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Living launches first original drama
UK pay TV broadcaster Living TV has commissioned its first scripted drama – the Will…
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MTV to produce Spanish version of The Buried Life
MTV’s Spanish network is launching a local version of hit US docu-reality series The Buried…
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Super RTL acquires raft of int’l series
German kids broadcaster Super RTL has acquired a raft of international series including major US…
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Karku
The show: KarkuThe producer: My Friend EntertainmentThe distributor: Imira Entertainment, Telemundo InternacionalConcept: 76x30min teen novela…
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MTV closes raft of programme deals
MTV Networks International has closed a raft of deals for its comedy and reality series….
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AMC orders The Killing to full series
US cable network AMC has picked up a local version of Danish miniseries Forbrydelsen (The…
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Disney eyes early VOD releases
Disney is eyeing the launch of early video-on-demand windows for a number of its key…
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Airey, Woolfe to leave Five
Dawn Airey and Richard Woolfe are to leave UK commercial broadcaster Five after new owner…
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Seven launching Granada dating format
Australian commercial broadcaster Seven Network is developing a new gameshow format with ITV-owned producer Granada…
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Electus strikes 5×5 format deal
Ben Silverman’s production and distribution company Electus has struck a deal with US producers 5×5…
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Endemol acquires Ace of Cakes producer Authentic
Endemol has acquired US reality production company Authentic Entertainment, the outfit behind Ace of Cakes…
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Fremantlemedia Enterprises hires Namiech
FremantleMedia Enterprises has hired former ITV Studios exec Emmanuelle Namiech to become senior VP, content…
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The Hub to skew younger, launches Clue gameshow
The Hub, the joint venture kids channel between Discovery Communications and toy manufacturer Hasbro, is…
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Southern Star launches ad funded venture
Endemol-owned Australian production company Southern Star Entertainment has launched a joint venture with major advertising…
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Warner Bros buying £99.9 million Shed
Hollywood studio Warner Bros is acquiring Shed Media in a deal that values the UK…
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Fox Look hires sales execs, eyes cooking formats
Fox Look, the international formats arm of the US network, has made a number of…
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AETN launches Indian channels
A&E Television Networks is launching a raft of channels in India after striking a joint…
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Sky launches fall slate
UK pay broadcaster Sky has announced its fall slate with a host of US series…
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ITV Studios revenues fall as programme orders slow
ITV Studios revenues dropped sharply in the first six months of 2010 as programme orders…
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Int’l b’casters line up local versions of MasterChef
A raft of international broadcasters are set to launch local versions of cooking format MasterChef…
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Germany’s Beta acquires TV and film libraries
German distributor Beta Films has acquired the libraries of a number of US and Spanish…
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Telemundo inks Caracol output deal
US Spanish language broadcaster Telemundo has inked an output deal with Colombian producer Caracol Television,…
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McPherson leaves ABC, replaced by Paul Lee
Steve McPherson has resigned as president of ABC Entertainment Group and has been replaced by…
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Lee Bartlett joins Discovery
Former ITV Studios boss Lee Bartlett has surfaced at factual broadcaster Discovery Communications following his…
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Int’l revenues help UK indies weather commissioning downturn
Increased international revenues have helped UK independent producers weather declining commissioning budgets, according to a…
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Ten launches line up of US series
Australian commercial broadcaster Ten Network has unveiled its pick of forthcoming US series that it…
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Australia’s Seven to launch local Iron Chef
Australian broadcaster Seven Network is launching a local version of Japanese cooking format Iron Chef…
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Ukraine’s 1+1 ramps up int’l formats drive
Ukrainian broadcaster 1+1 is ramping up production of international formats after striking a deal for…
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Antena3 launches 3D drama series
Spanish commercial broadcaster Antena 3 has commissioned the first TV series to be filmed entirely…
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Don’t Stop Believin’
The show: Don’t Stop Believin’ The producer: Shine TV, GroupM EntertainmentThe distributor: Shine InternationalConcept: Singing…