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UKTV preps live Dynamo magic special
UKTV will broadcast one of Dynamo’s tour shows live on its W channel. The magician…
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Dan Mintz firm linked to $2bn Paramount stake
Dan Mintz’s DMG Entertainment has been named a potential buyer of a 40% stake in…
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Viaplay orders Swedish Dicks with Keanu Reeves
Modern Times Group (MTG) has commissioned the first original series for its Viaplay online TV…
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Discovery On the Edge with new adventure series
Discovery Networks has commissioned Sean Conway: On the Edge, a three-part doc following the titular…
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Former Lagardère sales exec to Inverleigh
Graham Smith has been appointed European boss of sports and lifestyle prodco Inverleigh. Smith was…
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Greenbird makes tenth indie investment
The UK’s Greenbird Media has bought into new indie Top Hat Productions, marking the tenth…
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Sitcom Fuller House in demand on Netflix
Netflix’s sitcom Fuller House was by far the most demanded on the SVOD streaming platform…
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UKTV launches Espresso space docs
UK multichannel operator UKTV has bought a trio of space-themed factual programmes from compatriot distributor…
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StudioCanal Paranoid about new ITV drama
ITV has ordered Paranoid, a new eight-part drama about a group of detectives sucked into…
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BBC, ITV, NBCU ‘have discussed’ Netflix rival
UK pubcaster the BBC has had talks with ITV and NBCUniversal about a streaming service…
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Lip Sync Battle breaks out in Africa
MTV in Africa is getting its own version of parent Viacom’s global format hit Lip…
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Monster launching John Lennon doc
Monster Entertainment has picked up the rights to The Last Lennon Interview, a one-off doc…
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Portfolio hires sales and acquisitions exec
Canadian producer and distributor Portfolio Entertainment has recruited Jonathan Abraham as director of international sales…
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NZ net latest to go on Warner’s First Dates
New Zealand commercial broadcaster TV2 is the latest channel to remake UK reality series First…
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Endemol Shine tipped for Anonymous investment
Endemol Shine Group wants to buy into US film and TV prodco Anonymous Content, according…
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Cineflix pacts with Freeform show creator
Canada-headquartered Cineflix Media has inked a multiyear first-look deal showrunner George Moll, who is known…
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France’s Federation boards Finnish drama
France’s Federation Entertainment is to coproduce a drama series for Finnish pubcaster YLE. Federation and…
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Nick, YTV order Anglo-Canadian copro
Nickelodeon and Canada’s YTV have co-ordered a live-action series from British and Canadian production companies….
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FremantleMedia poaches Johansen from Rubicon
FremantleMedia has hired Hegme Skjerven Johansen as head of development at its Norwegian operation, with…
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Sony Crime channel, Nine get Real Detective
Sony’s new UK crime net, True Crime, and Australian free-TV broadcaster Nine have both acquired…
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Red Arrow, Nevision team for drama
Red Arrow Entertainment and boutique finance and production group Nevision have inked a drama co-development…
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MTG orders Animal Antics
MTG has ordered fact-ent series Animal Antics for its Viasat Nature channel. UK indie Woodcut…
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Ex-Banijay sales boss to lead Passion
Former Banijay Group sales boss Emmanuelle Namiech has been named CEO of Passion Distribution. Multiple…
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Jim Jam, TVN among Cloudbabies buyers
Jim Jam and TVN in Poland and ETV in South Africa have bought Cloudbabies from…
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All3, Endemol Shine among 30 PactUS sign-ups
All3Media America and Endemol Shine North America are among 30 TV producers that have signed…
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ITV uncorks The Wine Show
ITV has ordered a lifestyle series The Wine Show from Infinity Creative Media, the prodco…
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MoMedia takes Talking Tom SVOD rights
Digital distributor MoMedia has closed a worldwide representation agreement for kids property Talking Tom and…
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Fox orders Endemol Shine Germany format
US broadcaster Fox has ordered an eight-hour unscripted series, Superhuman, based on Endemol Shine Germany…
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Hulu scores first exclusive movie with Joshy
Hulu has become the latest US streaming platform to get into the original movies space,…
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BBCWW, Zig Zag bag new W originals
BBC Worldwide will distribute an unscripted series that is one of two new originals for…