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MIPTV 2014 news brief: The Feds pursuing Zombie Boot Camp
Australia-based prodco The Feds has hired veteran producer Julia Peters ahead of heading to Cannes…
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Amazon greenlights originals for Prime Instant Video
Amazon has greenlit a raft of new shows for its Prime Instant Video service. Having…
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Ex-FremantleMedia COO joins Telepictures
Warner Bros.’ US prodco Telepictures has recruited Donna Redier Linsk as executive VP, business operations…
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Hulu names content boss
US online TV service Hulu has named Craig Erwich as head of content. Erwich, who…
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Red Arrow ups Axel Boehm
Red Arrow International has upped Axel Boehm to senior VP, sales, Europe. He takes his…
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Euro Sky channels showing Pope’s canonisation in 3D
Sky’s dedicated 3D channels in Italy, Germany and the UK will broadcast the upcoming canonisation…
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Fox ups intn’l channels pair
Fox International Channels has promoted two of senior executives at its Asia Pacific and Middle…
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MIPTV 2014: France Televisions takes flight with Space Racers
France Télévisions has acquired CAKE-sold kids toon Space Racers ahead of MIPTV. The French public…
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MIPTV 2014: ATV sells Deceitful Lies pre-market
Turkey’s ATV Distribution has sold primetime drama Deceitful Lies to Macedonian broadcaster Kanal 5. The…
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Danish format set for Canada’s CBC
Canadian national broadcaster CBC has commissioned a local version of Danish entertainment format Comedy on…
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MIPTV 2014: Discovery Lat Am dives in with Tom Daley
Discovery Networks in Latin America has acquired travel doc series Tom Daley Goes Global and…
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MIPTV 2014: Zodiak sells Invisible Nature to US
Zodiak Rights has sold France 5 documentary series Invisible Nature to National Geographic Channel in…
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MIPTV 2014: Can’t Stop takes D8’s Mum to Cannes
The UK’s Can’t Stop Media has landed a commission with local broadcaster D8 for factual…
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Israel comes of age
As the global market attracts ever more of Israel’s television talent, the question of how…
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UKTV’s Watch becomes Almost Human
UKTV’s flagship pay channel Watch has acquired Fox sci-fi drama Almost Human. The deal with…
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Gene Simmons’ son in Nat Geo’s Jesus doc
National Geographic Channel has ordered a drama-documentary about the mysteries surrounding Jesus Christ’s life, which…
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MIPTV 2014: Peacock Alley to launch sci-fi drama
Peacock Alley will take sci-fi drama Echoes, which it is developing for Canada’s Bell Media,…
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DR Killing exec adds fiction role as Kløvedal Reich exits
The head of fiction at Danish pubcaster DR has resigned, with The Killing producer Piv…
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MIPTV 2014: A+E hopes Flowers in the Attic blooms
A+E Networks is launching the new Flowers in the Attic (pictured) TV movie at MIPTV….
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MIPTV 2014: Four-day focus on 4K in Cannes
A host of broadcasters, technology companies and producers are joining forces for a 4K showcase…
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MIPTV 2014: Passion brings Oprah shows to MIPTV
Passion Distribution will head to the Croisette with new shows from OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network….
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MIPTV 2014: Veria makes pre-MIP deals
Health and wellbeing network Veria Living Worldwide has closed more than 500 hours of programming…
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MIPTV 2014: Eccho Rights launching Turkish drama
Distributor Eccho Rights is launching Turkish romantic drama Kurt Seyit & Sura – Epic Love…
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Sky Atlantic buys Italian-language series Gomorrah
Sky Atlantic has acquired its first foreign-language drama series, Gomorrah. The Italian series is a…
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Talpa cuts international format deals
John de Mol-owned formats firm Talpa has struck deals for local versions of its shows…
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Amazon buys Starz’ pirate series Black Sails
Amazon Prime Instant has taken UK rights to big-budget pirate drama Black Sails. The deal…
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MIPTV 2014: Armoza bringing Canadian formats to market
Israel-based Armoza Formats has cut a distribution deal with Quebecor Media’s QMI Content and will…
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MIPTV 2014: Flame tools up Ultimate Wheels
Australia-based vendor Flame Distribution will launch a batch of new shows at MIPTV, including a…
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MIPTV 2014: All3Media brings talent-led factual to MIPTV
All3Media International is bringing 41 hours of factual entertainment programming from UK indie Spun Gold…
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MIPTV 2014: My Tupelo and TVF bring Bargain Brides to Cannes
US producer My Tupelo has struck a development deal with TVF International and the first…