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Nat Geo boards Electus’ Raft
National Geographic Channel in the US has greenlit The Raft, a survivalist unscripted series from…
AOL UK reveals originals
Online content firm AOL has unveiled its first UK originals. AOL UK’s shows are Being…
NBC, Lawrence seek The IT Crowd
A US remake of British sitcom The IT Crowd could be on the way after…
French deals for Matt Hatter
Lagardère Active has acquired hit kids series Matt Hatter Chronicles for its digital kids channels…
News brief: US Hispanic deal for Spain’s BRB
BRB Internacional has struck a deal with US cable channel Vme Media, which will take…
Celestial Tiger renews movie output deal
Saban, Lionsgate and Astro-backed channel operator Celestial Tiger has renewed a key content deal with…
HBO takes on Netflix with OTT
US premium cabler HBO will launch an over the top service in the US. HBO…
RTL4 sees The Big Picture
Dutch-based broadcaster RTL4 has become the first network to commission a version of Israeli-created game…
Broadcasters want the Truth about Tutankhamun
Australian pubcaster SBS and Discovery Asia have both acquired factual special Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered….
Boomerang repositions as all-animation channel
Turner Broadcasting System is repositioning its Boomerang kids channel as an all-animation youth and family-targeted…
CBS developing Finnish drama remake
US broadcast network CBS has put Finnish drama Mustat Lesket into development in view of an American adaptation….
News brief: The Daltons is a YEP! for German channel
German kids channel Yep has acquired Xilam Animation’s toon series The Daltons. Based on the…
‘Best of web’ pay VOD channel launches
An online platform claiming to be the first international 24/7 pay TV service focusing on…
FremantleMedia and 360 Powwow pact
The Latin America division of FremantleMedia and US and Latin America-based prodco 360 Powwow have…
BBC Worldwide in NHK, ZDF copros
BBC Worldwide is to coproduce a natural history series with Japan’s NHK, and is creating…
Middle East deals for Idols, Got Talent and The X Factor
Pan-regional Middle Eastern broadcaster MBC has ordered local versions of FremantleMedia-distributed talent show The X…
Buyers flood in for Disney’s Murder
Buyers in 158 territories have acquired Shonda Rhimes-produced ABC drama How to Get Away with…
Amazon bags Panda, Penguins in UK deal
Amazon’s streaming service Prime Instant Video has secured six American titles from Viacom International Media…
CBS in Netflix, UK net deals
CBS Studios has licensed six shows to streaming service Netflix, new season comedy Jane the…
Comarex pushes into Spain with JV launch
Hispanic programming distributor Comarex is launching a Spanish office with Spanish business group Onza Partners….
SBS inks Wildest Weather presale
SBS in Australia has boarded three-part unscripted series Richard Hammond’s Wildest Weather. The show is…
A+E, Ideate launch Asian production pact
A+E Networks Asia and Malaysia’s Ideate Media are launching a production partnership designed to “kickstart…
Mondo to bring Studio 100 shows to Mid East
Italy’s Mondo TV has acquired Middle Eastern distribution rights to shows from Belgium’s Studio 100…
First Hand closes ZDF, NHK deals
Factual specialist First Hand Films has secured a batch of deals, including selling a one-off…
Cartoonito, RTE buy Pip Ahoy!
Cartoonito in the UK and Ireland and Irish pubcaster RTE have acquired rights to Channel…
Discovery secures Xilam output deal in Italy
Discovery Networks Western Europe in Italy has secured an output deal with French animation studio…
Banijay names French CEO
Banijay Group has named COO Francois de Brugada as CEO its French division. De Brugada,…
Toonz to buy Spain’s Imira
Indian firm Toonz Entertainment is acquiring Spain’s Imira Entertainment. Financial details of the deal were…
Telefonica visits Gracepoint
Spain’s Telefonica has acquired Broadchurch remake Gracepoint from Shine International, which has also done a…
Mattel restructures Hit distribution unit
Toyco Mattel has unveiled a new distribution structure and strategy for its children’s content arm,…