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News brief: Networks shop for Small Potatoes
ABC4Kids in Australia has acquired a movie based on Meet the Small Potatoes, Little Airplane…
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Broadcasters line up for Peg + Cat
RTP in Portugal and MBC Kids in the UAE are acquiring Canadian-produced preschool cartoon Peg…
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Netflix streaming increases 350%
The volume of Netflix video streaming has increased by 350% in the last 10 quarters,…
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Viacom hires former Turner exec Musa
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Alan Musa as vice president and commercial director of…
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Zodiak Rights finds Memento
Zodiak Rights has scored a first-look deal with French prodco Memento. Factual-focused Memento is behind…
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ITV hitched to Bridezillas for new channel
UK broadcaster ITV has acquired Bridezillas and spin-off series Marriage Boot Camp for its new…
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Netflix orders Popples kids show
US streaming service Netflix has ordered a 26x30mins kids series based on the Popples brand….
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Fox investigates Starz takeover
21st Century Fox reportedly met with top executives from US premium cable channel Starz to…
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Discovery goes Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Discovery Networks International has bought Running Wild with Bear Grylls for a number of its…
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CBS orders two more US Big Brothers
CBS has greenlit two more seasons of Big Brother. The US broadcast network’s order means…
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Russian, Dutch channels take Prime content
Stream Television in Russia and four Dutch broadcasters have acquired content from Paris-based Prime Entertainment…
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Saban returns to distribution with new division
Saban Brands has launched a new international content sales unit. Saban Brands founder Haim Saban…
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Now TV adds more content on Apple TV
BSkyB’s over-the-top service Now TV has added its pay-monthly TV and movie packages to its…
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Electric Sky hires former Sony exec for sales
UK-based factual producer and distributor Electric Sky has hired former Sony sales exec Ting Wai…
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News brief: Fox orders more Top Model for Asia
Fox International Channels has ordered a third season of Asia’s Next Top Model for its…
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News brief: Globo telenovela hits 100
Brazilian telenovela The Life We Lead has been shopped to three new buyers, among them…
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Alibi makes Reckless move
UK crime channel Alibi has acquired legal drama Reckless from CBS Studios International. The 13x60mins…
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BBC Worldwide buys into Lookout Point
BBC Worldwide has bought a 35% stake in drama producer Lookout Point. Worldwide, the commercial…
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MGM buys Mark Burnett prodco
US studio MGM has taken a 55% stake in Lightworkers Media, the production company run…
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Keshet poaches BBCWW’s Roberts for CEE
Keshet International has recruited Lucy Roberts as its sales manager for the Central and Eastern…
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Netflix on track for 100 million international subs
Netflix is set to pass 100 million international subs by 2020. Netflix is aiming for…
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Lifestyle and crime pay for Cineflix
Cineflix Rights has shopped a raft of its lifestyle and crime programming to international broadcasters….
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News brief: Red Arrow’s Escape Your Life heads to TNT
US cable net TNT has ordered unscripted social experiment series Escape Your Life from Kinetic…
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Capturing the Magic
Objective Productions Bafta-winning ‘Head of Magic’ Anthony Owen writes about the experience of capturing Derren…
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Canal+ strikes HBO SVOD deal
French pay TV operator Canal+’s on-demand unit Canalplay has struck a deal with US pay…
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Al Jazeera countersues Current co-founders Gore and Hyatt
Al Jazeera America is countersuing former Current TV owners, former US vice-president Al Gore and…
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Strong ad growth forecast
The global advertising market will grow strongly through the rest of the year with television…
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B’casters unlock deals for Australian drama The Code
Arte has acquired Australian drama The Code for France and Germany. The series is distributed…
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ITV Studios picks up app-to-format Quiz Clash
ITV Studios has taken rights to the TV format based on the Quiz Clash mobile…
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E! to continue with Fashion Police without Joan Rivers
US cable net E! is to continue making Fashion Police, the Hollywood fashion series that…