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Telefonica buys StudioCanal drama package

Telefonica has acquired a package of drama series from StudioCanal for its Spanish pay TV…

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Amazon and PBS strike kids TV deal

Amazon will show a raft of shows from the PBS Kids service after striking a…

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Media giants dominate Euro TV, US impact grows

A group of 15 media giants dominate pay TV within the European Union, accounting for…

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Netflix commits to Korean originals

Netflix has said it will make original programming out of South Korea. Visiting the country…

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Netflix UK courts Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Netflix has bagged exclusive UK rights to The CW comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. The first season…

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Amazon brings Roadies to UK

Amazon Prime Video has bought rock and roll drama Roadies for its UK feed. The…

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RTL rebrands in the Netherlands

RTL’s Dutch channels business is rebranding to “communicate one clear brand to all audiences”. As…

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Show of the week: Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun represents the first Franco-Swedish drama coproduction, says Katrina Neylon, executive VP, sales and…

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Sky Arts plots art heist format

UK satellite channel Sky Arts has commissioned a series in which priceless works of art…

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UK-Poland deal as BBC, TVP agree pact

BBC Worldwide and TVP have agreed a deal that will see them make series together….

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VH1 builds unscripted team with MTV exec

VH1 is bringing Paul Ricci across from sister US cable channel MTV to become its…

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ZDFE pockets Televisa USA true crime series

ZDF Enterprises has taken rights to new Televisa USA true crime series Deep Undercover, which…

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Turner takes Israeli drama to Lat Am

Turner Broadcasting Latin America has acquired Israeli drama Mossad 101 (Hamidrasha) to air across the…

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Canuck prodco to coproduce Channel 4 series

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a 7x60mins factual series from a pair of Argonon…

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VH1 names Levison reality replacement

Viacom network VH1 has named the long-serving Nina L. Diaz its new reality TV chief…

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Show of the week: The Beat

The Beat ticks lots of boxes for format buyers with a high-volume, cost-effective production model…

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UK media reacts to Brexit

Industry groups and companies are continuing to react to, and weigh the impact of, the…

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German miniseries Ku’damm 56 continues

Following strong ratings and international sales, German period miniseries Ku’damm 56 will continue in a…

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Twofour scores first Slovenian format deal

Twofour has sold ski-jumping format The Jump to a Slovenia network, with plans to build…

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Greenbird invests in new prodco Flicker

British indie incubator Greenbird Media has bought into another UK producer, as it grows its…

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RTL sees Benefits in Endemol Shine format

Germany’s RTL has become the first network to order a local version of Endemol Shine…

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Amazon poaches HBO comedy exec

Amazon Studios has hired HBO exec Nick Hall to become its head of comedy development….

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Archer gets triple-season renewal at FX

FX animated comedy Archer has landed a triple-season renewal. This will bring the series through…

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Ex-Warner Bros exec joins ABC cable net

Former Warner Bros. Television comedy exec Jana Steele Helman has joined US cable channel Freeform…

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Sky, Showtime end Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful, the British-American gothic drama, will not return for a fourth season. Series creator…

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Disney Channel buys Nelvana, Sony toon

Disney Channels Worldwide has acquired Hotel Transylvania: The Television Series, which comes from Canada’s Nelvana…

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Bad Robot boards Michael Jackson drama

J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions has become a coproducer on a Warner Bros. Television event…

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AMC buys All3 CEE package

AMC Networks has acquired an 80-hour package from All3Media International for its channels in central…

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RTL sets up German Power Couple

German free TV powerhouse RTL has ordered a local version of the Israeli-originated format Power…

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Channel One buys Section Zero

Russian broadcaster Channel One has acquired edgy French drama Section Zero. The free-TV station will…