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US production gurus Mark Burnett and Mike Darnell will be in Cannes next week at…
Game Plane takes off with CBS
CBS Studios International has acquired format rights to Alpine Labs’ show The Game Plane. The…
ITV teams up with Australian Hoodlum
ITV Studios has inked a first-look deal with US prodco Hoodlum. Hoodlum is run by…
Non Stop People to launch Spanish channel
French celebrity news channel Non Stop People is to launch a Spanish version in June….
News brief: Kids SVOD service stocks up
Kids SVOD platform Kidoodle.TV has bought a raft of content from territories such as Argentina…
Cohan, Perezagua join Spanish MCN board
Spanish-language MCN 2btube has named former Fox Europe and Africa president Jesus Perezagua and A+E…
Barcroft TV hits million mark
YouTube channel Barcroft TV, owned by production outfit Barcroft Media, has passed the one-million subscriber…
A+E examines Marilyn at MIPTV
A+E Networks International is bringing a telemovie event series about the life of Marilyn Monroe…
Sky buys The Embassy ahead of MIPDoc
Australian ob-doc The Embassy has been picked up by a raft of international broadcasters ahead…
Keshet estimates Time of Arrival in Cannes
The distribution arm of Israeli broadcaster Keshet is launching ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) at…
m4e, Hahn fortify production pact
Germany-based kids company m4e has tightened its pact with producer Gerhard Hahn through a new…
Cineflix’s Angry Planet storms into MIPTV
Cineflix Rights will launch a new season of storm-chaser series Angry Planet at MIPTV next…
SVT goes big on docs in Cannes
The sales arm of Swedish pubcaster SVT is bringing its largest-ever documentary slate to Cannes…
MIPTV Hot Pick: Hall of Fame
Veteran British host and entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth fronted Hall of Fame – Bruce’s Hall…
Viacom names Lat Am top team
Viacom International Media Networks Americas has made three senior appointments across its portfolio of channels….
Carrington to head Zodiak Kids Studios
Zodiak Kids has created a studio that will bring together the DeAgostini-owned company’s UK and…
ITV orders Bully Project for the UK
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered a local version of The Bully Project, the Dutch…
ISIS cyber-attack on TV5Monde
French network TV5Monde was yesterday the victim of a cyber-attack by individuals claiming to belong…
Breakthrough opens New York office
Canada-based producer and distributor Breakthrough Entertainment has opened up an office in New York. Beth…
Gateley to run Lifetime programming
Liz Gateley has rejoined US cable channel Lifetime to run its programming unit. The former…
AMC Global takes eOne’s Badlands
AMC will have first-window rights to upcoming US martial arts drama Into the Badlands. The…
Popstars makes a German comeback
RTL II has ordered a local version of Popstars, one of the first wave of…
Endemol Shine sets up Balkan Big Brother hub
Endemol Shine Group has set up a production hub from which local versions of reality…
Romanian launch for HBO Go
HBO’s TV Everywhere service HBO Go has launched on Digi Net and Digi TV in…
Spike makes Senior hire from Endemol Shine
US cable channel Spike TV has poached the CEO of Endemol Shine North America-owned formats…
MIPDoc Hot Pick: Rachel’s Tour of Beauty
“The move to acquire Australasian-produced Rachel’s Tour of Beauty came as demand for positive factual…
ZDFE now handling KiKA preschool slot
ZDF Enterprises is to distribute all rights from the preschool brand of ZDF children’s channel…
Turkish drama on Fox sales slate
Fox International Channel Content Sales is taking a trio of Turkish drama series to Cannes…
FremantleMedia sets up Fight in Cannes
FremantleMedia International has picked up action series The Fight ahead of MIPTV. The show comes…
Endemol Beyond to debut slate at MIPTV
Endemol Shine Group’s premium online channels arm, Endemol Beyond, is to showcase its programming to…