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Gran Plan unveiled in Finland, Russia
Armoza Formats’ cross-generational format The Gran Plan is being remade in Finland and Russia. Finland’s…
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Novovision hires new Asia, Franco Europe sales bosses
French comedy clips distributor Novovision has named new sales chiefs for Asia and French-speaking Europe….
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Sky orders more Alan Partridge comedy
Sky Atlantic has commissioned a new season of Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters and a…
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Paul Jackson joins Videojug, targets Buzzfeed and Vice
Ex-Eyeworks, BBC and ITV executive Paul Jackson has taken a consultancy role at Videojug as…
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Dora moves to the city in new Nickelodeon series
Nickelodeon is launching Dora and Friends: Into the City!, a new animated preschool series featuring…
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Ex-NATPE boss heads new nonfiction trade association
Former NATPE president Rick Feldman is to head up a new reality TV producers’ trade…
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Amazon making Mena Suvari pilot with Universal
Amazon is making Hysteria, a new one-hour drama starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty). The pilot…
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News brief: MundoFox encounters Magnificent Century
Turkish period drama Magnificent Century is now playing for US Hispanic audiences via Spanish-language cable…
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Passion whips up Hurricane 360 sales
Passion Distribution has sold several titles from The Weather Channel. A raft of broadcasters have…
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South Korean Three Musketeers series greenlit
South Korean pay TV channel TVN has ordered a new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas swashbuckler…
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Marvista launches digital distribution division
LA-based producer and distributor Marvista Entertainment has launched a new unit dedicated to acquiring and…
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WOWOW restructures production divisions
Japanese pay TV broadcaster WOWOW has reorganised its domestic and international production divisions. Tetsuya Nasuno…
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FremantleMedia poaches legal chief from BBC Worldwide
RTL-owned producer and distributor FremantleMedia has hired Robin Chalmers as its general counsel. Chalmers will…
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Sony and Telemundo ink three series production pact
Sony Pictures Television will make a series a year, for three years, for Hispanic broadcaster…
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Greek telco makes move for Nova TV channel
Deutsche Telekom-backed Greek telecom operator OTE has made a non-binding offer to media group Forthnet…
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BBC Worldwide reorganises digital as Heaf exits
BBC Worldwide said it remains committed to its digital strategy in the wake of the…
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Lake steps down as Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia CEO
Michael Lake has stepped down as CEO of Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios to become group…
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News brief: Wellness cable channel extends to Colombia
A new wellness and well-being cable channel has launched on Colombian pay TV platform Movistar….
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Atlantique, Keshet UK pour resource into Crater Lake
French drama producer Atlantique Productions and the UK arm of Israel’s Keshet International are co-developing…
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Netflix collars Horrid Henry
Netflix has acquired seasons one to three of animated series Horrid Henry for its services…
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News brief: Hulu adds more Doozers
US streaming platform Hulu and its premium service Hulu Plus have added new episodes of…
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News brief: Sky 1 returns to Yonderland
UK satellite channel Sky 1 HD has commissioned a second season of Yonderland, its surreal…
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News brief: SBS6 continues to see Danni Lowinski
Dutch commercial broadcaster SBS6 has ordered a third season of its remake of German scripted…
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Japan, Thailand join forces for toon JV
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV is one of three partners behind a new joint venture business…
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Kids veteran Court joins Brown Bag board
Global kids TV veteran Neil Court has joined the board of Irish animation producer Brown…
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Amazon Fire TV pins down WWE Network
Amazon’s streaming TV device Amazon Fire TV has added WWE Network to its stable of…
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Russian formats set for record year
Demand for original Russian programmes appears to be hitting record levels, with new research showing…
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Scripps leads $25m YouTube food network funding round
Scripps Networks Interactive has led a US$25 million round of Series C funding in US…
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CBC slashing staff by 20%, moving to mobile under five-year plan
The CBC has unveiled a five-year strategy, which will involve a shift from TV to…
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Ovation embraces Wall of Sound
US arts cable channel Ovation has bought weekly music magazine series Wall of Sound from…