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MBC3 scores 150 hours from Zodiak Kids

The Middle East’s MBC3 has acquired a 150-hour package of programming from distributor Zodiak Kids….

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Playmobil series Super 4 sales stack up

A range of broadcasters from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Canada have acquired the…

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Pioneer’s Dear exits for Ideas start-up

Jeremy Dear, who was UK indie Pioneer Productions’ senior VP and head of factual, has…

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Show of the week: Criminal Mastermind

This 60-episode offer from Cisneros Media Distribution, the rebranded sales arm of Venezuelan broadcaster Venevision,…

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Banijay snags exclusive rights to TV Guide content

Banijay International has secured worldwide rights to content from US cable net TV Guide Network….

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Operation Repo firm options Chilean crime caper

Intrigue, the US content company that brought Operation Repo to the US, has picked up…

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TV Guide’s Thurlow joins DCP

TV Guide Network’s executive VP of sales strategy and CFO Amy Thurlow has joined Dick…

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Chinese net looks to Japan’s Dr What

Chinese channel Zhejiang TV is getting a local version of the Small World IFT-sold medical…

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Networks raid Picture Box for programming

Various networks have acquired unscripted programming from Canada’s Picture Box Distribution. Viasat Europe and GB…

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Shaftesbury finds teen trilogy Wondrous Strange

Canada’s Shaftesbury has acquired TV adaptation rights to the Wondrous Strange young adult fiction franchise….

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Hulu lands multi-year South Park deal

Hulu has dealt a blow to streaming service rivals Netflix and Amazon by acquiring exclusive…

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News brief: Keshet hires regional sales exec

The distribution arm of Israeli broadcaster Keshet has recruited Karina Dolgiej as sales manager, Latin…

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ITV’s Thinkfactory making reality series for AMC

Thinkfactory Media, the US prodco acquired by ITV Studios last year, has won a commission…

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Amazon buys Peppa Pig and raft of kids series

Amazon has acquired a slew of kids series for its streaming service in the UK,…

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BBC Worldwide cuts first-look with UK prodco

BBC Worldwide has agreed a first-look deal with Cuba Pictures, the UK production company behind…

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Sam & Cat cancelled after one season

Nickelodeon’s live-action comedy Sam & Cat has been cancelled after one season. This comes after…

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Sam & Cat cancelled after one season

Nickelodeon’s live-action comedy Sam & Cat has been cancelled after one season. This comes after…

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Fox studio chiefs set to take on network

20th Century Fox Television co-bosses Dana Walden and Gary Newman are to be handed control…

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Networks identify Cineflix’s Last Seen Alive

Swedish and Italian channels have acquired Cineflix-owned crime series Last Seen Alive. TV4 in Sweden…

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Buyers Briefing digital season: Will Ennett, TalkTalk

Name: Will Ennett Title: Head of pay TV content, TalkTalk Former Blinkbox and Viasat buyer…

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Buyers Briefing digital season: news digest

As part of our new weekly Buyers Briefing feature, we run down the biggest news…

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Studio Lambert nabs NBCU exec, promotes pair

Studio Lambert has promoted Tim Harcourt and Tania Alexander following the success of Channel 4’s…

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El Rey buys Miami Vice

Robert Rodriguez-helmed cable channel El Rey Network has acquired rights to the Miami Vice TV…

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Netherlands introducing online ratings system

A new rating system is being introduced in the Netherlands to measure viewing of TV…

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Indies welcome BBC quota move

The industry group representing UK indie producers has welcomed the BBC’s move to scrap programming…

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Tricon shops library to Google Play

Canada’s Tricon Films & Television has signed a worldwide deal placing all of its scripted…

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Rising Star gets first int’l recommission

Keshet International’s Rising Star has landed its first international season recommission. Brazil’s Rede Globo has…

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Discovery names Animal Planet boss

Discovery has upped Rick Holzman general manager of its Animal Planet channel. Holzman is being…

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CBC ascends to Syfy drama series

Canadian pubcaster CBC has acquired Ascension, US network Syfy’s upcoming futuristic drama. The Canandian pubcaster…

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Sloan and Sagansky’s Global Eagle replaces CEO

Global Eagle Entertainment, the in-flight entertainment firm founded by Hollywood veterans Harry Sloan and Jeff…