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Stewart Clarke
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Sky tunes up music service
UK pay TV operator BSkyB is launching a music download service, Sky Songs. It has…
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French broadcasters mull joint catch-up service
France’s leading commercial broadcasters are discussing the launch of a joint catch-up service, according to…
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AETN takes The People Speak to the UK, preps other versions
AETN International is launching a UK version of The People Speak event program and says…
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MIPCOM up on April, but down year-on-year
MIPCOM, the world’s largest market for the buying and selling of programming, recorded more attendees…
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Euro production spend topped €12b in 2008, but falling in 2009
Across Europe, the total investment in original production topped €12 billion in 2008, but will…
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Operation Repo
The show: Operation Repo The producer: Arietis Inc. Productions The distributor: Rive Gauche Television The…
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ITV Studios opens Spanish arm
ITV Studios, the content arm of UK broadcaster ITV, has opened a Spanish production subsidiary…
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Sony and Mark Burnett launch Fantasy Island reality series
US studio Sony and super producer Mark Burnett are launching a reality format based on…
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The Simpsons at MIPCOM
Al Jean is executive producer of The Simpsons, the longest running sitcom in the US,…
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Apocalyptic ratings for France 2
France 2 has enjoyed incredible ratings with World War II doc series Apocalypse, which attracted…
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Arnesen follows Forbes out of the door at Turner
Finn Arnesen has become the second high-ranking executive to announce his departure from Turner this…
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CanWest sells out of Australia’s Ten
Canadian media group CanWest has sold its controlling stake in Australian free-to-air broadcaster Ten Network….
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Worldwide appoints new Indian production boss
BBC Worldwide has appointed Myleeta Aga as general manager and creative head of its Indian…
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Baxter moves up at Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Stuart Baxter to senior EVP, European distribution, making him the…
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Kids industry welcomes BBC’s £25 million programming TV pledge
Industry figures have welcomed yesterday’s announcement from UK public broadcaster the BBC that it will…
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Hasbro poaches Fox, Sony, RDF and WME execs to run Hasbro Studios
Hasbro has recruited executives from several well-known broadcasters and producers to run its freshly minted…
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Disney’s Flash Forward sells throughout Asia
Disney has sold its much-anticipated drama series Flash Forward to ten broadcasters in Asia Pacific….
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Target taking Hasselhoff to MIPCOM
Distributor Target Entertainment has acquired rights to six-part reality series Meet the Hasselhoffs and will…
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BBC Worldwide launching English-language CBeebies in the US
BBC Worldwide America president Garth Ancier has told TBIvision that carriage talks with the major…
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Sharples out as Endemol restructures Asia operations
Global producer and distributor Endemol has restructured its Asian operations in a shake-up that will…
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Armoza sells Israeli comedy format into Eastern Europe
Israeli producer and distributor Armoza Formats has sold comedy format Life Isn’t Everything to FTV…
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Channel 4 CEO Andy Duncan confirms departure
Channel 4 CEO Andy Duncan will step down by the end of the year the…
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Re-Vamped
The show: Re-Vamped The producer: E1 Entertainment The distributor: E1 Entertainment Concept: Unique take on…
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Big Brother gets new series order in Germany
RTL2 has ordered another season of Endemol’s reality show Big Brother, taking it into its…
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CBS partners with Chello for UK channels
CBS Studios International has teamed with Chellomedia and a range of CBS-branded channels will launch…
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RDF’s US Secret Millionaire lands at ABC
US network ABC has ordered a new season of Secret Millionaire from RDF USA. The…
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TMG making $25.5 million Moby Dick
German producer and distributor Tele München Group (TMG) is making a US$25.5 million version of…
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Media powerhouses look at new TV ratings system
A host of the most powerful media companies in the world are joining forces to…
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Endemol France writing reality TV code of ethics
Endemol France’s CEO Virginie Calmels has announced the creation of a working group that will…
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Endemol launching Worldwide at MIPCOM
Producer and distributor Endemol will launch its new distribution division at MIPCOM and is opening…