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Epix launches with free offer but limited distribution
Epix launches in the US today with limited distribution but a three-day free viewing pass…
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Turner announces Arnesen’s acting replacement
Cartoon Network has replaced its recently departed European chief Finn Arnesen with former Turner exec…
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Zodiak sells Twist & Shout to France, Germany
Zodiak Entertainment’s talent format Twist & Shout is to be remade in France, Germany and…
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Stolper and Reveille form Wikkid partnership
Stella Stolper and Reveille have formed a new production outfit, Wikkid Entertainment. Stolper is the…
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Silverman’s Electus to be a cornerstone of Diller’s move into production
Barry Diller’s programming joint venture with Ben Silverman will be a cornerstone of a push…
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Skywriter picks up int’l rights to The Raccoons
Skywriter Media and Entertainment, the recently formed Canadian producer and distributor, has picked up a…
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TV Loonland deal mooted ahead of CEO exit
A deal for TV Loonland is likely to be announced before the end of the…
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Terranoa inks raft of doc deals
French distributor Terranoa has closed a raft of deals for its slate of documentaries following…
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Spongebob Squarepants’ creator Steve Hillenburg
SpongeBob SquarePants launched on July 17, 1999 as a Saturday morning kids series on Nickeloedeon….
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HandMade launches kids division, looking for content
British film company HandMade Films has launched a joint venture with National Geographic Kids Entertainment…
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Canadaâs Rogers buys into Eisnerâs Vuguru
Canadian media company Rogersis buying into Michael Eisner’s digital production arm Vuguru. Last month Eisner…
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Disney’s Baby Einstein refunds sparks war of words
Disney-owned Baby Einstein is offering refunds to parents who have bought its DVDs in the…
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Crowe to exec produce series for Oz’s Seven
Network Seven is launching a medical sports docudrama series exec produced by Hollywood star Russell…
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BBC recommission Lion to make more Horrible Histories
All3Media-owned UK indie producer Lion TV has been recommissioned by British public broadcaster the BBC…
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Nickelodeon buys US$60m Turtles
4Kids Entertainment and The Mirage Group have sold the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Viacom-owned…
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Zinkia launch Pocoyo-branded virtual world
Spanish producer Zinkia has launched Pocoyo World, an online virtual world for kids based on…
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NBC launches Biggest Loser spin off
US network NBC is set to launch a spin off of hit reality series The…
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Mark Burnett Asia boss leaves for MediaCorp
Man Shu Sum has left Mark Burnett Productions Asia (MBPA) to return to Singaporean media…
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Gedeon sells UNICEF series around the world
France-based factual producer and distributor Gedeon Programmes has sold documentary series Portraits-Self Portraits to a…
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Fox creates new digital content arm
Hollywood studio Fox has created a new digital arm, Fox Digital Studios (FDS), and appointed…
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Boomerang buys Welsh indie Indus
UK independent producer Boomerang Plus has acquired Indus Films, the Wales-based indie producer of high-end…
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Shane Brennan on NCIS Los Angeles
Shane Brennan is the executive producer of NCIS and NCIS Los Angeles, the spin-off from…
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TV ad revenues to rebound in 2010
Issuing its latest forecasts for the global advertising industry, analysts at ZenithOptimedia noted that 2009…
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DCD seals deals for Last Chance to See and other factual shows
Several broadcasters have picked up Stephen Fry fronted factual series Last Chance to See. UK-based…
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AETN weighs Lifetime launches
Having taken full control of the US cable channel, A&E is preparing to launch Lifetime…
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Off the Fence opening up shop in Germany
Off the Fence is opening a German office, COO Darrell James has told TBIvision. The…
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Showtime to remake Shameless
US cable network Showtime is to launch a pilot for an American version of British…
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DCD wins commissions, eyes more int’l series
DCD Media has seen a raft of its hit reality series renewed by US broadcasters…
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ITV orders series and pilot from Studio Lambert
UK broadcaster ITV has greenlit a factual-entertainment three-parter and a pilot from Stephen Lambert’s production…
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IMG to sell Tiger Aspect, Darlow Smithson
International producer and distributor IMG is set to sell its UK production companies Tiger Aspect…