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RTE controller quits for BBC Worldwide commissioning role
George Dixon has quit Irish public broadcaster RTE to take a commissioning role at BBC…
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BBC poaches comedy commissioning boss from ITV
The BBC has recruited Myfanwy Moore as its UK comedy controller. The UK pubcaster has…
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BBC takes Agatha Christie rights
UK public broadcaster the BBC has won UK rights to Agatha Christie and has announced…
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BBC Worldwide’s Brit orders motoring series
The BBC’s new international channel brand Brit has commissioned its first series Mud, Sweat &…
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RTL checks into Banijay’s Sex Academy
RTL5 in the Netherlands has ordered a local version of the Sex Academy format. The…
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News brief: Tudou Hollywood channel adds glamour
Metan Development Group’s Hollywood channel on Chinese video-sharing site Tudou has added a pair of…
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BT TV adds Discovery channels
BT has added HD channels Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, British Eurosport and British Eurosport…
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Pioneer Productions staffs up
Pioneer Productions has hired two senior production executives. The Tinopolis-owned factual producer has recruited former…
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Rodriguez’s El Rey buys Kung Fu content from Celestial
EL Rey, the new US cable net launched by movie producer Robert Rodriguez, has acquired…
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ITV Studios helps drive strong ITV results
ITV’s production and distribution arm ITV Studios has posted strong financial results with prodco acquisitions…
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FremantleMedia takes CNN’s Tom Hanks ‘60s doc
FremantleMedia has taken international rights to CNN factual series The Sixties. The ten-part doc tells…
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Amazon resurrects Ripper Street
Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…
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Nordic World seals indie first-look deals
Nordic World has agreed first-look deals with four indie producers in Denmark and Sweden. The…
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Red Arrow takes rights to Belgian comedy
Red Arrow International has secured worldwide rights to Safety First, a new comedy format from…
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Nickelodeon signs up for Alvinnn! and The Chipmunks
Nickelodeon has taken international rights to the new Alvin and the Chipmunks series. The new…
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Channel 5 orders trio of poverty docs
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered three documentaries about poverty and debt as UK…
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Netflix approaches ISPs for French launch
Netflix has approached several French internet TV service providers with a view to striking carriage…
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Canuck animation delegation seeks UK copro opportunities
A delegation of Canadian animators and broadcasters is in the UK this week seeking to…
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News brief: The Returned goes back to Scandinavia
A trio of Scandinavian broadcasters has bought French paranormal drama The Returned (Les Revenants) from…
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Amazon cuts UK TV content deal with Warner Bros.
Amazon Prime Instant Video has sealed a deal with Warner Bros. for UK rights to…
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Endemol makes Pointless CEE deals
Endemol has sealed finished programme and format deals for its hit UK-originated gameshow Pointless in…
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ITV shops magic and wedding series
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has agreed deals for its factual titles with broadcasters around the…
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BBC cuts Chinese VOD deal
BBC Worldwide has licensed a raft of drama and factual programming to Chinese streaming and…
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AMC labels Darabont’s Walking Dead claims ‘baseless’
AMC Networks has dubbed legal claims from former Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont over unpaid…
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Nina Tassler upped at CBS
Nina Tassler has been elevated to chairman of CBS Entertainment. The promotion comes as Tassler…
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‘Netflix effect’ impacting distribution, research finds
The impact of Netflix simultaneously launching its US programming in all operating territories is impacting…
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News brief: Turtles set for Japanese channel
Japan’s TXN Network has acquired Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Viacom International Media Networks. The…
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News brief: Discovery, ABC get Officially Amazing
Discovery Networks Asia and ABC in Australia have acquired season two of children’s series Officially…
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News brief: Newen acquires France 2 drama
Newen Distribution has acquired rights to Witnesses, a 6x52mins drama from France 2. Newen has…
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News brief: ‘First’ Turkish series to launch in Lat Am
Global Agency has sold Turkish drama 1001 Nights to Chile’s Mega TV. The distributor claims…