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Sierra/Engine flags Crossbones sales
Broadcast groups such as Tele München Gruppe, Turner International and MTG have acquired the NBC…
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News brief: Bell buys dramas for SVOD service
Canada’s Bell Media has acquired procedural drama Bosch and period drama Manhattan for its upcoming…
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Endemol to finance Amber Television shows
Endemol has secured a three-year development and distribution deal with UK producer Amber Television. This…
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DLT hires ex-Twofour, BBC execs
Transatlantic producer DLT Entertainment has hired former BBC comedy and Twofour Group producers to join…
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News brief: Bomanbridge plants Earthtree seed in Asia
Singapore-based Bomanbridge Media has picked up the catalogue of Norwegian multimedia children’s company Earthtree Media…
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icflix bags Lilyhammer
Middle East and North Africa VOD service icflix has acquired rights to Norway-set crime comedy-drama…
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News brief: Poppy Cat prodco enters Deer Little Forest
King Rollo Films, the UK prodco behind Poppy Cat, is developing a 26x11mins preschool series…
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News brief: Kabillion joins Cablevision platform
US VOD network Kabillion has launched on Optimum TV, a platform from Stateside cable company…
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News brief: CBeebies snaps up Pootle special
UK preschool channel CBeebies has acquired a 27-minute special of Snapper Productions’ animated series Q…
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Show of the week: Farmer in the City
“There is a thirst and an appetite from international buyers for formats in which we…
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Laughter track
When international TV executives describe this as the Golden Age, they’re usually thinking of US…
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The consolidation, creativity and distribution challenge
The issue of consolidation in the television business has again come to the fore over…
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Buyers briefing: Ieng Kimsreng, CTN Cambodia
Name: Ieng Kimsreng Title: Deputy general manager, Cambodian Broadcasting Service (CTN) Ahead of next month’s…
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Discovery buys Cosmos doc series
Discovery has picked up Strip the Cosmos, a six-part series about the secrets of the…
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Marketing key to drama success says ABC’s Paul Lee
Paul Lee, the boss of US broadcast net ABC, has said that in the current…
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BBC orders second period courtroom drama
UK pubcaster has ordered The Woman in Red, a new factual drama with Game of…
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BSkyB set to scrap ‘British’ in wake of Sky Europe deal
Pay TV operator BSkyB is set to scrap the ‘British’ and ‘Broadcasting’ from its trading…
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Antena channels claim strong growth in Romania
Romanian broadcaster Intact Media Group, which operates the country’s Antena channels, grew its audience significantly…
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Adelstein’s Tomorrow Studios hires Weinberg
Tomorrow Studios has recruited Matthew Weinberg as executive VP and will oversee the US prodco’s…
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News brief: International exec takes the reins at Ofcom
UK communications regulator Ofcom has appointed Steve Unger as acting chief executive. Unger is director…
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October Films hires US factual boss
UK indie producer October Films has hired Chris Muckle (pictured) as head of US factual….
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ITV orders Big Family Mansion from Plimsoll
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered reality series Big Family Mansion from Grant Mansfield’s fledgling indie…
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Viacom launching new kids channel in France
Viacom International Media Networks is launching 4Teen, a new kids and teens cable net, in…
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Indigo investigates Strange Criminal Addictions for Discovery
Investigation Discovery has ordered My Strange Criminal Addiction, a new factual series about people who…
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News brief: Prime Hollywood deal for Universal in Africa
NBCUniversal’s Universal Networks has renewed a deal for Hollywood movie series Hollywood on Set. The…
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Gaumont hires business affairs boss
Gaumont International Television has recruited Tim Stephen as senior VP, business and legal affairs. Stephen…
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Show of the week: All-Star Lifeguards
All-Star Lifeguards is a new reality format that rolled out at MIPCOM. Tim Crescenti’s Small…
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Viewpoint – Retrans fees profit indies
David Johnson, CEO of full-service rights management company Compact Media Group, argues implementing a retransmission…
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Berger exits ABC
Lisa Berger is exiting her post as the top reality exec as US broadcaster ABC…
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DreamWorks, Hasbro merger off
DreamWorks Animation and toy giant Hasbro will not be merging at this stage, according to…