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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…
Netflix growth prompts online viewing boom
The growth of streaming service Netflix has lead to a “three-fold” increase in online long-form…
Hulu buys Latino cowboy reality series
US streaming service Hulu has picked up Los Cowboys, a reality series about a group…
Passion cuts pre-NATPE CEE deals
Passion Distribution has struck a number of deals with broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe…
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…
Super RTL takes German rights to Kate & Mim-Mim
German family channel Super RTL has acquired local broadcast, licensing and home entertainment rights to…
Al Jazeera kids channel visits Mysterious Cities
Al Jazeera’s children’s channel Jeem and Israeli net Zoom have acquired the second season of…
Showtime recruits Bad Robot’s Roadies
US cable channel Showtime has ordered a comedy pilot about music roadies from J.J. Abrams’…
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…
Entertainment One hires reality exec, cuts first-look deals
Entertainment One has recruited David Shaye (left) as VP of development, US alternative programming, and…
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…
ITV Studios locks in CEE format deals
ITV Studios has struck several format deals in the Central and Eastern Europe region, including…
Nick greenlights more Turtles
Nickelodeon has ordered a fourth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The new twenty-episode season…
Show of the week: Space Racers
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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…
Spartacus launches on Amazon in Germany
Amazon has acquired swords and sandals drama Spartacus for its Prime Instant Video streaming service…
Blue Zoo’s Oli Hyatt gets UK honour
Oli Hyatt, the cofounder of UK animation studio Blue Zoo, has been awarded an MBE…
Netflix orders dinosaur/trucks kids series
Netflix has ordered a new original kids series, Dinotrux. The show will be made for…
Binge viewing is pervasive in UK, US
Binge viewing is now “pervasive” with 89% of UK viewers watching content in this way…
Pinewood Malaysia opens its doors
Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS) has opened in Malaysia, with its backers hoping it will…
TV advertising losing market share to internet
TV continues to take the largest share of TV advertising revenue by medium, but the…
MTG launches movie channel in Israel
The Modern Times Group has launched a Russian-language movie channel in Israel. The TV1000 channel…
News brief: Atlantyca sells Geronimo to Ten
Producer and distributor Atlantyca Entertainment has sold its animated series Geronimo Stilton to Australia’s Network…
New Japanese channel buys Korean dance show
A soon-to-launch Japanese thematic channel has bought Dancing9, a dance competition series from Korean music…
Canal+ to launch YouTube children’s channels
French channels operator Canal+ is launching a pair of children’s networks on YouTube. Zac &…
I Wanna Marry Harry dropped from Fox
US broadcast network Fox has dropped under-performing reality series I Wanna Marry Harry from air….
Comedy Central cuts deal with UK comic Russell Howard
The UK Comedy Central channel has agreed a deal with Russell Howard and the popular…
Saban hires strategy exec
Saban Brands, the TV and brand owning division of Saban Capital, has hired Daniel Castle…
HBO Lat-Am cuts NBCU volume deal
HBO Latin America has agreed a multiyear movie deal with NBCUniversal. The agreement give HBO…
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…