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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…
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…
Young Turks and German docs hits Hulu
The Young Turks, the online news and commentary show on YouTube, is launching on Hulu….
News brief: Nick Jr. France sprinkles Peppa on schedule
Nick Jr. in France has acquired preschool toon Peppa Pig from distributor Entertainment One. This…
News brief: UKTV prebuys Raiders of the Lost Art
UK digital channel operator UKTV has acquired upcoming art theft series Raiders of the Lost…
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…
News brief: CBBC buys Canadian Sidekick
CBBC has acquired Canadian animated series Sidekick. The UK kids broadcaster has bought two seasons…
Mid East nets to perform Killer Karaoke
Broadcasters across the Middle East have ordered local versions of Zodiak Rights’ comic singing format…
The truth about storytelling
I was meeting a factual commissioner whose ratings were rubbish. It soon became clear that…
MIPTV 2014: eOne brings its factual buckets to Cannes
Entertainment One has forged a reputation as a distributor of US and Canadian drama, but…
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…
MIPTV Hot pick: World Wars
Former UK Prime Minister John Major, his Italian counterpart Mario Monti, US general Colin Powell…
BBC makes ‘strongest commitment’ to arts
The director general of UK pubcaster the BBC has revealed the organisation’s “strongest commitment” to…
Production ‘slowdown’ impacts DCD
UK indie DCD Media has said a “slowdown” in new production wil impact its full…
US pay TV penetration forecast to fall
The number of North American pay TV subscribers will continue to rise between now and…
Fox says Twitter can drive viewing and ad revenues
US broadcast network Fox has commissioned research that has found that Twitter is driving users…
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…
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…
MIPTV 2014: ZDFE bring new noir to Cannes
ZDF Enterprises will launch new Swedish noir series Thicker Than Water at MIPTV. Unlike a…
MIPTV 2014: Edwards, Kloiber, Worner honored
L-R: Marion Edwards, Konstanin Ernst, Herbert Kloiber, Tim Worner Fox’s international distribution chief Marion Edwards…
MIPTV 2014: Treasure Box opens in Cannes
Eight Japanese broadcasters will showcase new formats during a themed showcase event at MIPFormats. NHK,…
MIPTV: Digital Fronts preview
This year at MIPTV, Reed MIDEM is launching the MIP Digital Fronts, an event Laurine…
Portfolio hires former Teletoon exec
Canadian producer and distributor Portfolio Entertainment has hired Trent Locke as chief operating officer. Locke…
Ciwen to sell Zodiak Kids fare in China
China’s Ciwen Media Group will represent more than 390 episodes from the Zodiak Kids catalogue…
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…
HBO Europe buys North Korea doc
HBO Europe has acquired a documentary about North Korean refugees hiding in China, one of…
News brief: GloboSat sold on Red Arrow’s Taste
Brazilian cable broadcaster GloboSat has acquired format rights to food competition show The Taste. The…
Khanna launching new distributor at MIPTV
Raja Khanna’s Blue Ant Media is launching a new distribution arm at MIPTV next month….
Noreen Halpern’s Halfire hires Hope
Halfire Entertainment, the prodco set up by Entertainment One’s former drama boss Noreen Halpern, has…
Arrow making aeroplane recycling special for C4
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered Kevin and the Mechanibals (WT), a one-off special in…