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Stewart Clarke
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Dori Media preps animated Rebelde
Dori Media is producing an animated version of Rebelde Way, the teen telenovela. The 26-part…
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Fuji sells docs to France’s ARTE
Japanese broadcaster Fuji TV has sold a number of its documentaries to French cultural network…
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iTeddy signs new content partners
The makers of interactive teddy bear iTeddy have inked a number of deals with childrens…
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Entara seals Domo deals
Domo-kun, Japanese broadcaster NHK’s mascot, is set to be made into a range of mobile…
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Heroes video game set for late 2008
NBC Universal’s hit sci-fi drama Heroes is set to be turned into a video game…
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Comment: Nick Price, managing partner, Bridge London on ad-funded programming
Advertiser funded programming (AFP) has been around since the dawn of commercial television and yet…
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US network picks up DMG’s Rebelde Way
UK listed telenovela producer and distributor Dori Media Group has sold its hit telenovela Rebelde…
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Five launches new wildlife strand
UK broadcaster Five is to launch a wildlife documentary strand – Five Wild. The channel…
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ABC Australia invests in new docs
Australian public broadcaster ABC is investing part of its new A$20 million (US$17m) programming fund…
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Warner Bros. licensing active formats
Warner Bros. is to license the formats to the Without a Trace and Cold Case…
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E! gambles on scripted reality
E! Entertainment is on track to launch scripted series in 2008. The celebrity focused broadcaster…
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ZDF Enterprises ramps up copros
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, is ramping up the number…
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Comment: Transatlantic travel at an all-time high, writes Dominic Schreiber
Judging by a recent interview with American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe in the Guardian newspaper,…
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Outright sells Fat March
Outright Distribution has sold health format Fat March to a number of international broadcasters including…
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1 vs 100 picked up in Italy
Endemol has sold its hit gameshow format 1 vs. 100 to Italian broadcaster Canale 5….
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Pioneer secures Hindenburg commission
UK indie Pioneer Productions has been commissioned by European broadcasters to produce a drama documentary…
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Treehouse growing into the UK
Canadian kids producer Nelvana is launching its download-to-own service Treehouse Direct in the UK –…
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BSkyB launches push VOD service
BSkyB, the UK pay TV operator, has launched a push video-on-demand service. Customers will now…
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Second Life for ABC Australia
Australian public broadcaster ABC has launched a portal via Second Life, becoming the first Australian…
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Download to burn from Lovefilm
Lovefilm, the online video service, is to offer the UK’s first download-to-burn service after it…
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ohm:tv launches mobile channels
Ohm:TV, the German mobile TV operator, has boosted the number of channels it offers after…
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Kamera signs SportFive deal
Kamera, the mobile video operator, has signed a deal with sports rights firm SportFive and…
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Wallace & Gromit go mobile
Aardman Animations, creators of Wallace&Gromit, is to launch its content via mobile TV in the…
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Underground Ernie moves into publishing
Joella-produced preschool kids property Underground Ernie is going to appear in print in the UK…
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MuchMusic launches credit card
MuchMusic, the Canadian music channel operated by Chum Television, has launched its own branded credit…
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Stargate goes direct to video
MGM is ramping up production on two direct-to-video movies from the Stargate franchise. The studio…
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Jay Jay lands publishing deal
Jay Jay The Jet Plane will be turned into a series of coloring books and…
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Dust settling on French pay TV revolution
With a commercial launch on 21 March, the merger of CanalSat and TPS put an…
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VCs weigh £20m fund for smaller indies
Venture capitalists are talking to the vice-chairman of UK indie producers body PACT about a…
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TBI Interview: Anthony Zuiker, investigating CSI
Anthony Zuiker is the executive producer of, arguably, the most popular TV drama franchise in…