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Liberty of London in pre-Cannes sales

DCD Rights’ doc series about a London department store has sold to broadcasters in Europe…

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Kolb exits E! as Berwick takes on NBCU lifestyle nets

Suzanne Kolb is exiting her post as president of cable channel E! Entertainment, with long-serving…

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Toggle scores Disney SVOD deal

Singaporean OTT service Toggle has scored a multiyear SVOD deal with The Walt Disney Company….

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News brief: ITV reveals Secrets from the Sky

UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a 6x30mins factual series from its affiliated prodco Shiver. Secrets…

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Networks clamber up Berlin Wall

Various broadcasters have acquired Sky Vision’s documentary Berlin Wall: The Night the Iron Curtain Closed….

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Red Arrow re-hires Etspueler

Red Arrow Entertainment Group has re-hired Nina Etspueler as senior creative producer. Etspueler had previously…

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Liz Hurley to make Royal appearance in Cannes

Elizabeth Hurley is heading to Cannes to promote her new Lionsgate series The Royals. Hurley…

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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Pirate Express

The Pirate Express is a ship captained by Poseidon’s son Newt who oversees an unruly…

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eOne to slam dunk virtual reality basketball at MIPCOM

Entertainment One will have get buyers to take part in a virtual reality basketball experience…

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Global Screen takes Ken Follett mini to market

German-based distributor Global Screen has taken international rights to A Dangerous Fortune, the upcoming two-part…

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Tricon playing it for laughs with Garfunkel and Oates

Tricon Films & Television will launch IFC comedy series Garfunkel and Oates at MIPCOM. The…

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Beyond to offer Dark Temptations in Cannes

Beyond Distribution’s MIPCOM slate includes a 6x60mins crime series focusing on weird obsessions that turn…

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Rive Gauche secures pre-market sales

LA-based Rive Gauche Television has sold programming to the likes of Channel 5 in the…

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Pikkuli to fly at MIPJunior

Ireland’s Monster Entertainment will launch an animated preschool property called Pikkuli at MIPJunior. The 26x5mins…

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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Fortitude

With a budget rumoured to be one of the biggest out of the UK in…

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Nordic World strikes RTL, ZDF, Disney deals

Formats distributor Nordic World has agreed several deals with German partners. Commercial broadcaster RTL has…

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Distribution veteran Weir launches new company

Former Estrella TV and Warner Bros. executive Andy Weir has launched a new distribution company,…

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Ex-Scott Free London boss launches prodco

Liza Marshall, formerly of Scott Free Productions, has launched a film and TV production company…

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DreamWorks sale talks ‘stall’

Discussions that may see Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation sold to Japan’s SoftBank Corp. have “cooled”,…

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News brief: MTG rebranding London broadcast ops

European broadcaster MTG is renaming its Viasat-branded broadcast operations base in London. The division will…

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Russian net says I Can Do That!

Russian channel Rossiya 1 has commissioned a local version of Armoza Formats’ studio entertainment show…

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Guru, Baby Octopus pact for Pepi

Canada’s Guru Studio has partnered with a kids TV veteran to produce new projects. Guru…

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Maverick brings Fatonomics, Culture Quiz to Cannes

A dieting-meets-economics format and a culture-based quiz will roll out in Cannes next month with…

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New Scripps distribution arm unveils first MIPCOM slate

Having returned to distribution, Scripps’ new programme sales unit will bring a 1,200-hour slate to…

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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Occupied

In an era in which Russia is embroiled in a territorial dispute with a European…

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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Wild But True

Australia’s Irwin family has handed the world another TV star. Ten-year-old Robert Irwin’s small screen…

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Exero claims new format is ‘Idols meets Pawn Stars’

Australian-European indie Exero Films is launching a format it describes as “a cross between Idols…

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Starz offers free pre-launch Survivor’s eps

US premium cable Starz is offering a pair of episodes from the upcoming LeBron James…

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DreamWorks Animation in $3.4bn sale talks

Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation is talking with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank about a US$3.4 billion deal,…

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News brief: African CBeebies among Q Pootle buyers

CBeebies in Africa and NRK in Norway are among buyers of Snapper Productions-produced toon Q…