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Documentary filming – how much is too much?

Rob Davis, co-owner, Double Act Productions I’m a documentary filmmaker who runs Double Act Productions…

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News brief: Thai prodco wants to Keep Your Light Shining

The deals are continuing for Turkish singing competition format Keep Your Light Shining. Thailand’s Content…

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Scripps ‘offers BBCWW £500m for UKTV’

Scripps Networks International has reportedly offered the BBC as much as £500 million (US$849.2 million)…

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CBBC, ZDFE visit Scream Street

UK children’s channel CBBC has come on board a fast-paced comedy series that Germany’s ZDF…

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Lifetime orders Dance Moms spin-off from Collins Avenue

Lifetime has ordered Raising Asia, a reality series about child prodigy Asia Monet Ray, who…

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News brief: Ukraine spotlights Keep Your Light Shining

A Ukrainian broadcaster is getting a local remake of Global Agency-sold format Keep Your Light…

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News brief: NATPE honouring Netflix’s Ted Sarandos

NATPE will award Ted Sarandos a Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award at its Miami event in…

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HIT triple hire includes Davidsen return

HIT Entertainment has hired a trio of senior executives, one being a former staffer who…

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Digital TV homes will top one billion this year

The addition of 130 million new digital TV homes will take the global total to…

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MarVista sets Disney’s Pants on Fire

MarVista Entertainment is producing and distributing Pants on Fire, a new comedy movie for Disney…

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Universal Channel books in drama with TNT’s The Librarians

Universal Channel has acquired international rights to upcoming drama series The Librarians. The upcoming series…

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News brief: Heggessy leaves Boom Pictures

Lorraine Heggessey (pictured, standing) has reportedly left Boom Pictures, the UK-based production group she set…

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Russian net buys German improv comedy remake rights

Russian channel CTC has acquired local remake rights to German improv comedy Schiller Street. The…

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Hollywood stars set for MIPCOM Book of Negroes debut

MIPCOM will play host to a worldwide premiere preview of upcoming Canadian event miniseries The…

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Content bags Legendary’s Dead Rising

Content Media Corp. has acquired international sales rights to a feature film based on the…

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Got Talent tops Rising Star US debut

The American Rising Star took five million overall viewers on its debut outing on ABC,…

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Scripps lifestyle networks spread in Europe

A pair of Scripps Networks International channels have launched on a number of satellite platforms…

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Show of the week: Last Seen Alive

Investigation Discovery’s latest series launched on June 1 in the US to ratings that Lucy…

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Antena tuned to Romanian TV

The Romanian TV market is ultra-competitive with numerous channels vying for ratings and a slice…

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Swedish pubcaster goes Up in Flames

Swedish educational broadcaster UR has prebought Life in Flames, a documentary for Discovery about firefighters…

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Sky 1 orders latest comedy-drama

UK satellite channel Sky 1 HD has commissioned a six-part comedy drama about a teenager…

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Russia sets out House Rules

Russian free-to-air broadcaster Ren TV has commissioned a local version of Red Arrow International’s Australian…

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CEE nets bag Sky Vision series

Broadcasters from central and eastern Europe have acquired 45 hours of programming from UK-based distributor…

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Nat Geo Channel takes off with Turkish airline doc

National Geographic Channel Turkey has partnered with Turkish Airlines to create a fly-on-the-wall doc series….

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Lionsgate promotes Hughes to VOD sales chief

Stateside studio Lionsgate has promoted Thomas Hughes to executive VP, worldwide digital distribution. In the…

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ITV buys Playmobil kids series

ITV has acquired Super 4, the kids animated series based upon the Playmobil toy brand….

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Australia’s Ten slumps on rising costs, gloomy profit forecast

Australian Ten Network’s share price fell almost 10% as the free-to-air broadcaster said annual revenues…

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Nat Geo commissions specials out of London hub

National Geographic Channels International has greenlit ‘90s Greatest, 9/11 Rescue Cops and Rosetta: Comet Landing,…

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BBC Worldwide promotes Forsyth, Reynolds

The commercial arm of the UK’s BBC has promoted senior factual executives Tracy Forsyth and…

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Miramax hires TV VP

US producer and distributor Miramax has hired Daniel Pipski as VP of its TV division….