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Marathon tops French animation table
Marathon Media and Tele Images Kids were the largest producers of French animation according to…
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BBC, ABC, YTV launch kids gameshow Splatalot
British public broadcaster the BBC, Australian public broadcaster ABC and Canadian network YTV are set…
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Teletoon launches fall slate
Canadian kids broadcaster Teletoon has launched its fall slate with ten original local productions including…
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Persons Unknown
The show: Persons UnknownThe producer: Fox Television StudiosThe distributor: Fox Twentieth Century Television DistributionConcept: 13x1hour…
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Canal Plus joins C4’s Homeland
French pay broadcaster Canal Plus is to team with British broadcaster Channel 4 on Peter…
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Electus launches DumbDumb shorts
Electus, the production company run by former NBC boss Ben Silverman, has launched the first…
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Spotify to launch on TV in Scandinavia
Online music service Spotify is to launch on TVs across Sweden and Finland after striking…
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Shine sells Jackson doc to 50 territories
Shine International has sold Michael Jackson documentary Gone Too Soon and has sold it to…
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FIC acquires int’l rights to AMC’s Walking Dead
Fox International Channels (FIC) has acquired all international rights to US cable network AMC’s zombie…
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FremantleMedia inks first kids deal
FremantleMedia Enterprises has struck a deal with Japanese animation producer Dentsu and toy manufacturer Jakks…
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Loonland’s Dumont to head E1 Kids
Producer and distributor E1 Entertainment has hired former TV Loonland boss Olivier Dumont as managing…
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Heggessey out at Talkback Thames
Lorraine Heggessey is to leave her role as chief executive of UK indie producer Talkback…
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Sony launches Crackle internationally
Online video platform Crackle is set to roll out internationally after striking deals to launch…
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Nicktoons revamping Voltron
US kids broadcaster Nicktoon is to revamp classic kids cartoon Voltron after striking a deal…
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Starz funds BBC sci fi series Torchwood
US cable network Starz is to air the new season of British sci-fi hit Torchwood…
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Big Time Rush
The show: Big Time Rush The producer: Nickelodeon, Sony Music The distributor: MTV Networks International…
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Sony inks World Cup doc deals
Sony Pictures Television has sold soccer documentary How To Win The FIFA World Cup to…
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Canadians launch fall schedules with US imports
Canadian broadcasters have announced their fall lineups with a raft of US acquisitions secured at…
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Cartoon Network to launch revamped Thundercats
US kids broadcaster Cartoon Network is to air a revamped version of classic animated series…
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Scannell to run BBC Worldwide America
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has hired former MTV boss…
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Mediaset to launch series with US exec producer
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is set to develop a series with a US showrunner after striking…
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Latest Pickups
The complete list of this year’s drama pick-ups including producer and distributor details. The CW:…
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Talpa acquires stake in Russia’s Mir
Talpa Media has acquired a stake in Russian producer Mir Reality. This move comes as…
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HBO CE to remake Israeli format When Shall We Kiss
HBO Central Europe, the pan regional pay TV broadcaster is to produce a number of…
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Saban buys back Power Rangers
Saban Capital Group has bought back the Power Rangers franchise from Disney and is producing…
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Fox picks up new series ahead of Upfronts
US network Fox has picked up a number of drama and comedy pilots including Shawn…
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Premium Programmer: Chris Albrecht
Chris Albrecht joined US pay broadcaster Starz at the start of 2010, a move that…
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SyFy to remake Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
US cable network SyFy is to remake successful British detective series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)…
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MTV orders US remake of Skins to series
US cable network MTV has ordered 10 episodes of the remake of hit British teen…
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ABC hires BBCWW exec Dahill as channel controller
Australian public broadcaster has hired BBC Worldwide exec Brendan Dahill to run its main channel…