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ShineReveille inks int’l output deals
ShineReveille has inked a number of major output deals across Europe, the Middle East and…
Comedy Central Poland picks up US series
Comedy Central Poland has picked up a number of hit US acquisitions including Californication, The…
The N nabs Viacom movie deal
Polish pay TV operator The N has inked a long term movie deal with Paramount…
Nordisk inks TV2 Denmark deal
Nordisk Film TV World has inked a deal with TV2 Denmark to represent all of…
SIC acquires Endemol’s Wipeout
Portuguese commercial broadcaster SIC has commissioned a local version of hit gameshow Wipeout after striking…
Kangaroo aims to boost value of indies’ content
BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV have quashed claims that their online video joint venture…
DCD overseeing £10 million production fund
UK independent producer and distributor DCD Media is overseeing a £10 million fund that it…
American Greetings looking for copro partners at MIPCOM
The production and distribution arm of American Greetings is travelling to MIPCOM looking for coproduction…
Canal+ unveils new €1.2 billion TV season
French pay TV channel Canal+ has put the accent on exclusive original programming and developing…
Outright agrees volume deal with Fox Italy
UK-based distributor Outright has sealed a volume deal with Fox International Channels Italy. It will…
Endemol hires Disney’s Toumazis
Endemol has appointed Disney ABC ESPN Television managing director, EMEA and Canada Tom Toumazis as…
Beat Your Host travels to Sweden
German gameshow Beat Your Host is launching in Sweden. A local version of the Raab…
Canwest launching MovieTime channel
Canadian media company Canwest is replacing its Lonestar westerns channel with a blockbuster features network, MovieTime….
Strike TV gets ready for September launch
Strike TV will have a full roll out next month and several new series have…
NBC Universal acquires UK indie Carnival
NBC Universal has acquired UK indie producer Carnival Film & Television, marking its first acquisition…
MacFarlane shorts debut next month
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane will launch his web comedy series Seth Macfarlane’s Cavalcade of…
Screen Australia names New Zealander as new boss
Screen Australia, the recently merged government body set up to fund local TV and film…
ShineReveille picks up Solitary
ShineReveille International, the recently merged distribution company, has taken international rights to Fox Reality’s psychological…
Nick Lat Am, Sony making teen telenovela
Nickelodeon Latin America and Sony Pictures Television are joining forces to make an original telenovela…
Ovation TV
After a relaunch last June, US pay TV channel has boosted its distribution and it…
ABC Studios making Maid in Manhattan for TV
ABC Studios is making a pilot based upon the Jennifer Lopez 2002 Sony Pictures’ movie…
Albrecht exits IMG
Chris Albrecht, the former HBO chief executive, has left global talent agency and entertainment company…
Beyond picks up MTV Networks shows
Beyond Distribution will handle international sales of several MTV Networks’ shows in time for MIPCOM….
Fremantle inks deal with Thom Beers
FremantleMedia has inked a deal with Thom Beers’ Original Productions to distribute five of its…
The CW picks up Canada’s 4Real
The CW is the latest US network to acquire a finished Canadian programme after US…
Ten picks up Merlin, 90210
Australian broadcaster Ten Network has acquired two hot international series – 90210 and Merlin –…
Venevision inks deal with CCTV
Venezuelan media company Cisneros Group is set to ink a long term deal with Chinese…
Disney rebrands Toon to XD
Disney is set to rebrand its Toon Disney channel in the US as Disney XD…
Sky One unveils autumn line up
Sky One, the UK pay TV broadcaster, has acquired the rights to Battlestar Galactica spin…
CBeebies orders Ruby to the Rescue
CBeebies has ordered a new animation series Ruby to the Rescue. The show, produced by…