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ITV grows w’wide business despite UK performance
British commercial network ITV saw strong performance from its international unit, particularly its programme sales…
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Buffy is back, animated and online
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series was a short-lived project produced by Hollywood studio…
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Nick Germany extends preschool block
Nickelodeon Germany is set to extend its preschool branded block Nick Jr and has outlined…
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TeamTO sets up shop in Valence to start work new toons
French animation producer TeamTO has set up a new division that will start work on…
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Granada America acquires stake in Electric Farm
Granada America, the US production arm of the ITV-owned company, has purchased a stake in…
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IMG inks landmark deal with China’s CCTV
IMG Worldwide, the sports and entertainment production company, has inked a landmark deal with Chinese…
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Japanese animations sales fall
International sales of Japanese animation fell by 6% over the last twelve months, according to…
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ITV commissions dance series
ITV has commissioned a new Saturday night entertainment format – Everybody Dance Now – from…
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ABC Studios picks up French format
ABC Studios is to produce a US version of French comedy format Don’t Do This,…
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Kidsco to launch in Spain
Children’s channel Kidsco is set to launch in Spain after local content provider Teuve struck…
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Ireland’s TV3 acquires Channel 6
Irish commercial broadcaster Channel 6 is to expand its schedule of locally produced drama, news…
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Antena3 to make local version of Doc Martin
Spanish free-to-air broadcaster Antena3 is to make a local version of hit ITV drama Doc…
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Russia’s Channel One to remake The Office
British comedy series The Office is to be remade in Russia after distributor BBC Worldwide…
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ABC Australia launches iView
Australian public broadcaster the ABC has launched its internet-based catch-up service, iView. The service will…
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Nick launching in the Middle East
Nickelodeon is launching in the Middle East tomorrow and the kids channel operator now wants…
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NBC confirms early Infront
US network NBC has confirmed that it will continue with its Infront presentations to advertisers…
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Ratings: Big Brother Oz bows out with 1.75m
The last ever episode of Big Brother Australia peaked with an audience of 1.75 million…
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Televisa set to ink deal with Record
Televisa, the leading Spanish language producer in the world, is set to ink a deal…
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Target inks Australial deals
Target Entertainment has sold a raft of drama and factual programming to Australian broadcasters. The…
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Weinsteins ink Italian pay TV deal
The Weinstein Company has cut a pay TV deal with Italian pay TV platform Sky…
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ITV piloting My Little Soldiers
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered a new family entertainment pilot My Little Soldiers, which…
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Small screen to big screen
The success of the recent Sex and the City movie has, evidently, got others thinking…
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Mother Vision pushes ahead with TV projects
Mother Vision, the television and film arm of London-based advertising agency Mother London, his moving…
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Chorionâs Paddington Bear takes to the skies with BA
Chorion is launching a new unit that will use its roster of classic characters to…
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Network Ten axes Big Brother
Australian broadcaster Network Ten is to axe reality series Big Brother after the current season…
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Endemol brings in Lineker for Dutch soccer show
Endemol has inked a deal to produce content for the digital channel of the top…
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Blueprint tooling up for HBOâs Hung
US producer Blueprint Entertainment is about to cast the lead for the upcoming HBO comedy…
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Cuban to air movies on TV ahead of cinema
Mark Cuban-owned film distributor Magnolia Pictures is set to bow its latest releases via television…
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Nat Geo inks indie deals
National Geographic Television International has inked a number of deals with independent producers and will…
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Looking to the future with Sci Fi
Sci Fi president Dave Howe and programming boss Mark Stern were in London recently and…