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MTG exec heads to Turner Nordic
Modern Times Group’s Jeppe Damgaard as been appointed as Turner Broadcasting System Nordic’s director of…
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Vet on the Hill travels for WTFN
Channel 4 has picked up factual entertainment series Vet on the Hill for its More…
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Azteca swings to loss, drops Comarex deal
TV Azteca is ending its programme sales deal with distributor Comarex, and is understood to…
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RTVE takes ‘extensive’ ZDFE package
Spanish pubcaster RTVE has purchased an “extensive” package of telemovies from German distributor ZDF Enterprises….
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Scandi, Israeli nets buy Media I.M. toons
A pair of Scandinavian pubcasters and two Israeli content buyers have taken programming from kids…
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Discovery joins Detectives Club in UK, Europe
Discovery Networks in the UK and Europe have bought The Detectives Club: New Orleans. The…
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Showcase: BBCWW on dramatic crime spree
Broadcasters around the world have acquired premium crime drama programming from UK-based BBC Worldwide this…
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Fox buys Electus fare for Mid East
Fox’s channel operation in the Middle East has tapped US-based distributor Electus International for more…
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Foxtel ‘plots own streaming device’
Australian pay TV giant Foxtel is reported to be planning to launch a streaming device…
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Vivendi ‘tables offer’ for Mediaset pay TV unit
France-based entertainment giant Vivendi has reportedly made an offer for the pay TV assets of…
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Nine’s Hotplate ‘shelved after format row’
Australian commercial network Nine has reportedly agreed to stop broadcasting its cooking competition series The…
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DHX net catches Nature Cat
DHX Television’s Canadian channel, Family CHRGD, has licensed 9 Story Media Group’s animated series Nature…
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Spanish net learns How to Be
Israeli format How to Be is heading into Spain. Commercial broadcaster Cuatro has commissioned a…
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Show of the week: The Clintons and the Obamas: Story of a Rivalry
Nicole Bacharan has been dubbed ‘Miss America’ in the French media for her commentary on…
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Channel 4 sets Schwarzenegger stunt special
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off, two-hour special in which action star Arnold…
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Ex-Star TV chief charged with murder
Former Star TV CEO Peter Mukerjea has been charged with the murder of his step-daughter,…
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BBC Three goes off air and online today
Youth-skewing channel BBC Three has gone off-air and was an online-only service from noon today…
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Spanish fiction: dramatic times
With the country’s recession now over, Spanish TV producers are cautiously resuming plans for growth….
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Show of the week: Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
Bentley Productions is best-known for making worldwide detective hit Midsomer Murders, but things are about…
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Fremantle deal with Mangan, Lincoln prodco
FremantleMedia International has inked a first-look deal with Slam, the drama indie set up by…
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AMC to geek out in late-night
US cable channel AMC has ordered a late-night talk show for fanboys. Geeking Out (WT)…
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A&E locks in jail docu-series format
A+E Networks plans to launch a docu-series in which innocent civilians spend time in jail,…
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A&E locks in jail docu-series format
A+E Networks plans to launch a docu-series in which innocent civilians spend time in jail,…
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Netflix getting back on The Magic School Bus
Netflix has ordered a reboot of classic animated kids series The Magic School Bus. The…
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BBC buys Swedish drama
UK pubcaster the BBC has bought another foreign-language drama for BBC Four, picking up Swedish…
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ITV factual boss exiting
ITV’s director of factual, Richard Klein, is leaving the UK commercial broadcaster. Klein joined ITV…
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Four launches for Nickelodeon interactive app
Viacom will roll out Nick Play in four more markets, with the iOS and Android…
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Hulu ‘could make international return’
American on-demand platform Hulu could make a return to the international market, according to a…
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Lagardère Studios shops Belgian dramas
Lagardère Studios Distribution has signed a worldwide rights deal with Flemish prodco deMENSEN for a…
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Super RTL, Ten look to Lexi & Lottie
Germany’s Super RTL and Australia’s Network Ten are on-board a new 26x22mins detective-comedy toon for…