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IDW and eOne declare V-Wars deal
IDW Entertainment and Entertainment One Television are moving ahead with V-Wars, a TV adaptation of…
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ITV Studios taking D-Day doc to market
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered produce If I Don’t Come Home – Letters From…
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News brief: BBC Worldwide seals Thai deals
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has sold a package of…
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Syfy preps global roll out for new Sharknado
The international Syfy channels will show the much-anticipated TV movie Sharknado 2: The Second One…
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NATPE adds raft of execs to Euro copro summit
NATPE has added several high-level production executives to the line-up for its inaugural coproduction summit,…
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LA Screenings 2014: Spanish deal for Halle Berry series Extant
Spanish free-to-air broadcast group Atresmedia has snagged local rights to buzzy upcoming US drama Extant….
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LA Screenings 2014: BBC Worldwide strikes HBO deal
HBO has acquired four drama series from BBC Worldwide for its Latin American service. The…
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News brief: CCTV buys German comedy format Schiller Street
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has acquired Schiller Street, the German-originated improvised comedy format. The local…
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Middle East and Africa pay TV will be US$8 billion market in 2014
New research says that digital TV penetration in the Middle East and Africa region will…
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Sky Italia buys Mafia dog-grooming series
Sky Italia has acquired The Diamond Collar (pictured), the 10x30mins series reality series about a…
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ITV gets 140-ep Come Dine With Me Canadian order
French-language Canadian broadcaster V Tele has renewed a deal for ITV Studios’ Come Dine With…
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Broadcasters get the LadyBug from PGS
Globosat’s kids platform Gloob in Brazil, the ABC in Australia and Télé-Québec have all acquired…
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Big Star’s Little Star goes international
Several broadcasters have ordered local versions of Big Star’s Little Star, marking the first international…
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Netflix nets deal for World Cup doc
Netflix has bought World Cup soccer documentary Mata Mata for its service in Latin America….
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China-Korea copro deal for new We Are Men
South Korea’s CJ E&M and China’s Giant Media are joining forces to produce We Are…
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Nielsen adds demographics to Twitter coverage
Nielsen has launched a new service measuring Twitter TV demographics across 250 US channels. The…
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US mega pay TV deals to drive M&A activity
Analysts have said the AT&T deal for DirecTV will help the merged entity mitigate the…
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Thai authorities pull TV channels as martial law imposed
Thai military authorities have taken several TV stations off air, citing national security concerns as…
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TwoFour calls on Metallica’s Hetfield for new History doc
The US arm of UK producer Twofour has secured a commission from cable net History…
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Show of the week: Babylon
“Babylon is about everyone watching you and waiting for you to make a mistake,” says…
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TF1 places order for Restaurant Rocks
TF1 has ordered a full series of restaurant reality format My Restaurant Rocks. Based on…
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Netflix Australia rumours resurface
Netflix is considering launching in Australia in 2015, according to national newspaper The Australian. There…
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Constantin calls off Sky Deutschland talks
German TV business Constantin Media has called an end to talks with pay TV operator…
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Sonar hires Gene Stein to replace Stewart Till
Producer and distributor Sonar Entertainment has recruited former BermanBraun president Gene Stein as its new…
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AT&T agrees US$48.5 billion buyout of DirecTV
US telco AT&T has agreed to buy satellite pay TV operator DirecTV for a total…
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UKTV’s Eden buys Nigel Marven snake series
UKTV’s natural history channel Eden has pre-bought Ten Deadliest Snakes, a three-part wildlife series hosted…
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Amazon sets global launch dates for original kids series
Amazon has announced the roll out plans in the US and UK for its first…
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YouTube teams with papers for electoral debate bid
YouTube has joined forces with UK national newspapers the Guardian and the Telegraph and the…
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Viewpoint: Todd Lituchy – a pilot’s progress
The concept of US networks adapting international scripted series for the American market is nothing…
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LA Screenings 2014: Brian Walsh, Foxtel
As buyers flock to Los Angeles for the May Screenings, TBI speaks with key players…