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Fox ups Asian acquisitions boss
Michael Dick has been given a wider role at Fox International Channels and will now…
WDR catches Gigglebug
Germany’s WDRmediagroup has added Finnish toon Gigglebug to its catalogue at MIPTV. The show, from…
Burnett closes Generation Gap with Televisa
Producer Mark Burnett is working with Mexico’s Televisa on a new format in which families…
Kabo, Contenu QMI partner for laughs
France’s Kabo Family and Canada’s Quebec-based Contenu QMI have partnered to coproduce comedy formats. The…
Ten, DHX plan Gwen Stefani toon
Network Ten in Australia has commissioned Canada’s DHX Media to produce a 26x22mins animated series…
Power sets up UK-Canada period tech drama
White Pine Pictures, STV Productions and Power are joining forces to produce Wire Men, a…
Wildseed makes animation move
UK-based talent incubator Wildseed Studios has created its first animated series, a comedy set in…
Off the Fence will Rock the Park
Europe-based distributor Off the Fence has acquired The CW’s Rock the Park. The unscripted show,…
German TV makes historic move
New investment in drama by local channels and a willingness to greenlight risky, edgy projects…
The world in ratings: lessons from 2014
Eurodata analyst Aurelie Sykes-Darmon highlights the latest industry-defining trends in the TV world In 2014,…
TV2 bags Spike series
Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has acquired a number of Spike series from Viacom International Media…
Warner picks up Red Arrow’s Real Men
Warner Bros. International Television Production has acquired production rights in Belgium and the Netherlands to…
SPI closes NBCU deal, preps 4K net
European channel group SPI International has acquired programming from NBCUniversal, while gearing up for its…
MBC tries out Jetpack shows
Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has acquired a package of programming from Dominic Gardiner’s distributor, Jetpack….
Show of the week: The Puppet Show
The Puppet Show was, Talpa Global boss Maarten Meijs says, a “butterfly project”, by which…
Beta stops Starfighter sales, explores Valley
Germany’s Beta Film has acquired distribution rights to pay channel TNT Serie’s drama The Valley…
ABC digital chief to depart
Disney/ABC Television Group digital boss Albert Cheng will leave the company in May. His departure…
Fox making Rocky Horror TV special
US broadcast network Fox is planning to air a TV version of cult classic movie and…
Reality star becomes Dengineer for CBBC
UK kids channel CBBC has commissioned The Dengineers, a new live-action makeover show in which…
Brights takes Bubble Martin to Med
Independent distributor Brights has added new properties to its portfolio, including a new animated series…
Discovery, TV4 bag GRB titles
Discovery Networks and TV4 in Sweden are among buyers of programming from LA-based GRB Entertainment….
MIPTV Hot Pick: The Puppet Show
The Puppet Show was, Talpa Global boss Maarten Meijs says, a “butterfly project”, by which…
Amazon cop drama lands in Australia
Amazon Original drama series Bosch has been sold to SBS. The Australian pubcaster will air…
ABC Family orders supernatural Tim Kring pilot
Heroes creator Tim Kring is exec producing Beyond, a one-hour drama pilot for ABC Family….
Participant Media CEO exits
Jim Berk, the CEO of US cable channel Pivot owner Participant Media, has resigned from…
Super RTL pits at Trucktown
German family channel Super RTL has acquired Canadian animated series Trucktown. The channel has bought…
Turner plays to Monster’s Jungle Beat
Turner Broadcasting System has acquired Monster Entertainment-sold non-verbal kids toon Jungle Beat for its Boomerang…
Terranoa testing Superpowers in Cannes
French doc distributor Terranoa is launching a pop science show that puts superpowers to the…
Electus giving birth to Labor Games at MIPTV
US producer and distributor Electus has picked up international format rights to Labor Games, the…
Zodiak brings Versailles to Cannes
Zodiak Rights is launching its big-budget period piece Versailles to MIPTV. The show, from David…