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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,…