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BBC Worldwide cuts China deals
BBC Worldside has closed programming deals with Hong Kong free-TV broadcaster TVB and on-demand platform…
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Netflix welcomes Justin, Derek
Netflix is one of two buyers of preschool show Justin Time and has given a…
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Ex-Viacom execs launch kids distributor
Former Viacom International Media Networks execs Irina Nazarenko and Maria Ufland have launched an animation…
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MIPTV 2014: Monster to sell Pip Ahoy! in Cannes
Ireland’s Monster Entertainment will launch 52x11mins animated toon Pip Ahoy! at MIPTV. The preschooler comes…
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MTG, Sony sign content deal
Modern Times Group and Sony Pictures Television have signed a multi-year content deal. The agreement…
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German net preps music doc Fonko
German regional broadcaster WDR is working up a music documentary with indie First Hand Films….
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Metronome brand finished as Shine Nordics is born
Metronome Film & Television is no more, as it rebrands as Shine Nordics to move…
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MIPTV 2014: PBS shows big data’s Human Face
PBS International is shopping The Human Face of Big Data, which focuses on the human…
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MIPTV 2014: French format travels Down Under
French format My Family Vs the Nation is to be made in Australia after local…
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MIPTV 2014: Electus engages Operation Change
Multimedia entertainment studio Electus is taking ten-part OWN doc series Operation Change to Cannes. The…
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MIPTV 2014: France TV Distribution goes Face to Face
France TV Distribution has taken co-distribution rights to documentary series Face to Face, which has…
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Crackle signs AVOD deal with NBCU
Sony Pictures Television’s on-demand service Crackle has signed a multi-year licensing deal with NBCUniversal Television…
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News brief: Fargo goes to SoHo
New Zealand premium drama channel SoHo has acquired the upcoming TV remake of feature film…
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Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Discovery form digital studio
Discovery Communications, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have launched a next-generation prodco, New Form. The…
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David Ellender hires for new prodco
David Ellender has recruited Quan Phung who will join Slingshot Global Media, the former FremantleMedia…
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MIPTV 2014: Sprout bags Magic Light’s Gruffalo, Broom
US children’s channel Sprout has acquired animated movies The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child from…
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MIPTV 2014: Portfolio flies in Third Class Traveller
Canada’s Potfolio Entertainment has acquired Americas distribution rights to shoestring travel series Third Class Traveller….
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MIPTV 2014: UKTV closes Foxtel, BBC Lifestyle deals
UKTV’s fledgling sales division has closed programming deals with Foxtel in Australia and BBC Worldwide’s…
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MIPTV 2014: Echo Bridge finds paradise with Dream Quest
North American distributor Echo Bridge Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights to Dream Quest, a competition…
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Sky 1 deal shows Intelligence
UK satellite channel Sky 1 has acquired CBS cyber crime drama Intelligence. The show, which…
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News brief: Hulu adds Canimals to family
US streaming service Hulu has acquired BRB Internacional’s Canimals to its Hulu Kids line-up. The…
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News brief: Oznoz buys HIT package
Kids app Oznoz has added a package of programming from HIT Entertainment. The deal hands…
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AOL orders Steve Buscemi unscripted show
AOL has ordered Park Bench, a web series in which actor Steve Buscemi will take…
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ITV’s High Noon floats Butterfly deal
High Noon Entertainment has inked a first-look deal with US indie Lucky Butterfly Productions. High…
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Discovery orders doc on missing Malaysian Airlines plane
Discovery has ordered a one-off doc about missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 for its international…
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MIPTV 2014: Passion renews exclusive Scripps deal
Passion Distribution has renewed its exclusive distribution deal with Scripps Networks International. The deal will…
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MIPTV 2014: DLT Raydar bags Sundog, Grasshopper deals
Indie distributor DLT Raydar Rights is heading to Cannes with new factual titles from Johnny…
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MIPTV 2014: MUSO to display rights protection innovations
Anti-piracy tech firm MUSO is heading to Cannes to showcase its latest TV rights protection…
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A&E finds Herberts
A&E Network has ordered an unscripted series about five advertising agency brothers. The Herbert Brothers…
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News brief: Five deals for ZDFE’s Q Pootle 5
ZDF Enterprises-distributed Q Pootle 5 is heading to broadcasters in Russia, Finland, Ireland, Israel and…