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Show of the week: A Time to Dance
A Time to Dance generated 669,000 viewers for US cable net Hallmark when it went…
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Telefe creating Maradona drama set piece
The life story of legendary footballer Diego Maradona is to be told as a drama…
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YouTube, Azteca headline MIP Cancun III
YouTube’s LatAm boss and the chief of the US arm of Mexican broadcast giant Azteca…
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Epix hires NBCU’s Dakss for digital post
US premium cable channel Epix has hired Jonathan Dakss from NBCUniversal to fill a key…
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CJ Hellovision, SK Broadband push for merger
Korea’s CJ Hellovision and SK Broadband have reportedly responded to Korean regulators in the wake…
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Germany’s Beta makes another Spanish drama move
Munich-based Beta Film has picked up international rights to Spanish TV drama Light of Elna….
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BBC Worldwide rejigs Oz, NZ business
BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand is restructuring its sales operation, merging its TV, digital…
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Big Light poaches Eleven’s Hall for COO post
Frank Spotnitz’s company, Big Light Productions, has hired Jamie Hall from rival prodco Eleven Films…
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Canadian pay TV subs in decline
Canadian media watchdog CTRC has issued 2015 figures that reveal a decrease in subscribers, revenues…
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Nick buys Monster’s The Day Henry Met
Nickelodeon has scooped the international rights to The Day Henry Met, a preschool series from…
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Corden’s Late Late Show notches another sale
French net MCM has become the latest buyer of The Late Late Show with James…
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Go90 poaches Vessel buyer for content post
US mobile platform Go90 has poached Ivana Kirkbride from rival Vessel to become its chief…
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All 4 tries on Naked sex shorts
UK-based Channel 4’s on-demand platform has commissioned a short-form series about the threesome dating scene….
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NBCU lines up first German drama
NBCUniversal International Networks is set to produce its first original drama out of Germany. The…
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Syfy kills off Hunters
US cable channel Syfy has cancelled drama Hunters after one season. The series, from Valhalla…
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UFC sold for $4bn
A WME-IMG-led consortium has acquired mixed martial arts organisation Ultimate Fighting Championship for around US$4…
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Show of the week: Sisters
The Sisters comic strip is one of the best-selling in France, and has sold over…
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Discovery US hires ex-ITV exec O’Connell
Discovery Channel in the US has hired former ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell for a…
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Escobar brother demands share of Narcos profits
Pablo Escobar’s brother has demanded streaming service Netflix gives him a share of the profits…
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Turner, Machinima prep Adventure Time tournament
Turner’s Cartoon Network and gaming culture site Machinima are joining forces to cover Adventure Time…
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DirecTV Lat Am reaches for Sensitive Skin
DirectTV Latin America has acquired the Kim Cattrall-starring drama Sensitive Skin. The 12x30mins series follows…
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Hulu bags truTV’s Billy Eichner comedy
American VOD service Hulu has bought the first five seasons of Billy on the Street,…
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Altice reorganises TV division
Altice-owned SFR Group has reorganised its recently formed media outfit, SFR Media, naming management teams…
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CuriosityStream strikes for Scorpion doc
Factual-focused SVOD net CuriosityStream has acquired a Scorpion TV documentary that looks at birth in…
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Disney cooks up Chefs – Family Style
The UK and Ireland Disney Channel is prepping First Class Chefs – Family Style, a…
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Formats set for dramatic revival
Analysis of new programmes launched by genre round the world shows that the level of…
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ZDFE launches digital prodco
ZDF Enterprises has created a digital subsidiary aimed at producing for online platforms. Streamwerke will…
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FRAPA membership grows 35% in a year
Formats industry body FRAPA has grown its membership 35% in the past year. This spike…
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Brexit could be ‘global opportunity’ for kids TV
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union could hand a “global opportunity” to kids…
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Blue Eyes sparkle for Yes
Israeli pay TV platform Yes has bought Scandi political drama Blue Eyes. The deal, struck…