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Cartoon Network Oz buys Sam Fox

Cartoon Network in Australia has acquired kids live-action series Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures. The SLR…

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Bravo taps NBC News exec for digital role

US cable channel Bravo has named an exec from NBCUniversal stablemate NBC News as its…

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American Gigolo TV series readied

Jerry Bruckheimer Television and US studio Paramount are working on a TV adaptation of 1980…

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Passion CEO’s MIPCOM market report

Passion Distribution’s CEO Sally Miles says broadcasters at MIPCOM were feeling the pressure of viewer…

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Sky Deutschland re-ups Warner deal

German pay TV provider Sky Deutschland has agreed a multi-year extension to its programming agreement…

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Saban and Potter alums form Zag Animation Studios

Haim Saban is one of a quartet of industry names who have teamed to create…

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BBCWW cuts first Tumble deals

Romania has become the first country to buy the Tumble gymnastics format. BBC Worldwide launched…

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ITV’s High Noon hires Fox exec

ITV Studios-owned US prodco High Noon has recruited Jill Schwartz as its senior VP, development….

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Sky News to programme new Australia Channel

Hong Kong-based distributor and channel operator Lightning International is rolling out Australia Channel, a new…

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MTV and Channel 5 join forces for MTV Awards

Free-to-air service Channel 5 and pay TV counterpart MTV will both show next month’s European…

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Halloween treat as MTV confirms Scream

Youth-skewed channel MTV has taken its TV adaptation of horror movie franchise Scream to series….

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Bombanbridge feels Earth Touch in Asia

Singapore-based Bombanbridge Media is now distributing UK indie Earth Touch Productions’ programming in Asia. A…

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MTG names Scandi content chief

Modern Times Group’s Danish programme director has been promoted to chief content officer for the…

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Laura gets full season run on NBC

NBC has made Debra Messing vehicle The Mysteries of Laura its first new season drama…

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Boomerang ties up Jungle Bunch

Turner Broadcasting System’s newly-refocused Boomerang family channel has acquired pay TV rights in Europe and…

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New World Order: Executive perspective

In the second part of our report into the wave of top-level consolidation in the…

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Full seasons for new CBS drama quartet

Stateside network CBS has given full season orders to all four of its latest dramas….

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French telco tracks down BBC’s Intruders

French telco operator OCS has acquired the BBC’s new mystery drama Intruders following MIPCOM. The…

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NATPE Miami plots reality and formats initiative

There will be a reality and formats-themed initiative at the NATPE content market in Miami…

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NBC reworks ITV Saturday variety show

US broadcaster NBC is working on its own version of ITV’s British variety show Ant…

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Nets observe Online Dating Rituals

Eight broadcasters around the world have acquired Online Dating Rituals of the American Male, a…

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Armenia buys Globo’s Trail of Lies

Fresh from launching Trail of Lies at MIPCOM, Brazil’s Globo has sold the telenovela to…

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Genius names ex-MGM exec as finance boss

Kids-focused Genius Brands International has named former MGM finance VP Rebecca Hershinger as its chief…

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iZombie invades Canuck Netflix rival

New Canadian SVOD service Shomi has acquired exclusive streaming local rights to Rob Thomas’s upcoming…

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CEE SVOD service welcomes Secretary

Eastern European region SVOD service Pickbox.tv has acquired exclusive rights to new season CBS shows…

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Fairbairn exits as Scripps takes channels in-house

Kathy Fairbairn, the director of programming for Food Network and Fine Living and the former…

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Alibaba ‘eyes $1.6bn Lionsgate stake’

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is reportedly set to move for a 37.4% stake in US…

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ABC romcom is first new season casualty

ABC has cancelled romantic comedy Manhattan Love Story, making the series the first scripted show…

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Kids nets catch Little Nutbrown Hare

Channels in the Middle East, central Europe and Iceland have acquired preschool toon series Guess…

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Billy on the Street in Oz, India

Comedy game show Billy on the Street will air in Austrlia, India and Denmark following…