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Fox Look eyes gameshows, Asia
Fox Look, the recently set up formats division of the News Corp-owned broadcaster, is shopping…
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SyFy to develop former Fox pilot Me & Lee
US cable network SyFy is developing Me & Lee, the Six Million Dollar Man-inspired buddy…
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BBC producer Santer sets up Kudos-backed indie
Former Eastenders producer Diederick Santer has launched his own independent production company after striking a…
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News Corp to launch iPad subscription service
News Corp is set to launch a TV and film subscription service for the Apple…
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W Network to launch Canadian Come Dine With Me
Canadian broadcaster W Network is to produce a local version of hit British cooking format…
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Epix to launch Lionsgate-produced pirate series
US cable network Epix is to develop a drama series about pirates based on Marcus…
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NBC picks up Abrams’ Undercovers
US network NBC has picked up JJ Abrams’ drama Undercovers pilot, marking its first pick…
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What has Apple done for TV?
Ten years ago Steve Jobs realised that one way to sell more iPods was to…
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TED to launch conferences to int’l broadcasters
Some 20 international broadcasters are set to acquire the rights to air a series of…
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uMan to launch in Portugal, Brazil
Israeli producer and distributor Dori Media Group has inked a deal with Portuguese producer CTN…
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MTV eyes local versions of Jersey Shore
MTV Networks International is eyeing the launch of international versions of controversial reality series Jersey…
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Kanal 5 to remake Banijay’s Celebrity Devil Race
Swedish broadcaster Kanal 5 is to make a local version of Banijay Entertainment format Celebrity…
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History to launch US version of Top Gear
US cable network History is launching a local remake of hit BBC motoring format Top…
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Croatia’s Nova strikes Warner Bros deal
Croatian broadcaster Nova TV has struck a volume programming deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros….
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Zodiak inks That’s My Kid deals
Zodiak Entertainment has closed a number of deals for its light entertainment format That’s My…
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FremantleMedia buys FourOne
FremantleMedia has acquired Dutch producer FourOne Media. The producer specialises in scripted programming and makes…
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Spain’s Vertice launches int’l distribution arm
Spanish production and film company Vertice 360 Group has launched an international distribution arm and…
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Talpa strikes German JV deal with Schwartzkopff TV
John de Mol-owned formats company Talpa Media has struck a joint venture with German producer…
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Televisa inks novela deal with China’s CCTV
Televisa, the largest producer of Spanish language content in the world, has inked a deal…
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Disney to remake Telemundo’s Elisa for Colombia
Disney Media Networks Latin America is to produce a Colombian version of Telemundo Internacional’s telenovela…
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Mip News Roundup
Tandem Communications, Sony Pictures Television, Peace Out Productions and Scott Free Television launch four hour…
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Comcast taking production services worldwide
Comcast is shopping its content-making skills to international broadcasters for the first time in an…
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ITV Studios sells The Prisoner to over 100 territories
ITV Studios has sold the US cable remake of The Prisoner to over 100 territories….
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BeActive acquires stake in web producer CR Entertainment
Digital production company BeActive has acquired a stake in Sofia’s Diary producer CR Entertainment. The…
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Sky launches first 3D TV production
British pay TV broadcaster Sky has commissioned its first original 3D production – a feature…
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Nat Geo presells Obama doc
Nat Geo has presold Inside The Obama White House to a raft of international broadcasters….
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Baxter
The show: Baxter The producer: Shaftesbury Films The distributor: Shaftesbury Sales Company Concept: 13x30mins live…
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Fox launches formats division Fox Look
Fox Networks Group is launching a formats division to increase its footprint in the unscripted…
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ITV, Fox to produce The Oaks
British commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned 5x1hour miniseries The Oaks, the first project to come…
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A&E launches new slate
US cable network A&E has announced its new programming slate including a raft of reality…