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Endemol acquires stake in Argentina’s Underground
Endemol has acquired a stake in Argentinean producer Underground Contenidos as it looks to further…
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UKTV Food picks up Paltrow
British cable and satellite broadcaster UKTV Food has acquired ShineReveille’s Gwyneth Paltrow’s Spanish road trip…
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Turner Lat Am acquires Cock’d Gunns
Turner Latin America has acquired Tricon Films & Television’s Canadian rockumentary series Cock’d Gunns. The…
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Katalyst to launch series via Facebook
Ashton Kutcher’s production company Katalyst Films is set to launch an original online video series…
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Singapore launches new TV fund
Hong Kong production company Salon Films is to set up a S$100 million (US$66 million)…
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FremantleMedia sells 1,500hrs into Asia
Fremantle Media Enterprises has announced a raft of programme sales across Asia on the first…
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Greer Shephard on cable vs. network TV and her new series Trust Me
Greer Shephard is a prominent producer of edgy cable programming. She is responsible for FX’s…
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TV Land to launch scripted series
TV Land, the MTV Networks-owned adult skewing US broadcaster, is to move into original scripted…
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Disney acquires Jetix shares
Disney is to increase local production across Europe for Jetix after acquiring the outstanding shares…
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ER gets new CEO and £13m credit line
Kids entertainment company Entertainment Rights has appointed ex-Disney exec Deborah Dugan CEO and is parting…
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Warners about to ink China VOD deal
BesTV, a Chinese IPTV service operated by regional media giant the Shanghai Media Group and…
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Lythgoe and Simon launch new production company
American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe has launched his own production company with music entrepreneur Simon…
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ITV sells Britannia High w’wide
ITV Global Entertainment, the distribution arm of the British commercial broadcaster, has sold hit drama…
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BBC and HBO order more Little Britain USA
US cable network HBO and British public broadcaster BBC have recommissioned comedy series Little Britain…
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Phineas and Ferb movie in the works
The creators of the Disney Channel’s Phineas and Ferb are working on a feature-length version…
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MySpace boss optimistic about 2009
Chris DeWolfe, the CEO of MySpace, says that the social network can increase revenues in…
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BT Vision inks Fox movie deal
Twentieth Century Fox has inked a video on demand deal with UK IPTV service BT…
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Raft of factual commissions for Cineflix
Indie producer Cineflix has announced 40hrs worth of commissions for its factual unit. The four…
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MTV’s HD channel to hit the UK, Lat-Am
MTV Networks International has announced a second wave of launches for its new high-def channel…
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DCD publishes delayed results
DCD Media, the UK independent production and distribution group that last week parted company with…
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Prom Queen movie moves ahead
A feature-length version of web series Prom Queen is in the works – as first…
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Fremantle strikes factual deal with Universum
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has struck a deal with Universum and will take international rights to…
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RDF agrees £52 million buyout deal
RDF has agreed the terms of a £52m ($80.2m) buy out plan that, if approved,…
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DeAgostini says new TV unit will double profit in three years
Italian media company DeAgostini has created an umbrella brand, Zodiak Entertainment, for its production and…
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Foxtel picks up bumper package from ITV Global
Australian pay TV platform and channel operator Foxtel has acquired a mammoth package of programming…
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All3Media seals Asian deals ahead of ATF
Distributor All3Media International has sealed a raft of Asian deals ahead of the upcoming Asia…
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UK shows clean up at the International Emmys
The UK cleaned up at the 36th International Emmy Awards, winning seven of the ten…
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Turkey’s DSmart shelves international plans
Turkish pay TV platform DSmart has cancelled plans to launch its service internationally because of…
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UK regional production level remains low
The level of UK programming produced outside London and its immediate surroundings is "low and…
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DCD strikes debt deal as boss steps down
UK independent production and distribution group DCD is looking for a new boss following the…