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Stewart Clarke
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A+E lays down Roots in Cannes
A+E will give its upcoming drama series Roots its international launch at MIPCOM next week….
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Cineflix snags buzzy British noir series
The distribution arm of Cineflix has won the rights to Marcella, the upcoming ‘British noir’…
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Espresso rebrands ahead of MIPCOM
UK based factual distribution business Espresso TV, after 23 years in the industry, is re-branding…
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Global Screen shops wartime series to b’casters
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired Naked Among Wolves, the German TV movie is…
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Sony swats international Man vs Fly deals
Several international partners have ordered local versions of Gogglebox Entertainment fly-swatting format Man vs Fly….
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Ovation buys Will.i.am doc from Endemol Shine
Arts and culture net Ovation has bought On the Road with Will.i.am, a behind the…
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Ex-DRG exec launches new distributor
Andrea Jackson has launched a new distributor, Magnify Media, and has told TBI she will…
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Televisa makes Dougray Scott thriller in English
Televisa is utilising a Mexico-Canada production treaty to produce Duality, a new English-language drama series…
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US SVOD service Acorn hires Murphy
US streaming service Acorn has hired Shane Murphy as managing director of its production division,…
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Vivendi relaunches Watchever with SVOD ‘channels’
Watchever is being relaunched with a raft of international content companies launching channel-type offerings on…
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Discovery targets 3bn subs
Discovery Communications boss David Zaslav (below left) has pledged the channel operator will hit three…
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Peace Point making a noise with Lauda doc
Toronto-based distributor Peace Point Rights is launching a new doc about racing driver Niki Lauda…
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Steve Mosko upped at Sony
Steve Mosko has been upped to chairman, Sony Pictures Television. The new role sees Mosko…
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Sony restructures management team
Sony Pictures Television has made several changes to its senior management team. The changes were…
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Trace cuts ‘sportainment’ production deal
MTG-owned channel operator Trace has inked a deal with sport and lifestyle prodco Inverleigh, which…
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Zig Zag staffing up, poaches ITV exec
Zig Zag Productions has hired Andy Scott (pictured) for a new head of entertainment role,…
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Televisa USA adapting Spanish drama Gran Hotel
The US arm of Mexican media giant Televisa is adapting hit Spanish drama Gran Hotel,…
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BBC Worldwide to hypnotise MIPCOM format buyers
BBC Worldwide is bringing two hypnotists from its You’re Back in the Room format to…
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Netflix and Amazon content spend to hit US$9bn
Netflix will have over 130 million subscribers around the world within five years and the…
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BBC iPlayer orders first original film
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered The Rack Pack, a comedy film for its iPlayer…
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Bing bunny goes global
UK-originated animated series Bing has been bought by a raft of international broadcasters. The series,…
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beIN takes control of Asia channels
Sports channel operator beIN Media has taken full control of its channels in Asia. The…
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FremantleMedia Int’l raids BBCWW, All3Media
FremantleMedia has created two new roles in its content sales division and further restructured the…
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DCD launching Hendrix doc at MIPCOM
DCD Rights is launching a new Jimi Hendrix special in Cannes. It will give a…
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Anglo-Chinese content company IPCN staffs up
London and China-based content company IPCN has added two new staff to its ranks, poaching…
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Broadcasters buys World’s Fattest Man follow-up
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired World’s Fattest Man – the Journey Continues, the…
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Netflix to Get Away with Murder
Netflix has acquired international rights to Shonda Rhimes’ ABC series How to Get Away with…
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BBC taking Top Gear’s Chris Evans to Cannes
BBC Worldwide is taking Chris Evans to MIPCOM next month to promote the new season…
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Arrow poaches Endemol Shine exec
UK indie prodco Arrow Media has poached Oliver Wright from Endemol Shine UK for a…
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New European launch for Fox channel
Fox International Channels is launching its flagship Fox channel in Belgium. The general entertainment service…