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Peace Point, Fighting Spirit cut UFC doc distribution deal

Peace Point Rights and Fighting Spirit have agreed a distribution partnership that will see the…

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Netflix growth prompts online viewing boom

The growth of streaming service Netflix has lead to a “three-fold” increase in online long-form…

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Hulu buys Latino cowboy reality series

US streaming service Hulu has picked up Los Cowboys, a reality series about a group…

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Passion cuts pre-NATPE CEE deals

Passion Distribution has struck a number of deals with broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe…

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Family of Aaliyah may seek to block Lifetime biopic

The family of Aaliyah have expressed concern about Aaliyah: Princess of R&B, the planned Lifetime…

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Super RTL takes German rights to Kate & Mim-Mim

German family channel Super RTL has acquired local broadcast, licensing and home entertainment rights to…

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Al Jazeera kids channel visits Mysterious Cities

Al Jazeera’s children’s channel Jeem and Israeli net Zoom have acquired the second season of…

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Showtime recruits Bad Robot’s Roadies

US cable channel Showtime has ordered a comedy pilot about music roadies from J.J. Abrams’…

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Tricon picks up content from Canadian producer Fusion TV

Canada-based producer and distributor Tricon Films & Television has acquired Fusion TV’s catalogue of unscripted…

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Entertainment One hires reality exec, cuts first-look deals

Entertainment One has recruited David Shaye (left) as VP of development, US alternative programming, and…

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First intn’l deal for French game show Quizz or Buzz

A Turkish broadcaster is the first international network to commission French-created quiz series Quizz or…

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ITV Studios locks in CEE format deals

ITV Studios has struck several format deals in the Central and Eastern Europe region, including…

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Nick greenlights more Turtles

Nickelodeon has ordered a fourth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The new twenty-episode season…

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Show of the week: Space Racers

There is no shortage of vehicle series for preschoolers and several set beyond the realms…

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Iconic kids series Danger Mouse gets rebooted

Iconic animated series Danger Mouse is the latest kids show to be resurrected. UK public…

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Spartacus launches on Amazon in Germany

Amazon has acquired swords and sandals drama Spartacus for its Prime Instant Video streaming service…

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Blue Zoo’s Oli Hyatt gets UK honour

Oli Hyatt, the cofounder of UK animation studio Blue Zoo, has been awarded an MBE…

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Netflix orders dinosaur/trucks kids series

Netflix has ordered a new original kids series, Dinotrux. The show will be made for…

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Binge viewing is pervasive in UK, US

Binge viewing is now “pervasive” with 89% of UK viewers watching content in this way…

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Pinewood Malaysia opens its doors

Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS) has opened in Malaysia, with its backers hoping it will…

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TV advertising losing market share to internet

TV continues to take the largest share of TV advertising revenue by medium, but the…

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MTG launches movie channel in Israel

The Modern Times Group has launched a Russian-language movie channel in Israel. The TV1000 channel…

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News brief: Atlantyca sells Geronimo to Ten

Producer and distributor Atlantyca Entertainment has sold its animated series Geronimo Stilton to Australia’s Network…

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New Japanese channel buys Korean dance show

A soon-to-launch Japanese thematic channel has bought Dancing9, a dance competition series from Korean music…

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Canal+ to launch YouTube children’s channels

French channels operator Canal+ is launching a pair of children’s networks on YouTube. Zac &…

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I Wanna Marry Harry dropped from Fox

US broadcast network Fox has dropped under-performing reality series I Wanna Marry Harry from air….

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Comedy Central cuts deal with UK comic Russell Howard

The UK Comedy Central channel has agreed a deal with Russell Howard and the popular…

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Saban hires strategy exec

Saban Brands, the TV and brand owning division of Saban Capital, has hired Daniel Castle…

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HBO Lat-Am cuts NBCU volume deal

HBO Latin America has agreed a multiyear movie deal with NBCUniversal. The agreement give HBO…

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Time Warner Cable pays tribute as former boss passes away

US MSO Time Warner Cable has paid tribute to former CEO and cable industry pioneer…