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Sky1, PBS chase Typhoon Haiyan answers
UK satellite channel Sky1 HD and US pubcaster PBS are to get a documentary charting…
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News brief: Teenage Fairytale Dropouts finds homes
Animated pre-teen series Teenage Fairytale Dropouts has sold to five channels around the world. Distributor…
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French sale for tattoo competition series
French digital terrestrial channel Numero 23 has picked up tattoo competition series Ink Master. The…
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Off the Fence cuts Explora deal
Factual producer and distributor Off The Fence has inked a 50-hour programming deal with Radio…
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Nickelodeon launches kids maths app
Nickelodeon has launched Team Umizoomi: Math Racer, a new maths-based iOS app for preschoolers. Based…
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Viacom picks Nitz from Red Bull Media House
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Oliver Nitz to run its mobile branding division. Nitz…
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ORF seals German Screenings deals
ORF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the Austrian pubcaster, has announced a raft of documentary…
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Zodiak sells The Returned into Asia
Zodiak Rights has cut the first Asian deals for hit French-language drama The Returned. The…
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Svensk Filmindustri consolidates and appoints Nordic boss
Scandinavian film and TV studio Svensk Filmindustri has organised all of its Nordic activities in…
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Rising Star sold to Portugal
Portuguese commercial broadcaster TVI has become the latest broadcaster to acquire Rising Star. The Keshet…
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International broadcasters greenlight Stonehenge copro
A host of international broadcasters have greenlit Stonehenge Empire, a two-part copro about iconic British…
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News brief: Syfy orders movie spin-off series Dominion
US cable network Syfy has ordered Dominion, a new original series based on the 2010…
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News brief: Starz making US version of Italian mob series
US cable net Starz has greenlit a local version of Italian mob drama Romanzo Criminale….
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New trade association for southeast Asian producers
A new trade body the Southeast Asian Audio-Visual Association has been formed to represent the…
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Sony’s Crackle Aims High with Warner Bros. series
Sony’s online channel Crackle has picked up Warner Bros.’ digital series Aim High. Crackle will…
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Another deal for Keshet’s Rising Star
Brazil has become the latest territory to take hit format in the making Rising Star….
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Starz launches on Xbox
US cable net Starz has launched its TV everywhere service on the Xbox platform. Starz…
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Electus hires NBCU exec for reality role
US-based Electus has hired Jessica Sebastian for a new unscripted TV role. Sebastian will be…
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Eurosport scores more Bundesliga rights
Eurosport has agreed a new deal for Bundesliga German soccer rights. The sports channel operator…
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Seven wins Aussie ratings war
Seven Network has won the annual ratings battle fought by Australia’s commercial channels, beating fierce…
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BT’s Sky challenge continues with sports news deal
BT has agreed a content deal with sports news agency sntv. The UK telco has…
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News brief: NBCU hires ‘Rocky’ Egusquiza
NBCUniversal has recruited Raquel “Rocky” Egusquiza as VP, community affairs, Hispanic Enterprises and Content. In…
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History, Red Arrow in Halle Berry Hannibal miniseries
US cable channel History has partnered with international producer Red Arrow Entertainment and actress Halle…
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FremantleMedia’s Aussie drama in maiden Filipino deal
FremantleMedia-distributed Australian drama Winners and Losers has been picked up by a Filipino free-TV network…
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Maya the Bee buzzes for Disney
Disney has acquired CGI kids series Maya the Bee. The show will go out on…
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Jo Daris joins m4e
German based kids producer and distributor m4e has hired Jo Daris. He will take on…
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ABC Commercial appoints sales chief
The commercial arm of Australian public broadcaster the ABC has appointed Sharon Ramsay-Luck head of…
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News brief: Broadcasters discover Victoria’s Secret
Broadcasters around the world have acquired the 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The 2013 fashion…
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Raft of Asian deals for 9 Story
Producer and distributor 9 Story Entertainment has inked a raft of deals with broadcasters in…
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BBC America sinks Atlantis deal
BBC America has picked up the second season of fantasy series Atlantis. The BBC Worldwide-owned…