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CBS launches Clark and Michael
CBS has launched Clark and Michael, a youth skewed online sketch show, created by Arrested…
Australia’s ABC looks to launch DTO
Australian public broadcaster ABC is prepping the launch of a download-to-own (DTO) service in a…
Nick to splash in waterworld
Nickelodeon is to launch its own brand of hotels and water parks incorporating characters such…
MGM launching China World
Hollywood studio MGM is to open MGM Studio World in China. The entertainment centre will…
Prehistoric Park heads to China
Dinosaur adventure series Prehistoric Park is to be released in China via DVD after distributor…
Online Boowa & Kwala head for TV
Distributor Granada International is to step up sales activity for its multiplatform kids property Boowa…
Metronome buys producer Sto-Co
Metronome acquires Swedish producer Stockholm and Copenhagen Scandinavian production group Metronome has bought Swedish producer…
Nick Lat Am looks past Skimo
Nickelodeon Latin America is set to ramp up local production following a recent reorganization by…
ER inks raft of LatAm deals
Entertainment Rights has cut a number of deals in Latin America. It has sold Basil…
Lionsgate dances with Televisa
Indie studio Lionsgate has acquired the format rights to Televisa’s Mexican hit Dancing for the…
SPTI to sell Power of 10
Sony Pictures Television International is to sell gameshow format Power of 10 worldwide after it…
Talpa goes Silverback
John de Mol’s Talpa has sold its interest in format development unit Talpa Scandinavia. "We…
Kiss kids shout out loud online
A&E Television Networks (AETN) is to expand the reach of its reality show Gene Simmons…
ITV launches Web Lives
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned made-for-the-internet content for the first time, having spent £20m…
Yahoo! launches production arm
Yahoo!7 has launched a production arm to create content for Australia’s online community. The company,…
Rocket Man to launch in UK primetime
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a new primetime documentary to be hosted by Elton John….
NZTV acquires BBC’s Palin
New Zealand’s TV One has acquired Michael Palin’s latest adventure series following a deal with…
BBCWW inks Primeval toy deal
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has awarded its master toy…
NBC teams with JTMG
Joy Tashjian Marketing has been appointed the exclusive consumer products agency for a range of…
Danger Rangers oral care products on the way
Danger Rangers are to be turned into a set of toothbrushes and hair products after…
Big labels look to small screen
Record labels turn their attention towards television production The television and music industries have always…
TV3 acquires Time Jam
Spanish broadcaster TV3 Catalunya has acquired sci-fi adventure cartoon Time Jam – Valerian and Laureline…
Fremantle signs David Leaf for pop docs
Pop culture documentary maker David Leaf is lining up a number of non-music based projects…
Disney promises early delivery
Disney to offer US series to int’l nets sooner. International broadcasters will be able to…
Record’s Opposite Lives goes Spanish
Rede Record prepares Spanish version of Opposite Lives Brazilian broadcaster Rede Record is prepping a…
Warner Bros. licensing active formats
Warner Bros. is to license the formats to the Without a Trace and Cold Case…
E! gambles on scripted reality
E! Entertainment is on track to launch scripted series in 2008. The celebrity focused broadcaster…
ZDF Enterprises ramps up copros
ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, is ramping up the number…
Comment: Transatlantic travel at an all-time high, writes Dominic Schreiber
Judging by a recent interview with American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe in the Guardian newspaper,…
Outright sells Fat March
Outright Distribution has sold health format Fat March to a number of international broadcasters including…