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Fox Italy picks up UK dramas
Italian pay TV channels group Fox Channels Italy has picked up a package of scripted…
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Endemol sells Marriage Ref into China
Endemol has secured a 52 episode order for a Chinese version of its Marriage Ref…
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Fox takes on The Gruen Transfer
Fox is taking on distribution of hit Australian format The Gruen Transfer. Its formats division,…
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Skywriter and Hulk Hogan tag-team for new kids gameshow
Canada’s Skywriter Media is teaming up with Hulk Hogan for a kids gameshow/reality series Hogan’s…
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BBC’s license fee plan would mean £144m budget cut
The BBC Trust is proposing that the UK license fee is frozen until 2013, which…
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CITV buys Hawaii Five-O producer’s animated series
UK kids channel CITV has picked up Kung Fu Dino Posse, the animated series created…
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ITV sells scripted series into China
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV will air a pair of ITV-distributed dramas on its CCTV-8 channel,…
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Scrappers
The show: Scrappers The producer: Hoosick Falls Productions The distributor: Entertainment One (eOne) Concept: 10x30mins…
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Garvie leaves Worldwide for All3Media
BBC Worldwide has confirmed that Wayne Garvie, its high-profile managing director, content and production, is…
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Tele Images Kids becomes Tele Images Productions
Following its diversification into TV drama and series, Marathon Group’s kids outfit Télé Images Kids…
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3DD poaches Zodiak’s Pedreira to head up sales
UK producer and distributor 3DD has hired former Zodiak exec Magdalena Pedreira to beef up…
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ESPN poaches Ross Hair from Sony
ESPN has confirmed that it has recruited Ross Hair as its new managing director for…
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DHX brings production units under common brand
Canada-based production and distribution group DHX Media has rebranded its various subsidiaries, unifying the various…
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CSA seeks to free-up French content market
France’s audiovisual regulator the CSA has outlined three key objectives based on its recent study…
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Germany’s SevenOne inks copro and distribution deal with Granada
SevenOne International has inked a deal with Granada Australia, which will sell and coproduce its…
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Galleon sells Super Soccer Star to Brazil, Columbia
Galleon Entertainment has sold its Super Soccer Star format into Brazil and Columbia. The pair…
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BBC picks up Universal Music’s Uki
The BBC’s digital kids channel CBeebies has acquired Uki, the short-form animated series from Universal…
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CBS teams with Ten for Eleven
CBS Studios has announced its second channels joint venture in a week, this time teaming…
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Disney strikes BT Vision VOD deal
The Walt Disney Company has struck a deal with UK IPTV operator BT Vision to…
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1001 Nights
The show: 1001 Nights The producer: Big Bad Boo Studios The distributor: Big Bad Boo…
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Breakthrough picks up 200hrs of Pyramid programming
Breakthrough Entertainment has inked a deal with Pyramid Productions and will represent 400 half hours…
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France Télévisions boss introduces his new team
After taking up duty on Monday, Rémy Pflimlin, the new president of French public broadcaster…
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Nickelodeon preps iCarly-Victorious crossover movie
Nickelodeon is preparing to take its two most popular live-action shows and create a one-off…
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Discop organisers launching ‘The Remakes Market’
The organisers of the Discop markets are launching a new trade fair for buyers and…
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CBS and Reliance launching Prime, Spark and Love channels
CBS Studios International and Reliance Broadcast Network are launching a joint venture, BIG CBS Networks….
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Multi Channel Network launches production company
Australian advertising agency Multi Channel Network (MCN) has launched an in-house production company to produce…
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RTL and ProSieben join forces for catch-up service
The two largest commercial broadcasters in Germany are joining forces to launch an online catch-up…
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Emiliano Calemzuk swapping Fox for Shine
Fox Television Studios president Emiliano Calemzuk is joining Shine as CEO of its North American…
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House of Anubis
The show: House of Anubis The producer: Lime Pictures, Nickelodeon Concept: English-language version of the…
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Branson’s Virgin sets up TV and film division with Relativity
The Virgin Group has launched a TV and film production company, Virgin Produced. Richard Branson’s…