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Pivot attends Little Mosque
Upcoming issues-themed US cable channel Pivot has acquired all six seasons of Canadian comedy series…
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News brief: Disney channels visit Camp Lakebottom
Disney XD in the US and Disney Channels across the globe have bought 9 Story…
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MIPTV News: Starz secures VH1’s ‘biggest scripted series’
Starz Worldwide Distribution has secured international rights to VH1’s upcoming scripted series Hit the Floor (fka…
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MIPTV News: Twofour tucks in Bedtime Live format
UK distributor Twofour Rights is bringing a new sleep-themed format that broadcasts live from the…
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MIPTV News: Japanese Treasure Box opening again at MIPTV
Japan’s leading free-to-air broadcasters will launch a raft of new formats at MIPTV under the…
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HBO orders more Game of Thrones
Days after the launch of the third season of Game of Thrones, premium cable network…
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Miramax poaches Netflix, FremantleMedia and BT execs
US studio Miramax has hired new sales executives for the EMEA region and the digital…
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Ovation restructures programming, marketing teams
US arts-themed cable channel Ovation has appointed new divisional heads for its programming and marketing…
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Pay TV customers flock to online video
Just over one million US pay TV customers cut the cord in favour of online…
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Discovery Kids buys Science Kid movie from Henson
Pan-regional channel Discovery Kids Latin America has acquired Sid the Science Kid: The Movie and…
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Technicolor finds new animation chief
US production group Technicolor has appointed a gaming expert as the creative director of its…
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MIPTV News: PBS International goes Behind the Lines
The first Western documentary to tell the story of the Syrian civil war from both…
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MIPTV News: French crime drama tops Red Arrow slate
Jo, the Jean Reno-fronted crime drama from France’s Atlantique Productions, will topline distributor Red Arrow…
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MIPTV News: Crime pays for Cineflix Rights
UK-based distributor Cineflix Rights has sold titles from its crime programming catalogue to international broadcasters….
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MIPTV News: FremantleMedia takes Cell Block remake to Cannes
The new international arm of FremantleMedia is launching drama series including the Prisoner Cell Block…
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MIPTV News: Geronimo Stilton finds Portuguese broadcast home
Portugal’s Canal Panda has acquired European toon Geronimo Stilton from Atlantyca Entertainment and Moonscoop ahead…
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Walking Dead finale delivers best-ever ratings
The final installment of the third season of The Walking Dead garnered the best-ever ratings…
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The Bible gets 11.7 million for finale
The concluding episode of History’s biblical miniseries The Bible pulled in 11.7 million viewers, 3.8…
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Teletoon swings in for George of the Jungle
Canadian children’s broadcaster Teletoon has commissioned another season ofGeorge of the Jungle, the most recent…
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Starz goes wild at Bindi’s Bootcamp
US premium cablenet Starz has bought children’s wildlife game show series Bindi’s Bootcamp from distributor…
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Global nets bag Canadian kids science series
Broadcasters in Germany, Canada and Sweden are onboard a new kids’ science and technology series…
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Indigo Films opens LA office
San Francisco-headquartered Indigo Films has opened a new LA office and hired an Emmy-winning producer…
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Asian entrepreneur series to launch in France
Asian start-ups reality format Angel’s Gate will be remade in France via commercial broadcaster TF1’s…
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Zodiak, Marble develop kids prank show
Zodiak Kids has partnered with Canada’s marblemedia on a new comedy prank show. Zodiak’s UK…
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MIPTV News: James Corden will be BBCWW’s Wrong Mans in Cannes
BBC Worldwide will launch new Hulu drama series The Wrong Mans at MIPTV and will…
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MIPTV News: First Hand sends docs to US, Europe
Swiss-based documentary sales house First Hand Films has closed deals for its documentaries in the…
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MIPTV News: Tricon to launch comedy, factual in Cannes
Canadian distributor Tricon Films & Television will bring more than 120 hours of new comedy,…
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MIPTV News: CABLEready secures pre-market deals
International distributor CABLEready has secured 170 hours of programming deals ahead of MIPTV, including deals…
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Liberty buys 12.7% Ziggo stake
Liberty Global has paid roughly €632.5 million (US$808.3 million) for a 12.65% stake in the…
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NBCU cooks up Top Chef deals
NBCUniversal has sealed new deals for its Top Chef format with free-to-air broadcasters in Europe…