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More Henry Hugglemonster for Disney
Disney has greenlit a second series of preschool animated series Henry Hugglemonster. The show is…
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News brief: US cable channel order Pioneer shows
US cable networks HGTV, The Weather Channel and Science Channel have ordered new shows from…
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News brief: Cisneros names digital boss
Venezuelan commercial broadcaster Cisneros has appointed Victor Kong to become the president of its interactive…
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Format deals for The Ultimate Entertainer
Nordic World’s shiny floor format The Ultimate Entertainer will be remade in Georgia and Armenia…
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MTG buys Railway Journeys from FremantleMedia
Pan-European broadcaster MTG has prebought the upcoming season of Great Continental Railway Journeys from FremantleMedia…
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Broadcasters buy new David Attenborough series
Atlantic Productions has sold its two-part documentary David Attenborough’s Rise of Animals: Triumph of the…
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SPT sets off for space with Milky Way Mission
Sony Pictures Television will blast off at MIPCOM with a format that offers contestants the…
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Latin focus: Caracol TV International
Football Dreams (pictured), a primetime hit series for Caracol TV in Colombia, Unimas in the US…
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Beyond unveils full MIPCOM line up
Beyond Distribution has unveiled its full MIPCOM line-up after acquiring sales rights to crime show…
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Peace Point loads up Food Truck Face Off
Peace Point Rights is hitting MIPCOM with a new slate headlined by 1x60mins show Food…
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Giant Wheel rolls into MIPCOM
Anglo-Indian toon producer Giant Wheel Animation will debut a preschool series, Lily & Friends, in…
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The Blacklist beats Hostages in season launches
The first episode of buzzy US drama The Blacklist has performed well for NBC, winning…
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Starz making new drama series Gringo
US cable net Starz is developing Gringo, a one-hour drama series based on the non-fiction…
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CBS hands PR exec alternative VP role
US network CBS has taken the unusual step of promoting the director of CBS Communications…
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FIC goes back to The Bridge
Fox International Channels has acquired the second season of US drama series The Bridge to…
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Discovery Intn’l orders second season of Breaking Magic
Discovery Networks International has ordered a second season of Breaking Magic. The magic show is…
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UK broadcasters seek Help!, Trauma Doctors
UK pubcaster the BBC and commercial net Channel 5 have both ordered new shows from…
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ITV Studios Breathless as Davenport heads to Cannes
ITV Studios is bringing the talent from Breathless to MIPCOM and will be giving the…
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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Sam & Cat
Nickelodeon says Sam & Cat is more than a spin-off: it’s a double spin-off. It…
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Latin focus: Venevision launching action series Lucia’s Secrets
Action-suspense series Lucia’s Secrets (pictured), a new offering from Cisneros-owned Venevision International’s drama catalogue, is…
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Off the Fence expands ahead of MIPCOM
Producer and distributor Off the Fence has hired a new development executive who will work…
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Programming and channel deals for Nickelodeon
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has struck a new distribution deal with pay TV operator…
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HBO entertainment president stepping down
Sue Naegle is stepping down from her role as HBO’s president of entertainment and reportedly…
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ITV Studios sells The Chase format
ITV Studios has shopped local versions of The Chase into Serbia and Croatia. In Serbia,…
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ABC Oz buys Mister Maker and Waybuloo
The ABC has acquired a 30-hour package of programming from Zodiak Kids. The Australian pubcaster…
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News brief: Money Moron, Rednecks find new homes
Canadian producer-distributor Peacock Alley has sold lifestyle series Money Moron and petrol-head show High Tech…
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Chaplin heads Endemol’s all-star line-up for MIPCOM
Endemol is bringing a raft of talent including Oona Chaplin to MIPCOM to promote its…
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MIPCOM Hot Pick: Sky Vision’s Moonfleet
There’s no shortage of pirate-themed projects hitting the market this year, but perhaps only one…
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Restructured ZDF covers all genres in Cannes
Having restructured into four genre-specific divisions, ZDF Enterprises will launch new kids, drama, factual and…
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Canada’s Peacock Alley making market debut
The sales arm of Canadian indie Peacock Alley is heading to MIPCOM for the first…