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NBCU hires Mike Beale
NBC Universal has recruited Mike Beale, one of the founders of 12 Yard Productions, as…
HBO wants international launch for Go
HBO would like to roll out of its broadband service, HBO Go, internationally. The service…
DRG launching 3D catalogue
UK-based distributor Digital Rights Group has launched a new division dedicated to selling 3D programming….
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…
MEG secures first formats deal
Scandinavian producer and distributor MEG has inked its first ever formats deal. Previously best-known for…
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…
RDF inks volume deal down under
RDF has inked a volume deal with Australia’s XYZnetworks. The UK-based super-indie has agreed a…
Flamman replaces Dee Forbes at Turner
Turner has upped Pete Flamman, giving him responsibility for its channels in the UK and…
NATPE: Andy Duncan says C4 will merge with Five
Andy Duncan told NATPE delegates that Channel 4 and Five will ultimately merge. Duncan departed…
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…
WAG Wars spearheading Comcast formats push
Comcast’s E! Entertainment has created a new series in which sportsmen’s Wives And Girlfriends (WAGs)…
Zodiak ‘to buy’ RDF
Zodiak Entertainment has refused to comment on UK press reports that it is in ‘advanced…
Nat Geo orders Virgin space doc from Endemolâs DSP
National Geographic Channel has ordered Virgin Galactic, a four-part doc on Richard Branson’s efforts to…
ProSieben expanding internationally with Red Arrow
ProSiebenSat.1 has created Red Arrow Entertainment, a new entity that will house all of its…
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…
ITV opens up shop in France
ITV Studios is opening a French production division. The Paris-based unit will be headed by…
Deadline day for MGM bids
Today (January 15) is the deadline for first-round bids for US studio MGM with twelve…
ITV Studios and China’s Hunan ink programming pact
ITV Studios is teaming with Hunan TV to develop entertainment shows for the Chinese broadcaster….
Simon Pollock leaves AETN
Simon Pollock has left AETN International after nine years in charge of the company’s activity…
NBC greenlights raft of pilots
US broadcast network NBC has ordered several pilots including a legal drama from L.A. Law…
Second big-budget Borgias drama series announced
Showtime has ordered an historical drama about the Borgias, marking the second big-budget series about…
US firm preps ‘Chinese Hulu’
Providence is understood to have teamed with Chinese ISP Baidu and is preparing to launch…
ESPN and Discovery launching in 3D
Sports broadcaster ESPN and factual channel operator Discovery are both launching 3D channels in the…
Howard Litton leaving Nickelodeon
Howard Litton is leaving Nickelodeon UK after fifteen years at the kids broadcaster. As senior…
Twenty in the hunt for BKN assets
Over 20 companies are interested in acquiring the assets of insolvent German and UK-based cartoon…
Shine picks up VH1’s Secrets of Aspen
Shine International has taken the international distribution rights to docu-soap series Secrets of Aspen. The…
Don’t Tell the Bride
The show: Don’t Tell the Bride The producer: Renegade Pictures The distributor: DRG The concept:…
HBO launches on iTunes France
HBO has made its shows available on the iTunes download store in France. It is…
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…
Coelen leaves RDF USA
Chris Coelen has announced his departure from RDF USA, the US division of UK super-indie…