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Scripps buys Luke Nguyen food series
Scripps Food Network Network has acquired the second instalment of Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong, the…
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Seven Network buys Woodlies special
Australian free-to-air network Seven has acquired a feature-length instalment of animated property The Woodlies. Seven…
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Discovery will televise Oprah’s Lance Armstrong interview
Discovery will simulcast Oprah Winfrey’s upcoming interview with Lance Armstrong on its networks around the…
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Mark Ramakers out as CFO at Talpa
The CFO of Talpa, the producer behind The Voice, is leaving the John de Mol-owned…
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France’s Orange renews HBO output deal
Orange Cinéma Series (OCS) has renewed a key content deal with US premium programme provider…
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New US privacy law will allow Netflix to link accounts with Facebook
US lawmakers have amended privacy laws, clearing the way for video services such as Netflix…
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BBC and Endemol bosses confirmed for MIP TV keynotes
BBC controller of drama Ben Stephenson and Tim Hincks, president of global entertainment producer Endemol,…
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Banijay and Eyeworks announce new deals for diving shows
Banijay and Eyeworks have both sealed new deals for their respective diving formats Stars in…
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Sky Vision hires first head of acquisitions
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has poached former BBC Worldwide commercial manager Angela Neillis and she…
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CTV buys ABC version of The Taste
CTV has acquired The Taste, the cooking competition format fronted by Nigella Lawson and Anthony…
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Peace Point grapples with ultimate fighting feature doc
Canadian distributor Peace Point has take international rights to The DNA of GSP, a feature…
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Exclusive: Davina McCall to host new Channel 4 gameshow from Sony
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a new gameshow from Sony, Five Minutes to…
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Discovery orders gangster show from British Nerd
Discovery has ordered a new show that delves into the world of gangs, from UK…
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Hulu unveils original series for 2013
US streaming and catch-up and service Hulu has unveiled three new original properties that it…
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Comedy Central takes Facebook series to TV
Comedy Central in Italy will start showing web series Amici@Letto on its linear channel early…
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Syfy preps debut of MMORPG game and TV show crossover
Syfy will debut its online computer game and TV series crossover, Defiance, in mid-April. Syfy…
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Off the Fence to sell Fox lifestyle shows internationally
Off the Fence has inked a deal with Fox International Channels and will distribute over…
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Netflix inks ’unprecedented’ Warner Bros. TV deal
Netflix has bagged rights to eight series distributed by Warner Bros. The deal between the…
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Robert Redford eyes Rio as international Sundance Festival venue
Robert Redford has told TBI that the success of the London edition of his Sundance…
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Polaroid launches tablet for kids
Polaroid has launched a US$150 tablet aimed at kids at the Consumer Electronics Show in…
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BBC launches free sport app
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched a free sport app for iPhone and iPod…
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NBC orders Camp drama series from Australia’s Matchbox
NBC has given summer camp drama series Camp a straight-to-series order. The thirteen-part series will…
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BBC America buys ITV drama Broadchurch
US cable network BBC America has acquired Broadchurch, the upcoming British drama series starring David…
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HBO extends Universal Pictures output
US cable network HBO has renewed a movie output deal with Universal Pictures it was…
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IPTV eats into cable and satellite TV market share in Canada
Almost 10% of pay TV subscriptions in Canada are to an IPTV service, according to…
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Sundance orders unscripted TV series about the TV industry
Sundance Channel has commissioned The Writers’ Room, a reality show about the TV business. Sundance…
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Hulu CEO Kilar to leave this quarter
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and chief technologyofficer Rich Tom are to leave the US online…
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A&E orders Rodeo Girls series from The Weinstein Company
US cable net A&E has ordered a reality series about female rodeo competitors from The…
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Steve Macallister leaving BBC Worldwide in restructure
BBC Worldwide president and managing director sales & distribution Steve Macallister is leaving the company…
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Sony taking Talpa’s The Voice into Italy
Sony Pictures Television’s Italian prodcution arm along with Talpa have inked a deal for hit…