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NBCU hires Mike Beale

NBC Universal has recruited Mike Beale, one of the founders of 12 Yard Productions, as…

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HBO wants international launch for Go

HBO would like to roll out of its broadband service, HBO Go, internationally. The service…

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DRG launching 3D catalogue

UK-based distributor Digital Rights Group has launched a new division dedicated to selling 3D programming….

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Discop Middle East to kick-off in Istanbul in 2011

NATPE/Discop is launching a TV market in the Middle East. The companies, which entered a…

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MEG secures first formats deal

Scandinavian producer and distributor MEG has inked its first ever formats deal. Previously best-known for…

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Viasat launches SVOD; MTG buys into Russia

Modern Times Group (MTG)-owned Viasat Broadcasting has launched a subscription video-on-demand service on its Viasat…

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RDF inks volume deal down under

RDF has inked a volume deal with Australia’s XYZnetworks. The UK-based super-indie has agreed a…

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Flamman replaces Dee Forbes at Turner

Turner has upped Pete Flamman, giving him responsibility for its channels in the UK and…

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NATPE: Andy Duncan says C4 will merge with Five

Andy Duncan told NATPE delegates that Channel 4 and Five will ultimately merge. Duncan departed…

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NATPE: Lis Murdoch says producers need to harness Web 3.0

TV producers need to embrace social media of they are to remain relevant and grow…

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WAG Wars spearheading Comcast formats push

Comcast’s E! Entertainment has created a new series in which sportsmen’s Wives And Girlfriends (WAGs)…

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Zodiak ‘to buy’ RDF

Zodiak Entertainment has refused to comment on UK press reports that it is in ‘advanced…

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Nat Geo orders Virgin space doc from Endemol’s DSP

National Geographic Channel has ordered Virgin Galactic, a four-part doc on Richard Branson’s efforts to…

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ProSieben expanding internationally with Red Arrow

ProSiebenSat.1 has created Red Arrow Entertainment, a new entity that will house all of its…

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Metan preps Beckham bio and teams with Friends, Lizzie McGuire alumni

Metan, the China-focused media company, is preparing  52-part celebrity biography series called Icons that will…

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ITV opens up shop in France

ITV Studios is opening a French production division. The Paris-based unit will be headed by…

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Deadline day for MGM bids

Today (January 15) is the deadline for first-round bids for US studio MGM with twelve…

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ITV Studios and China’s Hunan ink programming pact

ITV Studios is teaming with Hunan TV to develop entertainment shows for the Chinese broadcaster….

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Simon Pollock leaves AETN

Simon Pollock has left AETN International after nine years in charge of the company’s activity…

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NBC greenlights raft of pilots

US broadcast network NBC has ordered several pilots including a legal drama from L.A. Law…

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Second big-budget Borgias drama series announced

Showtime has ordered an historical drama about the Borgias, marking the second big-budget series about…

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US firm preps ‘Chinese Hulu’

Providence is understood to have teamed with Chinese ISP Baidu and is preparing to launch…

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ESPN and Discovery launching in 3D

Sports broadcaster ESPN and factual channel operator Discovery are both launching 3D channels in the…

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Howard Litton leaving Nickelodeon

Howard Litton is leaving Nickelodeon UK after fifteen years at the kids broadcaster. As senior…

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Twenty in the hunt for BKN assets

Over 20 companies are interested in acquiring the assets of insolvent German and UK-based cartoon…

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Shine picks up VH1’s Secrets of Aspen

Shine International has taken the international distribution rights to docu-soap series Secrets of Aspen. The…

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Don’t Tell the Bride

The show: Don’t Tell the Bride The producer: Renegade Pictures The distributor: DRG The concept:…

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HBO launches on iTunes France

HBO has made its shows available on the iTunes download store in France. It is…

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teamWorx producer to head ProSieben’s new TV movies unit

German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has set up Magic Flight Film, a new division dedicated to making…

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Coelen leaves RDF USA

Chris Coelen has announced his departure from RDF USA, the US division of UK super-indie…