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News brief: Former ABC boss joins Genius board

Former ABC Broadcast Group president Tony Thomopoulos as joined the board of Andy Heyward’s kids…

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Starz, BBC and Company Pictures team for abduction drama

Production has started on The Missing, a US-European coproduced drama about a man obsessed with…

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News brief: Warner Bros. close to Machinima investment

Hollywood studio Warner Bros. is leading a round of funding that will see US$18 million…

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Discovery freaks out with mind control series

Discovery Networks International has ordered The Mind Control Freaks, a ten-part fact-ent series from All3Media’s…

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History, ZDF, Story House team for Neanderthal Apocalypse

The North American History channels, ZDF Enterprises and prodco Story House are coproducing a new…

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News brief: Rai Gulp backs Sendokai Champions

Italian kids channel Rai Gulp has acquired animated action series Sendokai Champions from Spanish distributor…

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Dori Media and The Company join forces

Dori Media and US producer The Company have inked a production and development pact. The…

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Oscars bounce drives Wuaki on-demand rentals

Streaming service Wuaki.tv has attributed a massive spike in new release rentals to Sunday’s Academy…

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Spain’s Zinkia in administration

Pocoyo’s Madrid-based brand owner Zinkia Entertainment has gone into administration, marking the latest kids IP…

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Nordic World adds to distributor stable

Distribution group Nordic World has agreed a deal with Denmark’s TV2 and will sell the…

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Oscar ceremony slays The Walking Dead in the ratings

US network ABC’s coverage of the Academy Awards convincingly knocked zombie series The Walking Dead…

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Hulu hires Disney’s Connolly for distribution role

US streaming service has hired Tim Connolly, an exec from one of its parents, Disney,…

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Canada’s Peacock Alley gets horror anthology

Canadian distributor Peacock Alley has bagged international rights to horror anthology series Darknet. The six-part…

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News brief: Scorpion has Porn on the Brain

London-based sales house Scorpion TV has acquired Porn on the Brain, a Channel 4 documentary…

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Seven moves into UK production

Australia’s Seven Network is moving into UK production by setting up a local indie with…

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Pier 21 sales deal a stroll for eOne

North American studio Entertainment One has signed a first-look deal with veteran producer Laszlo Barna’s…

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News brief: Cote Ouest African dramas headed to Cannes

African distributor Côte Ouest is bringing an Angolan Emmy-nominated soap opera to Cannes for MIPTV….

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News brief: Beyond flies in to Airshow

Beyond Distribution has acquired global sales rights to Airshow, an 8x60mins Discovery Canada factual series….

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News brief: Publicis Groupe chief to keynote at MIPTV

Maurice Lévy, chairman and CEO of France-based advertising giant Publicis Groupe, will deliver a keynote…

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News brief: Rive Gauche traces Troy Dunn’s TNT series

US distributor Rive Gauche has acquired international rights to APB with Troy Dunn, a TNT…

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News brief: CEE deals for DHX kids shows

Chellomedia Central Europe is among buyers of DHX Media’s kids series. The channels operator has…

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Kumars comedy format travels to Turkey

The Kumars will be remade in Turkey after local broadcaster Star TV ordered a six…

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BBC Worldwide appoints Africa boss

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster, has hired Joel Churcher as vice…

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Pioneer Productions making UK floods doc

UK factual producer Pioneer Productions is making a fast turnaround doc about the recent floods that…

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Vikings season two ships viewers

The new season of History’s period drama Vikings has failed to muster the same stellar…

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The case of Midsomer Murders’ social media push

Long-running detective series Midsomer Murders is a classic whodunit, a classic British export – even…

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Endemol sells talent format to Middle East’s MBC

Pan-regional Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has ordered a local version of Your Face Sounds Familiar,…

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News brief: 9 Story Gets Ace series

9 Story Enterprises has picked up international rights to Get Ace, the new 52x11mins animated…

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Warner Bros. seals ER, Gossip Girl, Liars format deals

US drama series ER, Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars will be remade in Asia…

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Euro pubcasters stock up on Earth Touch docs

Wildlife producer and distributor Earth Touch has sold a raft of its docs to public…