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SVOD players buy medical procedural Remedy
Several SVOD platforms have acquired Canadian medical procedural Remedy. The series, which is produced by…
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Discovery Life plots 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy
The upcoming Discovery Life Channel has acquired factual entertainment travel show 50 Ways to Kill…
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Sony kids channel hits Freeview
Sony Pictures Television-owned UK preschool net Tiny Pop is launching on the territory’s Freeview platform….
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Grandmother Lover attached to Channel 5
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a documentary about a 31-year-old man that enjoys dating…
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Raft of presales for French WW2 doc
A raft of international broadcasters have prebought World War II feature doc Surrender. The 1x90mins…
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Disney spending more time in Camp Lakebottom
Disney has acquired the second season of toon series Camp Lakebottom for several of its…
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Lifestyle sales for Tricon
Canada-based distributor Tricon has shopped over 400 hours of lifestyle fare to channels around the…
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FX orders rap comedy pilot Atlanta
US cable net FX has ordered Atlanta, a pilot comedy about two cousins working their…
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Cineflix buys into Biblical Conspiracies
Cineflix’s distribution arm has picked up international rights to Biblical mystery doc series Biblical Conspiracies….
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Raft of exec appointments at Viacom intn’l channels
Viacom has upped several of senior channel execs at its international channels, appointing a new…
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Canada’s latest OTT service buys Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.
CraveTV, the low-cost Canadian OTT service that launched this week, has acquired US hit drama…
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News brief: Beyond lays Pati’s Mexican Table
Beyond Distribution has acquired Pati’s Mexican Table, a cooking series from American public television. The…
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BBC to adapt JK Rowling detective novel
UK pubcaster the BBC is to drum up a TV drama adaptation of detective novels…
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News brief: Warner ups Romano to vice-chair
Warner Bros. Entertainment has promoted long-serving CFO and executive VP Ed Romano to vice-chairman. The…
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News brief: August bags Ella Bella Bingo sales
Four channels have acquired August Media Holdings-sold animated preschool series Ella Bella Bingo. Indonesia’s DaiiTV,…
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UK leads video apps market, Netflix in first
Consumers in the UK are the most voracious in Europe when it comes top downloading…
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Show of the week: Married At First Sight
Married at First Sight is a show in which total strangers agree to marry on…
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Broadcasters buy controversial marriage format
A raft of broadcasters have acquired the US version of Married at First Sight, the…
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Scripps UK goes on Food & Wine Adventures
Scripps Networks UK & EMEA has commissioned an original series for Travel Channel and recomissioned…
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Canada’s low-cost Netflix rival buys Seinfeld
CraveTV, the low-cost Canadian OTT service from Bell, has added classic US comedy series Seinfeld…
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News brief: Asian nets Bet on Your Baby
Electus International format Bet On Your Baby has again been commissioned in Asia. The show…
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News brief: Tremendous! expands to New York
US indie Tremendous! Entertainment has hired Andy Meyer to become its VP, development. He was…
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Cineflix forms partnership with Strong Island
Cineflix Media has cut a deal with Strong Island Films and will get an option…
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News brief: YEP! buys Avengers, Hulk toons
German kids channel YEP! has acquired Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and Hulk and the Agents of…
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CBS: Netflix ‘batting average lower than broadcast or cable’
Netflix has not had a new hit for a year and its hit rate is…
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Turner ups distribution pair
Turner Broadcasting System has promoted a pair of executives in its domestic distribution division. John…
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News brief: Sky Vision wraps Asian deals
UK-based Sky Vision has sold around 100 hours of programming to Asian broadcasters. Discovery Networks…
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News brief: Channel 5 orders Car Crash TV
Viacom’s UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Car Crash TV: How Not to Drive…
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MTG launches JuicyPlay gossip video sites
Broadcaster Modern Times Group is rolling out three entertainment and celebrity gossip video sites under…
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Netflix orders original Nina Simone doc
Netflix and FremantleMedia-backed producer RadicalMedia are making What Happened Miss Simone?, an original feature doc…