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Stewart Clarke
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When animation meets live-action
Are hybrids the next big thing in kids TV? Faced with growing requests for live-action…
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Sunny Side news: Brazil puts extra $40m on the table for docs
Brazil’s recently launched public broadcaster TV Brasil and the state-run financing entity Ancine have launched…
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All3Media buys Zoo
All3Media has acquired US producer Zoo Productions, producer of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth…
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TV3 orders earthquake docudrama special from Gibson
Kiwi commercial broadcaster TV3 has ordered a docudrama about what would happen to New Zealand…
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Telecinco takes on YouTube
Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Telecinco has filed a suit against YouTube, alleging that the video sharing…
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Stonehenge Decoded
The show: Stonehenge DecodedThe producer: Change ProductionsThe distributor: National Geographic Television InternationalAiring: Nat Geo Channels…
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David Simon on The Wire and Treme
David Simon was in London, Tuesday, for a screening of his HBO series The Wire…
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Dharma and Greg first up under Fox-ITV pact
Classic US comedy Dharma and Greg will be remade for UK viewers after Fox and…
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Discop drama for All3Media
All3Media International has sold a range of drama series into Eastern Europe at this week’s…
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MTV fleshes out plans for international HD channel
The first details of MTV Networks International’s upcoming high definition channel are starting to emerge….
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Sci-Fi looks to UK producers for reality
The bosses of NBC’s Sci Fi channel are in London this week to meet UK…
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RHI raising $189m through IPO
RHI Entertainment has priced its initial public offering at $14 per share. The TV movie…
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Metronome launches in the US
Nordic-based producer and distributor Metronome has launched a US subsidiary and will start shopping its…
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The Graham Norton Show
The show: The Graham Norton Show The producer: So Television The distributor: So Television Concept:…
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Jana Bennett on iPlayer
BBC Vision boss Jana Bennett used her keynote address at last week’s Banff TV Festival…
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Comedy Central launching in Hungary this October
MTV is launching a localised version of its Comedy Central channel in Hungary. The channel…
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BBC, TVNZ order live-action kids series Paradise Café
UK and New Zealand public broadcasters the BBC and TVNZ have ordered a live-action kids…
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Guru closes in on deals
Canadian animation studio Guru is close to inking its first development deal with a broadcaster…
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European producers take Village on a Diet options
All3Media International has agreed a raft of option deals for its factual entertainment series Village…
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France Televisions to centralize kids department
France Televisions is combining the kids programming departments from all three of its channels, France…
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Endemol cuts format deals for it first telenovela
Endemol Argentina is set to make a number of local versions of its first-ever telenovela…
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REN TV founder buys NBC’s German channel Das Vierte
NBC Universal has sold its German free-to-air channel Das Vierte to Mini Movie Channel for…
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Studio 100 buys EM.Entertainment for €41m
Belgian based kids entertainment company Studio 100 has picked up the kids business belonging to…
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Cinemagic mooted for Spain
Disney is considering launching its premium Cinemagic channel in Spain after the core Disney Channel…
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Vivendi and DIC team up for digital initiative
Entertainment company Vivendi and kids producer/distributor DIC have joined forces and will push a range…
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Disney goes free-to-air in Spain
The Disney Channel is launching on Spain’s digital terrestrial TV (DTT) service, marking the first…
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Christiansen to spearhead DRâs coproduction push
Denmark’s DR plans to get more heavily into coproduction and Kim Christiansen will spearhead the…
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Dermot Nolan, director general at the Digital TV Group, on technology and standards
Without standards content producers face a complex challenge in exploiting new distribution platforms, says Dermot…
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Amazia is off
Reed Midem has cancelled Amazia. The inaugural event was slated to take place in Hong…
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VH1 Lat Am closes in on deals for its new movie block
VH1 Latin America is introducing a new movie block and is in LA during Screenings…