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Bin Weevils buys Hasbro’s My Little Pony
Bin Weevils has acquired two seasons of animated series My Little Pony from Hasbro. The…
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Nick Meyer working on space race drama
Filmmaker Nicholas Meyer has hooked up with new production company Primeridian Entertainment to create a…
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Stalbow flies Rovio’s Birds nest
Andrew Stalbow, the man that negotiated television deals for the Angry Birds animated series, is…
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Moore appointed BBC1 controller
The BBC has appointed Charlotte Moore as its new permanent controller of flagship channel BBC1,…
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Time Warner buys US$200m CME shares
Broadcast group Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has sold 200,000 shares in the company to…
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Mike Tyson to hit out on HBO
Filmmaker Spike Lee is set to bring controversial former boxer Mike Tyson’s one-man stage show…
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Crime being replaced by Fox channel in Norway
Fox International Channels is replacing its Fox Crime channel with the core Fox service in…
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BBC Entertainment to launch on new Romanian platform
BBC Entertainment is among three BBC Worldwide channels launching on a new Romanian DTH TV…
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Oprah doubles up on Tyler Perry series order
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has doubled the series order for Tyler Perry drama The Haves…
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Sky Vision sells 100 hours into CEE
UK-based distributor Sky Vision has sealed a raft of sales with broadcasters across Europe as…
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ITV conjures up new magic show, ITVS GE to distribute
UK broadcaster ITV2 has commissioned Tricked, a new hidden camera show in which magicians fool…
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Spain, India, Malaysia looking for deals at CMC
New buyers and investors have confirmed their attendance at the upcoming Children’s Media Conference in…
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Whoopi Goldberg making Lifetime TV Movie, A+E to distribute
Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg will star in and executive produce a new Lifetime TV movie,…
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Beyond cuts US programming deals
Beyond Distribution has sealed a programming deal with Scripps Networks Interactive for content on two…
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Comedy Central UK renews Men
UK pay TV channel Comedy Central has acquired the eleventh season of long running CBS…
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Good Wife, Dexter set for Lovefilm launch
Amazon-owned on-demand platform Lovefilm has secured CBS Studios International-distributed scripted programming including The Good Wife,…
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CEE nets detect ITV Studios crime series
Broadcasters in Russia and Lithuania have secured major package deals totaling 164 hours of detective…
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News brief: Lat Am nets bags Peace Point series
Discovery and Chello in Latin America have acquired food and wedding-themed factual series from Canadian…
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Viewpoint: Atlantic’s Anthony Geffen on making factual content multiplatform
Atlantic Productions’ CEO Anthony Geffen on taking factual content from giant screen to TV screen…
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All3Media agrees TOWIE Spain and raft of scripted reality deals
Spanish producer Mediapro has optioned All3Media’s The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE), paving the way…
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Keshet appoints new CEO of Screenz
Israeli broadcaster Keshet and digital content group The Box have appointed Yuval Nathan (pictured) CEO…
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CTH continues buying spree with Red Bull Media House deal
CTH, the recently launched Thai pay TV platform, has inked a programming deal with the…
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UKTV will premiere Dynamo series online before TV
UKTV will show the first episode of the latest Dynamo: Magician Impossible series online before…
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Machinima looking for funding to boost originals slate
Videogame-focused online video network Machinima is reportedly looking to raise a new round of funding…
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P. Diddy’s Revolt channel gets Time Warner carriage
Revolt, the upcoming channel fronted by hip hop star Sean ‘P Diddy’ Combs, has secure…
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Amazon’s Lovefilm inks deal for The Walking Dead
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has inked a deal with Fox International Channels for mega-hit zombie…
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Shine America staffs up, poaches Saban, NBCU execs
Shine’s Shine America division has hired new marketing and research bosses. Rob Hughes has joined…
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Sony making gameshow for France Télévisions
Sony Pictures Television Productions France and SPT-owned producer Starling are making a new gameshow for…
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Former Aardman and BBC execs set up content business
Aardman Animations’ former head of broadcast Miles Bullough and former BBC executive Jesse Cleverly have…
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News brief: Netflix orders more Hemlock Grove
Online video-on-demand subscription service Netflix has commissioned a second season of horror series Hemlock Grove,…