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Sky buys Fox’s Lies
UK pay TV channel Sky1 has acquired Fox’s midseason US drama Lie to Me. The…
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Disney hires Toumazis replacement
Disney ABC ESPN Television has hired ex-Aardman executive Stephen Moore to replace Tom Toumazis. Moore…
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Give It Away Now
We’re entering a recession, budgets are being slashed, people laid off and there is little…
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Channel 4 makes £5b UK programming pledge
Commercially-funded public service broadcaster Channel 4 says it will invest £5 billion in UK-originated content…
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Endemol acquires Southern Star
Formats giant Endemol has acquired Australian producer/distributor Southern Star. Endemol acquired 100% of the company…
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France extends tax credit
International television and film producers will get back 20% of the cost of their productions…
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Channel 4 talks to BBC, Five and BT ahead of PSB Review
UK commercial public service broadcaster Channel 4 is understood to have held behind-the-scenes talks with…
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Mad Men’s Weiner inks deal with Lionsgate
Mad Men creator, writer and exec producer Matthew Weiner has inked a deal that will…
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ShineReveille to sell Superstars of Dance
ShineReveille International, the worldwide distributor owned by Lis Murdoch’s Shine Group, has inked a deal…
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Al Jazeera Kids-backers launch $30m preschool channel
The backers of Qatar-based kids network Al Jazeera Children’s Channel have launched a preschool offering,…
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Is Endemol the Manchester City FC of TV?
Formats giant Endemol has been hiring and headhunting the world’s key television executives for the…
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Sony buys Embassy Row
US studio Sony Pictures Television has acquired independent production company Embassy Row, which is run…
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FIC launches The Listener global premiere
Fox International Channels, the New Corp-owned international broadcaster, is set to launch its latest drama…
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Japan’s WOWOW buys Peep Show
Japanese commercial broadcaster WOWOW has inked a deal with distributor C4i to acquire the first…
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ID launches new slate
Investigation Discovery, the rebranded pay broadcaster has announced its latest programming slate including a weekly…
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HBO renews Tim
US cable network HBO has picked up a second season of quirky animated comedy The…
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Kids outfits eye Entertainment Rights
Hit Entertainment, BKN International and Cookie Jar Entertainment are all eyeing the acquisition of troubled…
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Mad Men to return for series 3
Hit drama Mad Men is set to return for a summer launch on US cable network AMC…
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ITVS offers funding to international indie factual producers
ITVS, the US-based organisation that funds and promotes independently produced public service factual films and…
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Beyond taking Numberjacks 2 to market
Beyond Distribution has picked up the international rights to the latest season of preschool series…
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Nat Geo picks up rights for FTD’s Aplocalypse
National Geographic Channels International has picked up the international rights to France Télévisions’ flagship documentary…
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Univision, Televisa set for court
US Spanish-language broadcaster Univision and Mexican media giant Televisa are set to soon learn the…
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Lionsgate acquires cable network
International producer and distributor Lionsgate has acquired US cable network TV Guide for US$255 million,…
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HBO to launch US version of Shameless
US cable network HBO is to launch a US version of British comedy Shameless after…
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Endemol gets new deputy COO
Formats production and distribution specialist Endemol has hired ex-FremantleMedia executive Martha Brass as its deputy…
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CBBC hires drama boss and launches kids iPlayer
UK public broadcaster the BBC today launched a version of iPlayer for children and hired…
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Orange to invest in original productions
French telco Orange is set to invest a proportion of its revenue in original local…
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MTV launches The College Humor Show
US cable network MTV has launched its latest programming slate with series including The College…
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Disney launching Russian channel
Disney has formed a joint venture with a local broadcast group and will launch a…
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BBC One orders second helping of Merlin
Shine-produced fantasy drama series Merlin has been renewed for a second season by BBC One…