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3DD picks up Died Young Stayed Pretty
Music and factual entertainment distributor 3DD has acquired the international television rights to Died Young…
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TLC acquires RDF’s shock docs
US cable network TLC has acquired a raft of documentaries from British distributor RDF Rights….
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Alfred Haber picks up Discovery’s Moments of Impact
US distributor Alfred Haber has taken international rights to Moments of Impact, a reality series…
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Pocoyo producer to float next week
Zinkia, the Spanish producer and distributor behind global hit kids series Pocoyo, will join Spain’s…
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Worldwide revenues top £1 billion, but Kangaroo costs hit profit
Revenues at BBC Worldwide topped £1 billion (US$163 billion) for the first time in the…
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Biggest pay TV platforms in Middle East merge
Showtime Arabia and Orbit, the largest pay TV platforms in the Middle East, have merged….
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ShineReveille to distribute NBC’s The Wanted
ShineReveille International has inked a deal to distribute NBC terrorist reality series The Wanted. The…
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NHK, Mediacorp extend doc funding
Japanese public broadcaster NHK and Singapore media company MediaCorp has extended a coproduction agreement that…
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Star India launches Hindi version of Moment of Truth
Indian broadcaster Star is launching Sach Ka Saamna, a Hindi version of the Moment of…
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Gurin Company inks First & Last format deals
Production and distribution company The Gurin Company has sealed format deals across the world for…
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Reding calls for new system for trading online content
EU Commissioner for Telecoms and Media, Viviane Reding has called for a new system that…
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AETN’s UK crime channel commissions eight shows
AETN’s UK Crime and Investigation channel has commissioned eight new series and specials. The channel,…
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DCD dips into £10 million fund to buy TV rights
The distribution division of UK indie group DCD Media has taken sales rights to a…
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Lionsgate finds its reality Marbles
US producer and distributor Lionsgate has inked a deal with US indie Lost Marbles to…
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Target inks raft of program sales
UK distributor Target Entertainment has inked a raft of program sales including factual entertainment packages…
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Lisa Opie consulting for Twofour on online TV service
UK indie producer Twofour has appointed former Five managing director Lisa Opie as an external…
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HBO unveils summer docs slate
US pay cable net HBO has unveiled a slate of factual programming for the summer…
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France’s Banijay moves into the US
Banijay Entertainment is setting up a US entity with Chris Cowan and Jean-Michel Michenaud, the…
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CBBC launches factual strand, Just William remake
British children’s broadcaster CBBC is to launch a raft of new series including a remake…
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Friedman Meir leaves Nat Geo Kids
Nat Geo Kids president Donna Friedman Meir has left the children’s arm of the factual…
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Andy Heyward back with new start-up, A Squared
Ex -DIC Entertainment boss Andy Heyward has got back into the kids TV business, founding…
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ABC Oz seals Review format deal for UK, Denmark and Belgium
ABC Commercial, the commercial arm of Australian public broadcaster the ABC, has sealed a deal…
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Life after Lost
Lost creators and executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are busy readying the sixth…
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Raft of Secret Millionaire deals for RDF
RDF Rights has shopped its Secret Millionaire format to Australia, Belgium, Canada, Italy and Spain….
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MTV cuts kids format deal in China
MTV Networks International has inked a deal with CCTV for a local version of its…
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Sci Fi UK picks up pair of big-ticket US series
NBC’s Sci Fi channel in the UK has picked up Disney-distributed Sam Raimi-produced fantasy series…
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Joost flips business model, CEO exits
Joost is winding down its consumer service, slashing its headcount and parting company with CEO…
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ABC picks up FsTV/BBC copro Defying Gravity
US network ABC has acquired Fox TV Studios’ international sci fi series Defying Gravity, which…
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Endemol inks content deal with Manchester City FC
Endemol Sport, the producer and distributor’s recently launched sports division, has inked a deal with…
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ITV strikes pan-Asian deal for Iâm a Celebrity
ITV Global has confirmed the sale of its I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of…