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Japan’s TBS buys Take Me Out
Japanese commercial broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) is set to produce a local version of…
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Fiver inks raft of US deals
Fiver, the digital terrestrial channel operated by British commercial broadcaster Five, has acquired a raft…
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Endemol France writing reality TV code of ethics
Endemol France’s CEO Virginie Calmels has announced the creation of a working group that will…
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Endemol launching Worldwide at MIPCOM
Producer and distributor Endemol will launch its new distribution division at MIPCOM and is opening…
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Raft of broadcasters pick up Disney’s Flash Forward
A host of international broadcasters have acquired Disney ABC ESPN Television-distributed drama series Flash Forward….
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Chorion launches The Octonauts
Kids producer and distributor Chorion is launching a preschool animated series The Octonauts and has…
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Portfolio bags new Cat in the Hat toon
Canadian producer and distributor Portfolio Entertainment has taken the international rights to the new animated…
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Burn Notice creator gets series away with Fox
US network Fox has picked up Jack and Dan, a 13x1hrs cop series from Matt…
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FremantleMedia Enterprises expands Paul Ridley’s role
FremantleMediaEnterprises has expanded Paul Ridley’s role to cover acquisition and development in addition to his…
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Marathon making French version of Spain’s Boarding School
Production has started on L’Internat (The Boarding School), a French version of the Spanish scripted…
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Breakthrough’s Gillis launches new indie
Kevin Gillis, executive producer of kids series including Jimmy Two Shoes, has left Breakthrough Animation,…
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Sticky Pictures, Top Draw launch Mango Distribution
Australian kids indie producer Sticky Pictures and Philippines-based animation company Top Draw Animation have launched…
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FremantleMedia poaches MGM exec to head up Australian operation
FremantleMedia has recruited Ian Hogg to run its Australian operation. Hogg will replace the Fennessy…
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ITV and NBC pact for Prime Suspect
NBC and ITV Studios have inked a deal that will see the US network take…
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ITV Global ships out Wuthering Heights
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired ITV Global Entertainment’s latest costume drama Wuthering Heights…
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RTL renews NBCU deal
German commercial broadcaster RTL has renewed its output deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution,…
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Disney acquires Marvel
The Walt Disney Company has acquired comic book giant and animation studio Marvel Entertainment for…
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John McMahon leaves Sony Pictures TV
Sony Pictures Television, the international production and distribution arm of the Hollywood studio, is set…
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A&E ties up deal for Lifetime
A&E has sealed a deal for fellow US cable network Lifetime and will install A&E…
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Heroes the most popular illegal TV download
NBC’s action drama series Heroes is the most popular show among illegal file-sharers, ahead of…
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Fox making Heathers TV remake
US network Fox is set to launch a TV remake of popular ’80s movie Heathers…
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NBCU fills int’l production role
NBC Universal has named Denise O’Donoghue president of international television production at NBC Universal International,…
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W produces Canadian version of How To Look Good Naked
Canadian broadcaster W Network has commissioned a local version of fashion format How To Look…
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Channel 4 axes UK Big Brother
UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 will axe Endemol’s reality series Big Brother after its eleventh…
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FremantleMedia profits slip in 2009
FremantleMedia’s half-year profits have slipped with the company blaming ‘general pressure on margins’ and lower…
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Fox Int’l launches first Lat Am drama
Fox International Channels is to launch its first original drama production in Latin America –…
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MTV to produce US version of Skins
US cable network MTV is to make a local version of hit British teen drama…
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BBC sets up online portal as a destination for British animation
BBC kids channel CBBC is expanding its online Cartoon Works portal with the aim of…
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FremantleMedia takes North American options on German Beauty Queen
FremantleMedia’s North American arm has optioned German entertainment format Beauty Queen. FremantleMedia North America has…
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ShineReveille restructures, rebrands, inks deals
ShineReveille International has undergone a corporate restructure that will see ShineReveille International and Metronome Film…