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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…

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Comedy Central Poland picks up US series

Comedy Central Poland has picked up a number of hit US acquisitions including Californication, The…

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The N nabs Viacom movie deal

Polish pay TV operator The N has inked a long term movie deal with Paramount…

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Nordisk inks TV2 Denmark deal

Nordisk Film TV World has inked a deal with TV2 Denmark to represent all of…

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SIC acquires Endemol’s Wipeout

Portuguese commercial broadcaster SIC has commissioned a local version of hit gameshow Wipeout after striking…

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Kangaroo aims to boost value of indies’ content

BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV have quashed claims that their online video joint venture…

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DCD overseeing £10 million production fund

UK independent producer and distributor DCD Media is overseeing a £10 million fund that it…

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American Greetings looking for copro partners at MIPCOM

The production and distribution arm of American Greetings is travelling to MIPCOM looking for coproduction…

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Canal+ unveils new €1.2 billion TV season

French pay TV channel Canal+ has put the accent on exclusive original programming and developing…

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Outright agrees volume deal with Fox Italy

UK-based distributor Outright has sealed a volume deal with Fox International Channels Italy. It will…

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Endemol hires Disney’s Toumazis

Endemol has appointed Disney ABC ESPN Television managing director, EMEA and Canada Tom Toumazis as…

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Beat Your Host travels to Sweden

German gameshow Beat Your Host is launching in Sweden. A local version of the Raab…

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Canwest launching MovieTime channel

Canadian media company Canwest is replacing its Lonestar westerns channel with a blockbuster features network, MovieTime….

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Strike TV gets ready for September launch

Strike TV will have a full roll out next month and several new series have…

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NBC Universal acquires UK indie Carnival

NBC Universal has acquired UK indie producer Carnival Film & Television, marking its first acquisition…

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MacFarlane shorts debut next month

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane will launch his web comedy series Seth Macfarlane’s Cavalcade of…

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Screen Australia names New Zealander as new boss

Screen Australia, the recently merged government body set up to fund local TV and film…

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ShineReveille picks up Solitary

ShineReveille International, the recently merged distribution company, has taken international rights to Fox Reality’s psychological…

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Nick Lat Am, Sony making teen telenovela

Nickelodeon Latin America and Sony Pictures Television are joining forces to make an original telenovela…

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Ovation TV

After a relaunch last June, US pay TV channel has boosted its distribution and it…

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ABC Studios making Maid in Manhattan for TV

ABC Studios is making a pilot based upon the Jennifer Lopez 2002 Sony Pictures’ movie…

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Albrecht exits IMG

Chris Albrecht, the former HBO chief executive, has left global talent agency and entertainment company…

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Beyond picks up MTV Networks shows

Beyond Distribution will handle international sales of several MTV Networks’ shows in time for MIPCOM….

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Fremantle inks deal with Thom Beers

FremantleMedia has inked a deal with Thom Beers’ Original Productions to distribute five of its…

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The CW picks up Canada’s 4Real

The CW is the latest US network to acquire a finished Canadian programme after US…

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Ten picks up Merlin, 90210

Australian broadcaster Ten Network has acquired two hot international series – 90210 and Merlin –…

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Venevision inks deal with CCTV

Venezuelan media company Cisneros Group is set to ink a long term deal with Chinese…

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Disney rebrands Toon to XD

Disney is set to rebrand its Toon Disney channel in the US as Disney XD…

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Sky One unveils autumn line up

Sky One, the UK pay TV broadcaster, has acquired the rights to Battlestar Galactica spin…

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CBeebies orders Ruby to the Rescue

CBeebies has ordered a new animation series Ruby to the Rescue. The show, produced by…