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InSecurity
The show: InSecurity The producer: Vérité Films, Company Name Here Productions The distributor: Tricon Films…
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Univision boss unexpectedly steps down
Joe Uva, president and chief executive officer of Univision, unexpectedly announced his decision to leave…
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SevenOne’s royal wedding TV movie sells worldwide
William & Kate, the TV movie about the upcoming British royal wedding for US cable…
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Nickelodeon buys new live-action Lola and Virginia
Hit animated show Lola and Virginia is being remade as a live-action series and has…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger to launch new international TV series at MIP TV
Hollywood action star and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger is heading to MIP TV next month. Schwarzenegger,…
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MarVista sells new Power Rangers into France
MarVista Entertainment has sold free and pay TV rights to the Power Rangers Samurai series…
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Entertainment One raises £16m, eyes acquisitions
Entertainment One (eOne) has raised £16 million from a share placement in the UK. The…
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Target picks up new Oz drama from Underbelly producer
UK-based distributor Target Entertainment has picked up the international rights to Crownies, the upcoming Australian…
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John Morris joins Cookie Jar
Seasoned TV executive John Morris has joined Cookie Jar Entertainment as VP of TV sales…
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MTV’s sales arm takes on Viacom branding, cuts Russian deal
MTV Networks’ content sales unit has been rebranded Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). The MTV…
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Degrassi
The show: Degrassi The producer: Epitome Pictures The distributor: Echo Bridge Entertainment Concept: New, telenovela-style…
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ITV calls for creative renewal after poor ITV Studios results
ITV has said that disappointing financials at ITV Studios underline the need for creative renewal…
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Exclusive: BBC Worldwide sells Sky1’s Sinbad to Australia’s Nine
Australian free-to-air network Nine has acquired big-budget UK drama Sinbad. The show, which is produced…
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Sundance Channel doubling original programming output
The Sundance Channel is doubling the amount of original programming it launches this year following…
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BBC’s blue-chip doc Human Planet sold worldwide
Big-budget documentary series Human Planet has been sold to 22 buyers and broadcasters. The show,…
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Annabel Karmel sets up prodco and gets order for CiTV kids show
Kids food and nutrition expert Annabel Karmel has set up her own production company, Absolutely…
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Andrew Solomon to fill Walter Köhler’s shoes as Universum boss
Andrew Solomon has been tapped as Walter Köhler’s replacement as head of Universum, the influential…
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AETN poaches Carsey Werner sales exec to oversee CEE
The international division of AETN has hired Jo Lovell as director, content sales, Europe. In…
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Ireland’s RTE launches five new digital terrestrial channels
Irish public broadcaster RTE is launching five new digital terrestrial channels including a high definition…
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BBC America refocuses on entertainment as news moves to BBC World
BBC America is refocusing on entertainment with its main news output shifting to the BBC…
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Public broadcasters from around the world team to test new formats
Public broadcasters from around the world are joining forces to create a ‘TV Lab’ that…
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News Corp buying Lis Murdoch’s Shine for £415m
News Corp is acquiring Lis Murdoch’s international television production company Shine Group. The deal, which…
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Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky raising $175m to make Global Eagle fly
Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky have filed documents with the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
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Royal Wedding doc picked up by broadcasters around the world
Zodiak Rights’ one-off Royal Wedding documentary, Kate and Eight Royal Weddings has been bought by…
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BBC Worldwide launching first branded HD block on Sky Brazil
Latin American pay TV platform SKY Brazil is launching a BBC HD programming block after…
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eOne says it will exceed market expectations in 2011
UK-listed production and distribution group Entertainment One (eOne) says shows including The Walking Dead and…
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Disney US buys animated shows from Chorion
Disney channel has bought Octonauts and Gaspard and Lisa. The pair of animated preschool shows…
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FremantleMedia and Random House team for kids series
Producer and distributor FremantleMedia Enterprises has inked a deal with publisher Random House’s TV division…
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Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller pick up US rights to BBC quiz Secret Fortune
Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe’s production company Big Red 2 has picked up the US…
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3net 3D channel launching on DirecTV this Sunday
The three-way Discovery, Sony, IMAX joint-venture 3D channel 3net will launch on DirecTV this Sunday….