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Turner ties up Toot the Tiny Tugboat
Turner Broadcasting System has acquired UK pay TV rights for Toot the Tiny Tugboat the…
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Terranoa wins WW2 doc Surrender
French distributor Terranoa has picked up international rights to World War 2 documentary Surrender. The…
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Netflix retains all rights to The Crown
Netflix will retain all rights to upcoming UK drama project The Crown. This moves the…
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Zodiak takes Stand Up For Your Country
UK-based producer and distributor Zodiak has optioned Mexican-originated format Stand Up For Your Country across…
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Studio Lambert holiday format lands at ITV
A humorous Studio Lambert-created holiday format is set to go out on UK broadcaster ITV….
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Peace Point picks up Rosetta doc
Toronto-based distributor Peace Point Rights has acquired international rights to In Space, a one-off space…
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AB launches French factual channel
France’s AB Group has teamed up with publishing outfit Mondadori Magazines France (MMF) to launch…
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Shorts channel hires Koene to replace Musa
Short films channel Shorts TV has hired Jan Pieter Koene to head up its EMEA…
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Viewpoint: the work experience ‘experience’
Work experience – it’s that rite of passage into the mystical world of TV. We…
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WOWOW bags Extant exclusive
Japanese pay TV provider has acquired exclusive local rights to CBS dramas Extant and Penny…
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On-demand Cirkus buys The Driver
Cirkus, the ‘best of British’ on demand service, has added UK drama series The Driver…
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NATPE adds showrunners to NATPE line-up
NATPE and will bring a range of showrunners and creative talent to its Miami convention…
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Chinese video site iQiyi gets new funding
Beijing Xiaomi Technology has invested US$63 million into Chinese streaming and on-demand site iQiyi as…
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Show of the week: Heaven or Hell
Heaven or Hell has caused a stir in Germany and the crazy challenges that contestants…
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News brief: New programmes EVP for WE tv
US cable channel WE tv has promoted Lauren Gellert to the new post of executive…
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Starz resurrects Evil Dead
Sam Raimi classic zombie horror movie The Evil Dead is being resurrected as a TV…
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SundanceTV goes noir with drama
US cable channel SundanceTV has commissioned a drama series based on a southern US noir…
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ID awaits Mail Order Murder delivery
Discovery Communications-owned Investigation Discovery has commissioned Mail Order Murder. Pioneer Productions will produce the 6x30mins…
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Venevision names content boss
Former Televisa programming executive Carlos Santos has been named director of content and artistic development…
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TVN buys Seven, Channel 5 shows
Poland’s TVN has acquired programmes including Seven Network’s World’s Richest Dogs from distributor TCB Rights….
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WGN America lands first unscripted originals
US network WGN America has commissioned its first unscripted original programmes. Docu-drama Outlaw Country comes…
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Pilgrim signs Tutera to first-look deal
Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Studios has signed the star of its WE tv series CELEBrations to…
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Channel 4 creates deputy doc chief role
Channel 4 in the UK has upped Amy Flanagan to deputy head of documentaries. Flanagan…
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Banijay poaches Endemol exec for digital
Banijay-backed US prodco Bunim/Murray has poached John P. Roberts from Endemol for a new digital…
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Ten could sell after strategic review
Network Ten’s parent Network Ten Holdings has confirmed it has hired Citi bank to assess…
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FCCE reveals ‘world’s first African superhero’
Holland-based distributor FCCE has taken a series that’s billed as starring “the world’s first mainstream…
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Starz selling reality series The Chair online
Starz is making its first reality series, The Chair, available to buy online. The premium…
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David Michel: Content extremes and the new radical indies
It is now quite clear that our industry is witness to major changes, which are…
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Big-screen to small-screen
Amid what is described as the ‘Golden Age’ of TV drama there is an increasing…
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NBCU’s Hispanic net mun2 renamed
NBCUniversal has renamed its US Hispanic entertainment channel mun2 as NBC Universo. The Latino-targeted will…