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Norway’s TV2 is attached the first major format pilot from UK-based development firm Boxatricks, with…
TV3, NBCU plan wedding format
Latvian channel TV3 has partnered with NBCUniversal International Formats to create wedding format Wedlocked (WT)….
DramaFever secures CJ E&M output
Streamed video site DramaFever has secured a multi-year agreement with South Korean producer and distributor…
News brief: Globosat buys Tricon docs
Brazil’s Globosat has acquired Tricon Films & Television’s doc series Rock Icons. The 10x30mins series…
Buyers Briefing: Jeff Ford, Fox / FIC UK
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Keith Richards doc to debut on Netflix
Streaming service Netflix has won the worldwide premiere of Morgan Neville’s new documentary about Rolling…
BBC names drama indie chief
UK pubcaster the BBC has promoted Luther producer Liz Kilgarriff to become its new indie…
Starz brings The Girlfriend Experience to Cannes
Riley Keough, one of the stars of Mad Max: Fury Road and the granddaughter of…
ABC Oz launches kids app
The kids division of Australian pubcaster the ABC has launched a new iPad app. Aimed…
Celestial Tiger renews output deals
Asia’s Celestial Tiger Entertainment has renewed three key output deals, securing a pipeline of Chinese…
Mark Gordon to give MIPCOM keynote
Producer Mark Gordon will give a creative keynote at MIPCOM in October. Gordon, the producer…
Banijay and Zodiak merger confirmed
The merger between production and distribution firms Banijay Group and Zodiak Media is going ahead….
AMC, Discovery Lat Am score Cineflix shows
AMC Networks Iberia and Discovery Networks Latin America are among buyers of programming from UK-based…
Show of the week: Back to the Present
The original Back to the Future movie is 30 this year prompting Canal+’s D8 channel…
Lee Bartlett leaving Discovery
Discovery Studios boss Lee Bartlett is leaving the company. Bartlett has been at Discovery for…
Foxtel wants ‘flatter structure’, COO exits
Australian pay TV leader Foxtel’s COO, Rohan Lund, is leaving as the News Corp-backed firm…
Netflix orders series from Bratz prodco
Netflix has picked up Project Mc², a new kids series about four young super smart young…
Texas Rising, Aquarius deals for ITV Studios
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has shopped big-ticket dramas Texas Rising and Aquarius to a host…
Free VOD service closes TVF, Looking Glass deals
Free streaming service Popcornflix has closed deals for wildlife and travel factual and documentary programming…
Smart move by Canada’s Crave SVOD
Canadian SVOD service CraveTV has launched on connected TVs. The service, which is owned by…
EU launches antitrust case against Sky, studios
The European Commission is investigating Sky and six Hollywood majors, Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony,…
Malaysian net buys Small World, Marble formats
Malaysian broadcaster Media Prima has bought family-themed series Japanizi and game show Splatalot after a…
Netflix updates its TV app
Netflix has updated its TV to provide a ‘more immersive and cinematic experience’. The app…
Ex-Top Gear presenter on Jungle Quest for Sky
Sky has ordered Richard Hammond’s Jungle Quest, a two-part series in which the eponymous former…
Endemol Shine inks Justin Hochberg deal
Endemol Shine North America has struck a content deal with Justin Hochberg, the creator of…
TV2 plans to Love it Or List it
Norwegian broadcaster TV2 has acquired 100 hours of property programming from Beyond Distribution. The deal…
Natural Born Monsters to invade MIPCOM
A series that looks at strange and dangerous creatures from around the world will launch…
Winx Club opens in South Africa
Italian-produced fashion-and-fantasy toon Winx Club has launched on South Africa free-to-air channel ETV. Seasons five…
Show of the week: My Lovely Hope
Dori Media Group’s My Lovely Hope is an Argentine romantic TV series about the forbidden…
Producer of the year category added to Content Awards
A new producer category has been added to the upcoming Content Innovation Awards, which are…