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Canal+ buys monster series
French premium channel operator Canal+ has acquired animated kids series I’m a Dinosaur. The series…
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Italian entrepreneur makes move for La7 channel
Italian entrepreneur and Diego Della Valle has expressed a serious interest in La7, the Italian…
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Ofcom awards local TV licence for Leeds
UK media regulator Ofcom has awarded a local TV licence for the Northern city of…
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New deals for German scripted reality series Day and Night
All3Media has secured deals for its German-originated scripted reality format Day and Night. The show,…
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Endemol buys Armoza’s Common Denominator
Endemol has taken international rights to gameshow format The Common Denominator. It has taken international…
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Formula 1 viewing slows down
Formula One’s global audience declined in 2012, pushed down by a 34% drop in viewing…
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Starz’ White Queen to be crowned at MIPTV
Starz will launch and screen its original period drama The White Queen at MIPTV. The…
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Netflix is an opportunity not a threat says CBS boss Moonves
Netflix is not a threat to broadcast network CBS, according to its CEO and president…
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Netflix lawsuit dismissed
The lawsuit accusing Netflix of misleading investors has been dismissed by a US court. A…
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Tangled Bank’s Michael Rosenfeld to give MIPDOC keynote
Michael Rosenfeld, head of TV at recently-created factual producer Tangled Bank, will give a keynote…
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ABC Family orders two new reality series
Disney-owned US cable network ABC Family has ordered a half-hour reality comedy series from the…
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Kroes calls for greater flexibility on movie windows
The current system of release windows for movies is often too rigid and can prevent…
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Russian advertising market sees lower growth in 2012
Overall annual growth in the advertising market in Russia slowed last year to 13%, according…
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International broadcasters buy kids series Little Spirou
A raft of international channels have acquired animated kids series Little Spirou. The 78x7mins show…
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Tesco begins Club Card TV roll out
Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has started testing its Club Card TV streaming service and…
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Trio of scripted format deals for Sony
Sony Pictures Television has inked deals for local versions of three of its drama series:…
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French study reveals attitudes to TV piracy
Attitudes of ‘digital natives’ – 15-24 year-olds – towards the illicit consumption of online content…
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Discovery hires intn’l director of development
Discovery’s international arm has hired Charlotte Reid as its first director of production and development…
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Mixed results for MTG
Modern Times Group expects some growth from its Nordic pay TV business this year, with…
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Beyond picks up two BBC kids shows
Beyond International has taken international rights to two new kids series, Totally Rubbish and Get…
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Canal+ takes F1 rights
Canal+ has acquired exclusive rights to the Formula 1 motor racing series. The French premium…
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Brenda Wooding’s Kid Glove sets up in Brazil
Brenda Wooding’s kids production and distribution firm Kid Glove has set up a base in…
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ZDF picks up sales rights to latest hit Scandi drama
ZDF Enterprises has taken international rights to Death of a Pilgrim, the latest hit Scandinavian…
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Vivendi and Lagardère square up in €1.6b legal battle
Lagardère and Vivendi are engaged in a bitter legal dispute over claims that the latter…
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Comcast to take full control of NBC Universal
US cable and media giant Comcast is to acquire the 49% of NBC Universal that…
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Spain’s Telecinco takes the plunge with diving format
Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Telecinco has ordered a local version of Banijay International’s diving format Stars…
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Intel in talks with content providers for OTT TV launch
Intel is in talks with content providers ahead of a planned internet TV launch, Erik…
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BBC Worldwide says 10% uptick in buyers attending Showcase
BBC Worldwide says that 700 international buyers will attend the 2013 version of its annual…
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FremantleMedia picks up rights to hit Canadian format
FremantleMedia has taken international rights to Canadian entertainment format Family Harmony (Un Air de Famille)….
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Lovefilm renews and extends BBC Worldwide deal
Amazon-owned streaming service Lovefilm has inked a new, extended, content deal with BBC Worldwide, the…