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Stewart Clarke
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Scrap BBC licence fee, give Worldwide greater role says UK think tank
UK public broadcaster the BBC should give up its licence fee and instead rely on…
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Sky locks in HBO content with UK output deal
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has inked an output deal with HBO that gives it…
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Sky and DirecTV flesh out 3D programming plans
Two of the world’s largest pay TV operators, BSkyB in the UK and DirecTV in…
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Pact taking 25 indies to MIPCOM
Pact will host a 25-strong contingent of indie producers at this year’s MIPCOM. The line-up…
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Victorious
The show: Victorious The producer: Nickelodeon, Sony Music The distributor: MTV Networks International Concept: Drama…
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OWN recruits A-listers for feature docs
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has joined forces with several high-profile Hollywood actors who will…
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Warner Bros. and CBS cut post-Screenings deals
Warner Bros. and CBS have both sold high-profile series to international broadcasters as deals start…
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Sherlock
The show: Sherlock The producer: Hartswood Films, WGBH The distributor: BBC Worldwide Concept: Contemporary 3x90mins…
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RTL sells Five to Desmond for £103 millon
RTL has this afternoon confirmed that it has agreed a deal for Richard Desmond’s Northern…
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KidsCo launches brand new channel, BigTV
KidsCo is launching a new channel, Big TV, managing director Paul Robinson has told TBIvision….
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4Rights teams up with Chris Coelen’s new indie Kinetic
4Rights, the rights exploitation arm of UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4, has inked a development…
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Nick UK hunting for live-action shows
New Nick UK boss Tina McCann says one of her programming priorities is to find…
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Best in Show
From action packed reality series to dramas and dogumentaries, no matter where you are in…
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E1 eyeing acquisitions
UK-listed TV and film producer and distributor E1 Entertainment is actively looking to acquire as…
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DirecTV rescues Damages
DirecTV has ordered new episodes of legal drama Damages, which previously aired on Fox’s FX…
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Penthouse makes play for Playboy
FriendFinder Networks, the owner of adult content provider Penthouse, has lodged an offer for Playboy….
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Debruyn’s BGoodMedia gets first format order
BGoodMedia, the Belgian formats company recently set up by Dieter Debruyn, has secured its first…
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ITV Studios making syndicated US lifestyle series America Today
ITV Studios is making a weekly one-hour lifestyle series for the US syndication market. The…
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Endemol strikes deals for 101 Ways…
Endemol has struck deals for international versions of its 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow…
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TBI launching free iPhone app for TV industry
TBI is launching an app that will give iPhone and iPad users access to TBI’s…
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Deplanck leaves Canal+’s kids unit to run new gambling firm
Francois Deplanck is leaving his position as head of Canal+’s youth unit to head up…
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Hot in Cleveland renewed and sold internationally
Endemol-distributed comedy series Hot in Cleveland has been renewed three episodes into its first run….
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A coproduction conundrum
Genevieve Dexter, commercial director, CAKE Entertainment One of the hot topics currently in the UK…
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Labasque replacing Poussier as TF1’s kids boss
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has named Yann Labasque head of its youth unit. He will…
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BBC Worldwide poaches RDF kids exec
Henrietta Hurford-Jones has left UK producer and distributor RDF to join BBC Worldwide as director…
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Bravo picks up Hawaii Five-0
UK digital channel Bravo has acquired CBS Studios-distributed drama Hawaii Five-0, a remake of the…
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Restoring the classics
Restoring classic archive material is a challenging and expensive process. But, when done well it…
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Prime shops Hollywood shows to Fox International and others
Prime Entertainment Group has shopped Hollywood’s Best Film Directors and Hollywood star biography series Close…
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Australia’s Nine buys slew of US comedy series
Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine has bought five US comedy series including Matthew Perry fronted Mr….
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Australiaâs ABC picks up UK drama series
Australian public broadcaster the ABC has bought two of BBC Worldwide’s top drama series, Luther…