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US writer’s strike is over
The US writer’s strike is over after members of the Writer’s Guild of America voted…
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The Palace sells royally well abroad
All3Media International has sold royal drama The Palace across the world. The distributor has sold…
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ABC sells Bindi: The Jungle worldwide
The commercial arm of Australian public broadcaster ABC has sold Bindi: The Jungle Girl to…
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Super RTL, N24 ink Nat Geo deals
German commercial broadcaster Super RTL has revamped its primetime schedule to accommodate a slot for…
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CIMG sells Kimora to Latin America
Comcast International Media Group (CIMG), the company formerly known as E! Entertainment, has sold a…
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Alchemy sells Burn Up, Diamonds to Spain
US producer and distributor Alchemy Television has sold its slate of talent packed mini-series and…
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Ratings Focus: Who’s The One For Wendy
Dating format Wie wordt de man van Phaedra (Who’s The One For Wendy) has been…
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Music site Last.fm preps TV move
Last.fm, the social networking website, is set to be extended to cover television following its…
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David Simon, creator of The Wire, discusses the HBO cop series
Cop series The Wire has been hailed as the best TV drama ever. Stretching to…
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BBCWW sweeps up indie rights to maximise MySpace deal
BBC Worldwide has inked the first global network deal with MySpace.com and is now making…
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Distraction reaps strike benefit
Formats distributor Distraction has inked five option deals with major US networks since the start…
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Venevision maintains Univision deal
Venezuelan distributor Venevision International has maintained that it plans to keep its multi-year output deal…
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Imagina targets US Hispanic nets
Spanish distributor Imagina is targeting format sales in the US Hispanic market after a revamp…
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Douglas Coupland, Canadian author, talks about the TV adaptation of JPOD
Douglas Coupland is the best selling Canadian author of Generation X, Microserfs and JPod. Known…
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The Office to be re-made in Chile
The Office, the British comedy series starring Ricky Gervais, is set to be re-made in…
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French writers’ guild hits out at Sarkozy plan
The French writers’ guild, The SACD, has warned that President Sarkozy’s plans to ban advertising…
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Shrek The Halls records giant ratings
Shrek The Halls, the 30 minute animated holiday special featuring the famous green ogre, recorded…
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La Sexta revamps schedule
Spanish free-to-air broadcaster La Sexta has revamped its new year schedule with a number of…
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NBC Universal to launch UK Law & Order
NBC Universal is set to launch a local version of legal drama Law & Order…
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Creatives Speaking: Two and a Half Men’s Chuck Lorre on changing the face of US comedy
Chuck Lorre is a veteran comedy writer having worked on seminal US sitcoms Roseanne and…
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Local Australian drama boosted
Australian broadcasters spent nearly 20% more money on local drama programming this year than last….
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Peace Arch moves for ContentFilm and Fireworks acquires CBC International
Canada’s Peace Arch Entertainment is in talks to acquire fellow producer/distributor ContentFilm. The two parties…
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Telemundo aims for drama boost
Telemundo Internacional, the production and distribution arm of the US Hispanic broadcaster, plans to increase…
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Start looks online for Bang on the Door
UK licensing and merchandising outfit Start Licensing is looking to bring its successful teen property…
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Xilam readies 2nd season of award winning Shuriken School
Xilam, the French animation outfit, is working on a second season of Japanese ninja series…
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Challenge gets the fear down under
UK pay TV network Challenge is to revamp its schedule in the new year with…
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Seven scoops NBC Universal deal ahead of Ten, Nine
Australian broadcaster Network Seven has won the bidding war for an exclusive output deal with…
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Aardman picks up Peter and the Wolf and makes four sales
Aardman International, the distribution arm of the Bristol-based animation outfit, has picked up distribution rights…
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M6 cans French fifth grader format
French commercial broadcaster M6 has cancelled the local version of Mark Burnett’s format Are You…
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Ratings Watch: The Rich List
Gameshow format The Rich List has been successfully sold around the world and has picked…