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KidsCo inks Asian content deals

KidsCo, the kids channel owned by Sparrowhawk Media, DIC Entertainment and Corus, is inking content…

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Marathon finds Famous Five

French producer and distributor Marathon expects to be able to beef up its online and…

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Electra to invest in kids producers

Electra Quoted, the media investment arm of venutre capitalist Electra Partners, has £100million ($200m) to…

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Cbeebies scribbles it

Cbeebies has commissioned UK indie Dot to Dot Productions to produce a 25x15mins preschool seriesScribble…

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Restructured Loonland brings shows to market

TV Loonland has survived a series of financial crises and comes to MIPCOM with two…

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4Kids crowns Dino King

4Kids Entertainment is bringing a new show, Dinosaur King to MIPCOM. The 49x30mins series bowed…

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2waytraffic sells Millionaire spin-off

UK-listed producer and distributor 2waytraffic has inked a number of major deals for Who Wants…

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Outright heads east

UK distributor Outright Distribution has closed a number of Eastern European deals ahead of MIPCOM….

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Comment: ITV is programming for growth writes Dominic Schreiber

There can’t be that many broadcasters heading to MIPCOM with a £200 million ($440m) war…

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Endemol expands in Korea

Endemol International has stepped up its presence in Korea after it licensed five of its…

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SBT bags fashion format

Brazilian broadcaster SBT has struck a deal with BBC Worldwide to produce a local version…

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Televisa eyes US format deals

Mexican broadcaster Televisa is expanding its format catalogue following the local success of shows such…

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Telemundo pushes Latin formats

Telemundo International, the sales arm of NBC-backed US Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo, is pushing format sales…

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SPTI sells karaoke

Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has sold music variety format Karaoke Showdown to Vietnam’s VTV3…

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Debmar-Mercury opens UK HQ

Debmar-Mercury, the US TV syndication arm of producer and distributor Lionsgate, is to enter the…

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BBC asks Who Dares Wins

British public broadcaster the BBC has acquired quiz show format The Rich List from producer…

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Nine revamps Millionaire

Australian broadacaster Nine Network has relaunched 2waytraffic International’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? after…

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RTL buys gags

German broadcaster RTL has acquired 50x30mins hidden camera comedy format Just For Laughs Gags. The…

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Ohm:TV offers formats

German distributor Ohm:TV is launching two formats at MIPCOM. It will unveil reality show Money…

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Distraction moves into production

Format distributor Distraction is looking to expand its catalogue of scripted programming as it moves…

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CTC to launch Russian Pop Idols

Russian free-to-air broadcaster CTC Media is to produce a local version of hit music format…

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Zeal inks Singing Bee deals

Formats distributor Zeal Entertainment has inked a raft of deals for its karaoke contest Singing…

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Silverback sells celeb formats

Scandinavian formats outfit Silverback has sold two of its key formats across Europe. Missing Link,…

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Fremantle solves Murder

FremantleMedia is launching detective format Murder at MIPCOM. The 10x1hour series, where contestants must unravel…

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Sundance launches DocDay

Sundance Channel, the network owned by Robert Redford, CBS and NBC Universal, is to launch…

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Granada Ventures preps webstore

Granada Ventures, the licensing and merchandising arm of UK commercial broadcaster ITV, is to launch…

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Where’s Wally? He’s on TV in 2009

Entertainment Rights is readying a Where’s Wally? TV series that it hopes will be on…

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Euro consolidation continues

The trend for distributors acquiring independent production companies is set to continue following deals involving…

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Net5 repositions itself with new look

Dutch broadcaster Net5 has undergone a creative rebranding and shed its image as a female-skewing…

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Fremantle brings back Crackerjack

Fremantle Australia is to relaunch the Crackerjack brand, twelve months after the producer was merged…