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Televisa, Univision settle legal dispute
US Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has settled its legal dispute with Mexican media giant Televisa with…
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Disney merges network and studio
Disney is set to merge US network ABC Entertainment and production arm ABC Studios in…
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Disney hires Toumazis replacement
Disney ABC ESPN Television has hired ex-Aardman executive Stephen Moore to replace Tom Toumazis. Moore…
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Give It Away Now
We’re entering a recession, budgets are being slashed, people laid off and there is little…
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Channel 4 makes £5b UK programming pledge
Commercially-funded public service broadcaster Channel 4 says it will invest £5 billion in UK-originated content…
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Endemol acquires Southern Star
Formats giant Endemol has acquired Australian producer/distributor Southern Star. Endemol acquired 100% of the company…
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France extends tax credit
International television and film producers will get back 20% of the cost of their productions…
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Mad Men’s Weiner inks deal with Lionsgate
Mad Men creator, writer and exec producer Matthew Weiner has inked a deal that will…
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ShineReveille to sell Superstars of Dance
ShineReveille International, the worldwide distributor owned by Lis Murdoch’s Shine Group, has inked a deal…
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Is Endemol the Manchester City FC of TV?
Formats giant Endemol has been hiring and headhunting the world’s key television executives for the…
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Sony buys Embassy Row
US studio Sony Pictures Television has acquired independent production company Embassy Row, which is run…
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FIC launches The Listener global premiere
Fox International Channels, the New Corp-owned international broadcaster, is set to launch its latest drama…
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Japan’s WOWOW buys Peep Show
Japanese commercial broadcaster WOWOW has inked a deal with distributor C4i to acquire the first…
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ID launches new slate
Investigation Discovery, the rebranded pay broadcaster has announced its latest programming slate including a weekly…
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HBO renews Tim
US cable network HBO has picked up a second season of quirky animated comedy The…
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Think Big
The show: Think BigThe producer: Breakthrough Films & TelevisionThe distributor: Breakthrough EntertainmentConcept: 13x30mins kids series…
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Died Young Stayed Pretty
The show: Died Young Stayed PrettyThe producer: Norotomo ProductionsThe distributor: Films We Like Concept: One-off…
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Univision, Televisa set for court
US Spanish-language broadcaster Univision and Mexican media giant Televisa are set to soon learn the…
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Lionsgate acquires cable network
International producer and distributor Lionsgate has acquired US cable network TV Guide for US$255 million,…
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HBO to launch US version of Shameless
US cable network HBO is to launch a US version of British comedy Shameless after…
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Endemol gets new deputy COO
Formats production and distribution specialist Endemol has hired ex-FremantleMedia executive Martha Brass as its deputy…
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MTV launches The College Humor Show
US cable network MTV has launched its latest programming slate with series including The College…
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Disney launching Russian channel
Disney has formed a joint venture with a local broadcast group and will launch a…
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Dona Barbara
The show: Doña BárbaraThe producer: Telemundo Studios, Sony Pictures Television, RTI Columbia The distributor: Telemundo…
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Endemol acquires stake in Argentina’s Underground
Endemol has acquired a stake in Argentinean producer Underground Contenidos as it looks to further…
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UKTV Food picks up Paltrow
British cable and satellite broadcaster UKTV Food has acquired ShineReveille’s Gwyneth Paltrow’s Spanish road trip…
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Turner Lat Am acquires Cock’d Gunns
Turner Latin America has acquired Tricon Films & Television’s Canadian rockumentary series Cock’d Gunns. The…
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Afghan Star
The show: Afghan StarThe producer: Havana Marking, Roast Beef ProductionsThe distributor: Channel 4 International Concept:…
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Katalyst to launch series via Facebook
Ashton Kutcher’s production company Katalyst Films is set to launch an original online video series…
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Singapore launches new TV fund
Hong Kong production company Salon Films is to set up a S$100 million (US$66 million)…