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Telemundo acquires stake in RTI
US Spanish language network Telemundo has acquired a 40% stake in Columbian producer RTI and…
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Pro7 inks deal with Dick de Rijk
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has inked an exclusive production and distribution deal with Deal or…
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ITV saves Primeval from extinction
British commercial broadcaster ITV has saved its sci fi drama Primeval after striking an investment…
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Antena3 to launch local version of Famous, Rich and Homeless
Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Antena3 is set to produce a local version of British reality series…
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CBBC hires Joe Godwin as director
Joe Godwin, the head of the BBC’s children’s news, factual and entertainment is set to…
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The CW cancels The Beautiful Life
US network The CW has cancelled its Ashton Kutcher-produced supermodel drama The Beautiful Life. This…
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Tele Images, M6 launch basketball series with San Antonio Spurs’ Parker
French production company Tele Images Kids is set to launch Basketball Adventures with US basketball…
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Shankly inks output deal with Oz’s Ten
Australian producer and distributor Shankly Productions has inked a raft of deals including an output…
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Skai to launch local version of Nanny 911
Greek commercial broadcaster Skai TV is set to launch a local version of factual entertainment…
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The News
Cartoon Forum celebrated its 20th anniversary in the rain in Norway; the kids event, which…
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The Future Revealed
The show: I Prophesy: The Future Revealed The producer: Henry Less Productions The distributor: Breakthrough…
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Stealth sells movies, plots TV drama entry
Distributor Stealth Media Group has inked a raft of broadcast sales for its library of…
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Nordic producers merge to form Northern Alliance
Private equity outfit Capman is set to merge its three Scandinavian production companies to form…
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Bebo’s Shields sets up online producer with Shine
Producer and distributor Shine Group has partnered with former Bebo boss Joanna Shields to launch…
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France’s PGS inks distribution deal with Samka
French distributor PGS Entertainment has closed a deal to distribute Samka Productions’ kids series and…
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BBC Worldwide inks five output deals
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has agreed output deals with…
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Millimages buys into French toon studio
French production company Millimages has taken a minority stake in French studio Les Films de…
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Former Zodiak exec launches Scorpion TV
Former Zodiak Entertainment exec David Cornwall has created a new distribution company Scorpion TV and…
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BBC to produce UK version of So You Think You Can Dance
British public broadcaster the BBC is set to produce a local version of hit US…
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Japan’s TBS buys Take Me Out
Japanese commercial broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) is set to produce a local version of…
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Fiver inks raft of US deals
Fiver, the digital terrestrial channel operated by British commercial broadcaster Five, has acquired a raft…
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Chorion launches The Octonauts
Kids producer and distributor Chorion is launching a preschool animated series The Octonauts and has…
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Portfolio bags new Cat in the Hat toon
Canadian producer and distributor Portfolio Entertainment has taken the international rights to the new animated…
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Breakthrough’s Gillis launches new indie
Kevin Gillis, executive producer of kids series including Jimmy Two Shoes, has left Breakthrough Animation,…
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Sticky Pictures, Top Draw launch Mango Distribution
Australian kids indie producer Sticky Pictures and Philippines-based animation company Top Draw Animation have launched…
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ITV Global ships out Wuthering Heights
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired ITV Global Entertainment’s latest costume drama Wuthering Heights…
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RTL renews NBCU deal
German commercial broadcaster RTL has renewed its output deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution,…
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Disney acquires Marvel
The Walt Disney Company has acquired comic book giant and animation studio Marvel Entertainment for…
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John McMahon leaves Sony Pictures TV
Sony Pictures Television, the international production and distribution arm of the Hollywood studio, is set…
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NBCU fills int’l production role
NBC Universal has named Denise O’Donoghue president of international television production at NBC Universal International,…