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LoveFilm gets Vikings series ahead of TV
Amazon’s on-demand service LoveFilm has bought Vikings in a deal that means the hit drama…
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Fox mulls 24 return but loses Touch
Kiefer Sutherland-starring action thriller series 24 could be returning to US network Fox, though Sutherland’s…
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Endemol sells Happily Divorced to German Turner channel
Turner’s female-skewed German channel Glitz has acquired comedy series Happily Divorced. It has picked up…
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Shine hires ITVSGE sales rep to bolster EMEA team
Shine International has added an ITV Studios Global Entertainment sales executive to its EMEA team….
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BBC’s Cohen bows out with drama commissions
Danny Cohen’s final drama commissions as the controller of UK terrestrial channel BBC One include…
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Military Channel to reveal hidden CIA history
Discovery Communications’ US cable channel Military Channel has ordered a 10-part series that will delve…
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News brief: MTV renews Remedy deal
UK pay TV channel MTV has renewed its deal with Argonon-owned Remedy Productions to produce…
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Viewpoint: Patty Geneste
Patty Geneste, chairman, FRAPA and CEO Absolutely Independent and Gertjan van Valen, marketing & sales…
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Piers Morgan, Virgin, Lionsgate making Fleet Street drama for Starz
TV presenter and journalist Piers Morgan is executive producing a drama about 1970s Fleet Street…
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Former DHX exec to launch Peacock Alley sales venture
Former DHX Media sales manager Craig McGillivray has resurfaced at Canadian prodco Peacock Alley, where…
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NBC ends Deception, passes on new Hatfields pilot
US broadcast network NBC has cancelled its mystery drama Deception and, according to industry reports,…
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VOD and second screen use becoming widespread in the UK
A majority of viewers use second screen devices while watching TV, while about three UK…
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Bachelor looks for love with Oz commission
Network Ten has commissioned an Australian version of The Bachelor after licensing the format from…
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FremantleMedia hires Swedish boss
FremantleMedia has recruited Magnus Karlsson-Lamm as the managing director of its Swedish division. He will…
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Almost Naked Animals find new owner
Disney XD is the latest buyer of Almost Naked Animals, the animated children’s comedy from…
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Factual sales for Tricon
Canada’s Tricon Films & Television has sold more than 100 hours of factual and documentary…
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Sparks gets Russian member
Studio 2V has joined Sparks Networks’ Fiction Network. The 15-year-old Russian indie producer made the…
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News brief: Rive Gauche cuts pre-screenings Lat-Am deals
US producer and distributor Rive Gauche Television has sold 200 hours of programming into Latin…
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Virgin Media hires ex-News Corp boss Tom Mockridge
Former News International CEO Tom Mockridge is set to take the CEO role at Virgin…
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Small World poaches Banijay exec for formats push
Los Angeles-based formats company Small World IFT has recruited Luci Burnley to boost its international…
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Tax breaks fuel UK’s global production hub ambitions
When UK Chancellor George Osborne sat down on March 20 having presented his Budget, the…
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Viasat taps ITV Studios for formats development exec
Viasat Broadcasting has poached ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s VP of format sales to take on…
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News brief: Adam Bonnett upped at Disney
The Walt Disney Company has promoted Disney Channels Worldwide’s senior VP of original programming, Adam…
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Yahoo! reportedly in talks with Hulu
Yahoo! has reportedly held preliminary talks with US video-on-demand site Hulu and is one of…
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Power inks multi-regional wildlife deal with Animal Planet
Power has shopped a pair of its wildlife documentaries to Discovery. The UK-based producer and…
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Nat Geo goes to UK producers for brain shows
National Geographic Channels International has ordered a new series and four special about the human…
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Klein leaves BBC Four to take ITV factual post
BBC four controller Richard Klein has been hired to lead rival ITV’s factual charge, as…
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Google plots YouTube video subscriptions
Google is looking to launch subscription options for video site YouTube in a bid to…
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Sky pays tribute to Milligan after speedboat tragedy
UK satcaster BSkyB has paid tribute to its ad sales managing director, Nick Milligan, who…
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Sierra/Engine making series for Electus’ NuevOn
Producer and distributor Sierra/Engine is making an animated show with Latino star Don Cheto for…