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TBI December 2016/January 2017
This month’s issue includes Year in review: The great and the good of the international…
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Show of the week: My Man Can – Showdown
My Man Can was a hit in its home German market and internationally, selling in…
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Cold Case Files reboots on A&E Network
Cold Case Files is returning to US-based A&E Network at the end of next month….
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Cold Case Files reboots on A&E Network
Cold Case Files is returning to US-based A&E Network at the end of next month….
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Keshet Int’l signs Chilean co-development deal
Global distributor Keshet International has signed a deal with a Chilean TV network to co-develop…
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Endemol Shine North America signs TV personality
LA-based prodco Endemol Shine North America has secured a development deal with media personality Angie Martinez….
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Red Arrow prodco creates Turkish venture
LA-based prodco Karga Seven Pictures has expanded its operations in Turkey after establishing a permanent…
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Sky orders drama from Walking Dead star
UK satellite channel Sky Atlantic has commissioned an original production by Line of Duty and…
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Prison sells
Prisons have long been a source of fascination for TV producers – as illustrated by…
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Amazon brings British Bear Hunt toon to US
Amazon Prime Video has acquired exclusive US streaming rights to British animated special We’re Going…
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Corus Kids chief to run Sprout in US
Deidre Brennan is leaving Canada’s Corus Entertainment after less than a year to become general…
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Sony Pictures buys into Genius
Sony Pictures’ home entertainment arm has bought into LA kids company Genius Brands International. Sony…
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Deal round up: Fremantle pitches in with Tent City
FremantleMedia North America has scored a production deal with US prodco Tent City Entertainment, to-line…
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Deal Round-up: Taboo attracts global networks
A number of broadcasters have acquired rights to Tom Hardy drama Taboo from US-based independent…
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Epix poaches BBCWW exec for content sales
US premium network Epix has poached a high-ranking BBC Worldwide America distribution executive. Sandy Ashendorf…
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MGM prepping action network with Sinclair
In the US, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer are set to debut an action-focused…
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Komixx appoints veteran for Aussie expansion
Independent London- and LA-based kids prodco Komixx Media Group has appointed Amanda Morrison to expand…
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Deal round-up: Discovery buys Lebron James series
Discovery Networks has bought Latin American distribution rights for the new LeBron James series Cleveland…
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Amazon India buys Zodiak Kids toons
Amazon Prime Video India has bought all four seasons of kids toon Horrid Henry. The…
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Stan Lee’s Lucky Man debuts on iTunes in US
Stan Lee’s Lucky Man will premiere its first season on iTunes. This is the first…
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Ex-Warner Bros. UK exec joins ITV Studios prodco
Former Warner Bros. Television Production UK exec Mark Rubens has joined Shiver, the factual specialist…
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Armoza names new head of sales
Israeli distributor Armoza Formats has appointed Sharon Levi as its head of sales, with another…
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Electus exec starts sales unit for Silverman prodco
Electus International distribution veteran Cyrus Farrokh is joining former his bosses Ben Silverman and Howard…
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Euro, Canuck aviation nets unite services
Aviation-themed channels in France and Canada have joined forces to share their original content. Paris-based…
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Show of the week: The Phone Secrets
This controversial concept hails from Italy as one of indie prodco Vivi la Vita’s first…
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AMC, BBC coproduce second Le Carré adaptation
US cable channel AMC and UK pubcaster the BBC are adapting novelist John le Carré’s…
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Portlandia to end after eighth season
IFC’s US hipster comedy Portlandia will return for its eight and final season in 2018….
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Sherlock finale leaked online before BBC airing
The final episode of Sherlock’s fourth season was illegally uploaded online in Russia yesterday before…
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BBC First among nets hearing A Word
BBC First in the Benelux region is among five buyers of Keshet International’s British drama…
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Fremantle adds ex-Hoho sales chief
FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment has hired former Hoho Rights boss Danielle Davies on an…