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Rabbit creates German Haggle Battle
Finnish distributor Rabbit Films has sold its original format Haggle Battle to a producer in…
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Keshet takes Israeli scripted drama to Cannes
Keshet International is getting into scripted kids TV series for the first time, and will…
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Quintus reveals The Greatest Crimes of All Time!
German distributor Quintus Media will be in Cannes with several new documentary series. These include…
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ZDF joins Depardieu’s culinary journey
ZDF Enterprises has taken German-speaking rights to Bon Appetit, the French food and travel series…
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Lifestyle trumps other genres, says Scripps
Lifestyle channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive says the types of shows on its channels drive…
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Ex-HBO Lat Am execs joins Canal+ Hispanic net
Former HBO Latin America Luis Fonseca has joined Canal+’s US Hispanic channel operator Thema America….
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One Born Every Minute spin-off set for All 4
Six of the 250-plus children born on Channel 4 factual series One Born Every Minute…
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Sky Vision snags Kwesé deal before MIPTV
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has signed a programming deal with fledgling pay TV broadcaster Kwesé…
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ABC Commercial releases 45 Serial Killers in Cannes
Australia’s ABC Commercial will unleash 45 Serial Killers – The World Wants to Forget at…
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MIPTV Hot Pick: Game of Clones
For Luci Sanan, global formats director at new-kid-on-the-block sales house The Story Lab, picking up…
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FX’s Legion to debut in Cannes
FX’s Marvel series Legion (left) will get its international launch at MIPTV next month. Fox Networks…
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German broadcaster buys Irish gameshow
German broadcaster Das Erste has greenlit a local version of Play it by Ear, the…
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Federation hires former Zodiak, Lagardère exec
Paris-based Federation Entertainment has recruited Benoît Lacombe as COO. The former Lagardère and Zodiak France…
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Cake cooks up Gingerbread toon house
UK-based kids company Cake and Australia’s Studio Moshi have joined forces to create an animation…
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Raydar calls on Ahlefeldt for acquistions
Raydar Media has recruited 3DD cofounder for acquisitions and coproductions in Australasia and Asia Pacific. Von…
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Cake has Angry Bird Blues at MIPTV
Cake will launch new Angry Birds series Angry Birds Blues at MIPTV. The new animated…
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Global Agency says Thank You
Turkey-based distributor Global Agency has tied up a new format, Thank You, from a compatriot…
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Media Ranch offers Verdict on Demand
Canada-based producer and distributor Media Ranch has acquired rights to a Dutch format that sees…
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FremantleMedia lines up The Next TV Chef, gets Lost in Space
FremantleMedia’s MIPTV formats slate includes a Dutch cooking format, a ‘flashback’ show and a primetime…
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UKTV to coproduce series with US producer
British multichannel operator UKTV has acquired and will coproduce a twelve-part paranormal-themed series from New…
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MTV’s Ex on the Beach goes local
Viacom has inked several deals for local versions of its MTV UK reality dating format…
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Two distributors debut Turkish OTT originals
Kanal D International and Scandinavia’s Eccho Rights are both debuting Turkish dramas produced for local…
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Gary Barlow to Let it Shine at MIPTV
BBC Worldwide is bring Take That star Gary Barlow to MIPTV for an event to…
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Japanese b’casters team for MIPTV Treasures
Eight Japanese broadcasters are once again joining forces to jointly launch new shows and formats…
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Keshet nabs Nordic noir for Cannes
Keshet International has picked up international rights to Fallet, a new Scandinavian noir series out…
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Italian formats firm begins Bloody Game at MIPTV
Italian formats company Bic Formats is debuting a trio of provocatively-titled series to MIPTV. The…
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Mexico pay TV now bigger than Brazil – report
Mexico overtook Brazil to become Latin America’s largest pay TV market in 2016, according to…
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Disney EMEA adopts Sunny Bunnies
The Walt Disney Company EMEA has acquired season two rights to non-verbal animation series Sunny…
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Teletubbies returning to Germany
KiKa has acquired the new Teletubbies, marking the return of the iconic preschool series in…
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BBCWW, Foxtel go on James Martin’s French Adventure
BBC Worldwide and Foxtel are among the buyers of celebrity chef James Martin’s latest TV…