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European deals for Curvy Supermodel format
Armoza’s Curvy Supermodel format has been picked up in Spain and optioned in France. The…
Sky buys MacGyver reboot for the UK
Sky has acquired MacGyver and the reboot of the 1980s series will launch on the…
All3Media backs MIPFormats Pitch
Execs from various All3Media international prodcos will judge the MIPFormats International Pitch at this year’s…
Canada’s CraveTV orders OTT original
CraveTV has ordered What Would Sal Do?, a slacker comedy about a guy who discovers…
ITV shops Meet the Parents format
Finnish broadcaster MTV has ordered a local version of ITV Studios’ Meet the Parents format….
What went down at NATPE Miami
NATPE welcomed the usual mix of buyers, sellers, programme-makers and hustlers to Miami last week….
Comedy Central launches first Middle East stand up
Viacom’s fledgling Comedy Central channel in the Middle East is moving into original production with…
3 Ball boss inks new deal
The CEO of 3 Ball Entertainment has renewed his deal at the US reality prodco…
Sky doc World’s Most Evil Killers head to RTL
German free TV giant RTL has prebought Sky UK’s World’s Most Evil Killers. The true…
Passion releasing The Boy Who Tried to Kill Trump
Passion Distribution has snagged The Boy Who Tried to Kill Trump, the doc special about…
BBCWW strikes 600-hour Amazon India deal
BBC Worldwide has shopped a huge package of BBC content to Amazon for its recently-launched…
Starz Play renews Warner Bros. deal
Starz’ MENA-focused OTT service has renewed a programming deal with Warner Bros. The news comes…
Netflix buys Orlowski’s Sundance feature
Netflix has acquired Chasing Coral, the upcoming enviro-doc from Jeff Orlowski, which screened at this…
NATPE: Bakish outlines Viacom turnaround plan
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has begun to flesh out a plan to turn the…
NATPE: YouTube Red ‘beats target’, preps launches
YouTube Red is tracking ahead of the “ambitious” subs targets Google has set the streaming…
NATPE: A+E CEO seeks more international control
Nancy Dubuc has said the group will seek to take greater control of its channel…
NATPE: Tandem sets up Miami drama
StudioCanal prodco Tandem is setting up Deep City, a new Miami-based drama series with Nashville…
NATPE: organisation reaches out to the Next Gen
US trade body NATPE said yesterday it will launch a new initiative to help younger…
Starz snags Fox for OTT service
Starz Play has sealed a multiyear deal with Fox for its Starz Play OTT service…
Keshet Int’l sets up Lat Am production hub
The international arm of Keshet is opening up a new production hub in Mexico to…
Keshet International adding to the MX
In December, Keshet International’s Asia chief, Gary Pudney, told TBI about the distributor’s plans for…
Rise staffing up, hires Betty, 7 Wonder execs
Rise Films has hired two new factual execs and is looking to bolster its team…
Nick buys more new Teletubbies
The Nickelodeon channel in the US has bought more episodes of the rebooted Teletubbies series….
The Terror to spread on AMC
AMC Networks COO Ed Carroll tells TBI about his plans to grow global channels AMC…
Ludo Dufour named Off the Fence MD
Ludo Dufour has been upped to managing director, sales and coproductions, at Off the Fence,…
Netflix ‘repositioning as premium channel’
Netflix’s programming spend now matches that of the major premium channels and with geographical expansion…
Green invests in UK-based Indie Prodco
Richard Green has signed an investment deal with UK-based factual indie prodco Midnight Oil Pictures….
All3Media buys into drama producer
All3Media is funding a London-based start-up drama prodco. Two Halves Pictures was co-founded in April…
Discop Istanbul will be back for 2018
Discop has confirmed its Istanbul event has been cancelled after a spate of terrorist attacks…
Xilam seals Oggy deal for Amazon India
Amazon’s recently launched Indian streaming service has snagged exclusive local rights to several titles from…