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MTV acquires African rights to Jimmy Fallon
Youth entertainment net MTV has acquired African TV broadcasting rights to US talker The Tonight…
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Muse hires Just For Laughs vet
Canada’s Muse Entertainment Enterprises has hired Shawn Rosengarten, a Just For Laughs veteran, to lead…
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Sky 1 looks to TNT’s Legends
UK satellite channel Sky 1 HD has acquired TNT cop drama Legends. The deal with…
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Globo has a Super Star Ding Dong
Brazil’s Globo TV has acquired local rights to Banijay International format Super Star Ding Dong….
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Luck’s in at Off the Fence
Producer-distributor Off the Fence has appointed National Geographic Television producer Geoffrey Luck (pictured) as executive…
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CBS Action finds Freeview home
Drama channel CBS Action is to launch on UK free TV platform Freeview. The CBS…
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New Dragons’ Den remakes in Europe, Africa
Broadcasters in Sweden, Portugal and South Africa are launching their own versions of the Sony-distributed…
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Kiwi SVOD service bags Viacom shows
A new Netflix-style subscription on-demand service has acquired Beavis and Butt-Head, South Park and SpongeBob…
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Vikings, Extant lead Amazon UK ‘ratings’
The first seasons of Vikings (pictured) and Extant are the most popular content on Amazon’s…
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Top European broadcasters back digital pitching comp
A host of Europe’s top broadcasters are backing a new pitching competition for digital entrepreneurs…
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All3Media calculating international launch for Algorithm
All3Media International is set to launch new gameshow Algorithm internationally after its commission by Ireland’s…
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Shine has Parti to nurture Asian talent
Shine Group drama prodco Kudos Film & TV will work with indie Parti Productions to…
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Cult director von Trier plans DR drama
Controversial film director Lars von Trier to readying an English-language TV series for Denmark’s DR…
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Spain’s Imira strikes Samsung connected TV deal
Madrid-based producer and distributor Imira Entertainment has struck a content deal with Samsung. The TV…
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Netflix plans German content
Netflix aims to produce an original series in Germany, according to CEO Reed Hastings. Hastings…
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iPlayer on trend with fashion originals
The BBC has commissioned three programmes on the forthcoming London Fashion Week to air exclusively…
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Ex-Financial Times boss set to oversee the BBC
The UK government has selected Rona Fairhead as its preferred candidate for the vacant role…
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News brief: Jane Root’s Nutopia hires development chief
Nutopia, the US factual prodco run by former BBC and Discovery exec Jane Root, has…
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Competition heats up for Netflix
Netflix has shaken up the whole content world – from production with its programme of…
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Reed Midem launches Latin MIP market
The organisers of MIPTV and MIPCOM are launching a new market for the Latin American…
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DCD reassures investors after share price drop
UK indie DCD Media has moved to reassure shareholders that despite a big fall in…
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Netflix stumping up $2m per episode for The Blacklist
Netflix has acquired US drama series The Blacklist for a reported US$2m per episode. The…
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eOne acquires another Canuck prodco
North American production giant Entertainment One has acquired another Canada-based producer – this time the…
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Starz launching reality series online before TV
US premium cabler Starz is launching episodes of its first unscripted series online before it…
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Oprah net launches web series Who Am I
Oprah Winfrey and Discovery joint venture channel OWN has launched a new online series Who…
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Australia’s Nine ups sales in ‘difficult’ market
The parent company of Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine Network has upped revenue in its 2014…
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Children’s Media Conference launches London event
The organisers of the annual Children’s Media Conference are launching a new event, the The…
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HBO Lat Am welcomes CBBC’s EVE
HBO Latin America has pre-bought new CBBC children’s drama EVE. This marks the first international…
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Crew member fatally shot during Cops filming
A crew member on Cops has been fatally shot while filming the long-running US reality…
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On demand deals for Georges St-Pierre doc
Takedown: The DNA of GSP has been sold to several on-demand platforms in the US….