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MIPTV 2014 news brief: MGM launching Fargo in Cannes

MGM will launch the upcoming TV version of Fargo internationally at MIPTV. The studio’s sales…

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Comedy Central UK, Fox make Friends with Better Lives deal

Viacom’s Comedy Central channel in the UK has inked an exclusive two-season deal for upcoming…

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Young Turks and German docs hits Hulu

The Young Turks, the online news and commentary show on YouTube, is launching on Hulu….

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News brief: Nick Jr. France sprinkles Peppa on schedule

Nick Jr. in France has acquired preschool toon Peppa Pig from distributor Entertainment One. This…

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News brief: UKTV prebuys Raiders of the Lost Art

UK digital channel operator UKTV has acquired upcoming art theft series Raiders of the Lost…

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CEO of UK telco BT’s TV service exiting

Marc Watson, the CEO of BT’s television business, is leaving the company. The telco said…

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News brief: CBBC buys Canadian Sidekick

CBBC has acquired Canadian animated series Sidekick. The UK kids broadcaster has bought two seasons…

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Mid East nets to perform Killer Karaoke

Broadcasters across the Middle East have ordered local versions of Zodiak Rights’ comic singing format…

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The truth about storytelling

I was meeting a factual commissioner whose ratings were rubbish. It soon became clear that…

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MIPTV 2014: eOne brings its factual buckets to Cannes

Entertainment One has forged a reputation as a distributor of US and Canadian drama, but…

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MIPTV 2014: Marvista TV movie to Lifetime ahead of market launch

Marvista has shopped its TV movie Starving in Suburbia to US cable net Lifetime. The…

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MIPTV Hot pick: World Wars

Former UK Prime Minister John Major, his Italian counterpart Mario Monti, US general Colin Powell…

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BBC makes ‘strongest commitment’ to arts

The director general of UK pubcaster the BBC has revealed the organisation’s “strongest commitment” to…

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Production ‘slowdown’ impacts DCD

UK indie DCD Media has said a “slowdown” in new production wil impact its full…

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US pay TV penetration forecast to fall

The number of North American pay TV subscribers will continue to rise between now and…

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Fox says Twitter can drive viewing and ad revenues

US broadcast network Fox has commissioned research that has found that Twitter is driving users…

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MIPTV 2014: Endemol packs Host in the Box

Endemol’s MIPTV formats slate is headed by Israeli crowdfunding show Fundastic and German fish-out-of-water series…

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MIPTV 2014: Red Arrow’s Richter to leave before Cannes

Red Arrow International has said this afternoon that its managing director Jens Richter (left) will…

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MIPTV 2014: ZDFE bring new noir to Cannes

ZDF Enterprises will launch new Swedish noir series Thicker Than Water at MIPTV. Unlike a…

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MIPTV 2014: Edwards, Kloiber, Worner honored

L-R: Marion Edwards, Konstanin Ernst, Herbert Kloiber, Tim Worner Fox’s international distribution chief Marion Edwards…

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MIPTV 2014: Treasure Box opens in Cannes

Eight Japanese broadcasters will showcase new formats during a themed showcase event at MIPFormats. NHK,…

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MIPTV: Digital Fronts preview

This year at MIPTV, Reed MIDEM is launching the MIP Digital Fronts, an event Laurine…

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Portfolio hires former Teletoon exec

Canadian producer and distributor Portfolio Entertainment has hired Trent Locke as chief operating officer. Locke…

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Ciwen to sell Zodiak Kids fare in China

China’s Ciwen Media Group will represent more than 390 episodes from the Zodiak Kids catalogue…

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ABC readies Bachelor spin-off, hires alt VP

ABC in the US is working up Bachelor in Paradise, a spin-off to the long-running…

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HBO Europe buys North Korea doc

HBO Europe has acquired a documentary about North Korean refugees hiding in China, one of…

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News brief: GloboSat sold on Red Arrow’s Taste

Brazilian cable broadcaster GloboSat has acquired format rights to food competition show The Taste. The…

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Khanna launching new distributor at MIPTV

Raja Khanna’s Blue Ant Media is launching a new distribution arm at MIPTV next month….

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Noreen Halpern’s Halfire hires Hope

Halfire Entertainment, the prodco set up by Entertainment One’s former drama boss Noreen Halpern, has…

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Arrow making aeroplane recycling special for C4

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered Kevin and the Mechanibals (WT), a one-off special in…