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News brief: Pablo Escobar moves to the Netherlands
RTL has acquired Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord for its RTL Crime channel in the…
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Hell’s Kitchen opens in Asia
An Indonesian broadcaster has commissioned the first Asian version of Gordon Ramsay-created cooking format Hell’s…
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News brief: Watch witnesses ABC’s Ressurection
UK pay TV channel Watch will air ABC’s supernatural drama Resurrection. Watch parent UKTV closed…
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News brief: Global Agency bags Israel’s Share or Dare
Turkey-based distributor Global Agency has acquired international sales rights to a new Israeli game show….
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News brief: Italian net plans to Get Your Mind Right
Italian channel Italia1 has green-lit a 33-episode series based on MTV format Girl Get Your…
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Mum of the Week lined up in four more territories
French format Mum of the Week is being remade for four international broadcasters in territories…
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Hulu buys Australian soap Neighbours
US streaming service Hulu has acquired Neighbours, the long-running Australian soap. The daily soap has…
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News brief: Toon Goggles buys D360 kids show
US video-on-demand service Toon Goggles has acquired kids programming from marblmedia-owned vendor Distribution 360. The…
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Warner Bros. ups distribution exec Stanley
Warner Bros. has elevated John Stanley, giving him responsibility for digital distribution in the UK….
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Sony’s Embassy Row making de Cadanet talkshow for Lifetime
Sony-owned US prodco Embassy Row is producing Undone with @AmandadeCadenet, a new live talkshow for…
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News brief: French net says My Man Can
France’s NRJ 12 has commissioned a remake of Red Arrow International-sold game show format My…
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News brief: Broadcasters undertake Gaumont’s Quest
A number of pay and free TV channels have acquired Gaumont Animation’s 26x30mins action toon…
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News brief: Netflix recruits ex-Nick development exec
Netflix has hired Brian Wright, the former Nickelodeon development executive, as it looks to increase…
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News brief: Saban hires former Hub, CBS exec for digital
Saban Brands has hired Kendall Doty as VP of digital. Doty was most recently at…
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News brief: TLC Lat Am gobbles up Food Truck Face Off
TLC’s cable feeds in Latin America and Hispanic US have landed Food Truck Face Off,…
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Twitter Amplified – a new distribution model
It is just over a year ago that Twitter launched its Amplify initiative for content…
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Show of the week My Mom Cooks Better Than Yours
FremantleMedia’s senior VP of global acquisitions and development Vasha Wallace says there were initially three…
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Worldwide sells BBC America royal comedy back into the UK
UK channel E4 has acquired Almost Royal, the first original comedy to come out of…
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News brief: HBO Asia orders more Hollywood on Set
HBO Asia has acquired more episodes of movie series Hollywood on Set. The pay TV…
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CBC and producers: Netflix should contribute to Canuck content
Canadian public broadcaster the CBC and the Canadian producers’ association have called for Netflix to…
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Kurt Seyit finds CEE lovers
Turkish romantic drama Kurt Seyit & Sura has found a trio of buyers in central…
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Broadcasters make Journey Through an Invisible War
Four broadcasters have acquired Journey Through an Invisible War, a documentary billed as an “in-depth…
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Disney gives Nina, Didn’t Do it new runs
Disney Channel’s comedy I Didn’t Do it and Disney EMEA’s short-form toon Nina Needs to…
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News brief: CW cancels Famous in 12 on-air
US broadcast network has cancelled its TMZ reality series Famous in 12, relaying the news…
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News brief: Nick Jr. returns to Driftwood Bay
Nick Jr. in the UK has commissioned another 52x7mins season of mixed-media preschool animated series…
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Mediaset signs up for Rising Star
Mediaset’s Canale 5 channel will air an Italian version of Keshet International format Rising Star….
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Pact links UK indies with US commissioners
The UK independent producers association Pact has launched an app that connects its members with…
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UK producers lobby for kids live-action tax break
The UK independent producers association Pact will start a lobbying effort aimed at securing a…
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Greenbird buys into Frank Spotnitz’s prodco
UK production group Greenbird is acquiring a minority stake in The X Files writer Frank…
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News brief: MasterChef heads to Brazil
Brazilian broadcaster Bandeirantes has ordered a local version of MasterChef. Band will put the hit…