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Britdoc Foundation launches Good Pitch in London
Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation and the Sundance Institute are launching a new pitching event in…
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2waytraffic sells Big Chain Reaction
2waytraffic has sold its latest entertainment format Big Chain Reaction to Swedish broadcaster Kanal 5…
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FremantleMedia inks casino deal with MGM
FremantleMedia has inked a licensing deal with Hollywood studio MGM to launch a range of…
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Sloan out as MGM CEO
US film and television producer and distributor MGM has replaced Harry Sloan as chief executive…
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NHNZ inks copro deal with Korea’s MBC
Korean broadcaster MBC has inked a deal with New Zealand producer NHNZ to coproduce a…
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Tricon to sell raft of kids series
Canadian producer and distributor Tricon Films & Television has picked up international distribution rights to…
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News Corp restructures Star TV Asia
News Corp has restructured its Asian TV business Star TV with CEO Paul Aiello leaving…
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Sky Arts acquires HBO’s In Treatment
British pay TV broadcaster Sky Arts has acquired HBO’s hit psychological drama In Treatment after…
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ShineReveille acquires Mediaset drama
ShineReveille has inked a deal with Mediaset Distribution, the international sales arm of the Italian…
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Disney XD slays Shreducation
Re:Think Entertainment has sold its kids snowboarding reality series Shreducation to a raft of major…
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FremantleMedia sets up local production unit in India
FremantleMedia has set up an on the ground production unit based in Mumbai, India. Having…
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CBS and DreamWorks making US version of UK drama Wire in the Blood
CBS and DreamWorks are understood to be making a US version of UK crime drama…
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All3Media closes German indie Time2Talk
UK indie production and distribution group All3Media has shut Time2Talk, part of its German operation…
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MTV launches new series, moves back into scripted comedy
US cable network MTV has launched its fall slate with a raft of reality shows…
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TV revenues double at Lionsgate
US indie studio Lionsgate increased its international sales of TV series by over 127% in…
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Screen Australia funding dramas but denies Cloudstreet
Screen Australia has agreed funding for a slew of scripted projects, but refused to back…
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ABC moves forward V, cancels comedies
US network ABC has moved forward the launch of its big budget remake of sci…
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NHNZ launches China copro
New Zealand producer NHNZ has inked a coproduction deal with Chinese production company Beijing Yuanchun…
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Marvista teams with Snap for Latin JV
LA-based producer and distributor Marvista has formed a joint venture with Argentina’s Snap TV and…
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Fox orders two more seasons of Hell’s Kitchen
US network Fox has ordered two more seasons of reality series Hell’s Kitchen. The show…
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Canwest picks up Pure Pwnage web series for TV
Showcase, the specialty channel owned by Canadian media group Canwest, is launching a TV version…
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Discovery-Spielberg update: ongoing talks about programming deal
Discovery Communications has confirmed it is in talks with Hollywood director Steven Spielberg with a…
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Warner Bros to set up int’l production divisions
US studio Warner Bros is set to launch a number of international production arms worldwide…
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ITVâs core business suffers, but international grows
Revenues from domestic operations have decreased sharply at ITV, but sales generated from international increased…
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Torrance joining BBC worldwide
Caroline Torrance is joining BBC Worldwide. It was announced she was leaving the position of…
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Capote producer sets up TV production company
Movie producer Michael Ohoven has set up an La-based TV production company Infinity Television. The…
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Endemol restructures; Marks leaves Southern Star
There are new roles for Marco Bassetti, Paul Römer and Tom Toumazis under a high-level…
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Portman sells Sorry, I’ve Got No Head
Portman Kids, a subsidiary of distributor Digital Rights Group, has sold its comedy sketch show…
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MTVNI cuts Benelux and Scandi deals
MTV has sold a raft of programming to broadcasters in the Benelux and Scandinavia. In…
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Hasbro hires Steven Davis to run production studio
Toy manufacturer Hasbro has hired former Granada America boss Steven Davis as head of its…