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News brief: Gran Plan hatched in Brazil
Brazilian broadcaster TV Globo has commissioned a local version of Israeli comedy factual format The…
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German kids TV veteran dies at 61
Popular German kids TV executive Angelika Paetow has passed away aged 61. Paetow worked at…
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TV features heavily in top media firms list
Media agency ZenithOptimedia has ranked the world’s top media owners, with Disney, Comcast, Fox and…
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Legendary moves into Asia, poaches Oe
Independent US studio Legendary Entertainment has expanded its TV operation to Asia and recruited influential…
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BBC taps FremantleMedia for factual chief
The BBC has poached the managing director of FremantleMedia UK’s prodco Boundless to become head…
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Telenovela first in Thailand
Brazil’s Globo has sold its first-ever format into Thailand. The Brazilian media giant has shopped…
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Netflix wants AT&T/DirecTV merger ended in current form
Streaming service Netflix has urged American regulators to stop the merger of satellite broadcaster DirecTV…
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Playstation original wins more Power
The first original series for games console Playstation, Powers, has landed a second season. The…
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Brazilian net joins Winx Club
Brazil’s TV Cultura has acquired Italian-created girls toon Winx Club. The deal with Loreto-based family…
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FIC buys Hong Kong drama shows
Fox International Channels Asia has acquired 840 hours of drama television programming from Hong Kong’s…
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Comedy Central greenlights toon
US cable channel Comedy Central has okayed an urbam coming-of-age animated comedy series, Legends of…
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Curation: the new dark art
Now that streaming platforms can build a much more accurate picture of their subscribers’ behaviour…
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Have content will travel
Travel shows, with their beautiful backdrops and larger-than-life locals, may seem like a no-brainer for…
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Seven will Make You Laugh Out Loud
Australia’s Seven Network has acquired Passion Distribution-sold comedy entertainment series Make You Laugh Out Loud….
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Asylum, Piligian team for Planet Earth of sports’
US prodcos Asylum and Pilgrim Studios are joining forces to produce Planet Sport (WT), a…
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Ex-Dailymotion exec joins Condé Nast
Former Dailymotion US general manager Joy Marcus has joined the video content arm of magazine…
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Nat Geo makes 4K physicist doc
The National Geographic Channel (NGC) in Japan has made its first-ever 4K doc, a special…
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MarVista picks up another Dentsu toon
US-based producer and distributor MarVista has acquired Latin American rights to Yo-Kai Watch, the second…
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Writer’s Room: Paul Abbott says take No Offence
Paul Abbott is the BAFTA Award-winning writer who cut his teeth on Coronation Street and…
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Three to watch from Spain
A trio of Spanish primetime dramas are set to make international headlines. Spain’s TV advertising…
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In the spotlight: Colin Callender
Wolf Hall producer Colin Callender reveals the influences that have shaped a five-decade career spanning…
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FremantleMedia promotes Canuck sales exec
The international arm of entertainment giant FremantleMedia has promoted Michela di Mondo to VP, sales…
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USA launching Mr. Robot on free digital platforms
USA Network is launching the debut episode of its new drama series Mr. Robot on…
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Mondo teams with Toon Goggles on Yeti
The Swiss division of kids producer and distributor Mondo TV has come on board upcoming…
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Fox orders Relativity’s Home Free
US broadcast net Fox has ordered a new home renovation competition series Home Free and…
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Superights picks up toons from fledgling prodco
Kids content distributor Superights has picked up three titles from fledgling French production company Folivari….
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Syfy showcases Magicians, Helix unraveled
US cable channel Syfy has sent its fantasy drama pilot The Magicians to series days…
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Show of the week South of Hell
“I love challenging myself and this is the most challenging thing I have done,” film,…
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HBO picks up Lanzmann doc
US premium cable channel has acquired a 40-minute documentary that looks into the making of…
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Syfy makes debut in south Asia
NBCUniversal channel Syfy is launching in Sri Lanka, its first roll out in south Asia….