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Power Investor: Haim Saban talks to TBIvision
Egyptian-born entrepreneur Haim Saban has had a hand in several of the largest private-equity-backed media…
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Channel Profile: NRJ 12
Part of media group NRJ, which is involved in TV and radio, NRJ 12 was…
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Cartoon Network readies new theme parks
Turner is opening a Cartoon Network-branded theme park in the Middle East. Cartoon Network Enterprises…
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Animal Planet gets wild with new look
The US version of Discovery Communications’ Animal Planet has been given a visual overhaul and…
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Ratings Watch: The Successor
Paranormal talent show The Successor hails from Israel and has been a ratings hit in…
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Comcast tees up international launches for The Golf Channel
Comcast International Media Group is set to launch The Golf Channel internationally by the end…
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ITV to double US production
Granada America is looking to double the number of projects in production following the appointment…
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Prom Queen team get to work on Foreign Body
Michael Eisner’s digital production company Vuguru will follow up the success of online slasher series…
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Zee getting into US production
Indian media outfit Zee is set to produce local content in the United States for…
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Univsion plans original programming push
US Hispanic broadcaster Univision is ramping up original programming this year as it faces the…
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Top Model travels for CBS Paramount
Several new versions of CBS Paramount International TV’s Next Top Model and Wheel of Fortune…
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Ratings Focus: Who’s The One For Wendy
Dating format Wie wordt de man van Phaedra (Who’s The One For Wendy) has been…
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Music site Last.fm preps TV move
Last.fm, the social networking website, is set to be extended to cover television following its…
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David Simon, creator of The Wire, discusses the HBO cop series
Cop series The Wire has been hailed as the best TV drama ever. Stretching to…
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More Ben 10 live-action on the cards
Cartoon Network is tipped to green light another live-action Ben 10 movie after the success…
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Pact refocuses on lobbying after job cuts
UK producers’ association PACT is to refocus its attention on media policy and lobbying on…
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BBCWW sweeps up indie rights to maximise MySpace deal
BBC Worldwide has inked the first global network deal with MySpace.com and is now making…
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EM.Entertainment sale extended, value slashed
EM Sport and Media has revalued its entertainment division and extended the sales period for…
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Distraction reaps strike benefit
Formats distributor Distraction has inked five option deals with major US networks since the start…
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Tim Kring on Heroes
Sci-fi drama series Heroes is one of the most successful drama series in recent years….
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NBC links with NDTV for India push
NBC Universal plans to export its channels and formats to India after inking a joint…
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Venevision maintains Univision deal
Venezuelan distributor Venevision International has maintained that it plans to keep its multi-year output deal…
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DGA lock down deal; WGA dispute rumbles on
The US directors’ guild and Hollywood studios have hammered out an agreement that would gives…
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Ratings Watch Don’t Forget the Lyrics
RDF’s sing-a-long music format Don’t Forget the Lyrics has now bowed, with varying results, in…
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Oprah Winfrey/Discovery channel will travel
Discovery’s plans to take its joint venture channel with US talk show host Oprah Winfrey…
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Zodiak moves into Asia
Acquisitive Scandi-based producer and distributor Zodiak Television has made its first Asian deal and taken…
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Imagina targets US Hispanic nets
Spanish distributor Imagina is targeting format sales in the US Hispanic market after a revamp…
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Douglas Coupland, Canadian author, talks about the TV adaptation of JPOD
Douglas Coupland is the best selling Canadian author of Generation X, Microserfs and JPod. Known…
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The Office to be re-made in Chile
The Office, the British comedy series starring Ricky Gervais, is set to be re-made in…
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French writers’ guild hits out at Sarkozy plan
The French writers’ guild, The SACD, has warned that President Sarkozy’s plans to ban advertising…