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Squeeze sells Cracké to Viacom
Canadian animation studio Squeeze has shopped its shortform animated series Cracké to Viacom18 in India,…
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TBI UK Screenings 2017
TBI’s UK Screenings special For two weeks in February the UK now rivals Cannes in…
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Ten lashes out at licence fees
Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten has issued a profit warning to shareholders, claiming licence fees…
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Starz joins BBC for Howard’s End
Starz has come on board the BBC adaptation of Howard’s End and the pair will…
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Bruckheimer, Sports Illustrated team for crime
Jerry Bruckheimer TV and Sports Illustrated are developing a true crime series about athletes who…
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Boss of Endemol Shine’s Princess resigns
Emma Hardy has stepped down as managing director of Princess Productions, the Endemol Shine UK…
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New French indie group ‘circles Cattleya’
New France-based TV consolidator Mediawan is reportedly in the market to buy Gomorrah producer Cattleya….
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Disney drops PewDiePie in race row
Disney and Maker Studios have distanced themselves from PewDiePie after the YouTube star posted videos…
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Netflix grapples with Lucha Underground wrestling
Netflix has picked up Mexican wrestling show Lucha Underground. The show is a mix of…
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Cineflix buys Dior, builds Lego
Cineflix Rights has snagged international rights to two UK-produced factual series, Inside Dior and A…
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Eurocinema launching a block on Sky
The Eurocinema movie net is launching as a branded block on Sky in the UK….
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CBS sells Twin Peaks and Bull to Wowow
Wowow has acquired the upcoming reboot of cult TV series Twin Peaks. The Japanese pay…
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Peep Show creators, C4 exec create comedy indie
The creators of hit comedy series Peep Show and outgoing head of comedy at Channel…
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Show of the week: Mary Kills People
Mary Kills People is both a cable series and a free TV series, and comes…
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Elmendorff leaves Studio 100
Patrick Elmendorff has resigned as CEO of kids producer and distributor Studio 100 Media. Veteran…
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All3Media buys Fleabag producer
All3Media has bought Two Brothers Pictures, the UK prodco that makes buzzy BBC comedy Fleabag….
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Beta buys into Tykwer’s X Filme
German producer and distributor Beta Film has acquired a stake in X Filme, Tom Tykwer’s…
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Henson hires kids TV veteran Maizes
The Jim Henson Company has hired Sarah Maizes as vice president of children’s entertainment. In…
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Canuck firm debuts in Europe with ex-Endemol Shine exec
Canadian producer-distributor Media Ranch has hired a former Endemol Shine Group formats director to launch…
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TBS bolsters originals focus as Wolkis rises
US cable channel TBS has promoted Turner veteran David Wolkis to senior VP as its…
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Dancing and X Factor exec lands Fox job
Former BBC Worldwide and Syco programming exec Rob Wade is the new head of alternative…
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Curious World turns to international
Publishing giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt launched its Curious World app a year ago, with a…
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Show of the week: Babylon Berlin
Germany is one of the more recent of the international markets to become a drama…
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Russian nets form pact for Hollywood deals
A trio of Russian broadcasters have allied to group-buy content from the Hollywood studios, according…
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Turner ups Quigley at cable nets
US cable channels provider Turner has promoted Michael Quigley to executive VP of commercial operations,…
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Vice rejigs Viceland management
Vice has upped Derek Freda and Guy Slattery to co-presidents of its Viceland cable net,…
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Pulse promotes pair for production
Pulse Films has promoted Claire Wingate and Isabel Davis for expanded production posts. Wingate has…
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Awards winners: Golden Globes vs. Emmys
US TV award ceremonies generate column inches and marketing collateral for channels, producers and stars,…
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ITV poaches US scripted exec from Endemol Shine
The US drama division of ITV Studios has hired Dwayne Shattuck as its executive VP,…
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Buyers line up for Tootuff
French producer and distributor Go-N has sealed a raft of deals for the new season…