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Stewart Clarke
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Foxâs BabyFirst to play in Germany
BabyFirst TV, the Fox-backed channel for toddlers, will launch in Germany within weeks. BabyFirst CEO…
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iPlayer launches on Sky
The BBC’s online catch-up service – iPlayer – is now available via pay TV operator…
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BBC pushes ahead with plans for China Showcase
BBC Worldwide is pushing ahead with plans to launch a Showcase event in China. The…
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Discovery Enterprises letting Doki out to play
Discovery Enterprises is rolling out a suite of branded merchandise, based on its successful Doki…
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Viacom makes programming pledge amid cutbacks
Despite revising earnings guidance downwards, Viacom president and CEO Philippe Dauman has told TBIvision that…
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ITV buys new Atomic Betty
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired the new season of animated kids series Atomic Betty. The…
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Orange to invest in French TV shows
French mobile operator and IPTV service provider Orange has inked content deals with UK and…
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Abu Dhabi positions itself as international TV hub
Abu Dhabi is to create a media facility to foster content creation in the Arab region…
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Chop Socky Chooks
The show: Chop Socky Chooks The producer: Aardman Animation, Decode The distributor: Decode Concept: 26x26mins…
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All3Media triggers White Smoke deal
Patrick Scholtze, a long time John de Mol associate one of the creators of Big…
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BBC creates new unit: Childrenâs and Licensing
BBC Worldwide has restructured its kids business and renamed it Children’s and Licensing. The newly…
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Echo Bridge inks pre-MIPCOM deals
Echo Bridge International has sealed a raft of programming deals ahead of MIPCOM. The distributor…
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Distraction picks up new OJ Simpson doc
Distributor Distraction has picked up the rights to a new one-hour documentary about OJ Simpson,…
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Insight picks up The Phone
Insight, the producer behind the Canadian versions of Idol, Deal or No Deal and Project…
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Kids shows driving Australia’s ABC2
ABC2, Australian public broadcaster the ABC’s free-to-air digital channel, has built its audience share at…
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French channels investing less in drama
Drama remains the mainstay of French TV schedules but broadcasters are investing less in the…
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Taking ITV Worldwide
Peter Iacono joined ITV in January as president and managing director of ITV Worldwide. Having…
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DCD lines up first finance fund projects
DCD Rights, the television distributor, has already committed £1 million in principle out of its…
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ITV eyes more deals after Electric Farm
British commercial broadcaster ITV is eyeing further digital acquisitions following US arm Granada America’s deal…
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TVFI numbers show a mixed picture for French programme sellers
Sales of factual programming lifted French TV export figures in 2007 with revenues hitting €118.8…
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Wallace and Gromit join KidsCo for Xmas
Kids channel KidsCo has acquired a raft of movies that will form the centrepieces of…
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BabyFirst launches preschool production unit
BabyFirst, the baby and parent focused channel backed by Fox, is launching an in-house production…
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Memo-gate proves ABC execs are well read
Russian formalist scholar Vladmir Propp doesn’t get that many name checks in the international TV…
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TF1 to air local Beat Your Host
French free-to-air commercial broadcaster TF1 will air a local version of German-originated gameshow format Beat…
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Marathon launching Totally Spies spin-off at MIPCOM
Marathon will start shopping Amazing Spiez, a follow-up to its smash hit series Totally Spies,…
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Vince Commisso, 9Story – Where Have All the 10-Year Old Boys Gone?
Not that this is a startling revelation to anyone, but it seems like 10-year-old boys…
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DCD overseeing £10 million production fund
UK independent producer and distributor DCD Media is overseeing a £10 million fund that it…
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American Greetings looking for copro partners at MIPCOM
The production and distribution arm of American Greetings is travelling to MIPCOM looking for coproduction…
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Canal+ unveils new €1.2 billion TV season
French pay TV channel Canal+ has put the accent on exclusive original programming and developing…
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Outright agrees volume deal with Fox Italy
UK-based distributor Outright has sealed a volume deal with Fox International Channels Italy. It will…