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New channels for factual
Documentary producers and distributors already had it tough before the recession. With the chances of…
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Zone Horror rebrands as Horror Channel, strikes Revolver deal
UK pay TV channel Zone Horror is rebranding as the Horror Channel next month. It…
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Discovery moves into formats world
Discovery Communications is moving into the formats sales business for the first time and will…
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Talpa strikes JV deal with Nordisk Film TV
John de Mol-owned formats company Talpa Media has struck a joint venture with Scandinavian producer…
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Fox to launch Banijay dating prank format
US network Fox is to launch a reality prank series based on a French format…
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Universal Networks Int’l acquires Echo Bridge movies
Universal Networks International, the global pay TV division of NBC Universal, has inked a deal…
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Zodiak Entertainment sells raft of docs
De Agostini-owned distributor Zodiak Entertainment has closed a raft of deals for its latest slate…
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Discovery acquires Burnett-produced Palin series
Discovery Communications has acquired the international rights to Sarah Palin’s much vaunted Mark Burnett-produced documentary…
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Banijay acquires Bunim-Murray
Banijay Entertainment is continuing its rapid expansion with the acquisition of US indie producer Bunim-Murray…
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TF1 to launch French version of Doc Martin
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is set to produce a local version of British drama Doc…
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RDF USA restructures LA office
The US arm of UK indie producer and distributor RDF has restructured its Los Angeles…
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Sony increases stake in Dutch producer Tuvalu
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has increased its stake in Tuvalu Media and the Dutch production…
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Starz commissions GK-TV to produce Camelot
US cable network Starz has commissioned GK-TV, Graham King’s recently launched TV production company Graham…
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RDF to distribute Israeli format Deal With It
RDF Rights is to distribute Israeli entertainment format Deal With It after striking a deal…
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Five launches Shine-produced musical talent search
UK broadcaster Five has commissioned Shine to produce a shiny-floor entertainment show Don’t Stop Believing….
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Eyeworks hires Rive Gauche exec Crompton
Eyeworks Distribution has poached former Rive Gauche sales boss Dorothy Crompton to head up the…
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Animal Planet launches Mike Tyson pigeon-racing reality series
US cable network Animal Planet is to launch a reality show Taking on Tyson that…
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Who Do You Think You Are? travels around the world
Outright Distribution has sold the US version of genealogy format Who Do You Think You…
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James Grant set up new formats division
James Grant Group has launched a TV formats division following the hire of former William…
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Discovery Int. appoints content boss as COO departs
Discovery Networks International COO Sahar Elhabashi is leaving the company. DNI said that her position…
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Murdoch manoeuvres in the Middle East
News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch has declared that he wants to ramp up local production…
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Bravo aquires Starz’s Spartacus
UK pay TV broadcaster Bravo has acquired Starz Media’s gladiator drama Spartacus: Blood and Sand….
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NHNZ to launch in Abu Dhabi as part of Fox, twofour54 deal
Fox-owned documentary producer NHNZ is set to launch a production studio in the Middle East…
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The Movie Network commissions Weinstein doc
The Movie Network has commissioned a documentary based on Miramax founder Harvey Weinstein. The Astral…
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Studio Lambert making Benefit Busters spin-off for C4
Studio Lambert is making The Job Mother for Channel 4, a series in which presenter…
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Spotify considers online video launch
Digital music operator Spotify is considering the launch of a video service that could rival…
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Five aims to capitalise on BBC acquisition cuts
UK commercial broadcaster Five hopes to capitalise on the BBC’s plans to reduce the amount…
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Universal Networks Int’l acquires E1’s Copper
Universal Networks International has acquired international rights to E1 Entertainment’s police drama Copper. The worldwide…
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Starz acquires Tandem miniseries Pillars of the Earth
US cable network Starz has acquired the rights to Tandem Communications’ miniseries The Pillars of…
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Sony TV boss Grindon exits
Michael Grindon is leaving Sony’s TV arm, Sony Pictures Entertainment. Grindon, who will stay on…