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Stewart Clarke


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Ex-Canal+ and Fremantle execs launching baby boomer channel

Former Canal+ exec Philippe Gildas and ex-Fremantle France boss Gaspard de Chavagnac are launching a…

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Ratings watch: Got Talent gets viewers

The second season of talent format Got Talent has got off to a good start…

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Loonland looks at sale, merger options

TV Loonland, which reports nine-month financial results tomorrow, could be sold or merge with another…

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Discovery and Nat Geo demand more from international

Factual content specialists Discovery and Nat Geo have reorganised their operations with a view to…

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Parthenon plans more deals after Entara agreement

Parthenon Entertainment, the UK factual and kids producer/distributor, is looking to ink more acquisitions following…

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Paws & Claws! Wildlife programming

With airtime and commissions tougher to come by, natural history producers are having to be…

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Euro consolidation continues

The trend for distributors acquiring independent production companies is set to continue following deals involving…

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Net5 repositions itself with new look

Dutch broadcaster Net5 has undergone a creative rebranding and shed its image as a female-skewing…

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Fremantle brings back Crackerjack

Fremantle Australia is to relaunch the Crackerjack brand, twelve months after the producer was merged…

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NBCU preps intn’l production HQ

NBC Universal will increase its international production activity after launching a production hub in London….

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Sony takes SET and Animax to Africa

Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), the international TV arm of the Hollywood studio, is set…

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DeAgostini readies deals

Following its unsuccessful bid to acquire Endemol in May, Italian media group De Agostini is…

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H20 swims towards third series

Live-action kids show H20: Just Add Water is likely to be commissioned for a third…

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Skatoony heads to India

Cartoon Network has commissioned a Hindi version of gameshow Skatoony. The show has also been…

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MDA grants funds for animation

Singapore’s Media Development Authority has launched a scheme to boost production of short animated films…

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Little Mosque heading for the US

The producers of Little Mosque on the Prairie are closing on a deal with a…

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Fremantle rolls out Human Tetris

Fremantle is preparing to launch a new international format based on a Japanese gameshow. It…

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Foxtel launches Wag’s Boutique

Foxtel, the Australian pay TV operator, has commissioned a local version of footie wives shopping…

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Bringiton sells format to China

Swedish producer and distributor Bringiton has sold a format into China. China Entertainment Television is…

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Animal Planet preps Irwin tribute

Animal Planet is preparing to commemorate Steve Irwin’s with a selection on shows about the…

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E! teams with ninemsn in Oz

E! Entertainment is launching a series of online short-form shows in Australia. The entertainment channel…

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Sci Fi unleashes Legion of Fire

Sci Fi UK, the NBC Univeral-owned thematic channel, has commissioned its first exclusively online show…

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Yahoo! inks reality TV deal

Internet search engine Yahoo! is boosting its line up of original programming after it inked…

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Discovery launches UK mobile channels

Discovery Networks has launched two new mobile TV channels in the UK. It has launched…

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The Office launches online

The Office is set to be available online for the first time in the US…

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Providence buys into Hulu

Private equity investor Providence Equity Partners has acquired a stake in News Corp and NBC…

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Trading card deal for The Likeables

Animated soccer series The Likeables, the official cartoon of the FA Premier League, is set…

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BBC catches Underground Ernie

UK independent producer Joella Productions has appointed BBC Worldwide as the international programme sales and…

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Mattel recalls Cars toys

Toy giant Mattel has recalled 436,000 Cars toys worldwide after finding "impermissable levels of lead"….

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