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PBS UK picks up raft of docs for Autumn schedule
The UK version of US public broadcasting service PBS has acquired a raft of docs…
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UK Comedy Central picks up new US series
The UK version of Comedy Central has inked a programming deal with CBS Studios International….
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Warner Bros. and Lindelof making The Leftovers for HBO
HBO has ordered original series The Leftovers from Warner Bros. Television. The series will be…
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Nurture Rights and Natural History Museum cut Dino deal
Fledgling kids indie Nurture Rights has inked a deal with the UK’s Natural History Museum…
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Ben Affleck making crime drama pilot for Fox
Ben Affleck is making a pilot for US broadcast network Fox. Hollywood actor and director…
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Alfred Haber takes Golden Globes
Alfred Haber Distribution has once again taken international TV rights to coverage of the Golden…
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CEE format deals for Endemol
Endemol has sold its Next One and Unbeatable (pictured) formats into the CEE region for…
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Cartoon Network Lat Am, Canal+ buy shortform toon
Cartoon Network Latin America and French pay TV platform Canal+ have acquired Larva, a shortform…
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Warner Bros. snags Casual Vacancy rights as part of J.K. Rowling deal
Warner Bros.’ international TV unit will sell the upcoming TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s The…
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Kabel Deutschland approves Vodafone takeover
Vodafone’s €7.7 billion (US$10.2 billion) takeover offer for Kabel Deutschland has been accepted by the…
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Russian deals for Red Bull Media House
Red Mull Media House has cut programming deals with two Russian partners. The producer and…
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Lifetime orders personal shopper show from Weinstein, Endemol’s True
Lifetime has commissioned personal shopper reality series Million Dollar Shoppers. The US cable network ordered…
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BBC One celebrates Great British Year
The BBC’s Natural History Unit is producing a 4x60mins nature series about the changing seasons…
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News brief: Sanjay and Craig stay friends with Nick
Nickelodeon has ordered a second season of its animated comedy Sanjay and Craig. The new…
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9 Story snaps up rights to Brazilian toon Haunted Tales
Canada-based producer and distributor 9 Story Entertainment has picked up international rights to animated comedy…
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News brief: Sky Deutschland inks movie deal with Tele München
Sky Deutschland has acquired a package of movies from Tele München Group. The German pay…
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Former Turner MEA boss joins ShortsTV channel
Alan Musa has joined Liberty Global-backed short-form movie service ShortsTV. Musa will be president of…
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Sky Italia channels boss leaves for Tata
Paolo Agostinelli, a senior channels executive at Sky Italia, is leaving the Italian pay TV…
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RTL CBS appoints Asia boss
RTL and CBS have appointed Jonas Engwall CEO of their joint venture pay channels operation…
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News brief: NRK buys ITV Studios fare
Norwegian pubcaster NRK has acquired a 317-hour package of programming from ITV Studios Global Entertainment….
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News brief: Scandi nets buy Cineflix shows
Cineflix Rights has sold more than 300 hours into Scandinavia. Among the deals, NRK in…
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Discovery cited as the biggest TV channel in Europe
The Discovery Channel is the network with the widest distribution in Europe, according to new…
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New entertainment fund heading to MIPCOM looking for TV projects
A new fund has been launched and is looking for TV and digital projects in…
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Canada’s CMJ hires Occhicone to run new factual unit
Canadian indie CMJ Productions II has created a new production and distribution company, CMJ Concepts….
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News brief: Syfy buys Vampire Diaries spin-off from Warner Bros.
NBCUniversal’s Syfy channel has taken UK rights to The Originals, the upcoming spin-off from hit…
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News brief: ITV2 gets Utterly Outrageous
ITV Studios-owned UK factual prodco Shiver is creating a new youth-skewing archive programming brand for…
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News brief: Guru hires sales boss from Vodka
Canadian animation house Guru Studio has hired its first director of sales from Spanish toon…
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News brief: The CW picks up Canadian series Seed
US broadcast network The CW has acquired Seed, the Canadian-produced comedy series. The show is…
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Virgin Media signs Netflix deal
Virgin Media has signed a deal to add over-the-top video service Netflix to its TiVo…
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News brief: Discovery preps German launch for TLC
Discovery is preparing to roll out its female-skewing TLC channel in Germany. The service is…