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News brief: Zodiak reveals Sex Confessions
Zodiak Rights has acquired distribution of Canadian format True Sex Confessions. The 13x30mins series from…
CW books date with Voorhees on Friday the 13th
US broadcast network The CW has put a TV adaptation to the Friday the 13th…
Australian pay net opens Saturday Kitchen
Australian pay channel LifeStyle FOOD has acquired British cooking show Saturday Kitchen, which has run…
LBC claims victory in Bin Talal lawsuit
The international arm of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation has claimed victory in its legal dispute…
Mattel exec joins Robot Chicken prodco
Marge Dean has joined Robot Chicken prodco Stupid Buddy Stoodios as general manager. Dean (pictured)…
IFC teams with Vice on doc comedy
US cable net IFC and hipster youth brand Vice have joined forces to launch new…
Discovery’s Betty opening US office
Betty TV is opening a US division. The UK prodco is owned by Discovery and…
US pay TV ‘struggling’ to retain subs
Nine out of the top ten US pay TV operators lost subscribers in the quarter…
Second Sense8 for Netflix
Streaming service Netflix has greenlit a second season of its sci-fi thriller drama Sense8. The…
BT makes Fear-inducing play
British telecoms firm BT Group has rocked the pay TV market in the UK over…
Kids SVOD platform secures BBCWW, HIT deals
Digital preschool service OobEdoO has added shows from BBC Worldwide and HIT Entertainment to its…
Fox confirms Prison Break ‘sequel’
US broadcaster network Fox has confirmed it is bringing back conspiracy drama Prison Break as…
AwesomenessTV scores DHX network deal
Multiplatform content firm AwesomenessTV is to produce programming for DHX Media’s Canadian kids television channel…
News brief: EPG buys another Brazilian 4K drama
South Korea’s EPG Media has acquired another 4K drama from Brazil’s Globo. EPG has bought…
News brief: Boomerang boards Dinosaur Train
The Latin American feed of Turner Broadcasting kids channel Boomerang has acquired Dinosaur Train from…
Spanish net tries on Pull Over
Spain’s La Radio y Television de Andalucia has commissioned its own version of an Israeli-created…
Turtles, Dora spread in Lat Am, Europe
Viacom International Media Networks properties Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dora the Explorer: Into the…
News brief: Caracol sells novella into Iraq
The sales arm of Colombian broadcaster Caracol has struck a programming deal with Iraqi broadcaster…
DRG crowns Channel 4 Prince Philip doc
UK-based distributor DRG has acquired international sales rights to Channel 4 documentary Prince Philip: the…
New brief: New Asian Boomerang launch
Turner Broadcasting System’s animation network Boomerang has launched in Malaysia on HyppTV with a two-month…
ITV angry over licence fee catch-up plans
Broadcaster ITV is challenging plans to widen the scope of the UK license fee to…
News brief: Asian launch for Lagardère’s Mezzo
Lagardère Active’s classical music channel Mezzo Live HD will launch in the Philippines after securing…
Fox taking Bundesliga to entertainment channels
Fox will simulcast the opening match of the German football league on its sport as…
US cable net Fuse relaunching
US cable channel Fuse is relaunching at the end of September with a new look…
Amazon hires BT TV boss for Euro video
Amazon Prime Instant Video has hired BT’s director of TV, Alex Green, to become managing…
News brief: Lifetime, Yahoo launch online Project Runway special
Lifetime and Yahoo have joined forces for an online Project Runway special, Road to the…
Viacom adds M&A expert to ranks
US media giant Viacom has appointed a mergers and acquisitions specialist to its ranks. Alex…
Sony signs Italian CBS deal
Sony Pictures Television Networks Italy has secured exclusive CBS Studios International programming for its AXN-branded…
News brief: Globo debuts Oz net, sells to China
Brazil’s Globo has secured a deal with Australian TV provider Luso Vision to bring its…
Aussie prodco launches LA office
Australian film and television producer Galaxy Pop is launching an office in LA, and signed…