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Ireland’s TV3 acquires Channel 6
Irish commercial broadcaster Channel 6 is to expand its schedule of locally produced drama, news…
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Antena3 to make local version of Doc Martin
Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Antena3 is to make a local version of hit ITV drama Doc…
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Russia’s Channel One to remake The Office
British comedy series The Office is to be remade in Russia after distributor BBC Worldwide…
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NBC confirms early Infront
US network NBC has confirmed that it will continue with its Infront presentations to advertisers…
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Televisa set to ink deal with Record
Televisa, the leading Spanish language producer in the world, is set to ink a deal…
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Target inks Australial deals
Target Entertainment has sold a raft of drama and factual programming to Australian broadcasters. The…
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Network Ten axes Big Brother
Australian broadcaster Network Ten is to axe reality series Big Brother after the current season…
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Cuban to air movies on TV ahead of cinema
Mark Cuban-owned film distributor Magnolia Pictures is set to bow its latest releases via television…
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Nat Geo inks indie deals
National Geographic Television International has inked a number of deals with independent producers and will…
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Mark Burnett faces legal action
Mark Burnett, producer of Survivor and The Apprentice, is being sued by former colleague Conrad…
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Heroes’ producer takes Pirate’s Dilemma to TV
Matt Mason, author of hit book The Pirate’s Dilemma, is set to turn the pop…
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Entertainment One acquires Canadian producers including Blueprint
Canadian film distributor Entertainment One has acquired a number of independent TV companies including producers…
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The Mentalist
The show: The Mentalist The producer: Warner Bros Television, Primrose Hill Pictures The distributor: Warner…
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Nordisk expands finished shows biz
Scandinavian format distributor Nordisk Film TV World is expanding into the world of finished programming…
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Fox to pilot US version of La Lola
US network Fox has confirmed that it will produce a pilot based on Dori Media’s…
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Style launching on Sky
Comcast International Media Group’s Style Network is about to roll out in the UK on…
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Sunny Side news: Euro fund for Dutch docs
A new fund fully financing Dutch-originated docs will launch later this year. The Dutch Independent…
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Fremantle launches web series, eyes acquisitions
FremantleMedia is launching a number of exclusive web series later this year as part of…
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Family Guy creator to bow online shorts this year
The set of original productions for the web developed by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane…
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IMG in talks to acquire Mark Burnett Prods
International producer and distributor IMG is reportedly in talks to acquire reality producer Mark Burnett…
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BBCWW inks first HD deal in CEE
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster, has sold a package of…
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ProSiebenSat.1 acquires C More
German broadcast group ProSiebenSat.1 is to sell its pay TV business C More Group to…
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Fox to make local version of Little Mosque
US studio 20th Century Fox TV is to make a local version of hit Canadian…
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BBC, Hat Trick to produce Krod Mandoon with MRC
British public broadcaster the BBC has joined forces with US cable network Comedy Central to…
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AB inks Prophecy deals
French distributor AB International has sold its eight part mini series The Avignon Prophecy to…
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Sally Miles back with Passion
Sally Miles talks to TBIvision about her new distribution company, Passion. Having left ID Distribution,…
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Fiver acquires E! reality series
Fiver, the recently revamped RTL-owned digital channel, has snapped up terrestrial rights to E! Entertainment’s…
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Breakthrough snags Sex and the City’s Cattrall
Kim Cattrall has signed on to star in Breakthrough Animation’s latest animated series Producing Parker,…
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Street Monkeys
The show: Street MonkeysThe producer: Icon Films for Nat Geo, SmithsonianThe distributor: Granada International (ex-US…
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Lonelygirl heads to Italy
Eqal, the digital production company set up by lonelygirl15 producer Miles Beckett, is to launch…