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CBS launches Clark and Michael

CBS has launched Clark and Michael, a youth skewed online sketch show, created by Arrested…

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Australia’s ABC looks to launch DTO

Australian public broadcaster ABC is prepping the launch of a download-to-own (DTO) service in a…

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Nick to splash in waterworld

Nickelodeon is to launch its own brand of hotels and water parks incorporating characters such…

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MGM launching China World

Hollywood studio MGM is to open MGM Studio World in China. The entertainment centre will…

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Prehistoric Park heads to China

Dinosaur adventure series Prehistoric Park is to be released in China via DVD after distributor…

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Online Boowa & Kwala head for TV

Distributor Granada International is to step up sales activity for its multiplatform kids property Boowa…

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Metronome buys producer Sto-Co

Metronome acquires Swedish producer Stockholm and Copenhagen Scandinavian production group Metronome has bought Swedish producer…

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Nick Lat Am looks past Skimo

Nickelodeon Latin America is set to ramp up local production following a recent reorganization by…

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ER inks raft of LatAm deals

Entertainment Rights has cut a number of deals in Latin America. It has sold Basil…

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Lionsgate dances with Televisa

Indie studio Lionsgate has acquired the format rights to Televisa’s Mexican hit Dancing for the…

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SPTI to sell Power of 10

Sony Pictures Television International is to sell gameshow format Power of 10 worldwide after it…

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Talpa goes Silverback

John de Mol’s Talpa has sold its interest in format development unit Talpa Scandinavia. "We…

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Kiss kids shout out loud online

A&E Television Networks (AETN) is to expand the reach of its reality show Gene Simmons…

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ITV launches Web Lives

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned made-for-the-internet content for the first time, having spent £20m…

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Yahoo! launches production arm

Yahoo!7 has launched a production arm to create content for Australia’s online community. The company,…

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Rocket Man to launch in UK primetime

UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a new primetime documentary to be hosted by Elton John….

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NZTV acquires BBC’s Palin

New Zealand’s TV One has acquired Michael Palin’s latest adventure series following a deal with…

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BBCWW inks Primeval toy deal

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has awarded its master toy…

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NBC teams with JTMG

Joy Tashjian Marketing has been appointed the exclusive consumer products agency for a range of…

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Danger Rangers oral care products on the way

 Danger Rangers are to be turned into a set of toothbrushes and hair products after…

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Big labels look to small screen

Record labels turn their attention towards television production The television and music industries have always…

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TV3 acquires Time Jam

Spanish broadcaster TV3 Catalunya has acquired sci-fi adventure cartoon Time Jam – Valerian and Laureline…

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Fremantle signs David Leaf for pop docs

Pop culture documentary maker David Leaf is lining up a number of non-music based projects…

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Disney promises early delivery

Disney to offer US series to int’l nets sooner. International broadcasters will be able to…

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Record’s Opposite Lives goes Spanish

Rede Record prepares Spanish version of Opposite Lives Brazilian broadcaster Rede Record is prepping a…

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Warner Bros. licensing active formats

Warner Bros. is to license the formats to the Without a Trace and Cold Case…

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E! gambles on scripted reality

E! Entertainment is on track to launch scripted series in 2008. The celebrity focused broadcaster…

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ZDF Enterprises ramps up copros

ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of German public broadcaster ZDF, is ramping up the number…

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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,…

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Outright sells Fat March

Outright Distribution has sold health format Fat March to a number of international broadcasters including…