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Globo and Telemundo bring Handyman to market
Telenovela My Dear Handyman has launched on US Hispanic network Telemundo, and is set for…
OWN buys Kate and Wills Royal Baby doc
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has acquired one-off doc William, Kate and the Royal Baby, as…
BBC nets Japan’s Giant Squid film
The BBC has acquired one-off documentary film Legends of the Deep: Giant Squid from its…
DHX’s Maths toon adds up for Canal+
France-based Canal+ has acquired animated series Monster Math Squad. The French premium channel operator has…
News brief: Discovery preps Pancho Villa doc
Discovery en Español has produced a one-off documentary about the Mexican revolutionary General Francisco “Pancho”…
BBC Worldwide hires ex-UKTV, Channel 4 commissioning execs
BBC Worldwide has expanded its commissioning team with execs from UKTV and Channel 4. UKTV’s…
News brief: Hasbro renews Oz digital deal
Hasbro’s LA-based entertainment subsidiary Hasbro Studios has renewed a deal that allows Melborne firm Madmen…
Italian media coin crashes, down €1.6bn
Combined revenues of Italy’s media companies, including broadcasters and online players, fell by €1.6 billion…
‘Russian HBO’ makes a major channels move
Russian producer Amedia has moved into the channels business in a big way, effectively launching…
Viacom launches Asian pop culture channel
Viacom International Media Networks is launching J-ONE, an Asian pop culture-themed channel for the French…
Discovery acquires sex therapy doc
Discovery Fit and Health in the US is among the buyers of Real 40 Year…
News brief: ITV’s 12 Yard gets BBC One gameshow order
ITV Studio-backed UK producer 12 Yard has won a commission from BBC One for a…
Broadcasters bag IFC’s Bang Bang and Bunk
Canadian distributor Tricon has sold a pair of comedy shows to The Comedy Network. The…
C4 Online boss leaves for Microsoft Studios
Jen Topping is joining Microsoft Studios’ UK production arm. Topping will join Microsoft from Channel…
Electric Sky selling new royal baby doc
UK-based producer and distributor Electric Sky has picked up the international rights to William and…
FIC Asia adds syndication chief
Fox International Channels Asia has appointed a head of affiliated partnerships and syndication to work…
ABC Commercial launches kids pitching competition
ABC Commercial, the distribution arm of the Australian public broadcaster, is launching a new pitching…
BBC buys Oz mystery drama
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired Australian crime drama The Doctor Blake Mysteries for its…
New Comedy Central, MTV and Nick Jr. launches in Malaysia
Viacom is launching its Comedy Central Asia, MTV Live and Nick Jr. channels on ABNxcess,…
Show of the week: Chasing Life
According to Lionsgate International Television’s executive VP Peter Iacono, Chasing Life follows in the footsteps…
Moonscoop France goes into administration
The French arm of children’s producer-distributor Moonscoop has gone into administration – the second major…
Random House JV options TV rights to teen novel
Random House Children’s Screen Entertainment has optioned worldwide rights to teen author Beth Reekles debut…
Virgin Media launches new-look games service
UK cable platform Virgin Media has launched a new games service that allows its subscribers…
News brief: Alexandra Fraser quits Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick
Alexandra Fraser, the co-CEO of Maverick, is leaving the UK producer after almost two decades….
News brief: Cineflix distributing new ITV Trauma series
UK indie October Films has landed a commission from ITV for a new ob-doc set…
USA Network launches new NBCU TV Everywhere push
NBCUniversal has debuted a TV Everywhere service for USA Network – the first time it…
Samsung acquires web TV firm Boxee
Samsung has acquired US and Israel-based web TV service Boxee in a deal rumoured to…
Beta Film’s Autentic plans mores Spark channel launches
Autentic has launched factual and entertainment channel Spark in South Africa. Autentic is the joint…
Zodiak inks big OTT kids content deal with MediaCorp
Zodiak Kids has completed a raft of sales of its shows across Asia including shopping…
UKTV buys Endemol’s Treasure Detectives
Yesterday, the UK factual channel run by digital channels group UKTV, has acquired US series…