Dirty Jobs
US cable network Discovery has cancelled long running reality series Dirty Jobs. The broadcaster has…
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Channel 4 renews raft of comedies
British broadcaster Channel 4 has recommissioned a number of its hit comedies including Fresh Meat…
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Nickelodeon acquires 3D stereoscopic kids series
Nickelodeon has acquired stereoscopic 3D kids series Bolts & Blip for its networks in Benelux….
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BBC Four acquires NBC Universal’s Parks and Recreation
British digital broadcaster BBC Four has acquired long running US sitcom Parks and Recreation after…
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Food format The Taste to launch in Singapore, Philippines
Singapore’s Mediacorp is to launch a local version of Nigella Lawson-fronted food format The Taste…
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Amazon to launch 140,000 hours on Nintendo Wii U
Online retailer Amazon has struck a deal with Nintendo that will see allow gamers to…
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BBC One orders Tony Jordan-produced crime drama
BBC One has commissioned a new primetime crime drama produced by Tony Jordan’s Red Planet…
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Food Network launches in Poland
Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food Network channel has launched on Polish pay TV platform Cyfrowy Polsat….
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ABC Commercial buys into The Flying Winemaker
ABC Commercial, the international arm of the Australian public broadcaster, has acquired international rights to…
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UKTV to launch new DTT channel
UK channels group UKTV has secured a deal for a fourth channel spot on the…
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Channel 5 to expand UK originated kids programming
British commercial broadcaster Channel 5 is to increase the amount of local original kids series…
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Smithsonian Channel moves into reality with LA Frock Stars
The Smithsonian Channel is moving into the reality genre after it commissioned its first unscripted…
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Starz cancels Boss after two seasons
US cable network Starz has cancelled Kelsey Grammer-fronted political drama Boss after two seasons. The…
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Disney launches SVOD service in Spain
Hollywood studio Disney is to launch a subscription video-on-demand service in Spain after striking a…
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Pawn Stars producer Leftfield promotes key execs
Pawn Stars producer Leftfield Pictures has promoted two of its key executives, David George and…
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Lovefilm ramps up kids content
Lovefilm has signed a deal with DHX Media that will bring an additional 2,000 kids…
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FremantleMedia Enterprises hires kids, brand execs
FremantleMedia Enterprises has made a number of senior appointments across its kids and brand partnerships…
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China’s Taomee launches Ben 10 VOD site with Turner
Chinese video-on-demand operator Taomee is to launch a service dedicated to boy skewing action series…
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Imira closes deals ahead of Asia TV Forum
Spanish producer and distributor Imira Entertainment has closed a raft of deals in Asia for…
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Lifetime orders lingerie reality series Double Divas
US cable network Lifetime has ordered Double Divas, a reality series set in a lingerie…
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BBC One orders 183 episodes of Pointless
British public broadcaster BBC One has renewed gameshow Pointless for 183 new episodes after striking…