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Endemol inks pact with Kingdom creator
Endemol Studios has tied writer and showrunner Byron Balasco into a first-look deal. Balasco is…
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Appetite for Kerridge cooking shows grows in Oz, US
Broadcasters in Australia and the US are among buyers of British cooking series from celebrity…
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Disney Channel, pubcasters bag Winkler’s Zipzer
Four Disney Channel feeds and two European pubcasters are among buyers of Hank Zipzer, the…
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9 Story calls up Imagination Movers
Canadian kids firm 9 Story Entertainment has secured a development deal with musical act Imgaination…
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Endemol launching online gaming channel
Production and distribution group Endemol is launching a new video game-focussed online channel, Legends of…
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Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick hires Johnstone
Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick Entertainment, the business formed by the founders of UK toon studio Cosgrove…
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MCN ChannelFlip creates talent units
Shine Group-owned YouTube multichannel network ChannelFlip has created two new divisions to increase its range…
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Russia weighs new foreign ownership limits
Russian legislators have called for a ceiling of 20% to be imposed on foreign ownership…
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Cartoon Network to chronicle Matt Hatter
Cartoon Network in the Middle East, Africa and Southern Europe has acquired three season of…
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TV Guide Network rebranding as Pop next year
CBS Corp. and Lionsgate Entertainment network TV Guide Network is rebranding. The US cable net…
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Corus leads $11m funding round in women’s MCN
Canada’s Corus Entertainment has lead a C$12 million (US$11 million) funding round in digital media…
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Hindi film icon to discuss factual’s future at MIPCOM
Hindi film superstar Aamir Khan will appear at the inaugural MIPCOM ‘MegaSession’, titled ‘The Future…
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RTÉ hires international formats boss
The international and commercial arm of Irish public broadcaster RTÉ has hired Janet Frawley as…
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Buyers circle as de Mol’s Talpa put on the block
John de Mol’s Talpa has brought in Bank of America Merrill Lynch to advise it…
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Danny Fenton’s postcard from Russia
Zig Zag founder Danny Fenton’s first experience of Russia included horrible hotel rooms and excellent…
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Ex-Eyeworks exec joins Shine International
Shine International has hired Ted Bookstaver as senior VP, head of Americas. He was previously…
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Netflix goes live in Switzerland
Netflix has launched in Switzerland – the fourth European country in which the service has…
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Report: Discovery to take control of The Hub
Discovery Communications will take control of its joint venture kids channel The Hub by the…
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Objective founder exits All3Media prodco
Michael Vine is leaving Objective Productions, the UK comedy and entertainment producer he cofounded in…
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Julie Bristow’s prodco gets hockey wives order
Bristow Global Media, the fledgling prodco set up by former CBC exec Julie Bristow, is…
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RTVE appoints North American distributor
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has appointed Atlanta-based Catalia Communications Corp. to become its channels and…
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News brief: TNT secures Marvel movie deal
US cable channel TNT has secured rights to the next five Marvel Universe movies. The…
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ITV scraps Rising Star ahead of launch
ITV has scrapped its version of the Rising Star format before it has launched. The…
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Seven’s UK JV prodco staffs up
Recently-launched producer 7 Wonder has made its first hires, recruiting a factual boss from BSkyB…
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HBO renews Belgian cable deal
Belgian cabler Telenet has renewed its content deal with HBO until 2018. The deal gives…
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Indian romantic drama sold to Georgia
An Indian romantic drama has sold to a pair of Georgian channels from the Rustavi2…
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Discovery sets Wallenda tightrope walk date
Nik Wallenda’s follow-up to the record-breaking live-broadcast of Skywire Live will go out on Discovery…
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Shaw Media appoints new president
Shaw Media has appointed Barbara Williams as its president following the passing of Paul Robertson…
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Genius appoints Robles for Lat Am sales
Andy Heyward’s Genius Brands International has appointed Spiral International, a subsidiary of entertainment firm Etcetera…
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RTL cuts Rising Star run
Germany’s RTL has moved to shorten its local run of Israeli talent format Rising Star…