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ABC to return to film funding
Australian public broadcaster ABC is to boost its investment in feature films by funding up…
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Icahn increases Lionsgate share
Corporate raider Carl Icahn has increased his stake in producer and distributor Lionsgate, the studio…
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Galleon strikes Soccer format deal in India, Middle East
Media Star Global is set to launch local versions of Super Soccer Star in India…
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The Crimson Wing
The show: The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos The producer: Disneynature, Natural Light Films,…
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American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe talks to TBI
Nigel Lythgoe is one of British television’s most successful exports. The former head of entertainment…
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MTV’s Atom.com launches digital slate
MTV Networks-owned online video site Atom has commissioned a raft of new web series from…
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Chorion to launch Olivia this month, announces record results
Kids rights holder Chorion is to launch animated series Olivia in the UK later this…
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Epix commissions first original series
Epix, the soon-to-launch US cable network from Viacom, Lionsgate and MGM, has commissioned its first…
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Endemol France acquires Loveland format
Endemol France has picked up the French format rights to interactive dating format Loveland after…
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Seven eyes Nine’s Warner Bros deal
Australian Network Seven is reportedly attempting to wrest an output deal with Warner Bros. International…
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Sun, Sea and A&E
The show: Sun, Sea, and A&EThe producer: October FilmsThe distributor: RDF RightsConcept: 8x1hour documentary series…
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ITV inks co-pro deal with Shine
ITV Global Entertainment, the production and distribution arm of the UK commercial broadcaster has inked…
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Former Epic boss Walks inks Endemol deal
Former Epic Records boss Charlie Walk has inked a deal with Endemol USA that will…
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Telecinco buys German gameshow
The program sales arm of German’s ProSiebenSat.1 has shopped its popular gameshow Beat Your Host…
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Competition Commission blocks Project Kangaroo
Project Kangaroo, the online video joint venture between ITV, Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide, has…
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Endemol expands in Middle East
Formats giant Endemol has expanded its business in the Middle East with a number of…
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Dori inks online deals
Israeli-based, London-listed producer and distributor Dori Media has sold its online web novela series Amanda…
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Top Up TV inks CBS deal
Top Up TV has struck a video-on-demand deal with CBS Paramount International Television, the international…
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ABC Family picks up three series, drops Kyle XY
US cable network ABC Family has picked up three new series including Ruby and The…
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Virgin Media inks sci fi deals
UK cable operator Virgin Media has inked a number of content deals that will see…
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Disney folds Stage 9 into abc.com
Stage 9 Digital, the digital production company set up by Disney ABC Television Group is…
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Will NATPE floor it in 2010?
Ben Silverman, Anne Sweeney, Jon Feltheimer and a host of other TV top brass turned…
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UK distributors, government create TV Export Group
Twelve of the most powerful UK distributors have joined forces with the UK government to…
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Sony acquires Columbian producer
Sony Pictures Television International has acquired 50% of Columbian production company Teleset. The Hollywood studio…
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Channel 4 acquires HBO’s Gen Kill, True Blood
Channel 4 has picked up terrestrial rights to two hit HBO series Generation Kill and…
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Sony restructures int’l production arm
Sony Pictures Television International has restructured its international production business by merging its existing production…
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French producers condemn new channels’ refusal to enter into negotiations
Five groups representing French TV writers, producers and creators have expressed astonishment at what they…
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Fox to pilot US version of Ab Fab
Fox is to develop a pilot for a US version of hit BBC comedy Absolutely…
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Galleon acquires stake in US producer
Producer and distributor Galleon has acquired a stake in US digital production company Dragonfruit Entertainment…
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Worst Week
The show: Worst WeekThe producer: CBS Paramount, Universal Media StudiosThe distributor: CBS Paramount International TelevisionConcept:…